Will Sarah Palin Ruin The Religious Right's African-American Outreach

[Joanne98]

At the Daily Beast, John Avlon reports on black Republican anger over Sarah Palin's tweets defending Dr. Laura and her racist invective:

The few black conservative candidates, columnists, and media figures—who represent the GOP’s only hope for reclaiming the legacy of Lincoln and, with it, long-term demographic relevance—are not amused. They’re now saying what many in the GOP increasingly believe: Sarah Palin is not fit to be a serious leader of the Republican Party.

Michael Faulkner, who is challenging Charlie Rangel for his New York House seat, said of Palin's tweet that Dr. Laura shouldn't "retreat" but "reload:" "Lady, are you kidding me? That is scary language in anyone’s terminology. Sarah Palin scares me."

The Beast also sought comment from Timothy Johnson, the chair of the Frederick Douglass Foundation (who has his own problems with a history of domestic violence that apparently doesn't damage his standing with either the Foundation or the North Carolina Republican Party), who said "many black Republicans don’t use Sarah Palin as a benchmark."

http://www.religiondispatches.org/dispatches/sarahposner/3178/will_sarah_palin_ruin_the_religious_right's_african-american_outreach/

[mwb970]

1. The republicans are alienating every group in America, one by one.

Gays, immigrants, atheists, Hispanics, women, Jews, blacks, Muslims, scientists, Democrats, progressives....

The republicans have given every single group in the country reason to despise them. Oh, except for one - uneducated, older conservative white male evangelical Christians living in rural areas, preferably in the South. That group loves the republicans. I wonder why.

:eyes:

[awoke_in_2003]

7. "I wonder why"

They love republicans for the same reason they are christians- they do not need to think to belong. The GOP and religion deal with absolutes, so there is no thinking or troubling doubts involved. Just memorize talking points and scripture and feel like a genius.

[T Wolf]

2. I have observed that religious insanity tends to trump other loyalties - e.g., the anti-gay actions

of minority religious types.

It depends on the level of insanity to which the theist has sunk.

[jaxx]

3. I didn't know the wingers had an A-A outreach.

Or do they call nooses and the n word outreach now?

[Blue Owl]

4. She ruins a lot of things, and is completely oblivious to it

I think she's just following some sort of daily script handed to her by some uber-conservative billionaire(s).

[elleng]

5. and we should applaud it!

tho such 'outreach' has never been worth much.

Let them keep digging!

[Ohio Metal]

6. Will Sarah Palin Ruin The Religious Right's African-American Outreach

One could hope!