http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/02/27/kcgops-annual-lincoln-day-dinner-promises-to-be-most-diverse-ever Comments On: KCGOP's Annual Lincoln Day Dinner Promises to Be Most Diverse Ever! by Goldy en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Sat, 25 May 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:30:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss years ago. They are no longer, nor will they likely ever again, be the party of civil leaders.

Learn your own party's history before claiming that the Republicans never became racist assholes. They did, and they are.
Posted by Pick1]]> Wed, 27 Feb 2013 23:02:15 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Matt from Denver]]> Wed, 27 Feb 2013 21:30:11 -0800 The Stranger I am not saying that they are helpless but they have been lulled in to a learned helplessness by the left. The "hardcore racist" are those who undermine the success of Black Americans by creating a welfare culture, and likewise those like GOLDY who as 19 said consider any person of color at a Republican rally to be "the help". Not treating people as equals and expecting them to conform to a set of social norms is true institutionalized racism.

BTW I live about 3 blocks from Rainier, chances are I have more experience with "diversity" than most of The Strangers readership.
Posted by Cascadian Bacon]]> Wed, 27 Feb 2013 21:02:27 -0800 The Stranger
The rest of your comment is hard right pablum, and much more racist in fact. You are saying that African Americans are in fact helpless, and assert that they vote Democratic not out of their interests but because they weakly rely on handouts. I would dare you to go down Rainier and find some African Americans and share your theory with them, but there's no way in hell you would.
Posted by Matt from Denver]]> Wed, 27 Feb 2013 20:51:26 -0800 The Stranger
Seattle: where white people go to live in a big city without black people while simultaneously claiming they are not racist!
Posted by mattluby]]> Wed, 27 Feb 2013 20:45:39 -0800 The Stranger Actually Jim Crow laws were overturned by the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which was supported by both parties, though supported by a greater margin of Republicans than Democrats.

The point I am making is that today racism is entrenched in the white urban left. African Americans are treated as if they are unable to help themselves and make their own political decision without the help of leftist activist. As for the return of slavery, I feel that it exist today in the policy of trading government benefits for a herd of voters loyal to the party line. The government supporting people creates a need for the government to exist. People are taught that they are victims who society owes a living rather than empowering individuals with the skills that they need to be successful.

Like I said before, Goldsteins article and the comments in this thread are pretty much proof of the racism that exist on the left. 15 is a pretty striking example. The fact of the matter is that you guys are saying that people of color must share your political views and tow the party line otherwise they are somehow traitors to their race.
Posted by Cascadian Bacon]]> Wed, 27 Feb 2013 19:35:35 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Clara T]]> Wed, 27 Feb 2013 19:08:49 -0800 The Stranger
@ 11, ironic that Republicans now champion policies that keep African Americans in poverty instead (slavery without the pesky overhead of caring and feeding!), and actively tried to disenfranchise minorities in recent elections.

What is your theory for the overwhelming loyalty of African Americans to the Democrats these days? Do you think the fact that the racists and white supremacists all reside in the GOP has anything to do with it?
Posted by Matt from Denver]]> Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:03:28 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Bauhaus I]]> Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:00:58 -0800 The Stranger Posted by MacCrocodile]]> Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:44:15 -0800 The Stranger Posted by StuckInUtah]]> Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:23:38 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Pope Peabrain]]> Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:28:22 -0800 The Stranger I think you are forgetting which party freed the slaves and which party gave African Americans the right to vote.

Hint: It wasn't the democrats.

At least this thread shows that the Dems are staying true to their history of racism.
Posted by Cascadian Bacon]]> Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:50:20 -0800 The Stranger Posted by MacCrocodile]]> Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:29:28 -0800 The Stranger
Looks like Goldy is showing his true racist colors again.
Posted by Cascadian Bacon]]> Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:27:49 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Reverse Polarity]]> Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:16:00 -0800 The Stranger Posted by I Got Nuthin']]> Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:52:39 -0800 The Stranger
Of course, she was running against Jim Matheson whom Utahns enjoy. Here's an article as to why she lost the 4th District Congressional Race in which she is likened unto Sarah Palin.

So, the Republicans there should love her.


Posted by Pick1]]> Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:47:32 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Matt from Denver]]> Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:47:12 -0800 The Stranger

Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe]]> Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:32:45 -0800 The Stranger Posted by mrbarky]]> Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:30:49 -0800 The Stranger Posted by hal]]> Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:26:01 -0800 The Stranger
It was a very full gymnasium, by the way.
Posted by PhilipTheSnowman]]> Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:14:37 -0800 The Stranger