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Tommy_Carcetti (21,257 posts) Ben Carson, the latest Republican black toy.So Ben Carson's gonna run for President, and more than one white Republican I know heart is a flutterin'. So why all the gushing love for Carson? It's simple. He's the latest in a long line of "black toys" for the Republican Party. He's not the first, and he won't be the last. The guy they tout out as their great black hope, to prove once and for all that the Republicans aren't a party synonymous with racism, and that they can have their own Barack Obama that will cause African American voters to abandon the Democratic party in droves and pin on their elephant lapel pins. We've seen it before. Michael Steele. Allen West. Herman Cain. Same song, same dance. The thing though is, for an African American to rise to the level of cognitive dissonance that would allow him or her to embrace the ideals of the Republican Party, we can't expect the most emotionally balanced individuals. And thus, they flame out quickly. Very quickly. Hence, that's the reason we talk about Steele, West and Cain in the past tense and not in the present. Because they were done in by their own inevitable flaws. On the other hand, the Democratic Party has guys like John Lewis that have been a force in the party for decades. Because they don't have to wake up every morning and constantly lie to themselves. And it's that constant lying to themselves that I think throws black Republicans off the rails mentally. What's worse, though, is that the GOP leadership doesn't really care. If one black Republican fails--and they inevitably do--they'll just replace him with another one. And they'll replace that guy with the next. And so on and so forth. So Steele gets replaced by West gets replaced by Cain gets replaced by Carson gets replaced by who knows? I'm sure Mia Love will be thrown in the mix sometime soon, and then probably spit out just as quickly. Meanwhile, the Republican party remains so incredibly stupid in thinking that blacks will flock to their party simply because they'll throw out a black Republican to vote for. Such a thinking is incredibly patronizing of the African American community, who knows it is much smarter than what the GOP takes it for.
LibertyLover (4,555 posts) 2. He was a neurosurgeonbut now is retired. Also, per people in the OR who knew him - he wasn't that great. Johns Hopkins had at least one other black, pediatric neurosurgeon who was better than Ben and a lot nicer to staff.
Tommy_Carcetti (21,257 posts) 9. He's like Clarence Thomas without the sexual harassment allegations. nt
Tommy_Carcetti (21,257 posts)Ben Carson, the latest Republican black toy.So Ben Carson's gonna run for President, and more than one white Republican I know heart is a flutterin'.So why all the gushing love for Carson? It's simple. He's the latest in a long line of "black toys" for the Republican Party. He's not the first, and he won't be the last.The guy they tout out as their great black hope, to prove once and for all that the Republicans aren't a party synonymous with racism, and that they can have their own Barack Obama that will cause African American voters to abandon the Democratic party in droves and pin on their elephant lapel pins.We've seen it before. Michael Steele. Allen West. Herman Cain. Same song, same dance.The thing though is, for an African American to rise to the level of cognitive dissonance that would allow him or her to embrace the ideals of the Republican Party, we can't expect the most emotionally balanced individuals. And thus, they flame out quickly. Very quickly.Hence, that's the reason we talk about Steele, West and Cain in the past tense and not in the present. Because they were done in by their own inevitable flaws. On the other hand, the Democratic Party has guys like John Lewis that have been a force in the party for decades. Because they don't have to wake up every morning and constantly lie to themselves. And it's that constant lying to themselves that I think throws black Republicans off the rails mentally.What's worse, though, is that the GOP leadership doesn't really care. If one black Republican fails--and they inevitably do--they'll just replace him with another one. And they'll replace that guy with the next. And so on and so forth. So Steele gets replaced by West gets replaced by Cain gets replaced by Carson gets replaced by who knows? I'm sure Mia Love will be thrown in the mix sometime soon, and then probably spit out just as quickly.Meanwhile, the Republican party remains so incredibly stupid in thinking that blacks will flock to their party simply because they'll throw out a black Republican to vote for. Such a thinking is incredibly patronizing of the African American community, who knows it is much smarter than what the GOP takes it for.
In 1987, neurosurgeon Ben Carson successfully performed an operation to separate Siamese twins who were born joined at the head. It was a milestone in neurosurgery, but was far from the only noteworthy achievement of Carson's career. He also performed ground-breaking surgery on a twin suffering from an abnormal expansion of the head. Carson was able to relieve the swelling and remove the surplus fluid-all while the unborn twin remained in its mother's uterus. This too was a first, and in other instances Carson has performed operations which have greatly expanded scientific knowledge of the brain and its functions. His "can-do" spirit, combined with his medical expertise, has made him the surgeon of choice for parents with children suffering rare neurological conditions. http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3404707133.html
Liberals love to spew B-S.
Allen West, Ben Carson, Herman Cain.Who are men who have accomplished significantly more than any Dummy ever? Colonel, Neurosurgeon, CEO.
And who exactly are these "people in the OR" Do they have names or faces or the guts to come forward with claims of how he "wasn't that great" or are you just pulling this out of your ass to get DU cred?Regardless, I'm sure that while he was working at Johns Hopkins, he came to work everyday and actually did productive work that saved lives rather than just show up and vote present like the current occupant in the White House did in his former job.
I assume you only mean among currently-active DUmmies, because either TiT or Nads would easily outmatch all three of them by him- or herself...just ask them.
Response to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)Fri Nov 7, 2014, 03:49 PMTom Ripley (4,235 posts)57. I prefer the phrase " conservative negro du jour"
Response to Tom Ripley (Reply #57)Fri Nov 7, 2014, 03:57 PMB2G (3,948 posts)60. I thought that term was now taboo.See, this is what drives me crazy.There is a different set of standards around here based on one's political leanings. I've seen the term Uncle Tom and Aunt Jemima bandied about by our side...seems to be OK as long as it's delivered against out political opponents.That is just wrong wrong wrong. Racism is racism, regardless of who it's directed at.This kind of post drives me insane.
I saw Mia Love branded as an Aunt Jemima the other day and about lost my sh*t. So it's okay to call her racist slurs, but if we even so much as look wrong at Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson et al, we're all KKK members? Riiiiiiiight. B2G seems to have at least a modicum of awareness, hopefully they get off the island before it's too late.
The guy they tout out as their great black hope, to prove once and for all that the Republicans aren't a party synonymous with racism
In the mid 1960s, the South was overwhelmingly Democratic -- a legacy of the Civil War and Reconstruction, when the Republican Party was the leading force against slavery and its legacy.The degree of Republican support for the two bills actually exceeded the degree of Democratic support, and it's also fair to say that Republicans took leading roles in both measures, even though they had far fewer seats, and thus less power, at the time. Both of these factors are enough to earn Steele a rating of True.
B2G (3,948 posts)60. I thought that term was now taboo.See, this is what drives me crazy.There is a different set of standards around here based on one's political leanings. I've seen the term Uncle Tom and Aunt Jemima bandied about by our side...seems to be OK as long as it's delivered against out political opponents.That is just wrong wrong wrong. Racism is racism, regardless of who it's directed at.This kind of post drives me insane.
Response to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)Fri Nov 7, 2014, 04:04 PM MrScorpio (61,179 posts) 64. I hope that he runs...The damage that his sheer idiocy will inflict on the Republican brand will be epic.
He's no Hank Johnson, that's for sure.
