Where was Obama?
Romney's Speech At The NAACP
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Fukk your corny debates
Just watched most of it. Wow. After seeing this speech there's no doubt in my mind that this was nothing more than a political ploy to rally the Republican base by Romney. Any time a politician speaks in front of a group that represents a political bloc, they pander to them. Excerpt for this one. There was no pandering. It was more passive lecturing. This was meant to say "Look at me, I went and talked to them and didn't kiss their ass. I tried to educate them." There was a poll out the other day that showed Romney losing to Obama with blacks 92% to 2% 
He knows he won't win over one black vote with that speech. This was aimed at white voters. The crowd response probably fed into what he was looking for.
He knows he won't win over one black vote with that speech. This was aimed at white voters. The crowd response probably fed into what he was looking for.
Just watched most of it. Wow. After seeing this speech there's no doubt in my mind that this was nothing more than a political ploy to rally the Republican base by Romney. Any time a politician speaks in front of a group that represents a political bloc, they pander to them. Excerpt for this one. There was no pandering. It was more passive lecturing. This was meant to say "Look at me, I went and talked to them and didn't kiss their ass. I tried to educate them." There was a poll out the other day that showed Romney losing to Obama with blacks 92% to 2%
Precisely.
He had no intent to pander to that crowd and I don't blame him.
If anything he was speaking to the hardcore conservatives who are still on the fence about him. The fact that he was able to get a reaction out of majority black crowd that is seen as the "enemy" by many of those same conservatives will be a plus in their book when fox news replays it over and over the next few days.
Lowkey i was waiting for some stupid rethug / anti 
to bring this up, then i would have simultaneously nailed them with a series of disrespectful clips where people have blatantly interrupted the president
It is what it is
to bring this up, then i would have simultaneously nailed them with a series of disrespectful clips where people have blatantly interrupted the presidentIt is what it is
Scustin Bieburr
Baby baybee baybee UUUGH
And people were mad that Obama didn't attend. He didn't have to. He just had to sit back and watch Romney make a fool out of himself and remind NAACP members what their alternative is.
Mittens played the NAACP like a flute. He wanted to reach out to the conservatives that may hate Obama but really still don't like Mitt but even moreso it was directed at the subconsciously racist independent middleclass white suburbanites who look at him going there as some moment of bravery and openness on his part. By going into so-called enemy territory and not pandering to them he comes across to the people who he wants to vote for him as a stronger candidate.
And the boos just made it all the better for him. The NAACP members should have sat on their hands in those moments they didn't like because the optics of their booing did nothing but help Romney.
I also think, if Biden's performance at La Raza is any indicator, that he will come off as a blustery buffoon which will be considered great by the liberal base but will make those aforementioned white voters want to side with Romney even more.
And the boos just made it all the better for him. The NAACP members should have sat on their hands in those moments they didn't like because the optics of their booing did nothing but help Romney.
I also think, if Biden's performance at La Raza is any indicator, that he will come off as a blustery buffoon which will be considered great by the liberal base but will make those aforementioned white voters want to side with Romney even more.
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Damn, he got an ovation for saying he would stand behind the Defense of Marriage Act? That's some bigoted shyt right there.
wait, so you guys like when Hilary panders to black folks? You dont find it condescending? If Romney started pandering it would have been ugly and transparent
At least he showed some balls and spoke his mind
At least he showed some balls and spoke his mind
Tony D'Amato
It's all about the inches
Yeah, he said this at a fundraiser
Daily Kos: BREAKING: Romney said Obamacare supporters just want Free Stuff from the Government! (video & link)
He definitely wanted to appeal to bigots.
They also saying he smuggled in c00ns
Mitt Romney Tried to Rig NAACP Crowd by Flying in His Own African Americans
Isnt Biden's speech today.
That function wasn't open to just anybody though was it? ANy NAACP events I have been involved in have called for pre-registration in order to get access to it. So I doubt he was able to plant supporters in the audience and if he did they did a piss poor job.
Tony D'Amato
It's all about the inches
He could be the next potus, I'm pretty sure he could get a few people in with him.
Not to mention they're probably a few republicans in the NAACP
I saw one report from I think Roland Martin where he said Romney "snuck" in 200 random black people. How the fukk is MItt Romney, the whitest white man in America, going to roll up with a black person heavy entourage and not get called out on it beforehand?
So what is that you wanted him to say at this event other than what his beliefs are? Should the black voters just be ignored? What's wrong with trying to convince them that your vision is better for all Americans including African Americans? Eventually things will swing its only been 40 years that blacks have been with democrats. If Obama was white and the economy was this bad black voters would nudge due to them having 15% unemployment rate