The Democrats have unveiled Barack Obama’s re-election strategy. They’re going to insist all Republicans are — wait for it! — racists.
The most recent ad hominem attack comes after Mitt Romney released an advertisement underscoring Obama’s dismal economic record. Veteran Democratic strategist Tad Devine told the media last week the commercial is “clearly an attempt to bring back Rev. Wright and race.”
How precisely is that, Tad?
Devine claims the ad shows two scenes featuring only black people. One shows black women walking in the background, and another “appears to be a congregation of African-American people,” Devine claims. “In the first scene there are no white people at all, in the second…it is all African-Americans except possibly one person, [whose race] you can’t really tell.”
In fact, Devine assures us, “There is no other rational explanation for that scene other than to suggest a racial reference, and most likely invoke Jeremiah Wright.”
Other race-baiters have jumped on the bandwagon. Emory University professor Drew Westin claimed the spot’s racism is “subliminal,” as Romney’s scenes show him speaking to all-white crowds. “For Romney, there isn’t a black person in the background in any of the scenes he’s in,” Westin alleges. “It’s inconceivable that his team didn’t think to make sure there was at least some diversity in the crowds he was speaking to unless the goal was to juxtapose subliminal black people against white people for Romney.”
The only problem is these claims are thematically and factually fraudulent in the most obvious way. The ad is clearly about the nation’s deteriorating economy. Since this is a subject Obama’s handlers understandably wish to change, the Democrats predictably clutched the race card.
More to the point, both Devine and Westin’s comments are bald-faced lies.
The first “offending” scene may be seen in the video above at the 17-second mark. It lasts approximately 2.5 seconds. The second is a dizzying pan-shot of an indeterminate crowd at the 20-second mark that lasts less than one second. A video capture proves this scene includes at least one white person.
(There are “no white people” in this scene. Except the pale blonde woman. And possibly the woman in the foreground.)
As to Westin’s allegations, in Romney’s speech at least one black woman is clearly visible behind him for five unbroken seconds, from :52 to :57. She appears to be sitting in front of a man of East Asian ethnicity.
Romney’s ad again features the requisite, coveted “diversity” during the voice-over, “I’m Mitt Romney, and I approve this message.” In its concluding scene, the background seems to contains a black woman and a black man in a hat.
Apparently to err is human, to lie Devine.
Devine’s comments raise an interesting question: What if the Obama campaign had released a 30-second ad about Jeremiah Wright? If Republicans should be considered “racist” for allegedly raising Obama’s membership in an all-black, Afro-centric church, how racist must Obama have been for belonging to it?
How racist is Obama for….
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The Communists are at it yet again. Since Obama hasn't any record to boast about, let alone be proud of to campaign for re-election, everybody in opposition has to be a racist. Fact is those calling out Romney as a racist, are themselves racist. Typical Communist tactic – when you get caught with your hand in the cookie jar, tell everyone the Republicans stole all the cookies, if you can with all the cookies in your mouth.
This is exactly why they are denigrating Herman Cain – with him in the race it will be difficult to call Republican’s racists. I do not believe the allegations against Cain – they are pure and simple a Democrat/Obama henchman, a contemptable slur against an admirable man. Until the liberal looney tunes in the Whier House and the MSM (their PR agency) have proof other than a signed book and some text messages I will consider Cain innocent until proven guilty. Remember what they did to Sarah Palin with no proof yet I might add.
They wiil say or do anything to divert attention from the Obama economy and record. They want repiblicans to s[end sll their time and money " disprovong negatives " and defending themselves. If they fall for this thinly guised scheme, they will lose. Attack his record, spending, taxes, gvernance, lying, disregard for the law and courts, threats against the taxpayers, and continual travel.
bIG WHOOP AND THAT WILL GET HIM WHERE ? wHAT IS HE GOING TO SAY FOR THE BLACK PEOPLE THAT VOTE AGAIST HIM? tHAT WILL BE JUST A CHEAP TICKET TO RUN ON.. no one is more racist than he and michelle. Maybe he forgot her school theme paper {WHITEY} Pot calling the kettle black
"If Republicans should be considered “racist” for allegedly raising Obama’s membership in an all-black, Afro-centric church, how racist must Obama have been for belonging to it?"
This was my thought when I first heard about Obama being a member of Rev. Wright's chuch. It was cear to me at that point that Obama is a racist, but he knows he needs to hide it. Michelle, on the other hand, is qute open about her racism.
when all else fails theres always the good old stand by racism.gee now thats what i call original as long as some people keep falling for it.they will keep using it.lets see grambling college all black,the naacp.affirmative action.o.j.sounds like reverse racism to me.and yes i am a racist.i racist my 55 chevy twice a month at englistown.ovomit out .jesse venture or frank serpico for president.bob barr for vice president.god bless america
Like all good democrats pull the racist card look at what they're doing to Herman Caine.Here you got big ears playing the rich against the poor but that's not racism.I'd like to know how come alll the women who come out against Caine are pillars of the community but the ones who came out against Slick Willey Clinton where whore ,scags and liars.If someone reads this enlighten me since no women Orgs.(WAGS,BAGs,Nags)have nothing to say but they sure did thrash Clintons babes.
Tad you and obummer group are the racists here your boy obummer said he doesnt like white people you and your group are the racists here.
Tad the demos are the racists here you can call us names you act like a little kid on the playground.
I think it is obvious deceit. It is a lack of ethics and logic. I think it is a deliberate action to suck in all the useful idiots who take them at face value rather than to use their brains to process what is being said. And I have got to add: Such is the world of liberals.
Rodent Extermination Year A short spelling lesson:
The last four letters in American……….I Can
The last four letters in Republican…….I Can
The last four letters in Democrats……Rats
The last four letters in Republicrats… Rats
End of lesson. Test to follow in 2012.
Remember, 2012 is to be set aside as
Rodent Extermination Year.
Racism will never go away if the Blacks keep doing stupid things like this.. It is them that is making it worse.. I am not racist at all, but there are black people I don't like and there are white people I don't like… soooooooooooooo what!! I just don't like everyone.. and I am not disrespectful or mean to anyone…
Barack and Michelle Obama are America’s Racists In Chief.
Racist. That word has earned it’s justifiable, and hard worked retirement already. Retire it and give it a vacation in kenya. Or the middle east, somewhere that it can be at rest and not worked so hard, let it find it’s way into the history books as the N word, and other such offensive words. So, now that the word has been applied to everyone who disagrees with this insulting, infection of a pretender to the “throne”, why not just let another BLACK person run, and leave him or her alone to do what this half and half not so “black” failure has done, actually do some GOOD for their country? Cain is blacker than obutthead has ever been, given that his mother was as white as I am! I am of English descent, so I am a “whiter shade of pale” so to speak. The only time I have “color” is when I tan! I like Herman Cain, but right at this point, he has too much on his plate and is not allowed to run a campaign properly, because of the WHITE and HALF WHITE Females who are his accusers are making the “waters of his campaign” impossible for him TO run a proper one! People, if we are just the racists that we are accused of being, then why don’t we just agree that we are and get on with it. Never mind that we may not be, but it takes time to defend ourselves that we don’t have time for?! I will admit that I am now more “racist” than I cared to be, simply because I am tired of telling any and everyone that I’m not! Like Betty says, I don’t like everyone, it is not humanly possible to like the whole world! But I do not go out of my way to be nasty to someone just because of their color, that’s just flat downright mean! I am by nature a rather friendly person, no matter who I am in contact with, black, brown, red, yellow or any other race of people. It takes a lot of energy to be hateful and mean, and to hang on to hatred for no good reason, or simply because one may have a “better tan” than I do. OK, so we’re all “racists”. The dimocraps and republicans are all “racist” in one form or another, now can we please get to the IMPORTANT PROBLEMS of America, the economy, the wars, the jobless, and the homeless and other matters at hand, and stop with this “racist” name calling. It is nonproductive and will get us nowhere, except farther in the hole of debt and failure. If I could, this is what I’d say to the dimwits who insist on making smoke and divirting the issues that truly matter, no matter the “party”! This division is going to be what brings us to the disaster that we all want to avoid. I am a racist? whatever…………………………..