The post-mortem of last November's elections showed the racist GOP got it's ass kicked because the party no longer reflects the values of this rapidly changing America. In the months since, we've seen the racists sorta-kinda pivot on the issue of immigration, push (really not quite ready for primetime) Cuban/Hispanic’s like Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz to the forefront, and promise to do some deep soul-searching in a quest to discover just what went wrong and how they can fix it if they want to remain relevant in this “new” America! As an outsider/agitator, I've sorta enjoyed watching the bickering and in-fighting. It's clear the GOP knows it has a problem attracting any voters other than white men and aging Southern whites, but what's still unclear is how they plan to actually expand their brand. Earlier in the week, the RNC Chair, the interestingly weird named Reince Preibus, released the party's findings and blueprint for their return to importance.
The Republican Party ended months of supposed self-criticism with a silly wide-ranging plan to transform itself into a modern, welcoming home for a fast diversifying America. Preibus presented a 100-page blueprint designed to rebuild his struggling GOP after a four-month analysis, and he delivered a blazing assessment of the party’s problems appealing to women and minorities. The plan called for Republicans to accept immigration reform, renovate their digital and research operation, and hold a shorter, more controlled presidential primary season.
Preibus also announced a $10 million plan to ship racist GOP operatives to Black, Latino and Asian American communities, which voted overwhelmingly to re-elect President Obama. But even many Rednecks who praised the proposal said it was only a limited response to their problems, which include policy positionsm that turn away minority groups. The RNC’s road map comes after last weekend’s Conservative Political Action Conference, the biggest annual gathering of kooks, racists, and conservative activists, which brought new attention to the differing ideas gushing through the Republican Party.
If you're into really boring, really pointless reads, you should give this 100 page "report" a gander. It's as exciting as a Charlotte Bobcats game, and unfortunately will take you about twice as long to finish. I made it to page 15 before it was obvious that the GOP still ain’t got a fuckin clue how to relate to Black folks. In fact, I'm not sure they even want to. Of for that matter, should. I mean, we've seen firsthand what it looks like when the Rednecks try to discuss their own race related issues. That shit wasn’t pretty.
Let's face it: The Demo’s don’t have another Barack Obama in the queue. If Hilary runs in 2016 (and after this, I'm pretty sure she is), she'll have a pretty good chance of winning, because there doesn't appear to be another Democrat with such magnetism anywhere in the party's minor leagues.
The right-wing has shown that by gerrymandering enough Congressional districts, it can retain power in Congress. The party is also running the governor's mansion in 30 states. And all jokes aside, the party would probably be in charge of the Senate if they hadn’t elected a handful of idiots/kooks/blathering idiots for seats in 2010 and 2012. A bit more discretion and the GOP would likely be firmly in charge of everything but the White House right now. Call me silly, but that's not exactly cause for alarm.
If Clinton doesn't run in 2016, who are the Democrats gonna trot out? Chris Van Hollen? Joe “Budden” Biden? Martin O'Malley? Forgive me while I go take a nap. I'd probably vote for Chris Christie over that trio of losers, if only for utter entertainment purposes.
If I'm the GOP, I'd say to hell with all this outreach shit and double down on obstruction and resentment! It's not like that formula hasn't been wildly successful to date. And with Obama Care, elderly white seniors will live (and vote) even longer. If it ain't totally broke, don't fix it. Fuck an autopsy.
I will, however, say this: if the GOP wants to spend some of that $10M outreach money, I can darn sure help them motherfuckers. PayPal is color-blind.
The Republican Party ended months of supposed self-criticism with a silly wide-ranging plan to transform itself into a modern, welcoming home for a fast diversifying America. Preibus presented a 100-page blueprint designed to rebuild his struggling GOP after a four-month analysis, and he delivered a blazing assessment of the party’s problems appealing to women and minorities. The plan called for Republicans to accept immigration reform, renovate their digital and research operation, and hold a shorter, more controlled presidential primary season.
Preibus also announced a $10 million plan to ship racist GOP operatives to Black, Latino and Asian American communities, which voted overwhelmingly to re-elect President Obama. But even many Rednecks who praised the proposal said it was only a limited response to their problems, which include policy positionsm that turn away minority groups. The RNC’s road map comes after last weekend’s Conservative Political Action Conference, the biggest annual gathering of kooks, racists, and conservative activists, which brought new attention to the differing ideas gushing through the Republican Party.
If you're into really boring, really pointless reads, you should give this 100 page "report" a gander. It's as exciting as a Charlotte Bobcats game, and unfortunately will take you about twice as long to finish. I made it to page 15 before it was obvious that the GOP still ain’t got a fuckin clue how to relate to Black folks. In fact, I'm not sure they even want to. Of for that matter, should. I mean, we've seen firsthand what it looks like when the Rednecks try to discuss their own race related issues. That shit wasn’t pretty.
Let's face it: The Demo’s don’t have another Barack Obama in the queue. If Hilary runs in 2016 (and after this, I'm pretty sure she is), she'll have a pretty good chance of winning, because there doesn't appear to be another Democrat with such magnetism anywhere in the party's minor leagues.
The right-wing has shown that by gerrymandering enough Congressional districts, it can retain power in Congress. The party is also running the governor's mansion in 30 states. And all jokes aside, the party would probably be in charge of the Senate if they hadn’t elected a handful of idiots/kooks/blathering idiots for seats in 2010 and 2012. A bit more discretion and the GOP would likely be firmly in charge of everything but the White House right now. Call me silly, but that's not exactly cause for alarm.
If Clinton doesn't run in 2016, who are the Democrats gonna trot out? Chris Van Hollen? Joe “Budden” Biden? Martin O'Malley? Forgive me while I go take a nap. I'd probably vote for Chris Christie over that trio of losers, if only for utter entertainment purposes.
If I'm the GOP, I'd say to hell with all this outreach shit and double down on obstruction and resentment! It's not like that formula hasn't been wildly successful to date. And with Obama Care, elderly white seniors will live (and vote) even longer. If it ain't totally broke, don't fix it. Fuck an autopsy.
I will, however, say this: if the GOP wants to spend some of that $10M outreach money, I can darn sure help them motherfuckers. PayPal is color-blind.
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