by matttbastard
I’ve never heard of this Gordon Campbell asshat before today, and, judging by his totally satirical depiction of Colin Powell as Benedict Arnold in blackface, that is something to be thankful for.
Quoth Mr. Campbell:
“No sane person would question his patriotism toward the United States or even the Constitution and the principles of democracy… . But his support of such things as affirmative action and Roe v. Wade placed him too left of center for the bulk of the GOP electorate… .
“”The only reasonable explanation for such a public political “about-face” in the midst of this important election is that Colin Powell, perhaps understandably, wishes to see someone who looks like himself in the White House… .
“It’s my opinion that General Powell has based his endorsement of Barack Obama on the color of his skin, not his qualifications, his experience or the content of his character.”
Just so we’re clear, Campbell freely admits that Powell’s “support of such things as affirmative action and Roe v. Wade placed him too left of center for the bulk of the GOP electorate”. Indeed, John McCain has stated that he supports neither affirmative action nor Roe v. Wade, and his running mate, in addition to supporting the overturning of Roe, opposes abortion even in cases of rape and incest. Yet, for some reason, rather than putting two and two together (ie, Powell, much like McCain-supporting dissident Democrat-turned-Independent Joe Lieberman, chose to endorse the candidate who he believes best represents his ideals, regardless of partisan affiliation), this observation instead inexplicably leads Campbell to conclude that “[t]he only [emphasis mine] reasonable explanation for such a public about-face…is that Powell…wishes to see someone who looks like himself [ie, a fellow neeegro] in the White House”.
Which, in turn, forces yours truly to surmise that the only reasonable explanation for Campbell’s painfully contorted reasoning (to say nothing of the FRICKIN’ BLACKFACE CARTOON–SWEET BABY JESUS!) is that he’s a cross-burning, sheet-wearing bag of racist douche who vigorously masturbates to Mein Kampf every night before bed. One would have to be insane (or, at the very least, unreasonable) to conclude otherwise. There is no alternative.
h/t Paul the Spud @ Shakesville
Related: More Powell-inspired Party of Lincoln outreach to teh black community from George Will, Pat Buchanan, and RedState (h/t Think Progress). Also see Renee, who asks an obvious question: “Why is it that whites who have been voting for white people since the US became a country were not engaging in racial solidarity voting, and a black man endorsing another black man is?”
bastard.logic 
Which, in turn, forces yours truly to surmise that the only reasonable explanation for Campbell’s painfully contorted reasoning (to say nothing of the FRICKIN’ BLACKFACE CARTOON–SWEET BABY JESUS!) is that he’s a cross-burning, sheet-wearing bag of racist douche who vigorously masturbates to Mein Kampf every night before bed.
So very well said. The idea that Powell is doing this because of race is ridiculous. It is yet another strawman to deflect from their intent which is to paint Obama as an “other” at every opportunity and prey upon white fear of revenge.
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Great minds think alike. : )
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Old men with old ideas… maybe they’ll disappear like the Whig Party by 2012.
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And the flip side of that ‘race patriot’ thing, if you keep following the twisted logic stream, involves perhaps a more subtle insult to the ‘white’ people who have abandoned ‘their’ candidate and are now thusly…race traitors. A very common phrase of accusation among the white power gangs.
Who else uses that kind of phrasing? Race patriot? Even if it’s supposed to be a parody, someone has to read the ‘ferreal’ white power rag sites to play off it.
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Nobody ever says anything about race as a factor when white politicians endorse each other. (Are they only endorsing them because they are white?)
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