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LuckyTheDog

(6,837 posts) Tue Aug 28, 2012, 08:27 PM Aug 2012

GOP convention not turning out entirely as planned

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GOP convention not turning out entirely as planned (Original Post) LuckyTheDog Aug 2012 OP

DISGUSTING!!!! blm Aug 2012 #1

I love it, Ron Paul supporters causing chaos, great DainBramaged Aug 2012 #2

Their convention is a fugging mess malaise Aug 2012 #3

What the hell was that about? Puerto Rico is part of the US. nt NutmegYankee Aug 2012 #4

I think that's the first time the teabaggers knew that. nt demosincebirth Aug 2012 #6

When they fixate on Mexican immigration, I always wondered if they realized Puerto Ricans pampango Aug 2012 #21

WTF? riverwalker Aug 2012 #5

Yes.. it seems that they were chanting "USA USA" to torment her. progressivebydesign Aug 2012 #9

Holy crap! These people are such low-lifes, it's unbelievable! Arugula Latte Aug 2012 #10

Un-Fucking-Believable Motown_Johnny Aug 2012 #7

And yet Yahoo News says that Paul was a distant second. As IF nothing happened. progressivebydesign Aug 2012 #8

"USA USA Why they letting the foreign lady speak?" Scuba Aug 2012 #11

I got USA - but what were the other freaks yelling? Ruby the Liberal Aug 2012 #12

"Seat them now" - re: Ron Paul delegates that got shown the door KeepItReal Aug 2012 #16

AH! I hadn't seen video Ruby the Liberal Aug 2012 #18

Keep Them Out marions ghost Aug 2012 #20

I was enjoying that the convention is a mess until I saw that loyalsister Aug 2012 #13

That was bad, but I would gently tell that sister, "Why do you think they are doing this to you?" CTyankee Aug 2012 #14

I think she's had quite enough demeaning confrontation loyalsister Aug 2012 #15

I wouldn't wish that on anyone either, BUT . . . markpkessinger Aug 2012 #22

Racists in the Republican Party... Comrade Funk Aug 2012 #17

OMG--What Pigs!!!!! marions ghost Aug 2012 #19

I'd say "there goes the Latina vote" Kber Aug 2012 #23

part of a good ad for the DNC steve2470 Aug 2012 #24

Our taxpayer dollars are paying for paramilitary police forces outside the convention Earth_First Aug 2012 #25

That was awful Botany Aug 2012 #26

I really want to hear what she said to them when they finally let her speak. Prometheus Bound Aug 2012 #27

Um, I think they were chanting USA to drown out the Paulbots NYC Liberal Aug 2012 #28

Was the guy around 30secs in screaming "White Power"?!?!?!? uponit7771 Aug 2012 #29

UPDATE LuckyTheDog Aug 2012 #30

...yeap, it was more racism at RNC Convention like I thought...it begain when she started to speak.. uponit7771 Aug 2012 #31

blm

(113,083 posts)

1. DISGUSTING!!!!

Reply to LuckyTheDog (Original post)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 08:28 PM

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And they wonder why Hispanic voters think the GOP is the party of racists.

DainBramaged

(39,191 posts)

2. I love it, Ron Paul supporters causing chaos, great

Reply to LuckyTheDog (Original post)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 08:28 PM

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malaise

(269,157 posts)

3. Their convention is a fugging mess

Reply to LuckyTheDog (Original post)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 08:30 PM

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and I'm fuggin' lovin' it.

NutmegYankee

(16,201 posts)

4. What the hell was that about? Puerto Rico is part of the US. nt

Reply to LuckyTheDog (Original post)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 08:30 PM

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demosincebirth

(12,542 posts)

6. I think that's the first time the teabaggers knew that. nt

Reply to NutmegYankee (Reply #4)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 08:34 PM

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pampango

(24,692 posts)

21. When they fixate on Mexican immigration, I always wondered if they realized Puerto Ricans

Reply to demosincebirth (Reply #6)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 09:17 PM

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already are citizens. Even though they speak Spanish they have not ruined the US.

The reaction of these teabaggers at the convention convinced me that they did not realize that Puerto Rico is part of the US. Talk about uninformed.

riverwalker

(8,694 posts)

5. WTF?

Reply to LuckyTheDog (Original post)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 08:33 PM

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I couldn't figure what this was about until the end. Jeezus, booed because she was from Puerto Rico?

progressivebydesign

(19,458 posts)

9. Yes.. it seems that they were chanting "USA USA" to torment her.

Reply to riverwalker (Reply #5)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 08:36 PM

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I think the teabaggers hate Puerto Rico for some reason.

Arugula Latte

(50,566 posts)

10. Holy crap! These people are such low-lifes, it's unbelievable!

Reply to riverwalker (Reply #5)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 08:37 PM

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Motown_Johnny

(22,308 posts)

7. Un-Fucking-Believable

Reply to LuckyTheDog (Original post)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 08:35 PM

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And I bet they wonder why we all think they are stupid.

progressivebydesign

(19,458 posts)

8. And yet Yahoo News says that Paul was a distant second. As IF nothing happened.

Reply to LuckyTheDog (Original post)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 08:35 PM

Aug 2012

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/republicans-nominate-romney-ron-paul-second-place-223943581.html

Yahoo News/the Ticket seems to be trying outfox Fox. Who owns them? They are the worst.

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

11. "USA USA Why they letting the foreign lady speak?"

Reply to LuckyTheDog (Original post)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 08:38 PM

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Ruby the Liberal

(26,219 posts)

12. I got USA - but what were the other freaks yelling?

Reply to LuckyTheDog (Original post)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 08:41 PM

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KeepItReal

(7,769 posts)

16. "Seat them now" - re: Ron Paul delegates that got shown the door

Reply to Ruby the Liberal (Reply #12)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 09:01 PM

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haha

Ruby the Liberal

(26,219 posts)

18. AH! I hadn't seen video

Reply to KeepItReal (Reply #16)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 09:06 PM

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just saw online that they were chanting. Will relisten now - thanks!

marions ghost

(19,841 posts)

20. Keep Them Out

Reply to Ruby the Liberal (Reply #12)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 09:10 PM

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n/t

loyalsister

(13,390 posts)

13. I was enjoying that the convention is a mess until I saw that

Reply to LuckyTheDog (Original post)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 08:41 PM

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It brought tears to my eyes to see that woman who was probably really excited and honored to be there to represent her local party affiliate disregarded that way.
They make me so angry!!!

CTyankee

(63,912 posts)

14. That was bad, but I would gently tell that sister, "Why do you think they are doing this to you?"

Reply to loyalsister (Reply #13)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 08:48 PM

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I would really like to explore with her the reason she thought there was such a mind set as these people in her own party. I would like to take her out of her narrow mindset and give her a different path to walk...

loyalsister

(13,390 posts)

15. I think she's had quite enough demeaning confrontation

Reply to CTyankee (Reply #14)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 08:59 PM

Aug 2012

Without people piling on questioning her intellect and beliefs. It wouldn't wish what she just went through on my worst enemy.

markpkessinger

(8,401 posts)

22. I wouldn't wish that on anyone either, BUT . . .

Reply to loyalsister (Reply #15)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 09:29 PM

Aug 2012

. . . Nobody is forcing her to continue her affiliation with a bunch of xenophobes. If she didn't see this coming, then she is willfully blind.

Comrade Funk

(6 posts)

17. Racists in the Republican Party...

Reply to LuckyTheDog (Original post)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 09:03 PM

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I don't think anyone is surprised.

marions ghost

(19,841 posts)

19. OMG--What Pigs!!!!!

Reply to LuckyTheDog (Original post)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 09:08 PM

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How stupid--she's one of them. So rude, uncivilized.

Shows what they REALLY think (illustrates the lie behind the cynical way they use minorities as tokens).

Somebody should make this go viral...

Kber

(5,043 posts)

23. I'd say "there goes the Latina vote"

Reply to LuckyTheDog (Original post)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 09:54 PM

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but I don't think they ever had the Latina vote.

Maybe "there goes the Latina and Latino vote for the next generation or so"?

Friggin n'Einsteins

steve2470

(37,457 posts)

24. part of a good ad for the DNC

Reply to LuckyTheDog (Original post)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 09:58 PM

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I feel bad for the lady, despite the fact she's a Republican. No one should have to endure that kind of nastiness.

Earth_First

(14,910 posts)

25. Our taxpayer dollars are paying for paramilitary police forces outside the convention

Reply to LuckyTheDog (Original post)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 09:59 PM

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to protect THESE motherfuckers?!

Just.Wow.

Botany

(70,567 posts)

26. That was awful

Reply to LuckyTheDog (Original post)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 10:04 PM

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Good God in Butter those people are just plain crazy, mean, and bigoted.

The Koch Brothers Tea Party Monster has broken free and is on the move.

Prometheus Bound

(3,489 posts)

27. I really want to hear what she said to them when they finally let her speak.

Reply to LuckyTheDog (Original post)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 10:12 PM

Aug 2012

I hope she gave them shit. They were like a pack of howling wolves. Mindless, ignorant, uncivilized beasts. And I don't mean the wolves.

NYC Liberal

(20,136 posts)

28. Um, I think they were chanting USA to drown out the Paulbots

Reply to LuckyTheDog (Original post)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 11:02 PM

Aug 2012

That's what they were told to do.

It had nothing to do with her being from Puerto Rico AFAIK. They chanted USA in 2008 when Code Pink interrupted McCain's speech and did the same in 2004 when they interrupted Bush's speech.

uponit7771

(90,359 posts)

29. Was the guy around 30secs in screaming "White Power"?!?!?!?

Reply to LuckyTheDog (Original post)

Tue Aug 28, 2012, 11:18 PM

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LuckyTheDog

(6,837 posts)

30. UPDATE

Reply to LuckyTheDog (Original post)

Wed Aug 29, 2012, 02:18 PM

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The Republican reliance on ‘identity politics’ has come home to roost this week on the floor of their national convention. The first full day of activities has already seen an African-American CNN camerawoman verbally abused and pelted with nuts; now we can add to that this video of delegates chanting ‘U.S.A.” as the Puerto Rican born chairwoman of the Committee on Permanent Organization took the stage.

Zoraida Fonalledas has been a delegate at every Republican National Convention for 20 years, with an extensive list of achievements and credentials that any true conservative should find admirable. Fonalledas’ story would be a best-selling book in Republican circles, if not for its cover; a woman with an accent.

Harper’s reporter Jack Hitt gives an eyewitness account:

The RonPaulites, whose furious devotion to a single idea have made them the Ellen Jamesians of the right, were protesting a decision by RNC officials not to seat members of the Maine delegation, which was split between Paul and Romney supporters following rule changes made just prior to the convention. There were energetic shouts of “Aye!” and “Nay!” as a Puerto Rican party functionary—Zoraida Fonalledas, the chairwoman of the Committee on Permanent Organization—took her turn at the main-stage lectern. As she began speaking in her accented English, some in the crowd started shouting “U.S.A.! U.S.A.!”

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/08/29/republican-delegates-chant-u-s-a-at-puerto-rican-party-chairwoman-video/

uponit7771

(90,359 posts)

31. ...yeap, it was more racism at RNC Convention like I thought...it begain when she started to speak..

Reply to LuckyTheDog (Reply #30)

Wed Aug 29, 2012, 02:27 PM

Aug 2012

...not at some delegate related bs...

I'm sick at the fact that some gave her the benefit of the doubt

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