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proud2BlibKansan

(96,793 posts)
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 04:03 PM Oct 2012

Mark Sanford: Obama will ‘throw a lot of spears’ at next debate

The disgraced former Republican governor of South Carolina on Sunday used a racially-coded term in his prediction that the nation’s first African-American president would go on attack and “throw a lot of spears” at Tuesday’s town hall debate.

Former Gov. Mark Sanford — now a Fox News contributor — told Fox News host Shannon Bream that President Barack Obama would have to be much more aggressive during the next debate because Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney was seen as dominating the first encounter.

“Obama’s going to come out in this case much more forcefully, and he’s going to throw a lot of spears,” Sanford opined. “And I think it’s very, very important that in this case that, you know, Romney stay focused on his vision for the country and stay focused on the things that, I think, matter most to people in this country, which is, where is the economy going, where are we with jobs, and what’s happening next on the debt and the deficit issue?”

While Bream decided not to call Sanford out on his reference to Obama throwing “spears,” Mediaite’s Tommy Christopher saw significance in the former governor’s remark.

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Mark Sanford: Obama will ‘throw a lot of spears’ at next debate (Original Post) proud2BlibKansan Oct 2012 OP
Holy Shittt!!! (In my best Jake Blues) MjolnirTime Oct 2012 #1
The word I'd like to use to describe Sanford rhymes with "chucker." nt msanthrope Oct 2012 #2
OK, but what does "Thucker" really mean? ChairmanAgnostic Oct 2012 #14
I wonder if he thought that up on his Appalachian Trail hike. GoCubsGo Oct 2012 #3
Wow. n/t porphyrian Oct 2012 #4
Wow. They don't even bother with dog whistles anymore, do they. Island Blue Oct 2012 #5
I expect that N word any day now. proud2BlibKansan Oct 2012 #6
I was thinking the same. tibbiit Oct 2012 #13
They aren't even good at hiding it any longer RockaFowler Oct 2012 #7
When Romney gets done exboyfil Oct 2012 #8
Fail. It's gonna be the other way, sonny. kestrel91316 Oct 2012 #29
In his defense titaniumsalute Oct 2012 #9
That's astonishingly blunt, even for them. Indpndnt Oct 2012 #10
i thought he moved to Argentina JI7 Oct 2012 #11
IIRC, his "soulmate" lost interest in him Care Acutely Oct 2012 #22
Actually, Sanford and his mistress are engaged. PragmaticLiberal Oct 2012 #32
No, he and the Appalachian Trail announced their engagement in August struggle4progress Oct 2012 #34
What he's tyring to say is BootinUp Oct 2012 #12
What a racist scumbag. Roger Ailes probably gave him the line. David Zephyr Oct 2012 #15
Wow, I guess I'll give him kudos for saying "throw" instead of "chuck". phleshdef Oct 2012 #16
Baby steps, huh? Zalatix Oct 2012 #20
They just cannot help themselves. nt bemildred Oct 2012 #17
He'll shrink Romney's head, too aint_no_life_nowhere Oct 2012 #18
Why bother with code words when you can just be overtly racist? nt. OldDem2012 Oct 2012 #19
Oh go back to "hiking the Appalachian Trail" you lying nutty disgraceful sack of shit. RBInMaine Oct 2012 #21
When you can't rationally discuss the issues because the facts are not on your side... Raster Oct 2012 #23
the racists are coming out. desperation obvious. spanone Oct 2012 #24
Just another uneducated repub, it would seem they would be pushing education. Thinkingabout Oct 2012 #25
They don't even need to hide thier KKK hoods anymore HipChick Oct 2012 #26
Good lord. I suppose the next thing will be somebody calling Obama a pickaninny. kestrel91316 Oct 2012 #27
And Romney will be giddy and over confident demwing Oct 2012 #28
Racism is front-and-center in the Republican campaign. Scuba Oct 2012 #30
Republicans are a malignant growth on society. City Lights Oct 2012 #31
Really? Iggo Oct 2012 #33
Who says that?! "Throw a lot of spears"?! Cha Oct 2012 #35
One after another, the Romney Tee Shirt that says Put the White Back in the White House, AlinPA Oct 2012 #36
And Mark Sanford will wear a pretty white sheet. n/t D23MIURG23 Oct 2012 #37
GOP is sending out the bombthrowers. Must be getting close TwilightGardener Oct 2012 #38

GoCubsGo

(32,084 posts)
3. I wonder if he thought that up on his Appalachian Trail hike.
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 04:09 PM
Oct 2012

He can say what he wants, but the vast majority of South Carolinians revile him, and consider him an embarrassment to the state. And, THAT is saying something about this turd.

And, why would anyone expect a Fox "News" toady to call him out on that?

Island Blue

(5,816 posts)
5. Wow. They don't even bother with dog whistles anymore, do they.
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 04:10 PM
Oct 2012

I wonder who will be the first to use the "n" word on FOX.

tibbiit

(1,601 posts)
13. I was thinking the same.
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 04:22 PM
Oct 2012

Why dont they just get it over with and call him a lazy shiftless, no good Nig...
I wish I could go up to these pigs and call them racists to their faces and where is their shame?

Gov. Appalachian Trail should be ashamed of himself.
tib

exboyfil

(17,863 posts)
8. When Romney gets done
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 04:14 PM
Oct 2012

Obama is going to feel like he was on the receiving end of the Mountain Meadows Massacre. (humor alert)

titaniumsalute

(4,742 posts)
9. In his defense
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 04:15 PM
Oct 2012

I was having a conversation with a friend of mine a few days ago and I said basically the same thing about spears. I didn't even think of the double meaning and my friend said "you probably would want to re-phrase that." (which he was right once he pointed it out.)

Care Acutely

(1,370 posts)
22. IIRC, his "soulmate" lost interest in him
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 05:16 PM
Oct 2012

Go figure.

The human penis has absolutely astonishing powers of persuasion. Never ceases to amaze me.

BootinUp

(47,154 posts)
12. What he's tyring to say is
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 04:18 PM
Oct 2012

Obama will be doing the jungle boogie on his ass...That Obama will do anything to rally his tribesmen and tribeswomen...that he will get uncivilized on poor Mitt. Something like that.

David Zephyr

(22,785 posts)
15. What a racist scumbag. Roger Ailes probably gave him the line.
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 04:43 PM
Oct 2012

Racist say what racists believe. Fox News set this up so Sanford would say this.

It was probably part of the deal to book him in Sanford's attempt to re-habilitate himself.

Raster

(20,998 posts)
23. When you can't rationally discuss the issues because the facts are not on your side...
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 05:37 PM
Oct 2012

...you turn to the only thing left to you: falsehoods, hyperbole and innuendo. Oh yeah, and racially bigoted stereotypes designed to appeal to your low information voters who are so stupid they don't realize they are being played like a cheap guitar.

"... throw a lot of spears..." Really?

It's called low-rent, passive-aggressive racial bigotry, and it's used by stupid people who ain't got anything else.

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
25. Just another uneducated repub, it would seem they would be pushing education.
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 05:43 PM
Oct 2012

I don't know where they continue to drag up their spokespersons but they need to raise their standards. Another good reason to never be a republican.

 

demwing

(16,916 posts)
28. And Romney will be giddy and over confident
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 06:08 PM
Oct 2012

because he thinks he's got it.

I think Romney expects Obama to come at him, but part of Mitt also thinks he's really rattled the President. Which emotion do you think Romney will respond to? Fear, or egotism?

Hmmm... Big ass CEO, Governor, Olympic Coordinator, Religious leader, Mega millionaire. I'm guessing Romney is drawn toward the ego stroke, not the fear factor.

Whatever Romney expects, rest assured it's not what's coming.

The dynamic of the debate reminds me of this scene--and Senator Geary is Romney to a T:

AlinPA

(15,071 posts)
36. One after another, the Romney Tee Shirt that says Put the White Back in the White House,
Sun Oct 14, 2012, 07:37 PM
Oct 2012

Tommy Thompsons' son saying send the President back to Kenya, now Sanford. It goes on.

TwilightGardener

(46,416 posts)
38. GOP is sending out the bombthrowers. Must be getting close
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 01:29 PM
Oct 2012

to election day. What's sad is that South Carolina obviously has a large African American population, and this man used to govern them. It's really just a shameful and sad tactic, hard to believe.

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