....lily white convention spells trouble

full article:http://www.theroot.com/id/47933

good image.

Women are useful to them when there's a specific task they can perform, such as with Katherine Harris. Or, when they can bring something to the party, as with Sarah Palin (the women's vote). Women should be home taking care of their families, and if they get pregnant, they must have that baby!

Black people are allowed because the law says they have to be allowed, and well...it's good for the Republican brand to have a few black people around.

Gay people are not allowed, but are accepted as long as they keep their preferences a secret. (Don't ask, don't tell.) Oh, the occasional rendezvous in the men's room or a hotel room with a Senator or Representative is OK...but you have to pretend to be straight, and you have to support the GOP policies against gays as well. (In short, you have to be a hypocrite.)

Is it any wonder that the Republicans at the convention all have that "look" about them? Somewhat dazed, a bit naive, not full of joy because they hate so much. The reason there wasn't any real excitement at the Republican convention is because there's nothing going on to get really excited about.

Tired old ideas for tired old demographic.


Edited to add that the exclusive attendance and nasty right wing smearing of damn liberals was quite creepy and I hope it really alienated lots of people. Also hope they flashed back to 2004 and remembered the mean smearing party took that election and look what a mess of the country they made.

PLUS

The Republican Convention upheld their core value -- Country Club First !!