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spanone

(135,586 posts)
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 01:46 PM Aug 2012

andrea mitchell just said to patrick gaspard (DNC executive director)....

'republicans have a more diverse cast of characters...when we look at your convention next week i think we're gonna see, frankly, a lot of white guys on stage

or members of congress that are not that popular'

dear andrea.....paul ryan is a white guy AND a member of that unpopular congress.




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andrea mitchell just said to patrick gaspard (DNC executive director).... (Original Post) spanone Aug 2012 OP
what an astoundingly STUPID thing to say!. . . . .n/t annabanana Aug 2012 #1
I really can't stand her, or her Ayn Rand worshipping husband. LiberalLoner Aug 2012 #2
quit shilling Andrea rbrnmw Aug 2012 #3
'Cause you know Andrea, it's all about appearances. sadbear Aug 2012 #4
WTF??!!! librechik Aug 2012 #5
Don't you see....The GOP is the party that welcomes minorities! Cali_Democrat Aug 2012 #6
Until they start throwing peanuts Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2012 #41
Post removed Post removed Aug 2012 #7
WTF? Brewinblue Aug 2012 #8
That Doublespeak confusing ya, uh, Mrs. Greenspan? She described the two parties in reverse. FAIL. freshwest Aug 2012 #9
she also bought into the false picture the RNC put on.... spanone Aug 2012 #12
Got her 3x5 cards mixed up. Damn interns! Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2012 #18
Is she just not all that bright? Lucy Goosey Aug 2012 #10
+1, this is what I think when I hear this kinda stuff coming out of these peoples mouths!!! uponit7771 Aug 2012 #21
Oh, but it's true. gkhouston Aug 2012 #11
Reality is, if Andrea were 40 years younger, she would be on Fox "News". Dawson Leery Aug 2012 #13
Right Andrea. The Republican Party is the Big tent. Jim__ Aug 2012 #14
probably a deal between greenspan & jack welch to keep her out of the house spanone Aug 2012 #15
She said... what? bluedigger Aug 2012 #16
that's a quote.... spanone Aug 2012 #17
He should have replied.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Aug 2012 #19
wow uponit7771 Aug 2012 #20
When did Obama turn white? JaneQPublic Aug 2012 #22
Apparently Michelle Obama also turned white. Cali_Democrat Aug 2012 #34
She obviously hasn't even checked the list of speakers Lucy Goosey Aug 2012 #23
there is no excuse for such a comment. pathetic and political. spanone Aug 2012 #24
You mean Mitchell's comment, right? Not my comment? Lucy Goosey Aug 2012 #31
of course, mitchell's.... spanone Aug 2012 #35
Did he respond? RandiFan1290 Aug 2012 #25
no time....end of segment spanone Aug 2012 #28
He should have offered to bet her n2doc Aug 2012 #26
She is the leading edge of the Liberal Media Bias. Gold Metal Flake Aug 2012 #27
Care to explain? Sekhmets Daughter Aug 2012 #30
Oh, my. Gold Metal Flake Aug 2012 #40
's ok. the poster left out the :sarcasm: icon magical thyme Aug 2012 #42
You have GOT to be joking....she's not that fucking stupid, surely? truebrit71 Aug 2012 #29
Ya mean aside from the black President? LynnTTT Aug 2012 #32
Typical gop shill for shite. I see upthread Cha Aug 2012 #33
Wow, Andrea, that is like the opposite of the truth! reformist2 Aug 2012 #36
This AM she was on Morning Joe and I heard vanlassie Aug 2012 #37
i heard that too. guess she didn't. spanone Aug 2012 #38
She is an embarrassment to herself and NBC. nt avebury Aug 2012 #39
Hmm, when did Deval Patrick, Michael Nutter, Cory Booker, the President and First Lady turn white? Jennicut Aug 2012 #43
Pretty stupid comment even for Mrs. Greenspan WI_DEM Aug 2012 #44
You can always count on Mrs Greenspan to lisp out the wight wing wine Tom Ripley Aug 2012 #45

sadbear

(4,340 posts)
4. 'Cause you know Andrea, it's all about appearances.
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 01:49 PM
Aug 2012

Who cares if the gop can parade all their token minorities on stage in Tampa and then crap on all of them before they even turn out the lights?

 

Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts)
6. Don't you see....The GOP is the party that welcomes minorities!
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 01:50 PM
Aug 2012

...because they trot out a "diverse" cast of characters.

Response to spanone (Original post)

Brewinblue

(392 posts)
8. WTF?
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 01:54 PM
Aug 2012

I guess that explains why Romney garnered a fucking ZERO percent in the NBC/WaPo poll among blacks.

What a POS!

Lucy Goosey

(2,940 posts)
10. Is she just not all that bright?
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 01:57 PM
Aug 2012

That's it, right? She's just kind of stupid?

And partisan, obviously, but this is just such a lame, obvious attempt at partisan hackery that I can't help but think she's a bit dim.

gkhouston

(21,642 posts)
11. Oh, but it's true.
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 01:58 PM
Aug 2012

Non-white faces are so rare among Republicans that seeing one has the impact of seeing 10,000.

Lucy Goosey

(2,940 posts)
23. She obviously hasn't even checked the list of speakers
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 02:25 PM
Aug 2012

From http://www.demconvention.com/speakers/

I see a lot of people on this list who are not white and/or not male:

Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin
Newark Mayor Cory Booker
Former President Jimmy Carter (via video)
San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro,
Former President Bill Clinton
Former Republican Governor of Florida Charlie Crist
Former Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Tammy Duckworth
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel
Georgetown Law School Graduate Sandra Fluke
Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx
Former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm
California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris
Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper
Montana State Superintendent of Public Instruction Denise Juneau
Former Virginia Governor Tim Kaine
Lieutenant General Claudia Kennedy (ret.)
Congresswoman Barbara Lee of California
CarMax co-founder and former CEO Austin Ligon
President of NARAL Pro-Choice America Nancy Keenan
Caroline Kennedy
Women’s rights activist Lilly Ledbetter
Obama Campaign Co-Chair Eva Longoria
U.S. Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts
Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter
U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski of Maryland
Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick
President of Planned Parenthood Action Fund Cecile Richards
Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak
Journalist Cristina Saralegui
Costco co-founder and former CEO Jim Sinegal
Former Ohio Governor Ted Strickland
Los Angeles Mayor, Democratic Convention Chair Antonio Villaraigosa
Senate candidate from Massachusetts Elizabeth Warren


Not listed are the President and the First Lady, who I assume will also be speaking.

Was Andrea trying that Karl-Rovian "attack the Democrats for their strengths" kind of political attack? Mrs. Greenspan, you have to be more subtle (...and just smarter) if you don't want your audience laughing at you and rolling their eyes.

RandiFan1290

(6,204 posts)
25. Did he respond?
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 02:29 PM
Aug 2012

Or did he just thank her and kiss her ass?

Long past time for the Democrats to learn how to respond to these creeps in the media.
Michael Moore did it to Wolf beautifully.

n2doc

(47,953 posts)
26. He should have offered to bet her
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 02:31 PM
Aug 2012

"Bet you 10,000 dollars that the DNC has more female and minority delegates and speakers than this RNC. "
Also, I suspect there isn't a single politician speaking at the RNC that has a favorability rating above 50%

LynnTTT

(362 posts)
32. Ya mean aside from the black President?
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 03:08 PM
Aug 2012

and female Sec of State.

The GOP would pull the box boy at the local market out and make him a speaker if he was 1/4 black.1/4 asian, 1/4 latino and 1/4 American Indian. And had a good suit. Who is the black woman they are trotting out? What is her experience?

And Nikki Haley? Hated in her own state and bad approval ratings. But she is photogenic.

Cha

(295,517 posts)
33. Typical gop shill for shite. I see upthread
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 03:30 PM
Aug 2012

where she said it at the end so he couldn't respond.. well, how about those who Tweet? Couldn't she get about a zillion Tweets telling her to STFU if she has to make up shit as she goes along to pump up her fucking gopropaganda MACHINE?

vanlassie

(5,631 posts)
37. This AM she was on Morning Joe and I heard
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 03:51 PM
Aug 2012

her say that she needed to sober up because she had an interview in about 6 hours. No shit. They were in the Elephant Bar in Tampa.

Jennicut

(25,415 posts)
43. Hmm, when did Deval Patrick, Michael Nutter, Cory Booker, the President and First Lady turn white?
Thu Aug 30, 2012, 10:52 AM
Aug 2012

Eva Longoria is the daughter of Mexican-Americans. Antonio Villaraigosa or Julian Castro anyone? Kamala Harris is African-American, Indian-American, and Asian-American.

Mrs. Greenspan, bringing the lies since...forever.

WI_DEM

(33,497 posts)
44. Pretty stupid comment even for Mrs. Greenspan
Thu Aug 30, 2012, 10:56 AM
Aug 2012

our keynote speaker is latino, our first lady is black (and she will speak just as Mrs. Romney spoke) and our nominee for president is black. We also have several female and people of color speakers otherwise.

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