Carl Hiaasen: Fat Cat Urged To Bankroll Anti-Obama Hatefest

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http://www.nationalmemo.com/fat-cat-urged-to-bankroll-anti-obama-hatefest/

Fat Cat Urged To Bankroll Anti-Obama Hatefest
May 22nd, 2012 12:00 am Carl Hiaasen



Joe Ricketts has decided not to spend $10 million on hate. Good call.

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Who knows if the Ricketts Plan would have been executed had it not been leaked so early to the press. Davis, the so-called vendor, is not a rookie and he certainly wasn’t operating in a vacuum.

The question is why Republicans would attempt something as risky as using the disavowed commentary of a black preacher to attack Obama. Why spend $10 million of a fat cat’s money on an advertising barrage that’s bound to dredge up the worst kinds of reactions?

Unless that was its purpose — not to implant racial fears so much as to fire up the bigots who are already out there, and make sure they go to the polls. Romney isn’t a racist, but some in his party clearly believe he can’t win without a heavy turnout of people who cannot stomach the notion of a black guy in the White House.

Those are the votes that the banner planes were after. When hate is what you’re selling, always go low.

[Scuba]

1. Bingo...

some in his party clearly believe he can’t win without a heavy turnout of people who cannot stomach the notion of a black guy in the White House.

[bemildred]

2. Dog whistles is all they have.

Perhaps some "lone nut" can be encouraged to break cover and shake things up. It's a tried and true method in US politics. (PS: I don't think it's votes they are after, there is nothing there for them is this sort of crap today.)

++Hiaasen