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23. ricky knows his audience....and panders to them

Reply to Pirate Smile (Original post)

Mon Jan 2, 2012, 03:38 PM

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The estimated African American population in Iowa as of July 1, 2009. African Americans constitute 2.8 percent of the state’s total population. In 1980 African Americans made up 1.4 percent of the state’s total population.

http://www.statelibraryofiowa.org/datacenter/Publications/aaprofile2011.pdf

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WTF! - "Santorum Singles Out Black People As Dependent on Government" [View all] Pirate Smile Jan 2012 OP

the military industrial complex is dependent on government. follow the money nt msongs Jan 2012 #1

Well, this sort of thinking does play well with his audience.... Curmudgeoness Jan 2012 #2

Wow: " So I don't want to make black people’s lives better by giving them somebody else's money." think Jan 2012 #3

If it wasn't obvious before, it is now. LiberalAndProud Jan 2012 #4

Will anyone in the GOP call this out or will it be tacitly approved.... think Jan 2012 #12

Why would they? LiberalAndProud Jan 2012 #15

Can you imagine the response when, well IF this gets played on the MSM? think Jan 2012 #30

There is nothing special with Paul's affiliation with racists. They're all racists. Luminous Animal Jan 2012 #5

Yep. If ever there was a "dog whistle", it was this comment. GoCubsGo Jan 2012 #6

Santorum's comment went a bit beyond the limited range of a dog whistle... Quantess Jan 2012 #26

It's not about range. GoCubsGo Jan 2012 #29

From Roger Ebert via twitter Luminous Animal Jan 2012 #16

Unfortunately that comment will only endear him more to the base he is courting in Iowa. WI_DEM Jan 2012 #7

Santorum knows that Cali_Democrat Jan 2012 #19

Yeah but if he ends up on the ticket, it will make our job easier. MH1 Jan 2012 #28

They've been saying this all along... one_voice Jan 2012 #8

Santorum wants them to have a Froth IRA plan Blue Owl Jan 2012 #9

And once again the repuke audience claps. RiffRandell Jan 2012 #10

If all the Japanese, Chinese and British money in the US were called in dickthegrouch Jan 2012 #11

The caucus is tomorrow. He's doing his best to rally his base maximusveritas Jan 2012 #13

Closet racists? Dude, the only reason those characters are ever in a closet The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2012 #24

Nothing about them becoming President? FarLeftFist Jan 2012 #14

These GOP candidates openly whip up hatred tawadi Jan 2012 #17

This is why we can never have nice things. dawg Jan 2012 #18

and I'm sure that, if a Republican WH, House, Senate, and SCOTUS bumped "conservatives" zbdent Jan 2012 #20

And whose money "improved" your life, you corrupt asshole? n/t Mnemosyne Jan 2012 #21

seriously!!! lindac007 Jan 2012 #22

ricky knows his audience....and panders to them spanone Jan 2012 #23

The GOP is overtly,shockingly racist. It's a digusting party. n/t deacon Jan 2012 #25

After watching this turd on Meet the Press Sunday, AtomicKitten Jan 2012 #27