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procon

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9. It's a sad commentary on the GOP

Fri Oct 17, 2014, 10:27 AM

Oct 2014

when the best idea they can come up with show how inclusive they are is a faked photo. So that must mean they don't really have any people of color attending their events, and they must not have any token black people on staff that they could use as props in the crowd for the photo op.

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Smiling black woman next to Corbett on his website was Photoshopped [View all] kpete Oct 2014 OP

They couldn't find ONE black woman from the campaign? underpants Oct 2014 #1

.... DeSwiss Oct 2014 #35

LOL Cali_Democrat Oct 2014 #43

Too funny Mr_Jefferson_24 Oct 2014 #47

seems legit BlancheSplanchnik Oct 2014 #49

+1 uponit7771 Oct 2014 #57

At least fake supporters do not vote. gordianot Oct 2014 #2

Reminds me of the old joke Kelvin Mace Oct 2014 #3

Bad photoshop job too. JaneyVee Oct 2014 #4

Other than the lighting, contrast, and color, it's not so bad. progressoid Oct 2014 #10

LOL, why does someone always have to say this? nt Logical Oct 2014 #41

At first I thought that was Valerie Jarrett... CTyankee Oct 2014 #5

I too thought it was Val Jarrett... Stellar Oct 2014 #8

I thought the exact same thing! BumRushDaShow Oct 2014 #15

Oh, I get it. When Reince Preibus said the GOP was going to focus on minority outreach, tanyev Oct 2014 #6

Good one! deurbano Oct 2014 #30

They are focusing ...on empty seats that is. SummerSnow Oct 2014 #36

Like this right?...lol SummerSnow Oct 2014 #38

omg, no way. that should be so fuggin embarrassing and humiliating for him. oh wait.... seabeyond Oct 2014 #7

It's a sad commentary on the GOP procon Oct 2014 #9

Don't forget--all the ordinary folks "Republicans" in the RNC ad were also tblue37 Oct 2014 #34

Diebold will make sure her vote counts, too. Octafish Oct 2014 #11

S. Epatha Merkerson. She made the cover of AARP! Eleanors38 Oct 2014 #12

But she's not there GreatCaesarsGhost Oct 2014 #13

They should have picked a relative of his *former* son-in-law BumRushDaShow Oct 2014 #14

Let's not go down that path. We got the Hunter Biden story we have to deal with now LynneSin Oct 2014 #17

I was going to put a sarcasm thingy on there BumRushDaShow Oct 2014 #19

To be fair she is an actual woman. LynneSin Oct 2014 #16

+1 Liberalynn Oct 2014 #24

Your sig-line made me think....Corbett must have looked at the picture of himself and thought VanillaRhapsody Oct 2014 #51

Ya know, I'm pretty sure that's a photo of AN ACTUAL WOMAN. malthaussen Oct 2014 #18

Lost... HoosierCowboy Oct 2014 #20

To be fair, she is not quite as dark in the Corbett photo. yellowcanine Oct 2014 #21

Corbett looks as if he might be having "gas" issues in that picture. yellowcanine Oct 2014 #22

It's amazing what Jenoch Oct 2014 #23

The stock photo husband is on the far right of the... slor Oct 2014 #25

"Not an actual woman.". Technically, she is an actual woman! Helen Borg Oct 2014 #26

I love the smell of Republican desperation in the morning. MadrasT Oct 2014 #27

If the R's idea of minority outreach is to photoshop African Americans LibDemAlways Oct 2014 #28

Classic, isn't it? marions ghost Oct 2014 #32

Wow wow wow!!! :D C Moon Oct 2014 #29

He's going to lose. Eric J in MN Oct 2014 #31

Get me a black woman douggg Oct 2014 #33

The GOP has the Shutterstock desktop icon. SummerSnow Oct 2014 #37

This lady sure isn't smiling at that a$$hole. Such a fake scamming idiot. Yeah, you, Corbett. Cha Oct 2014 #39

Sometimes you can't even BUY a black friend. jtuck004 Oct 2014 #40

... Jamaal510 Oct 2014 #42

It looks like most everyone is photshopped on the pic Kaleva Oct 2014 #44

bet the short haired woman in front found her way there BlancheSplanchnik Oct 2014 #50

Lol! Kaleva Oct 2014 #59

I'm pretty sure BlancheSplanchnik Oct 2014 #60

LOL. Even Cliven Bundy found a real black person to support him. nt ohnoyoudidnt Oct 2014 #45

ahahahhahahahahaha! YES!!!! THIS ^^^ +1000 VanillaRhapsody Oct 2014 #52

He must have used the same outfit HeiressofBickworth Oct 2014 #46

They also made her, a litttttttle less----------- BLACK!!! Assholes.... Look at the side by side. winstars Oct 2014 #48

hey! Photostock-Americans are people too! look at the last part of the name: *American* MisterP Oct 2014 #53

He has a really red face and really blue eyes... Helen Borg Oct 2014 #54

He's learning from Colbert LiberalLovinLug Oct 2014 #55

I wonder if they paid for the photo... SomethingFishy Oct 2014 #56

This IS an improvement last election they were photoshopping the black people out Heather MC Oct 2014 #58

Those royalty-free supporters always come through in a pinch Blue Owl Oct 2014 #61