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Was he speaking to the NAACP? They gave him a Big long BOO! goclark Jul 2012 #1
he had to give the speech. it's how racists prove they're not racist. unblock Jul 2012 #2
Kind of. It is how mitt proves to racist teabaggers that wilsonbooks Jul 2012 #36
the way i see it, most racists aren't of the overt variety, they need some cover unblock Jul 2012 #52
Mitt got what he wanted, a big BOO from the audience which will go over well with his white racist Raine Jul 2012 #3
I agree, trolling for bottom feeders. MissMarple Jul 2012 #5
Yep, I think that's a lot of what it was all about! Romney saying I'm just RKP5637 Jul 2012 #27
But I'd bet the BOO didn't move any votes from one column to the other either. patrice Jul 2012 #29
I'm more cynical than you. I think Romney deliberately and coalition_unwilling Jul 2012 #38
I think you are right. he needs to energize those he should normally be able to take for granted. corkhead Jul 2012 #49
Yes, EXACTLY. It was solely to speak to his racist base Raine Jul 2012 #42
Now you're giving Mitt some kind of genious psychological master powers lunatica Jul 2012 #50
Cementing his racist bona fides. Scuba Jul 2012 #4
"Whitespaining" ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2012 #6
I concur - perfect word for what he was doing. n/t VWolf Jul 2012 #54
At least he didn't try to do a rap song for them. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #7
Please, God, no! Ikonoklast Jul 2012 #12
"I like big bucks and I can not lie..." HopeHoops Jul 2012 #16
"What's 50 grand to a motherfucker like me... alcibiades_mystery Jul 2012 #20
It's ten bets during a debate. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #22
nt. Johnny Noshoes Jul 2012 #24
It would have been as bad as Gregory and Rove dancing at the Radio-Television RKP5637 Jul 2012 #31
Nor did he repeat the "Who let the dogs out? MsPithy Jul 2012 #14
Yeah. He would have been pissed that the dogs weren't still on the roof of his limo. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #17
Mitt kicking it old school KurtNYC Jul 2012 #32
That speech was made to make points with his racist base. Every time they play it on TV, he AlinPA Jul 2012 #8
Exactly. He wanted a hail of boos and he got it. n/t pa28 Jul 2012 #11
And he was grinning the whole time. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #18
I could have written a much better speech for him. kentuck Jul 2012 #9
You're right; if his appearance had been sincere, those are the points he'd have made. pacalo Jul 2012 #39
Please explain, why is he lecturing the NAACP when he should be there to learn their goals? freshwest Jul 2012 #10
He was trying to imitate Ronald Reagan NNN0LHI Jul 2012 #13
How dare they? liberalmuse Jul 2012 #15
k&r... spanone Jul 2012 #19
I think if you don't understand it, you aren't his intended audience gollygee Jul 2012 #21
Real message: "The President is a N****r". Sorry, but try as I might, I coalition_unwilling Jul 2012 #41
This message was self-deleted by its author HangOnKids Jul 2012 #44
I never thought I would hate and despise any politician more than I coalition_unwilling Jul 2012 #47
Indeed HangOnKids Jul 2012 #48
Mitt makes Dubya look like Dag Hammarskjold Frank Cannon Jul 2012 #53
Obama had just made a speech to the NAACP to cheers Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #23
I figure he just wants a photo with a group of black people Fresh_Start Jul 2012 #25
Some people are saying he used the NAACP to show off for his racist pals. I think that's called patrice Jul 2012 #26
I think he was there specifically to get that "boo". His campaign hopes it will Marr Jul 2012 #28
yop fascisthunter Jul 2012 #30
What was the NAACP thinking when they awarded Condi Rice and Colin Powell? just1voice Jul 2012 #33
It was rude...speaking over the audience DearAbby Jul 2012 #34
+1. Well put. pacalo Jul 2012 #40
This message was self-deleted by its author HangOnKids Jul 2012 #45
I have no idea why he sees being a dick for the benefit of his racist JoeyT Jul 2012 #35
RMoney is a stupid dick HangOnKids Jul 2012 #46
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I'd alert that & send it to the admins to check out whoever sent that alert. pacalo Jul 2012 #43
He probably thinks he understands people who aren't like him lunatica Jul 2012 #51
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