Do You Think Racial Animus Is Behind Willard Romney And His Supporters Contempt For Pres. Obama?

[Iceberg Louie]

18. Maybe the puppetmasters in the GOP see it more as an available tool to further their agenda

But it certainly doesn't ruffle their conscience to do so. Ever since adopting Nixon's Southern Strategy, corralling the CON-servative base has always required stirring up resentments for the loss of the Civil War and the ensuing Civil Rights movement. Believe me, racism and sentiments of white supremacy are alive and well in this country, and not just in the south. I'm in the heart of CON-servative Midwest, and it's not uncommon to hear locals, who for most of their lives were accustomed to circumstantial gentrification, decrying the influx of ethnic diversity over the last decade with language long since though to be unacceptable by those presumed to be civilized. Our current POTUS is by no means exempt from this contempt and derision either; my own boss makes birtherist jokes quite regularly. I don't know how many times they are going to have to lose on appealing to extreme conservatism before realizing that this kind of mindset is not a majority in this country, and while it may win select regional elections, it will no longer win out on the national stage.