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1. #1
   On June 16th, 2008 at 6:18 am, Armigerous said:

   As Maggie Thatcher might have said :”George,this is no time to get wobbly.”

2. #2
   On June 16th, 2008 at 6:19 am, magicarb said:

   New, from Chef Boyardee – Castratios!

   Spaghetti and meatballs…
   without the balls.

3. #3
   On June 16th, 2008 at 6:33 am, dj said:

   I’m so glad race has nothing to do with this election.

4. #4
   On June 16th, 2008 at 6:35 am, expat said:

   More straight talk like this and we will see “real men” crying. You can’t tell me to grow a pair at my age! Its too late for that!!

5. #5
   On June 16th, 2008 at 6:47 am, zorro said:

   Short but sweet. I love her writings and her comments here and at Hot Air.

6. #6
   On June 16th, 2008 at 8:12 am, americangrunthog said:

   So what advice do you have for an American who is older and is caucasian when trying to reconcile a McCain nomination? (notice American was the first descriptor used)

7. #7
   On June 16th, 2008 at 8:43 am, Send_Me said:

   It’ll be all but over when Obama chooses Colin Powell to serve as his VP.
   I chalk Obama’s success up to two things:
   1) Openness: seen as the predominate virtue of our culture, versus to desire to be right or good.
   2) A general state of apathy towards others due to an overactive id among our people.
   I point to our culture as my evidence: “Give me the making of the songs of a nation, and I care not who writes its laws.” – Andrew Fletcher

8. #8
   On June 16th, 2008 at 8:46 am, 30 pcs of silver said:

   Well, knock me over with a feather.

9. #9
   On June 16th, 2008 at 9:04 am, DaveC said:

   oh gawd.. I just read up on what castrati is..

   Damn..

10. #10
    On June 16th, 2008 at 9:08 am, Boomer said:

    Stop thinking selfishly. We’re not choosing a President of Black American Dream Fulfillment; we’re choosing a President of the United States.

    Wow!

11. #11
    On June 16th, 2008 at 9:10 am, Ed Mahmoud abu al-Kahoul said:

    Colin Powell doesn’t surprise me. As for the rest, putting race above the welfare of the country, ie, identity politics, is the modern day hallmark of the Democrat party, so a ‘conservative’ who would vote for someone bordering on Marxism because of skin color is no conservative.

    I hadn’t thought of Powell before, but he has the military and foreign policy experience Obama lacks. If Obama actually listened to him, it would be one thing, but he’d be purely for show and electoral politics.

    In the past, Powell’s wife was nervous he’d be an assasination target if he ran for office, so he isn’t a lock.

12. #12
    On June 16th, 2008 at 9:32 am, mchristian said:

    I have yet to see a candidate for president who looks like me, but there have been a couple who represent my beliefs. That, to me, is far more important than appearance. I have nothing in common with most politicians, but that does not stop me from voting.

13. #13
    On June 16th, 2008 at 9:44 am, ArizonaNeanderthal said:

    Yes, I guess castrati is a good term for a lot of the actions in this elections. Fear of offending the Obama camp causing Reublicans to ignore the truth is castrati. McCain’s near hysteria over using Barack Hussein Obama’s middle name fits castrati. As far a Black Conservatives, I do not know. At least a few she mentioned don’t seem all that Conservative. Armstrong Williams, Rep. J.C. Watts would hurt. General Colin Powell, Senator Edward Brooke less so.

    The world is turned upside down.

14. #14
    On June 16th, 2008 at 9:46 am, wighttrasch said:

    Rush has been using the term castrati for a long time. Sometimes you just have to call it what it is!

15. #15
    On June 16th, 2008 at 9:54 am, single stack said:

    I lost all respect for Williams and Watts when I read that. Neither has any credibility anymore. I’ll never listen to either of them again. Powell has never had any conservative bonafides so it’s no loss there. I’ve never listened to him anyway.

16. #16
    On June 16th, 2008 at 10:25 am, Paul-Cincy said:

    This need some have for top, visible positions to be filled by those who “look like them” is IMO a psychological error. It’s their problem that they’re trying to make my problem.

    Ask yourself if these people are admired because a) these people are black, b) despite them being black, or c) a big “who cares”:

    . Tiger Woods
    . Oprah Winfrey
    . Bill Cosby
    . Colin Powell
    . Michael Jordan

    It’s c), isn’t it? A big “who cares” to their race? Yet we have the likes of Whoopi and Sherry on the View wanting Obama to be prez because he “looks like them”. What is this with seeing and being seen? What about ability, WHO you are, or the content of your character?

    Yes I understand blacks have had a heavy burden put on them by some whites who judged them by their skin color. But isn’t there a time to stop letting other people define you? Isn’t that time now? When does it stop?

    I’m afraid some want Obama as prez BECAUSE he’s black, because they think that makes him different, and that that difference will make him a better president. I don’t think his race makes him different. I couldn’t care less about his skin color. For those that need to see someone who looks like them in visible positions of power, that’s their problem. Don’t ever expect me to think that way because I won’t do it.

17. #17
    On June 16th, 2008 at 11:58 am, love2rumba said:

    Regardless of who you are- stick to your principles.

18. #18
    On June 16th, 2008 at 12:19 pm, greenfairie said:

    Anybody who’d support the Obamessiah is not by anyone’s definition a conservative.

19. #19
    On June 16th, 2008 at 12:41 pm, ArizonaNeanderthal said:

    On June 16th, 2008 at 12:19 pm, greenfairie said:
    Anybody who’d support the Obamessiah is not by anyone’s definition a conservative.

    And hence castrati. But when I first saw this man Obama speaking I knew he had a draw that I did not understand. He still gives me a chill.

20. #20
    On June 16th, 2008 at 12:51 pm, corona said:

    If Whoopi like even a little like Barack, some people might actually watch her movies.

21. #21
    On June 16th, 2008 at 12:52 pm, corona said:

    IF Whoopi LOOKED …

22. #22
    On June 16th, 2008 at 2:22 pm, BernVerdnardo said:

    Anybody who’d support the Obamessiah is not by anyone’s definition a conservative.

    No, of course conservatives will suppport the candidate that supports them…

    …

    …

    Pesonally, I’m itching for the libs and their lies and empty promises to be exposed once and for all.

    Obama 08

23. #23
    On June 16th, 2008 at 4:06 pm, graysonret said:

    There are some blacks I would definitely support, if they run. But, then again, I do know what “forlorn hope” is.

24. #24
    On June 16th, 2008 at 8:01 pm, starlightwoman said:

    I feel everyone should stick to their princinples or their core beliefs. However, I’m a conservative without a candidate!

25. #25
    On June 16th, 2008 at 10:36 pm, beenthere said:

    To be fair, while there are plenty of black pseudo-conservatives blow-hards out there, there are also plenty of white one’s as well (e.g. Bush, McCain, to name just two). I mean, there is a kind of equality of jerks emerging here, so maybe Obama is bringing us together, after a fashion.

    Men like Thomas Sowell know exactly what Obama is and how we should respond to him. I really don’t believe there is any need or point to taking the CINOs seriously. Their game will never change.

26. #26
    On June 17th, 2008 at 6:54 am, cf said:

    Armstrong Williams? Who’s paying him now? None of these people are really conservatives. Agree with #25.

27. #27
    On June 18th, 2008 at 6:17 pm, Rob said:

    But they have such BEAUTIFUL voices!

28. #28
    On June 19th, 2008 at 9:26 pm, Dimsdale said:

    My local liberal rag (the grossly misnamed Springfield “Republican”) ran a crAP story titled “Black Repbulicans in quandary.”

    It cites several allegedly Republican blacks that are tending to vote for Obama, including Armstrong Williams, J.C. Watts (!), Colin Powell, Michael Steele, and Ed Brooke.

    No other reason than Obama’s race is given as the reason for such a “quandary.”

    I ask you, is this not racist? I mean, would a group of white Republicans or Democrats get up and say that they are going to vote for McCain because they are proud of him because he is white?

    And are these blacks not the ultimate in RINOs, inasmuch as Obama is as ideologically different from a conservative as you can get (and still be on this planet)?

    If Obama wins because he is black, it is just as bad as if he lost because he is black. Particularly since he is such and empty suit, and should be judged on that alone.