"Especially since none of them is here," he should have added.
Wisconsin Republicans go on a scavenger hunt for "everyday people."
Excerpt: "When I see a former governor say that the president is 'shuckin' and jivin'.' That's a racial era slave-term," Powell said of Sarah Palin's description of the president's response to the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
He also took issue with former New Hampshire Gov. John Sununu's characterization of the president as "lazy" following a tepid performance in the first presidential debate.
"He didn't say he was slow, he was tired, he didn't do well. He said he was 'lazy.' Now, it may not mean anything to most Americans," Powell said, "but to those of us who are African-Americans, the second word is 'shiftless,' and then there's a third word that goes along with it."
What the G.O.P. Platform Represents. (The New York Times, 8/21/2012)
Excerpt: The mean-spirited and intolerant platform represents the face of Republican politics in 2012. And unless he makes changes, it is the current face of the shape-shifting Mitt Romney.
The draft document is more aggressive in its opposition to women’s reproductive rights and to gay rights than any in memory.
"The "Intolerance" Party? GOP Strategists Worry Ideologues Are Bad For The Party's Future. (Huffington Post . First posted 10/18/2009)
Excerpt: "Nobody helps the cause when they use name-calling instead of substantial criticism," says strategist Charlie Black, a senior adviser to almost every Republican presidential campaign since Ronald Reagan first ran.
But name-calling and demagoguery are the hallmarks of the movement conservatives and media celebrities like Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh, who are increasingly being viewed as dominant forces in the modern GOP.
It's clear that ideologically rigid Republicans are not "everyday people".
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