Wait. (Peering high-and-low).
It couldn't be? (Scanning left-to-right).
I think...No. False alarm. An Obama cut-out.
Now, are you telling me that there are virtually no brown people at the RNC convention? (Trying really hard to contrive a "shocked" expression.) I tell you, Washington Post, when I emerge from the dustiness of the law school, yes, you keep me informed.
I came across not one, but two stories (including a Post article, front page) about the "lack of diversity" at the current RNC convention. See, I know it's newsworthy that the black delegate count (some 30 out of nearly 3000) is the lowest in recorded history, because what that actually means is George W. Bush attracted more black people in 2004, which I wouldn't believe it if it weren't reported by a national newspaper.
The interesting part, however, is that the few brown people at the convention are surprised.
I'm completely serious.
As are they. Perhaps the entire vanload of Republican people of color are a little out of touch?
Oh. I don't know why Republican diversity is dwindling.
(Sneeze, sneeze, FencingoffMexicoNooseResurgancePoliceShootingsALittleKnownHurricane
OlympicPoliticsTwentyYearOldWorldwideEpidemicWaronIslamEnergyHypocrisy
PrisontoCollegeRatioLivingWageDonImusProbablyVotesRepublican, cough, cough).
Sorry. Glitch in my throat.
R.
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Lovely. Yes, I did notice that when the cameras panned the audience I only saw one black person. (As for searching for people of color in such crowds, I look for the darkest and work my way to light. Nrrrh.) Erika mentioned something about people voting with their desires rather than their interests. (She said it much more humorously.) Essentially, people voting Republican because of 1) wanting money, 2) liking guns, 3) they're anti-choice.... not exactly considering that, as a person of color, 1) you won't get any money, 2) the guns will be aimed at YOU **Latino immigrants... sorry** 3) you never had a choice anyway.
Hmmm... was this comment too off color for your blog?
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