Wimpy GOP House 'leader' response on CNN to Democrat saying many Republican voters are 'racist' exemplifies why "Republicans" can be called hateful names 24/7. GOP-E is dying to get rid of its base anyway

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"Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) ripped the slur against Republicans as “both wrong and unfortunate.”"
 
4/14/14, "Democratic leader: GOP base ‘animated by racism’," NY Post, S.A. Miller

"A prominent House Democratic leader showed his contempt for Republican voters Sunday, accusing a large portion of them of being racists.

“To a significant extent the Republican base does have elements that are animated by racism. And that’s unfortunate,” said Long Island Rep. Steve Israel said on CNN’s “State of the Union.”

Israel, who is chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, was only slightly less insulting to his Republican colleagues on Capitol Hill.

Asked if they were racists, Israel responded: “Not all of them, of course not.”

House Republicans tried to ignore the race-baiting jab.

“House Republicans are focused on passing legislation to help all Americans seek a better life, not the divisive ramblings of a desperate Democratic chairman on track lose a lot of seats this fall,” said a House Leadership aide.

Appearing on the talk show with Israel, Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) ripped the slur against Republicans as “both wrong and unfortunate.”

Walden, chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, said the GOP-run House had pursued aggressive oversight of President Obama not because he’s black but because of “a lot of executive overreaches by this administration.”

“The American people just want to know the truth,” said Walden. “They want to know the truth about what really happened in the targeting of conservative truths by the IRS, they want to know what happened in Benghazi. They want to know answers, that’s all we’re trying to do.” 

Israel’s comments follow a week in which accusations of racism were repeatedly hurled at the GOP:

*Attorney General Eric Holder blamed racism for the aggressive question he encountered before a House panel and for opposition to President Obama.”

“Look at the way the Attorney General of the United States was treated…What Attorney General has ever had to deal with that kind of treatment? What president has ever had to deal with that kind of treatment,” he said at Al Sharpton’s annual National Action Network convention in New York.

“House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said Republican lawmakers were blocking immigration reform because of their racist attitude toward Latinos.”

“I think race has something to do with them not bringing up the immigration bill,” the California Democrat told reporters at the Capitol. “I’ve heard them say to the Irish, ‘If it was just you, it would be easy.’”

*Baseball Hall of Famer Hank Aaron compared Republicans to the Klu Klux Klan for opposing Obama’s agenda.”

“Sure, this country has a black president, but when you look at a black president, President Obama is left with his foot stuck in the mud from all of the Republicans with the way he’s treated,” Arron, 80, told USA Today. “The bigger difference is that back then they had hoods. Now they have neckties and starched shirts.”

Obama has often refrained from making race an issue.

But at Sharpton’s conference, America’s first black president accused Republicans of trying to “undo gains” of the civil rights era with voter ID laws.

“This recent effort to restrict the vote has not been led by both parties. It’s being led by the Republican Party,” declared Obama.

Conservative columnist George Will said...“It’s just constantly saying the word ‘racism’ and ‘racist,’” he said on “Fox News Sunday.”

“There is a kind of intellectual poverty now. Liberalism hasn’t had a new idea since the 1960s except ObamaCare and the country doesn’t like it,” said Will. “Foreign policy is a shambles from Russia to Iran to Syria to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. And recovery is unprecedentedly bad. So what do you do? You say anyone who criticizes us is a racist.”" via Free Rep.

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Commenter at Lucianne to related article:

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"Reply 11 - Posted by: Malia2012, 4/14/2014 7:05:34 AM  

Until Republicans begin to stand up to the left-wing-lovers-of all things obama in the "msm" they will continue to be called anything the "media" WANTS to call them. Rather than continue the pathetic "unfortunate" and "untrue" defensive whining, why on earth don´t these Congressman call it what it is, LIARS reporting LIES to lo-fo voters! Why don´t Republicans put out ads showing ONLY democrats blocking school doors, putting dogs on blacks and voting AGAINST civil rights?? When you have a reprobate like al sharp ton on the front page portrayed as a hero for being an "informant", when the whole world KNOWS he was a drug-dealing-race-baiting-punk from way back, and the Republicans are afraid to comment, out of fear of being called "racist", there is a problem! Wake up Republicans. Grow a backbone! Especially Conservatives! Don´t be defensive, just DEFEND our party!! Good Grief!"

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Comment: Did the GOP "leader" on CNN ask for specific names and examples of the behavior the hate-filled Democrat politician was alleging? If anyone wanted to stop these eliminationist slurs they would simply ask each time for individual cases and specific behavior, and the source from which these acts can be verified. Establishment Republicans don't care. The only thing they care about is getting Democrats to like them. Millions of slandered Americans and a slandered country mean nothing to them.


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