Bobby Jindal: Not White, but Apparently Republican to the Core
You'd think that someone of any non-white ethnic background would stay far, far away from the good ol' boys in the Republican party. Considering the number of ignorant bigots who fly the Republican flag, it doesn't seem like a smart place for them to be. Then again, there are a number of closet homosexuals hiding in their ranks, as we have seen repeatedly from the numerous men's room incidents around the country. For them to consider themselves members of one of the most homophobic, and homohating, groups in the world is just as contradictory.
And so it is that the new Governor of Louisiana, the son of immigrants from India, has won his new job as a Republican. Again, you'd think a nonwhite American would, socially at least, have an open mind, given the history of social conservatism in America. You'd think. Maybe it's his Roman Catholic background. Maybe it's his way of fitting in with the bigoted rednecks amongst whom he lives. Whatever the reason, Mr. Jindal is thoroughly Republican:
A born-again Roman Catholic, Mr. Jindal made a particular campaign target of these areas, visiting them frequently and bringing his brand of devout Christianity to their rural churches. His social-conservative message — teaching “intelligent design” as an alternative to evolution in public schools, a total ban on abortion, repealing hate-crimes laws — would have been welcome in these areas.Intelligent design. How quaint. Repealing hate-crime laws. Hate-crime laws are only a bad thing if your voter base is comprised of a bunch of ignorant, bigoted rednecks who drag black men behind their pickups and open fire in gay bars. Oh, silly me. He was pandering wasn't he? It's mind boggling enough that any human being could subscribe to the views of the most extreme conservatives, but for anyone of color to do so is even more inconceivable. Talk about walking into the lion's den.
Maybe the reason you have such a problem reconciling yourself to a non-white Republican because of your on racist assumptions about what minorities ought to believe and how they ought to vote — and given the fact that yours is the party of oppression and murder of politically active non-whites, I can only view your confusion as based upon the psychological phenomenon known as projection.
Republicans vote based upon the quality of the candidates, not their races. You know, judging people not by the color of their skin, but the content of their character. I hope someone uses that line in a speech some day.
And why is Bobby Jindal so popular? Could it have something to do that after Katrina he personally showed up with trucks full of supplies to help with the recovery, while William Jefferson was using evacuation equipment and personnel to clean out his freezer and home of evidence the FBI could use against him?
Maybe the reason you have such a problem reconciling yourself to a non-white Republican because of your on racist assumptions about what minorities ought to believe and how they ought to vote
Nice try, but there’s nothing racist about my take on the Republican party. Nor do I make any assumptions about what minorities ought to believe or how they ought to vote. However, I know how I would expect someone not to vote if they’re getting the short end of the stick.
Considering the Republicans homophobic, anti-gay stance, I wouldn’t support them if I were gay and I’m quite surprised when I hear of gays who do. Does that make me a homophobe as well? I find it a bit illogical to support a party that is largely against your race, lifestyle, religion, political views, or anything else important to you. I fail to see how that makes me racist.
When the Republicans are using scare tactics and passing dubious local laws to keep minorities away from the polls again next year, then come back and tell me who’s racist.
And why is Bobby Jindal so popular? Could it have something to do that after Katrina he personally showed up with trucks full of supplies to help with the recovery, while William Jefferson was using evacuation equipment and personnel to clean out his freezer and home of evidence the FBI could use against him?
Sure, that may well have had something to do with it. But for every corrupt Democrat, there are how many corrupt Republicans? We can start with David Vitter, since he’s representing the same state. There’s also the fact that the former Democratic governor dropped the ball during Katrina. We need not go into Republican incompetence, though, which over the last six years has turned the world into a powder keg and caused America to be cast as the world villain.
Besides, any group of people willing to elect a governor who supports “Intelligent” Design are either very desperate or too stupid to tie their shoelaces.
In other words, people who disagree with you are stupid.
How condescendingly superior of you.
Proof of your racism, too, as you clearly believe that you are smarter than Rhodes Scholar Jindal because he dares to think for himself instead of going in lock-step with you.
In other words, people who disagree with you are stupid.
Putting words in someone’s mouth is not much of an argument. Smarter people than I disagree with me on a range of issues and, no, that does not make them stupid. I said that people who believe in Intelligent Design, i.e., IDiots, are stupid. There’s a big difference.
Proof of your racism, too, as you clearly believe that you are smarter than Rhodes Scholar Jindal because he dares to think for himself instead of going in lock-step with you.
You have a very odd definition of racism. If I’m a racist in your world, so be it. I’ll try not to lose sleep over it.
And if Bobby Jindal is a Rhodes Scholar, that reflects poorly on the Rhodes Scholarship. Anyone who claims to believe in Intelligent Design inherently forfeits the right to be taken seriously.
There was an Armenian creationist who was up for the Nobel Prize in Medicine a few years back. Cognitive dissonance goes a long way. Half the country is afflicted with it. Deal with it.
As for “any person of color”, well, to be honest, just because one is white doesn’t mean one is unbigoted. Affluent Asian American immigrants, or Cuban-Americans, to name two minorities, have their own agendas for sticking with the GOP. Just because people have a different melatonin content doesn’t mean they’re automatically selfless do-gooders who put their non-whiteness in front of everything else and jump aboard the good ship Democrat at the first stop at port. I sure did mix some metaphors there, but the point remains. These aren’t just isolated Rice, Powell, Alberto Gonzalez, Michelle Malkin, John Yoo types. There are plenty people of color who have conservative views. Just because white conservatives dominate the GOP doesn’t mean that they’ll always be the ones in power. And look it up: U.S. Minorities distrust each other. “People of color” is hardly a homogeneous category. In fact, it’s rather insulting to presume it is. If a minority or a person within a minority finds a reason to have their interests served by aligning with the Republican Party and conservatism, well, then they will choose so.