The lesser-known Republican presidential candidates condemned their top rivals on Thursday for skipping a debate on minority issues and said their absence hurt the party's image and amplified racial divisions.
Four empty podiums highlighted the decisions of former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Arizona Sen. John McCain and former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson to skip the debate at historically black Morgan State University in Maryland.
"Frankly, I'm embarrassed. I'm embarrassed for our party and I'm embarrassed for those who did not come, because there's long been a divide in this country and it doesn't get better when we don't show up," former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said in the nationally televised debate. (Okay this has been bothering me for a while now. Does anybody really think that the American people will vote for a guy named "Huckabee"? The guy sounds like a Saturday morning cartoon character. And he doesn't even believe in evolution, so we know he is not very bright. I am just saying.)
The missing candidates -- the top four Republicans in the 2008 presidential race -- cited scheduling conflicts in skipping the forum designed to address issues of interest to blacks, traditionally the most loyal Democratic voters.
It almost looks like the Republicans are not even trying to win this thing. I mean even Bush pretended to care about the black and Hispanic vote. Actually the Hispanic vote might have helped him in many areas.
excelleent post..dead on...I watched this debate- it was interesting....better without the top blowhards there...Rob Paul is actually interesting....but yeah I wonder HOW MANY Klan are in the GOP...
ReplyDeleteevery summer in August the GOP has a convention in WA. state- Bainbridge Island...and the KKK meets the same week....on the Island...I am sure it is just a coincidence...