A Red America, A Blue America, And The NY Times America

Anyone who wants to bash the Tea Party as dominated by old racist whites will find plenty of space at the Times.  But is Barack Obama especially interested in appealing to "young people, African-Americans, Latinos, and women", as he said in a rrecent DNC get-out-the-vote promo?  Not in Times World!

Here is Jeff Zeleny, bringing us All The News That Fits The Narrative:

Midwest Trip With Political Fortunes on the Line
By JEFF ZELENY

MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa — President Obama is making an appeal to the legions of new voters who sent him to the White House, imploring them to preserve the Democratic majority in Congress. But party leaders have an even more pressing wish: that he help himself before he helps his fellow Democrats.

For all the ways that Mr. Obama is working to brighten the outlook for Democrats in the midterm elections, perhaps none is more important than raising his own standing and repairing a frayed connection with voters who have grown critical of his presidency.

So on Tuesday, Mr. Obama is returning to the place his candidacy sprang to life, here in Iowa, for the start of a two-day trip to the Midwest. He is not planning to appear with Democratic candidates as he moves from city to city on the latest leg of his Main Street economic tour, but rather to talk — and listen — to factory workers, farmers and citizens he meets along the way.

Yeah, Obama is meeting with all those factory workers and farmers who are bitterly clinging to the notion that one day his stimulus will create a job.

But will the Times report the racially charged appeal Obama made recently?  Well, it doesn't fit well with a trip to Iowa, which is mostly white (although one presumes there are women and young people there).  And apparently it doesn't fit with anything else the Times is covering - the only mention I see on their website is a reprint of a Reuters story.

It is not as if Obama;s strategy is surprising - in Eerie Precognitive coverage, the WaPo had this, in an article on Democratic woes prior to the President's remarks:

Blacks, Latinos and young people made up the bulk of the new voters who secured comfortable congressional majorities for the Democrats in 2008. Each could be a problem this year.

But enough of the epistemic deficiences of the left, and hats off to James Taranto of the WSJ, who reprises Obama's famous 2004 Democratic Convention Speech:

The Politics of 'Anything Goes'

• "Even as we speak, there are those who are preparing to divide us--the spin masters, the negative ad peddlers who embrace the politics of 'anything goes.' Well, I say to them tonight, there is not a liberal America and a conservative America--there is the United States of America. There is not a black America and a white America and Latino America and Asian America--there's the United States of America."--state senator Barack Obama, Democratic National Convention, July 27, 2004
  
  
• "In the video message to his supporters, [President] Obama said his administration's success depends on the outcome of this fall's elections and warned that if Republicans regain control of Congress, they could 'undo all that we have accomplished.' 'This year, the stakes are higher than ever,' he said, according to a transcript of his remarks provided by Democratic officials. 'It will be up to each of you to make sure that young people, African Americans, Latinos and women who powered our victory in 2008 stand together once again. . . .' "--Washington Post, April 26, 2010

I guess 2004 is so last decade.  We have moved on, and Tea Partiers feeling overlooked are just racist.

Comments

[Army of Davids]

The wise McGuire crowd is needed on the Dodd Bill.

It is important legislation.

The Dodd Bill.

Schumer is the Senator to watch. He has received 3 X as much money from Wall Street as any other Senator.

He also is comfortable using the homosexual slur “tea bagger” against taxpayers.

[Greg Q]

For all the ways that Mr. Obama is working to brighten the outlook for Democrats in the midterm elections, perhaps none is more important than raising his own standing and repairing a frayed connection with voters who have grown critical of his presidency.

So on Tuesday, Mr. Obama is returning to the place his candidacy sprang to life, here in Iowa, for the start of a two-day trip to the Midwest. He is not planning to appear with Democratic candidates as he moves from city to city on the latest leg of his Main Street economic tour

IOW, "uh, Mr. President? Thanks for the offer to come campaign with me, but, um, I'm getting my hair cut then,
"Oh, I know, why don't you go out and 're-connect with the voters'? Yeah, that'd be great!"

snicker

[Danube of Thought]

"And we need all the white Americans, the old people, the men who supported the GOP in 2008 to turn out and blah blah blah..."

Somehow I think a get-out-the-vote message couched in those terms would cause the Times to sit bolt upright.

[Buford Gooch]

Well, asking "protected classes" to get out and vote can't be racist, can it? Appealing to protected groups is the only way Democrats can get elected, so it's fine, isn't it? I mean, if everyone were treated equally, what kind of country would we have? The Democrats have to take care of those they recognize as inferior (that's not racism, is it?) because they are obviously unable to take care of themselves. Older white men must be fought against, and never considered as a positive group. Appealing to white men is inherently racist. It just goes against all that's holy to ask white men specifically to vote for you, doesn't it?

[nathan hale]

You know I'm so glad the media doesn't overreact, that would be a problem if it did, in the LUN, oh yeah, (sarc)

[Danube of Thought]

Nice assessment from Real Clear Politics:

Chris Bowers of OpenLeft writes:

Young voters and first-time voters are absolutely Obama's base. McCain actually won voters age 40 and over, and Obama only won non-first-time voters by 2%. Compared to other recent Democratic coalitions, Obama relied far more heavily upon young voters and first-time voters.

However, this also reveals a fundamental weakness of the Obama electoral coalition, especially during midterm elections. Turnout is way down during midterm elections, and there is no group where turnout declines during midterms more than it declines among young voters:

As I've noted, Obama's coalition is an exaggerated version of Bill Clinton's coalition: It dropped Appalachian America, but made up for it with higher turnout and voting among young, minority and suburban voters. The problem, as Bowers noted, is that young and minority voters participation tends to drop off in midterm elections, even in good Democratic years.

[Clarice]

Young voters also have an unfortunate tendency to grow up, a process accelerated by unemployment and rising health costs.

[Jane]

Sorry to go off topic so early but this report on the cost of health care that came out a week before the vote is getting a heck of a lot of attention on Fox.

So assuming Obama is aware that the costs they were pushing were a big fat lie (an assumption I would bet my life on) and failed to admit it. Is there any sort of impeachable offence in that actions

[Buford Gooch]

Jane, there is an impeachable offense in anything the House says there is. "High Crimes and Misdemeanors" is purely up to the House to define.

[Porchlight]

Jane I've been wondering about that story so I'm glad you're following coverage. Has anyone seen any non-Fox MSM channels reporting it?

[Rick Ballard]

Gallup confirms lack of enthusiasm among those without much experience. There's nothing new about the fact that midterms lack sufficient excitement to move the under 30's. IMO - the shift in attitude among women is much more important and the paucity of coverage concerning the shift is somewhat surprising.

[Rick Ballard]

Gallup confirms lack of enthusiasm among those without much experience. There's nothing new about the fact that midterms lack sufficient excitement to move the under 30's. IMO - the shift in attitude among women is much more important and the paucity of coverage concerning the shift is somewhat surprising.

[Pofarmer]

Well, it IS in the SUN. But, still

Noah's Ark found in Turkey.

LUN.

[MayBee]

Supposedly, Alexi Giannoulias will be in Illinois with Obama.

And the factory Obama is visiting today is a wind turbine factory. One of the factories beholden to him, not one that's going to show him some hard truth about his policies.

[Clarice]

Here's more, Po--and it is intriguing. Can there be any other explanation for a giant wooden boat like structure 13,000 feet up Mt Ararat?

http://www.freedomslighthouse.com/2010/04/chinese-and-turkish-researchers-says.html>Some say the carbon dating fits

[Pofarmer]

I think he's supposed to be at an Ethanol plant at Macon MO, about 70 miles from me tomorrow. No, I ain't going, but, Saturday, I am driving 200 miles to see Sarah Palin, oh, and Fred Thompson. It just might be a little slice of heaven.

[centralcal]

What a beautiful sight the Recent Comments listing is !!!

[Thomas Collins]

Jane, I don't think it would be justifiable to impeach Obama over sitting on the actuarial report on ObamaCare. The clear impeachable offense so far is the dismissal of the actions against the New Black Panther Party for voter intimidation. See Ann's 4/27/2010 11:55 AM post on the "In Space" thread for a link to an article on this. The oath of office taken by POTUS is that:

"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."

The failure to pursue the voter intimidation of the New Black Panther Party is a willful failure to execute the office of the President. Few things are more important to an indirect democracy than stopping thugs from intimidating voters. Of course, the House won't impeach over this. However, those who care about our system of government should continually raise the disgraceful conduct of this Administraton in this matter.

[Clarice]

Rick, new surveys in Washington State and Michigan show the Republicans ahead in the Senate races.. So far there is no Rossi announcement though and the MI survey is a generic Republican.

[Pofarmer]

Can there be any other explanation for a giant wooden boat like structure 13,000 feet up Mt Ararat?

Somebody built it up there?

Honesty. that's the only thing I can even come close with.

[Pofarmer]

Can there be any other explanation for a giant wooden boat like structure 13,000 feet up Mt Ararat?

Somebody built it up there?

Honesty. that's the only thing I can even come close with.

[Pofarmer]

I swear, I didn't double post that.

[Jane]

Well we really need to find a way to use this HHS report to our advantage. Every republican should demand another vote on the bill, or a vote to repeal the bill based on Obama's refusal to provide true info. And they ought to push it and push it and push it every day, every hour, every minute.

[centralcal]

Oh, it's okay Pofarmer (and Rick Ballard), better to have double your comments than even one of those by "he who shall not be named."

[Clarice]

A good ad writer--where's Hit--could do a fantastic video and we could do our part to make it go viral int he meantime.

Just clips of him saying how the bill will cut costs and the HHS memo that Sebalius sat on.
A clip quoting the CBO office
and the new report that just came out.

[Clarice]

Well, I think there's evidence that there was a flood in that area thousands of years ago which affected the Black Sea and perhaps a boat or two got tossed up there, though that hardly would discount the Noah story would it?

[Clarice]

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/blacksea/

[Army of Davids]

The wise Maguire crowd is needed in the battle on the Dodd Bill.

This is important legislation.

The Dodd Bill.

Schumer is the Senator to watch. He has received 3 X as much money from Wall Street as any other Senator.

He also is comfortable using the homosexual slur “tea bagger” against taxpayers.

[Jane]

What do you want us to do Army?

[Bill in AZ]

Nancy Pelosi said there would be protesters with swastikas. She was right!!

Why no guacamole and salsa with the beans?

[centralcal]

My apologies if you have seen this before, but I can't stop laughing.

[centralcal]

Jane:

Well we really need to find a way to use this HHS report to our advantage. Every republican should demand another vote on the bill, or a vote to repeal the bill based on Obama's refusal to provide true info. And they ought to push it and push it and push it every day, every hour, every minute.

I think NRO not only agrees with you but thinks it is giving Republicans new confidence to pursue a full repeal of Obamacare.

[Porchlight]

Pofarmer, I'm going to see Sarah on Thursday night, if we can find a babysitter that is. Looking forward to it.

[nathan hale]

I'm so glad "the system worked" otherwise, I'd be worried, in the LUN

[Janet]

I sent an email to the WaPo ombudsman about the singer John Legend's accusation that he had a run-in with 2 old racists LUN. How do they know this is true? Do they just take John Legend's word for it?
The MSM is inciting racial trouble. If they can't substantiate the stories, they shouldn't print them.

[Jane]

I think NRO not only agrees with you but thinks it is giving Republicans new confidence to pursue a full repeal of Obamacare.

It certainly should - plus it will hoist every last democrat on his own petard, again.

[Ignatz]

--Every republican should demand another vote on the bill, or a vote to repeal the bill based on Obama's refusal to provide true info.--

According to Ed at Hotair, the director of CMS is denying the AmSpec story.

[Jane]

I don't believe him Ignatz - just because they are all liars.

[nathan hale]

So what they denied 'death panels' and that ended being true, it's almost an inverse corrolation, if they say it's a lie, if they
deny it, it's true

[Cecil Turner]

According to Ed at Hotair, the director of CMS is denying the AmSpec story.

It's hard to see how it could be true, after the public letter exchange between McConnell (et al) and CMS over getting the estimate out before the vote.

The big issue, in any event, is not that they hid the estimate, it's that they hid the costs the estimate reveals.

[Clarice]

It could be true. It could be false. Am Spectator is rather careful. If it were true, however, it would be so damaging there'd be every incentive to deny it.

[Ignatz]

Below is a portion of a comment left at the AmSpec site under the Prowler story by some dude unknown to me which may or may not be accurate. Read with appropriate caution:

Arlen Williams| 4.27.10 @ 2:31PM http://investigatingobama.blog.....hcare.html

Update 4/27/2010 1:09pm CT - According to Bret Baier, the DHS is denying this Prowler report, but actually they are admitting they did have the data needed to calculate the budget overruns, well before the House vote. They are merely saying they had not calculated them all until April 22nd. One would hope Mr. Baier and his colleagues are not accepting that fig leavery out of hand. Now, wouldn't that be a nice way to cover up? "Oops! These numbers aren't in line with what we've told America! I've got an idea! Let's stop calculating them until it's over!"

[Pofarmer]

Pofarmer, I'm going to see Sarah on Thursday night, if we can find a babysitter that is. Looking forward to it.

There's a group in Macon organizing a COUNTER PROTEST to Obama's visit! This is podunk rural There's not 20k in the entire country, this doesn't happen here, not in rural MO. This is the most go along to get along place you've ever seen. That is the longtime home of D Ike Skelton. Oh, it's also in an area that voted like 78% for McCain, but, anyway. No astroturfing. People are pissed and people are announcing it, wish I'd known in time to get there.

[matt]

the problem is that Obama is probably the greatest liar in the history of the office, and yet the media has done nothing to compare his own statements.

He has repeatedly been caught on camera saying one thing at one time and the polar opposite at a later date. He doesn't even seem to care that it's all documented, as he keeps on rolling along doing the same thing over and over.

All someone really needs to do is take a few of his whoppers (or Nancy's or Harry's) and place them one side by side.

To paraphrase the old joke, "how do you know Obama is lying?"...his lips are moving.

[Pagar]

Don Surber reports!
Obamacare is supposed to be patterned after This

"The vet died in conditions that were “not fit for dogs,” her daughter said."

And the Democrats believe this is what America needs.

[Danube of Thought]

Impeachable? Recall that WFBuckley said of Earl Warren, "if he has committed no impeachable offense, he can nevertheless be hanged." (Or something close to that.)

[Jane says obamasucks]

Ignatz, I actually heard that excuse tho I remember neither when or where.

Something has got to give, and I think we are on the precipice.

[Kanye West]

Imma let you all finish, but...

Barack Obama doesn't care about white people.

[bunkerbuster]

``"And we need all the white Americans, the old people, the men who supported the GOP in 2008 to turn out and blah blah blah..."

Nice one, DOT. At least you're honest about the party's appeal.

[matt]

-14 bunky...that ain't all old white people.

[Ignatz]

--Nice one, DOT. At least you're honest about the party's appeal.--

Are you saying Obama wasn't about his?

[hax vobiscum]

lol... you fucking white people are gonna be dead once we complete the takeover.

(btw I can't be called racist because I'm a liberal. Fuck you crackers.)

[RJ]

Let me be the among the first to summon, and co-opt, the angry spirit of Al Gore:

"Obama betrayed this country! He played on our feeeeeaaaaaarrrrs!"

[Jane says obamasucks]

Oh dear Dot, bunkeybusty thinks you are a racist - it's okay to talk about blacks, latinos and women, but don't you dare mention those white men.

[centralcal]

Jane, pardon me, but don't you mean those eeeevillll white men?

[daddy]

"you fucking white people are gonna be dead once we complete the takeover."

I haven't been engaging in as much sex as I'd like to lately, so does that mean I get a reprieve since I'm not getting it on as regular a basis as say other white guys who are getting their rocks off consistently. And what about gay white chicks etc?

And does white guys engaged in dry humping count for mass murder or no?

[glasater]

Daddy--

Read a statistic some time ago about a study done on gay gals and gay guys.

Gay gals had sex an average of once a month.
Gay guys had sex multiple times per day.

I leave it to you to draw the conclusions......

[Jane]

Gay gals had sex an average of once a month.
Gay guys had sex multiple times per day.

My goodness. What on earth does that say?

[glasater]

I've been thinking on that Jane :-)