Rand Paul's African American Outreach Audience.

[Ichingcarpenter]

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WASHINGTON -- The Michigan Republican Party is seeking to increase its visibility in Democratic- and minority-heavy Detroit, and last week, it brought Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) to the city to open the party's African-American Engagement Office. But if anything, the launch event put into stark relief just how much work the GOP has to do, when a largely white audience turned out to hear the senator speak.




http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/09/rand-paul-african-american_n_4409356.html?ir=Politics

[msanthrope]

1. White people. nt

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

9. Old white people.

About all the GOP has left.

[joeybee12]

30. Definitely most are not in the bloom of youth...nt

[FrodosPet]

26. Turns your stomach, don't it?

Damn the world sucks because of them.

[msanthrope]

27. I wouldn't go that far. You sound concerned. nt

[dvncmdy]

46. Newbie

My first day here. Fed up with Huffington Post as they want you to link to Face Book. Went looking for a new place to vent that didn't require I do the absolute ridiculous to speak my mind. Glad I found this place!

[grilled onions]

47. welcome newbie

[Ilsa]

2. "largely white"? The writer shouldn't make fun of their weight.

Because it must be that since there are no people of color in that picture so that it is "largely white."

[loudsue]

24. That's rightwing speak for "not one black person in the entire building"..."largely white?"

It has to mean white fat people. I'm a white fat person, but I sure as hell wouldn't be in Rand Paul's audience.

What are these large white people plotting to do? Trick black people into thinking that somehow their agenda would in ANY way benefit black people? Their first problem is thinking that black people are going to be tricked. Ha!

They SO DON'T GET their problem.

(sorry for shouting...I'm LOUD sue, especially today. )

[mstinamotorcity2]

33. We are not fooled.

We warned that he was coming. The only black people that were there were reporters. We have a local Fox station hear. And they are biased as all get out. We believe in separate but equal too. We separated our selves from the equally stupid people people you see in that picture

[Jamaal510]

54. Protesters, too.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017164016#post18

[mstinamotorcity2]

57. They will not let

anyone of color in. Its that way whenever they come to town. they come to our city and the residents of the city are not welcome. Its easy to talk hard when you have no opposition.

[Happyhippychick]

3. Lol! I see white people!

[Cracklin Charlie]

37. They look thrilled...

Thrilled to be in the presence of greatness!

[CTyankee]

4. Ah, the dwindling republican party...

this crowd ain't getting any younger, either...

[loudsue]

25. Or smarter. I can't wait until this crop is pushing up daisies.

Unfortunately, especially here in the south, there is being raised a whole new crop of gun-toting, neo-nazi racist 20 and 30-somethings. This area of North Carolina is crawling with them. And, again, it's Fox news. That station should be banned. Some free speech is just propaganda, and should be labeled as such.

[CTyankee]

31. well, let them wander around in the sticks. This country continues to become more urban, more

diverse and more tolerant. I've seen my own home town, Dallas, become a better place than it was when I was growing up there. In fact, my old neighborhood there is now where many of the city's gay population choose to live! And wait til the whole state gets Wendy Davis as it's governor!

[loudsue]

44. And wait til the whole state gets Wendy Davis as it's governor!

From your lips (or keyboard) to Gods ears.

[aptal]

5. Poor Rand... Can't get no black people.

[zbdent]

6. I thought that was the picture of the people who were going to tell the Repubs

how to speak to women ...

[jeff47]

19. No, there's too many women in the picture for it to be that. (nt)

[Cali_Democrat]

7. ...

[spanone]

8. if you look closely, they're not really white. they're kinda orangish...off white...

[uponit7771]

10. There was on black guy up front in the room on the far left facing the podium under the chair

... and asking is this where he gets the coffee cause they said starbucks would be served

[Gothmog]

11. This looks like a Greg Abbott commercial

Greg is running for Governor of Texas and so far none of his commercials had a non-white visible. I guess that Greg is having the same success as Rand Paul on appealing to non-white voters

[AZ Mike]

12. No better time for this:

[Ikonoklast]

13. Looks like a raving success!

Like everything else Paul attempts.

[KamaAina]

14. He needs a new rug

[JaneyVee]

15. Most of them appear to be sleeping.

[hatrack]

20. Haven't seen this much adrenaline since the last Fred Thompson rally!

[yellowcanine]

49. that or checking stuff on their smart phones.

[Rex]

16. My goodness! Look at that sea of diversity!

GOP = racists and EVERYONE on this planet knows it!

[Tarheel_Dem]

17. As with most Repuke events, I'll bet most of the AA's are on the stage. nt

[anti partisan]

18. Well on one hand...

He deserves credit for his attempt to reform the justice system by ending mandatory minimums for drug offenses. Some of the Democratic Party still isn't on board with that.

But has anyone actually seen his proposal for helping out struggling cities like Detroit?

Yeah, tax cuts.

[alcibiades_mystery]

21. Repeat: This was in Detroit!

You really have to work hard to take a picture in Detroit with no black folks in it. That's a rather stunning accomplishment!

[Old and In the Way]

28. Given what Republicans have done to blacks in places like Benton Harbor and Detroit...

is anyone really surprised? The only thing that surprises me is that they couldn't have bought some people to attend this Potemkin event. It's really worse than I realized.

[FSogol]

22. Rand Paul's Constipation Relief Information Audience

[CreekDog]

23. mostly male too

[EC]

29. They could care less

They are just there to see Rand.

[Raine1967]

52. *boom* That true.

You just nailed the nail on the head.

[mstinamotorcity2]

32. posted these pics three days ago.

They say he is opening an office on Livernois here in the motor city. but please believe I will be cruising Livernois Ave. looking for his office. When its open I will be staging protest for closure. I will not let a Racist set up shop without letting everybody know. I will send pics and video if he does. Those that know me know I will hunting for the elusive tea party Wilderbeasts. Going on American safari's is fun to me

[bearssoapbox]

41. Ahhh yes. Hunting the elusive Rand Paul.

The Rand Paul is identifiable by his unusual mane that some say looks like what a tribble might look like after getting hit with a stun gun.

[mstinamotorcity2]

42. Tribbles are on sale!!!!!

That hair on Rand is a dead give away to his cousins http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380722842774

[bearssoapbox]

45. They'll try to sell anything.

But $28.00???

I wonder if his tribble vibrates and coos like the ones for sale?

[lunasun]

58. Please keep us info'd / post on this if you can * thank you

[Initech]

34. Where's Dave Chappelle when you need him?

I see white people!!

[grahamhgreen]

35. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

[sofa king]

36. Not reaching far enough, apparently.

Short reach, weak grasp, out of touch, short-sighted vision, bad taste, tone deaf, and unable to smell their own bullshit.

Clearly, to be a Republican, you have to live in a sensory deprivation tank.

[trublu992]

38. Its working it's really working

[Lobo27]

39. Well, to be fair the lady in the second row w/ glasses looks a little brown...

[1000words]

40. Now, now ... some of those folks best friends are black.

[Number23]

43. I'm dying!!!

[yellowcanine]

48. The guy in the second row on the left is kind of dark skinned. Oh, wait, I guess that is a shadow

on his face.

[nyquil_man]

50. Hell, half of *them* aren't even listening.

Then again, if Rand Paul's speaking, there's nothing to hear.

[SummerSnow]

51. Excuse me.....

they are black people. They're all in whiteface.

[Jamaal510]

55. +1

[Raine1967]

53. Did you see the slide show?

Protesters from the civil rights group National Action Network showed up to Paul's speech at the Grace Bible Chapel.

AWESOME JOB OF OUTREACH. MOST AWESOME.

[Jamaal510]

56. Why do Republicans pick Rand Paul, of all people,

to speak at these Black events? This happens to be the same guy who refused to say whether he supports the Civil Rights Act, and whose father reportedly had White supremacists donate to his campaign. Hell, even that sellout Herman Cain would've been a better choice. This was just dumb right here...