The "face" of the Republican party: balding white men

[question everything]

thus a guest on MSNBC commented on the recent USA Today poll

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-06-09-poll-parties_N.htm

Who speaks for the GOP?

The question flummoxes most Americans, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds, which is among the reasons for the party's sagging state and uncertain direction.

A 52% majority of those surveyed couldn't come up with a name when asked to specify "the main person" who speaks for Republicans today. Of those who could, the top response was radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh (13%), followed in order by former vice president Dick Cheney, Arizona Sen. John McCain and former House speaker Newt Gingrich. Former president George W. Bush ranked fifth, at 3%.

So the dominant faces of the Republican Party are all men, all white, all conservative and all old enough to join AARP, ranging in age from 58 (Limbaugh) to 72 (McCain).

Only McCain holds elective office, and his age and status as the loser of last year's presidential election make him an unlikely standard bearer for the party's future.

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I wonder whether now they say, about including women: well, we tried, we failed, back to the old formula.

[villager]

1. Hmm... as a balding white guy, should I take umbrage?

;-)

[question everything]

2. Only if you pretend to speak for the Republican party

:rofl:

[jberryhill]

3. No, you should buy your umbrage and pay for it, like everyone else

Geez... talk about balding white male privilege.

You think you can just take umbrage any time you feel like it, eh Curly?

[villager]

5. Isn't society set up for me to take my umbrage any damn time I feel like it!!?

n/t

[jberryhill]

6. Under The Bush Administration, It Seemed That Way

But that was then, this is now. The government isn't doling it out the way they used to.

[villager]

11. I dunno. My balding white banker pals got some pretty good "dole..."

n/t

[jberryhill]

13. Yeah, but all you and I got was the umbrage /nt

[villager]

16. Got that right!

:thumbsup:

[HillWilliam]

17. Erm, well, maybe not TAKE it, but I do want a deep discount!

Shop wisely!

[Aristus]

4. I'm a balding white guy, too. The repukes can kiss my ass...

B-)

[jberryhill]

8. As long as that's the part that's balding

If it's hairy, you might have a harder sell there, Pauncho.

[Aristus]

15. HA!

:rofl:

[sellitman]

7. I'm not bald and I'm not a Repiggy.

I am follicly challenged though.

[Peacetrain]

20. But you have such a nice well shaped head.. Republicans only pay a dollar for head shaves

a quarter a side ;)

[gizmo1979]

9. Don't forget fat.

[question everything]

12. So much for Bobby Jindal - skinny, young, "dark skinned"

head full of hair - being the future of the party..

[C_U_L8R]

10. I think Intolerance is the GOP's most common trait

They don't stand for a single positive thing...
the GOP has defined themselves by how much they hate others
and how much they want to restrict the lives of those
who don't agree with their narrow little worldview.
Intolerant sums 'em up for me.

[Ganja Ninja]

14. I couldn't get over how many white guys with shaved heads we kept

seeing at all the Palin rallies last year. I guess the thickness of the skull must be cutting off blood flow to the scalp.

[sellitman]

19. This bald Liberal takes exception to your slur.

I lost my hair not my brains.

[scheming daemons]

18. The face of the GOP: Scott Roeder and James Whitaker Von Brunn

Brutal, but true.