A Changing World: Barack Obama, 2013-2017

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$51 billion of Sandy Relief has passed the House despite 179 Republicans opposing it.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/0...n_2480328.html

I bet if it was a red state republicans wouldn't mind.

[BigLutz]

I bet if it was a red state republicans wouldn't mind.

You do know many of the states that are getting funding in this pork bill are red states like Alaska

[Silver Soul]

You do know many of the states that are getting funding in this pork bill are red states like Alaska

Here's an interesting thing to know; Mississippi Congressman Steven Palazzo voted against $9 billion of relief funding for floods caused by Hurricane Sandy even though he has been still asking relief funding for floods caused by Katrina in his home state seven years ago.

[BigLutz]

Here's an interesting thing to know; Mississippi Congressman Steven Palazzo voted against $9 billion of relief funding for floods caused by Hurricane Sandy even though he has been still asking relief funding for floods caused by Katrina in his home state seven years ago.

And? No doubt he should have voted for the 9 billion bill no doubt however I do agree with Republicans that we should have found a way to pay for it before it was put up to vote.

[Silver Soul]

And? No doubt he should have voted for the 9 billion bill no doubt however I do agree with Republicans that we should have found a way to pay for it before it was put up to vote.

It's the whole principle ideology meets reality I'm pointing out.

[BigLutz]

It's the whole principle ideology meets reality I'm pointing out.

Fair enough

In other news some Democrat in Washington, possibly working for the Obama Administration tried to keep INS from taking down a illegal pedophile.

Newly released documents show that federal immigration agents were prepared to arrest an undocumented immigrant and registered sex offender days before the November elections.

However according to the internal agency documents, the agents were ordered by Washington to hold off after officials warned of “significant interest” from Congress and news organizations since the suspect was a volunteer intern for New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez.

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When The Associated Press first disclosed the delayed arrest of last month, Sanchez, 18, the Homeland Security Department said AP’s report was “categorically false.”

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According to those documents, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Newark had arranged to arrest Sanchez at the local prosecutor’s office on Oct. 25. That was fewer than two weeks before the election.

Noting that Sanchez was a volunteer in Menendez’s Senate office, ICE officials in New Jersey advised that the arrest “had the possibility of garnering significant congressional and media interest” and were “advised to postpone the arrest” until officials in Washington gave approval. The documents describe a conference call between officials Washington and New Jersey to “determine a way forward, given the potential sensitivities surrounding the case.”


In a letter Monday, Assistant DHS Secretary Nelson Peacock said an allegation that the government delayed Sanchez’s arrest “for political purposes” was categorically false. Neither the unnamed U.S. official cited in AP’s original story or the senators in their letters to the department had specifically alleged that the arrest had been delayed for political purposes.

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/ap-ex...interns-arrest

[TheWatersGreatGuardian]

Wait! I thought all democrats took the "moral high road"

[Silver Soul]

Last Sunday, Colin Powell was on the NBC's Meet The Press talking about how there is a dark vein of intolerance in some parts of the Republican party. He meant that that there are those who look down on the minorities.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/0...n_2467768.html

Former Secretary Of State Colin Powell delivered some harsh words for the GOP as a whole on Sunday.

In an appearance on NBC's "Meet The Press," Powell noted that there is a "dark vein of intolerance in some parts of the party."

"What do I mean by that?," he explained. "What I mean by that is they still sort of look down on minorities."

Powell specifically pointed to October 2012 comments by former Alaska Gov. and Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin on the attacks in Benghazi, Libya.

"When I see a former governor say that the president is 'shuckin' and jivin' -- that's a racial-era slave term," Powell said, referring to Palin's words on Obama's response.

Powell added that Republicans had become too preoccupied with the candidate-selection process, losing sight of the group's overall message.

"You've got to think first about what's the party actually going to represent," Powell said. "If it's just going to represent the far right wing of the political spectrum, I think the party is in difficulty. I'm a moderate, but I'm still a Republican."

Powell was the first African American to fill the role of Secretary Of State, serving under President George W. Bush from 2001-05. Despite maintaining his allegiance to the Republican Party, Powell has been an ardent supporter for President Barack Obama, giving him a 2008 vote and a 2012 endorsement.

"I think we ought to keep on the track we are on," said Powell in October 2012, commending Obama on the economy and Iraq War.

Top Mitt Romney surrogate John Sununu turned heads after the announcement, suggesting that Powell's Obama endorsement was motivated by race. That statement prompted former Powell Chief Of Staff Lawrence Wilkerson to make Republican-Party comments similar in nature to Powell's Sunday remarks.

[ccangelopearl1362]

Uh-huh. What a finish that vote turned out to be. The Tea Partiers, including former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, might’ve characterized this bill as an overload of greed, but judging from the exchanges within Congress itself, I have to wonder whether this more a case of growing alarm. I’d imagine that at least some of the congresspersons who voted, either affirmatively or negatively, are aware of certain low approval numbers for Capitol Hill, and they could be just the beginning for businesses of any size in America.:

Public Policy Polling: Congress somewhere below cockroaches, traffic jams, and Nickelback in Americans’ esteem
New York Times: For ‘Party of Business’, Allegiances Are Shifting

*How the hell’d we wind up like this? Why weren’t we able to see the signs that we missed, try to turn the tables…?* I could practically hear those lyrics blaring in my head as my eyes zipped through the numbers shown, based on favorability toward several other chosen items.:

• 67% viewing lice favorably vs. 19% viewing Congress favorably
• 56% viewing National Football League replacement referees favorably vs. 29% viewing Congress favorably
• 46% viewing France favorably vs. 37% viewing Congress favorably
• 39% viewing Nickelback favorably vs. 32% viewing Congress favorably
• 45% viewing Congress favorably vs. 41% viewing Lindsey Lohan favorably
• 49% viewing Congress favorably vs. 36% viewing the Kardashians favorably
• 48% viewing Congress favorably vs. 30% viewing lobbyists favorably

On that last point, Democrats and Republicans may be shifting their own views, and the Business Roundtable could adjust its overall strategy to match. Among the more vocal proponents of this shift is Senator Ted Cruz, while House Speaker John Boehner’s office released an e-mail emphasizing links with small businesses. The Kochs, who are funding Americans for Prosperity, want to avoid using the debt ceiling to gain deeper decreases in spending, so that populists and corporatists appear to be taking shape in debates about Washington, D.C.’s encirclement. If the House of Representatives was willing to accept as much money as it did for this bill, then it will have had to reject any calls to remove the pork, which would tell me that they don’t expect any resolution to this fiscal fiasco at all and thus regard any efforts to implement spending cuts, no matter how miniscule, as utterly unfeasible. If the latest check from Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham is anything to go by, this fiscal fiasco could be among the least of our concerns just days away from Inauguration Day 2013.:

Atlantic: Larry Diamond: ‘Forsaken by the West’: Obama and the Betrayal of Democracy in Bahrain
Hill Global Affairs: Julian Pecquet: McCain shares ‘disapproval’ with Morsi over anti-Semitic remarks

Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa requested assistance from the House of Saud to suppress the protests from activists of Shiite and Sunni background, mostly from outside the Bahraini royal inner circle. Various members of the royal family acquired private islands “replete with palaces, lavish swimming pools, lush gardens, yachts, and even a private golf course, race track, and hunting ground”. The protesters initially accepted reform and negotiations to achieve greater democratization and freedom, preserving the monarchy, but they ended up spooking the House of Saud. By March 2011, tanks and helicopters from the Gulf Cooperation Council, namely the other Sharia sheikhdoms dotting the Persian Gulf, were moving in to crack down on the demonstrators, of whom at least three received life sentences for plotting against the monarchy this past Monday. Anyone curious about lack of pressure from the Obama administration can ask the Fifth Fleet, which is headquartered in Manama. In short, the United States appears to be stuck defending a monarchy cracking down against protesters favoring a constitutional system of government and law, alongside said monarchy’s abolition. Iran’s cultural suicide might take it out of this equation, but that would just leave a cluster of Arab royal families, Salafi activists, and the Muslim Brotherhood. Speaking of which, I’d have to imagine that as the senators meeting Muhammad Morsi attempted to urge him to cease and desist with the diatribes against the Jews and fulfill his country’s obligation toward human rights, the rest of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Guidance Office will be scrambling to figure out how to keep their position. We have $1.3 billion in annual military aid to Egypt – a mere chunk of that Hurricane Sandy relief bill, even without that pork – but even so, this anti-Semitism continues to erupt over there. As the Muslim Brotherhood lurches back and forth, Al-Gamaa Al-Islamiya and the Nour Party can only wait until Egypt’s ungovernable morass weakens it to the point of hastening their bids to steer Egypt.:

Ahram: Islamic bonds draft law ignites controversy
Ahram: Egypt’s Islamist parties eye potential alliances in run-up to parliament polls

One might suspect that the structure behind Sharia bonds isn’t too different from conventional bonds, giving the entire apparatus a hint of dullness in addition to its bloodlust. Any revenues made from these bonds will supposedly come from the profit margins of companies rather than interest rates, while specific types of investments are under consideration for approval from the Islamists. Investors will work together to finance any project and share profits and losses among themselves, and in some cases, the people borrowing the actual money will need to sell assets at a price set via contract in exchange for bonds in equal value to that purchase price, then buy said assets back once the bond reaches maturity. The bondholders themselves might not receive many guaranteed returns, which could explain worries about endorsement from Al-Azhar University, among other major institutions inside Egypt, citing compliance with authoritative Sharia texts. A more visible mess could ensue as Egypt’s parliamentary holds new elections this year, with the Muslim Brotherhood and the Nour Party set to collide. A veritable constellation of other Salafi groups has popped up, and they could have a field of visible leaders to match as dissatisfaction with the Muslim Brotherhood festers among Egyptians on the street. These leaders could already be looking west for a battle against the enemies of the Islamic Community worth applauding.:

US News and World Report: Paul Shinkman: U.S. Official: Mali Success Should Be Shaped by Somalia
Reuters: Sahara hostage siege turns Mali war global

The countries of West Africa are on high alert after France’s mobilization against Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, and America might be set to openly assist in the future. The State Department worked with development agencies and local peacekeepers to stop Al-Qaeda in Somalia, urging local governments to step up in the process. These terrorists have been constant in targeting Westerners and their supporters, as this siege against a natural gas field in Algeria earlier today will demonstrate. The so-called “Battalion of Blood” now has a few dozen hostages, including Americans, with a leader who took part in guerilla operations in Afghanistan, at the facility in question, which is responsible for about 10% of Algeria’s overall supply. This leading jihadist may have fallen out with AQIM’s other leaders, thereby throwing whatever hierarchy that group set up into disarray. Nigerian and Chadian troops could join the French military units soon enough, necessitating further attention from both the Obama administration and Congress to North Africa.

[BigLutz]

Last Sunday, Colin Powell was on the NBC's Meet The Press talking about how there is a dark vein of intolerance in some parts of the Republican party. He meant that that there are those who look down on the minorities.

Says the man who was promoted by the head of the Republican Party at the time to the highest office a black man has ever served....

But maybe Mr. Powell needs a refresher course on how he was treated while in the service of a Republican President by those "tolerant" people on the left

http://newsblaze.com/story/200810201.../topstory.html
http://www.wnd.com/2012/05/unearthed...-colin-powell/
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2004/0...or-Massah-Bush

But lets talk about a dark vein of intolerance shall we? Because for the past TWO decades anytime a black man rises to power because of Republicans, suddenly he becomes a "House ******" "Uncle Tom" "Race Traitor" by those on the left. No matter how worthy they are to be say a Supreme Court Justice, Secretary of State, or even the leader of the Republican Party, the left can only see them in some of the most horrible terms. THAT seems to be a dark vein of intolerance.

[Silver Soul]

Says the man who was promoted by the head of the Republican Party at the time to the highest office a black man has ever served....

But maybe Mr. Powell needs a refresher course on how he was treated while in the service of a Republican President by those "tolerant" people on the left

http://newsblaze.com/story/200810201.../topstory.html
http://www.wnd.com/2012/05/unearthed...-colin-powell/
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2004/0...or-Massah-Bush

But lets talk about a dark vein of intolerance shall we? Because for the past TWO decades anytime a black man rises to power because of Republicans, suddenly he becomes a "House ******" "Uncle Tom" "Race Traitor" by those on the left. No matter how worthy they are to be say a Supreme Court Justice, Secretary of State, or even the leader of the Republican Party, the left can only see them in some of the most horrible terms. THAT seems to be a dark vein of intolerance.

Yet, a vast majority of African American voters voted for a Democratic president since Carter. Surely it couldn't be the use of the Southern Strategy which a 1981 interview from Lee Atwater explained about it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_8E3ENrKrQ

[BigLutz]

Yet, a vast majority of African American voters voted for a Democratic president since Carter. Surely it couldn't be the use of the Southern Strategy which a 1981 interview from Lee Atwater explained about it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_8E3ENrKrQ

I don't care which side they vote for, at the end of the day the deep vein of intolerance Collin Powell has experienced and many other Black Republicans have experienced has come from Liberals and the Democratic Party.

[Silver Soul]

I don't care which side they vote for, at the end of the day the deep vein of intolerance Collin Powell has experienced and many other Black Republicans have experienced has come from Liberals and the Democratic Party.

What about the attempted suppression of minority voters which backfired last election?

[BigLutz]

What about the attempted suppression of minority voters which backfired last election?

Except there was no attempt to suppress minority voters, the past two elections in which such verification has been in place has shown massive Black Turnout. But even then such a thing is not a act of intolerance and does not address how poorly Black Republicans have been treated by Liberals.

[ccangelopearl1362]

Fox News Channel: American Still Missing After Algeria Raids Gas Plant to Rescue Hostages from Terrorists

As this new war in Mali unfolds in real time, Abu Musab Abdel-Wadoud’s campaign of bloodshed may not even need a reason related to commercial gain, precisely because he has Allah and 14 centuries of warfare backing him up. He and Abdelhakim Belhadj could sideline Ayman Al-Zawahiri in building a Sharia empire over the ashes of whatever cultures they obliterate in West Africa, and any proclamation to that effect at any specified time and place would be just a formality. Four remaining hostages, two from Great Britain, the other two from my birth country, were killed, while many of the other aforementioned hostages were fortunate enough to escape the jihadists, including some of the Americans. We now have an unarmed drone patrolling the facility and gathering intelligence, and other energy companies are scrambling to safeguard their workers at their other operations across Algeria. Among other nationalities, Norwegian, Japanese, and Malaysian workers were present at that gas field, known as Amenas. The electricity there no longer works, and there are enough food supplies to last about three weeks. The Sharia supremacists would have needed a lot of time to prepare for that operation, so France’s recent mobilization was a mere pretext, among countless others. As Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb gets the attention of other terror franchises worldwide, the battle lines should become that much clearer to Muslims and non-Muslims alike.:

Washington Post WorldViews: Max Fisher: Who loves and hates America: A revealing map of global opinion toward the U.S.

“Nobody polarizes public opinion like Uncle Sam,” wrote Max Fisher last week, and to no one’s surprise, Turkey and Egypt rank among the least favorable countries. Perhaps more of a surprise will be the results from Indonesia, Kenya, and Nigeria, who each possess substantive Muslim populations. Then, we have Sub-Saharan Africa, which has favorability ratings ranging from at least 61% all the way up to 92%, and we have President Barack Obama himself to credit for that. As Judeo-Christianity inches through that continent, perhaps intertwined with the information and energy revolutions, tribes already sympathetic to various Islamic factions could hasten their plans to boost their alliances, presumably with the intent of distinguishing themselves as firmly as they can. One might be surprised to learn just how common the main points this time around will be.:

Houston Business Journal: Collin Eaton: Muslim investors seek to form no-interest Texas credit union
International Islamic News Agency: UAE kicks off halal standardization worldwide

Whether Shiite or Sunni, whether in my home state or the United Arab Emirates, separation under Sharia might be a big deal, and we don’t even have to do anything other than stand back and watch. The Jafari No-Interest Credit Union will be charging fees that will flow into the profit margins of any relevant entities, and I’d have to imagine that the framework for the projects to be funded under this credit union’s auspices will be Shiite. Across Islam’s broader spectrum, Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and Muhammad bin Rashid Al-Maktoum look to be preparing some standardized rules for food and cosmetic products, starting this year, after receiving the Organization for Islamic Cooperation’s endorsement. I suppose those Yinchuan businesspersons will jump on this project once they certify it for themselves, as could other Muslims in non-Islamic areas, such as the Anglosphere. The main ruling families of the United Arab Emirates could want to focus on unifying Sharia standards throughout the Islamic Community, whether in food or finance, but what would happen if certain factions concluded that the calculations and money involved amount to one big sham? As the Sharia sheikhdoms debate this integration project, they could keep their heads turned east for some unintended disruptions.:

Christian Science Monitor: Scott Peterson: Afghanistan: The challenge of ‘good’ vs ‘bad’ militias
Daily Telegraph: Pakistan strikes deal with Muslim preacher

Militias have sprung up to chase Taliban insurgents away from their homes, but some have resorted to forcible extraction of taxes and massacres to intimidate these same units. Some of the more… savory groups want to sign up with official Afghan police teams, but they’ve yet to fully comply with standards for disarmament. One particular group, controlled by one Amir Mir Alam, maintains connections inside Kunduz and Kabul and engages in smuggling and kidnapping, giving the other militias their bad reputation. As the Taliban keeps its bloodlust throughout the regions of that country, the Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate could step up its own machinations. Tahir Qadri, a Sufi theologian, started several protests earlier this week in hopes of calling for electoral reform, in the middle of a judicial order to arrest Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf for some alleged kickbacks. If the establishment in Washington, D.C., consists mainly of politicians and lobbyists, then the establishment in Islamabad could consist of military commanders and judges, making Pakistan look even worse than America. Fortunately – if also surprisingly – for us, it appears that two major allies may be looking still further east for some alternatives, including one with a very familiar background.:

Wall Street Journal: Harsh Pant: The India-Vietnam Axis
Globes: Yuval Azulai: Israel’s defense industry targets Vietnam

Leave it to India and Israel’s defense companies to take the lead in pulling the Vietnamese Communists away from the Chinese Communists, and Japan, France, and the rest of the Anglosphere could strengthen the trade and information networks emerging across Southeast Asia. An Indian energy company wanted to explore for oil and natural gas in pockets controlled by Vietnam in the South China Sea, a move with a sense of urgency after China’s diplomatic disruptions. As Pakistan helped filter China into South Asia – and the Middle East – now India wants Vietnam to act similarly for East Asia. India and Vietnam have procured military technology from Russia, and the main focus between these two appears to be naval cooperation, something that could find a warm reception in Israel. The Israeli and Vietnamese Ministries of Defense have been putting together several agreements about tightened defense links, focusing more on personal friendships and advanced rifles than active technology exchanges, such as guided bombs and missiles, for the moment. To be sure, it might only be a matter of time before American and European companies prepare to charge into that country, as well. Overall, this would be quite a global network for President Barack Hussein Obama, Vice-President Joe Biden, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, and House Speaker John Boehner, but surprises far grimmer could be lurking across Eurasia right now.:

American Enterprise Institute: Michael Mazza: Four Surprises That Could Rock Asia in 2013
Foreign Policy: Charles Emmerson: Eve of Disaster

Southeast Asia continues to grapple with Islamic terrorists, but once some of those groups see the prospect that their societies face slow extinction from China, embodied in, say, collaboration between Chinese and Emirati officials on halal products, the likelihood of a major terrorist attack inside China itself can only grow exponentially. Between Uighur separatism and African mineral businesses, Chinese officials could end up facing serious turmoil instigated by Al-Qaeda and its allies, perhaps starting with Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. If President Xi Jinping telephoned the White House about an offer to assist our counterterrorism programs worldwide, well, we wouldn’t even have to guess where we could go from there. Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej is much more popular than his son, but he’s frail enough to have many of his citizens worrying about persistent instability should he die, thereby making us think that Thailand is less reliable than it should be in anchoring our strategy in East Asia. On a more global scale, some worry that the turbulence now is reminiscent of the early 1910s even more than the late 1930s. In 1913, America established the Federal Reserve – with Woodrow Wilson’s signature – and Russia was experiencing an industrial boom. Self-interested global financiers will have to prevent war, many say, but what happens if self-interest is removed from the equation? What happens if a constituency arises that promotes rage flowing from a complete loss of faith that modernization will sustain the cultures on which so many depend to explain their view(s) of the world around them? The rest of the world could be just waiting for someone to light and throw the match that sets everything ablaze, but this time, even some of the cultures I’ve been mentioning recently may not survive the coming conflagration, taking their countries and people down with them. Three major civilizations share nothingness as their main common factor, and one of those regions, the one from which the United States of America’s brand of Judeo-Christianity and constitutionalism emerged, never quite recovered from a brutal war blazing right through it approximately four centuries ago at this time. We can’t act quickly enough to contain the damage and save as many people as we can before the final showdown begins, and once it ends, a society actively promotes friendship, kindness, laughter, honesty, generosity, and loyalty couldn’t be any more vital for humankind’s progress.

[Silver Soul]

Except there was no attempt to suppress minority voters, the past two elections in which such verification has been in place has shown massive Black Turnout. But even then such a thing is not a act of intolerance and does not address how poorly Black Republicans have been treated by Liberals.

Oh don't play dumb. Then explain the deny of early voting hours in Ohio by the Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted, Texas's attempts of inconvenient voting changes that were denied by court, Rick Scott's cutting the early voting hours before he flip-flopped on that recently, and this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuOT1bRYdK8

Heck, even Florida Republicans admit they intended to target Democrat votes.

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/ne...er-play/nTFDy/

Wayne Bertsch, who handles local and legislative races for Republicans, said he knew targeting Democrats was the goal.

“In the races I was involved in in 2008, when we started seeing the increase of turnout and the turnout operations that the Democrats were doing in early voting, it certainly sent a chill down our spines. And in 2008, it didn’t have the impact that we were afraid of. It got close, but it wasn’t the impact that they had this election cycle,” Bertsch said, referring to the fact that Democrats picked up seven legislative seats in Florida in 2012 despite the early voting limitations.

Another GOP consultant, who did not want to be named, also confirmed that influential consultants to the Republican Party of Florida were intent on beating back Democratic turnout in early voting after 2008.

But a GOP consultant who asked to remain anonymous out of fear of retribution said black voters were a concern.

“I know that the cutting out of the Sunday before Election Day was one of their targets only because that’s a big day when the black churches organize themselves,” he said.

[SBaby]

Oh don't play dumb. Then explain the deny of early voting hours in Ohio by the Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted, Texas's attempts of inconvenient voting changes that were denied by court, Rick Scott's cutting the early voting hours before he flip-flopped on that recently, and this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuOT1bRYdK8

Heck, even Florida Republicans admit they intended to target Democrat votes.

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/ne...er-play/nTFDy/

Ironic that you failed to mention the fact that many of our armed forces overseas also couldn't get their votes to be counted in this election.

Much like the racism issue, it must only apply if the people accused of it aren't Democrats, huh?

[TheWatersGreatGuardian]

Ironic that you failed to mention the fact that many of our armed forces overseas also couldn't get their votes to be counted in this election.

Much like the racism issue, it must only apply if the people accused of it aren't Democrats, huh?

Don't talk bad about the democrats around this guy. They are his white knights who can do no wrong.

[WizardTrubbish]

Ironic that you failed to mention the fact that many of our armed forces overseas also couldn't get their votes to be counted in this election.

Much like the racism issue, it must only apply if the people accused of it aren't Democrats, huh?

http://www.snopes.com/politics/ballot/military.asp

In my opinion, the accusation only applies if it's actually, you know, true.

[BigLutz]

Oh don't play dumb. Then explain the deny of early voting hours in Ohio by the Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted, Texas's attempts of inconvenient voting changes that were denied by court, Rick Scott's cutting the early voting hours before he flip-flopped on that recently, and this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuOT1bRYdK8

Heck, even Florida Republicans admit they intended to target Democrat votes.

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/ne...er-play/nTFDy/

When did Democrats become minority voters? Seriously if you want to get into dirty tactics there is enough for both sides.