She's caught a lot of heat in recent days for using the term "Shuck and Jive" during a Wednesday evening attack on the President's foreign policy response in Libya. As usual, her inflamatory attack made little sense and simply cemented the common perception of her precarious grasp of global events. It was certainly quotable but not really surprising; and no stranger than the news that she's a distant relative to actress Halle Berry.
Palin is just the latest right-leaning member of the GOP to be trotted out to sling code words at the President in an effort to try and make voters uncomfortable with his race. Remember Newt Gingrich suggesting poor school children in urban areas (GOP Code for "black and Latino kids") could be compelled to work as janitors in their schools to teach them work habits? Or labeling Obama a "food stamp President?"
Perhaps the most notoriouos Code-Talker in this bunch (aside from the Donald Trump) is the co-chair of the Mitt Romney for President Campaign, the perpetually angry former New Hampshire governor John Sununu. He's been called upon by the Romney camp to serve up a remarkable feast of unapologetically bigoted cheap shots over the past few months. Most recently slamming General Colin Powell for voting for Obama only because of the color of his skin.
Funny, when I watched General Powell (arguably one of the most respectd public fugures in the country) lay out his reasoning for choosing to vote for the President, they were well thought out arguments based on facts, logic and the President's record; at not time did he mention voting for Obama because of the color of his skin. Watch for yourself if you missed it.
Curious, when the GOP Code-Talkers talk about Obama, they seem to say much more about themselves and their perspective of the nation we live in.
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