If the Republican Party hopes to improve its standing with African-American voters, it's going to have to do better than this.
Yes, Maine Republican Party Chairman Charlie Webster is troubled by the fact that "dozens of black people" voted in rural areas this year, which he sees as problematic because "nobody" in those towns "knows anyone who's black." Asked to identify which towns, the state GOP official refused.
So, let me get this straight. President Obama won the state of Maine by a 56% to 41% margin. In terms of raw popular votes, the Democrat's advantage was well over 100,000 votes in the state.
But for the chairman of the Maine Republican Party, the real outrage here is that "dozens of black people," who some local Republicans didn't recognize, cast ballots on Election Day.
Webster added, "I'm not politically correct." Ya don't say.
I'm trying to imagine the thought process that leads a Republican official to think this way. In this guy's mind, Democrats were so worried about losing Maine -- which hasn't been competitive in 20 years, and which borders an actual swing state -- that they sent hordes of mysterious African-American voters into small rural towns to cast ballots. This, according to the chairman of the state's Republican Party, was the fiendish plan Dems cooked up to win a state they were going to win anyway.
Just, wow.
But wait, it gets worse. Webster has cooked up a plan to combat the voter fraud that exists in his imagination.
In a phone interview Wednesday, Webster told the BDN that he plans to send "several thousand" postcards with a photo of the State House to the addresses of voters who registered on Election Day as a way to investigate potential voter fraud.
"They'll go out in first-class mail," he said. "I don't expect people to respond to the question. The concept behind this is to see if they are returned. This is a reasonably inexpensive effort by me to settle the question" of whether people travel to Maine communities to vote fraudulently.
If cards come back as undeliverable, Webster believes it will prove his theory that people travel to Maine to vote fraudulently.
I see. The scourge of mysterious black voters in rural Maine is so serious that the chairman of the state GOP has cooked up a scheme based on vote caging.
Webster added that his efforts are not racially motivated. No, of course not. Why would anyone think that?
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"...it will prove his theory that people travel to Maine to vote fraudulently."
Sounds like a whole new take on the tourism industry!
GAWD! This TeaGOP stuff has crossed the line into mental illness!
It's not racially based, but of course they some how know that these mysterious black people voted for Obama, why...are there no African American Republicans, and no white Democrats?
You know we go to Zoo to see animals doing weird thinks, we need sanctuary for idiots like him. I will paid money to see him, Trump, Romney, Rove etc. This is priceless.
My favorite part is that NO ONE KNOWS any blacks! Hahahahhaha....CLASSIC!
Especially because now they can't use the excuse that they're not racist because they know a black person. LOL.
Wow, if President Obama won in Maine due to 12 black voters... then we should just send 12 black voters to go vote next election.
This has to be one of the funniest things I've heard this past election cycle. And one of the most flat out racist, but what I don't understand is how these people get the positions in the first place??? Also, the fact that some are elected officials who got voted in is even more bazaar. If the American people actually got together and outed these people then 15-20 yrs. down the line this country will be back on top, most likely for good....Just my thought's...
How did they get past the DWB patrols at the border?
Why not get a huge truck with a big flaming cross painted on the side, drive around around and collect all the nigras? you might even catch a few meskins.
How did they get past the DWB patrols at the border?
On the bright side, at least he's not being racist. It's not like he doesn't like black people, he doesn't believe that they exist. #facepalm
Can't fix STOOPID!!!
What's really funny about these Voter-Fraud-Wolf-Cryers up here in Maine is they have to know that in our small towns the town clerks know just about everybody and are not stupid and would not let strangers (who are not on the rolls) vote.
Charlie Webster is just plain wicked-foolish!
There are days when I just get so seriously pissed at the stupidity that I don't know what to do with myself. Then I come here and everyone (well, nearly everyone) points out the hysterically funny side of what's going on and I giggle and feel better. Thanks, folks.
I called up Charlie Webser and my call was not returned. I remain doubtful he is resident of Maine, he may possibly be a Canadian or Russian spy.
So Hatch finally got around to reading the Constitution 17 yrs after writing legislation? Perhaps he should have reviewed the 2 centuries old document before he ran his first election campaign.
Obviously Hatch was a closet 'socialist' who never felt compelled to read our nations founding documents- a real eye opener confession to his constituents I'm sure.
Well possibly they were shipped in by The Black Panther(s) spotted outside a voting station in Phili? Oh my gosh I am so sick of their racism!!! I am white, brought up by a racist father, whose veiws I could never understand! (He hated hippies as much). Now @ age 55 I find myself reliving my terrible childhood filled with old white men telling me how it really is...
"Dozens of black people" IS a substantial percentage of the African-American population of Maine.
Still, it shouldn't shock the state's Party chairperson that they voted. Black Americans have been doing that since, oh, about 1866 or so.
I know a black person, or I should say know OF a black person...My uncle claims to have actually seen one when he was stationed overseas during the war. He says they looked more or less just like us except they were black all over. The party chairman's claim is just not credible. Where would they get "dozens" of these creatures ? ( I live in Canada bordering on the state of Maine, and if there were black people living there I'm sure I would have observed one or two...)
I'm 65, and in my entire life I have only ever heard one racist admit to his racism, the fact that during my working life in local government in Pa. for 45+ years, I doubt there was a week that went by without hearing the "n" word, but those uttering didn't consider themselves racists either.
The Jews were just lucky he couldn't spot them,you know, not being black and all.
Will you stop telling those Repubs how stupid they are. Let them figure it out for themselves 4 or 5 election cycles down the road.
Of course he's not racist, he just doesn't like black people or want them to vote.
These guys have come far since the 1950s.
As I understnd it, "vote cageing" involved sending "registered letters" rather than first class. Part of the problem with registered mail is that some people are reluctant to pick up or claim "registered mail." Seriously, what GOOD news has ever come by registered mail?
rachel! love you. i think a road trip is in order to maine. send a team to the state & find the dozen or so black voters. he may be on to something. LOL i love this thinking because it will keep the GOP out of office for years to come. "taking america back" instead of "forward" they will never learn.
List under, Who Knew? I did not know black people were the figment of liberal's imaginations?