Grover Norquist: Obama "John Kerry With A Tan"

LA Times:

John McCain has been trying hard of late to link Barack Obama with Jimmy Carter in the public consciousness, hoping that the "ineffectual" label that many voters affix to the former president will prove transferable.

Anti-tax activist Grover Norquist touts Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana and Gov. Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota as prime vice presidential prospects for presumptive Republican presdiential nominee John McCainBut Grover Norquist -- the conservative activist who specializes in promoting an anti-tax agenda and, more generally, revels in the role of agent provocateur -- is offering a different comparison.

Norquist dropped by The Times' Washington bureau today and, as part of his negative critique of Obama's liberal stances on economic issues and other matters, he termed the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee "John Kerry with a tan."

Read the whole story: LA Times

Comments

[JimGroom]

Grover is proof positive that the Republican brand is going the way of the dinoasaurs. What a putz! One thing on the bright side...they the repugs can stop using code words now that this idiot has stated the obvious. They represent the radicals and racists in the country and this crap is not working any more.

[BEHM777]

I used to like Grover when he was on Sesame Street.

[edelmira]

Now Grover, we'll get personal. Grover is married to a lady from Kuwait and when asked if he had changed to his wife's faith he considered it too personal a question. But for this friend of Karl Rove (Illustrious college dropout who... chuckle, chuckle, called Brack Obama "intellectually lazy") speaking about someone's color is O.K. especially when you are a dumb swede (never mind the Harvard degree) who could only become a bureacratic tax-monger for Reagan, a water boy for the conservative power circles, Grover is consumed with envy that HE could never amount o anything worthwhile except chasing taxes for the rich! He's like Bush without a brain!

[Oldbuck]

Norquist is a proven idiot who like most Republican want to spend the hell out of the money but does not want to pay his fair share of the debt. He reminds me of George W. Bush and his farther they have been dodging tax's for ever that why they are in Texas because they have no state Income Tax and Maine does. These kind of statements only will consolidate the Democratic party.

[ejay579]

Privatize profit, socialize debt.

[kadene]

Hey Grover: That punch had no substance; try again. I am sure the Obama camp expects all kind of wild accusations, and ridiculous allegations to come after their candidate. But this is one of the feebler ones. Is that the best you could do in critiquing Obama?

[SgtLucifer]

Grover Norquist: Obama Is "John Kerry With A Tan"

.... and he went on to describe McCain as Clarence Thomas without a Tan

[Mygirl]

LOL !

[AurigaRa]

HA!

[Probus]

This was purely a racist comment by Norquist. McCain should distance himself from this statement but he won't. The GOP is going to use every dirty tactic to undermine and defeat Obama and with this incident they have shown they are not above gutter politics and hate.

[darthdarcy]

Let's stop kidding ourselves we know at the core of the Republican base and the glue that holds it together is Racism..!

It's always been racist along with homophobic and misogynist..but Racism is it's glue and they will always speak in code to cover their overt racist attitude...

[Davwbaird]

So true, they are white elisisy.

[StarkRavingNakedEmperor]

Right On!

[clearthinker2008]

Racism and money, they care about both equally.

[kellygrrrl]

cannot wait for the day these sclerotic evildoers are completely obsolete

[Scarllatti]

Hit me sister!!! Right on point.

[darthmaul]

I just wish this was caught on Video. It would be a Macca moment all over again.

[dgscol]

it just goes to show, that even a mediocre intellectual comes off as a genius in that political crowd.

[Kalima]

Another JM stooge, in desperate need of a good bowel movement.

[inthecolour]

For Those Who This May Concern:

Obama doesn't have a tan.

He's black.

[KBAR]

He's white!

Just ask Barry Sotero.

[Meah]

He's both!

[Scarllatti]

He is America!!!

[ejay579]

What was Omar Bradley?

[ssmit98]

The lesson I am taking from this story is this : When the nemesis of the rival team inadvertently makes you feel incompetent, call him/her nasty names and hope it helps to boost your image.

[KBAR]

"That’s Just How White Folks Will Do You."
Barack Hussein Obama

[ssmit98]

And judging from this article, O-b-a-m-a was absolutely right.

Isn't his full name beautiful? I fall in love all over again, every time I hear it....Thanks for the post; best comment I've heard all day :)

[StarkRavingNakedEmperor]

I think you are thinking of a quotation from a Chris Rock skit?!

Take care now! You might just prove his point!

And lastly, thank you for reminding me--I think I will go down to the Courthouse on Monday and change my middle name to "Hussein"--just for the Hell of it!!

[clearthinker2008]

Link to video or credible source please?

[kevenseven]

In the never-ending contest among reactionaries to see which is the biggest a-hole, you can always count on Grover (isn't that a muppet?) to be a real contender.

[kellygrrrl]

yup! he and Elmo made a lovely couple.

[dgscol]

yes, but he was not in a swift boat, nor does his wife sell tomatoes.