Arianna and "Daily Show" co-creator Lizz Winstead joined Joy Behar Wednesday on "The Joy Behar Show" to discuss turmoil at the RNC in the wake of "Bondage-Gate."
Arianna thinks that despite the scandal, Michael Steele is safe at the top. One reason, according to Arianna is that 60% of Americans have never heard of the simulated-sex club debacle. She also believes that Steele's race could help him weather this and future storms.
"The fact that he's about the only recognizable African American in the Republican Party gives him a lot of protection," Arianna said. "Because if they fire him, who is going to be left who is African American to represent the Republican Party."
Asked why Republicans even need an African American representative, Arianna said it's because the party wants to pretend that it's "the party of the majority."
When the debate moved to politically motivated threats of violence, Arianna explained that aggressive rhetoric from politicians like Sarah Palin offers legitimacy to the those who threaten to harm politicians over their votes.
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Look at the history of that deplorable condition -- sl^ve ry -- found infecting the democratic South for a coupla centuries. Find the Bu ll Con nors, the Geo rge Wal lac es and Senator Ful brights and WVa kl ieg le filbustering Civil Rights. Look at any of today's major cities, like NY, LA, Chi, Houston, Philly , even Newark NJ, to see within those entire democrat run cities the deplorable conditions of gh ett os!
No, the republican party is not a party of razizm. It is an open party to everyone. Too bad the democrat party has painted republicans with the very taint the democrats can never erase, else this country could truly advance. Beats me why our black brothers and sisters cannot comprehend this, face it, the same faces we once viewed in the gh et tos way back then are still there......only the clothes styles have changed.
Proud Independent.
If they dump him, there's a chance (however slight) that they'll replace him with someone competent.
you are for it ------------------------we are against it until we are for it again ...no against it ..for it ..against
you paid for it ---------------------- we will take the check ( it magically appeared ..say cheese)
you want a vote --------------------we fillibuster until we get what we want
you nominate somebody--------we put a hold on them until somebody see's ( then we just say sorry)
you passed it (and it works) ----we would have done the same thing
you want to have a meeting ----we don't show up because we were excluded from the table
you won the election -------------we scream we want our country back! (from you)
you are for family values---------we are as well until we get caught with our pants down
you are for religion ----------------we are too as long as it iis run by white men with multiple wives
You lead------------------------------we say you should be listening to us and doing what we say
You listen to the Generals---------------------------we say you're not leading!
You do what the majority say they want----------we say you are governing by polls
You cut taxes for 95% of the country--------------we say you raised taxes
You k1ll te.rr.orists-------------------------------------we say you're hurting intelligence efforts
You are for all ethinic backgrounds -----we are integrated too (one or two of us are black but the rest are overwhelmingly white )
DId I miss anything ?
feel free to add ;)-
"You ignore the will of the people-----------------we take over in November."
It's irrational fear stoked by RICH right wingers who want to pit the have nots against teh have nots.
It's how they keep power and money.
There's no rationality to the health insurance mandate either -- nearly everyone screaming about it already HAS insurance or Medicare, so they are saying don' t you dare force me to do something I already did.
I do agree that the other 99% of the rage comes from hypocrisy (most of the stuff the teabaggers complain about Obama doing was fine to them when previous presidents did it) and r a c i s m.