Oh dear sweet lord, Uber-Yankee Mitt Romney demonstrates that he's got no Elvis in him. On behalf of all white people, I tuck my chin in, bite my finger and laugh through my nose, hoping not to be noticed. This isn't even funny, it's just ... sad. I think he's probably a good man underneath it all but ... oh, hell, just watch. Don't call the guy Mitt anymore; his name is Hoppy (look it up, Lamont).
(H/T: Andrew Sullivan).
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Wow... "Who let the dogs out?" then something about "bling bling"
Maybe he should have sagged his pants and wore his hat backwards. All Black people do that, right, (homey)?
If the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree, then it's safe to say Mitt's heart is in the right place when it comes to race.
My brother's ex-father in law, a fundamentalist minister, did this once, going "What's up, bro?" and doing what he probably thought was some kind of hip-hop hand gesture to a young black man visiting his church. I cringed for him, and the poor young man. As with Mitt, the minister was usually a reserved fellow and white enough to give albinos pause.
But, really--just address people the way you always do. Don't talk up or down--just talk. Otherwise, you're insulting those you are speaking to and making a first class horse's a** of yourself at the same time.
Rod: "Don't call the guy Mitt anymore; his name is Hoppy (look it up, Lamont)."
I just did, 'Pop' -
Fans of 'Sanford and Son' may remember the cop whose pompously chummy "brother-man" malapropisms made him seem for all the world like the triangulated love child of Ted Baxter, Norm Crosby and the Revd W.A. Spooner:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanford_and_Son#Other_characters
"Smitty and Hoppy are a pair of police officers who occasionally show up at the Sanfords' residence. One officer was black, Officer 'Smitty' Smith (played by Hal Williams), and one white, Officer 'Hoppy' Hopkins (played by Howard Platt). Often, Hoppy would incorrectly use slang, which Smitty would correct (e.g., 'cold' instead of 'cool' or 'torn off' instead of 'ripped off'). Conversely, the ever-professional Hoppy would deliver a speech filled with police jargon and big words, which would confound Fred and/or Lamont. Smitty would then step in and simplify it for them in a more 'ghetto' manner. Later in the series's run, the two officers would more frequently appear individually -- usually 'Hoppy' at first, and usually 'Smitty' toward the end of the run. Ironically enough, unlike Ah Chew and Julio, Hoppy was the only non African-American character on the show who remained free of Fred's usual insults."
One other Sanfordist vignette is among my favorites, aping a veteran usage between my best friend and I:
Lamont: Pop, I'm really proud of you -
Fred: Oh, Son, come on now -
Lamont: No, Pop, I mean it.
Fred: I know - I mean, tell me more!
Rod, I've got bad news and bad news for you.
The bad news is that you've blown any semblance of political savy or credibility on this board with your two, non-con weirdo picks, Paul and then Arkansas Slick.
The bad news is that you will have Mitt as your President for eight years, and I ain't no ways tired of reminding you of it! :)
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