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Originally Posted by whell
Let's see. If he goes, he likely gets boo'd (as he did) and you guys would crow about it.
If he doesn't go, you guys would crow about how he only appears before "friendly" crowds.
I think I'll stay on the sidelines on this thread, since nothing productive will likely come from it.
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Your view is defensible were it not for the fact that Romney and Co. knew full well he would elicit boos with his provocative and disrespectful comments. He knew he wouldn't lose a single black vote (they wouldn't vote for him anyway), while gaining some support from his base for talking down to the darkies.
His presence there wasn't bold or brave as asserted by the right wing echo chamber. Brave would be going to the NRA convention and calling for sensible gun control or to a Tea Party group and advocating keeping RomneyObamaCare, while working collaboratively with the Dems to improve any small issues he may have with it (if any. He effectively wrote it, after all). What he did wasn't brave. It was cynical.