That's pretty bad.
But I can see the day will come that he'll say or do something worse.
And then, in public, he can be made to eat 'Jim Crow.'

Why is it that we republicans cannot speak bluntly enough for you progressives to understand what we are saying?

It would seem that Governor Kasich was quite clear. As a republican governor, he does not need or want any democrats in his administration and all blacks are democrats so none need apply.

I do believe that George Allen said it best when he told the black maccaca to take his maccaca democrat @ss and haul it back to Africa.

The people of Ohio are going to get the government they voted for, and they are going to get it good and hard.

Well does he? I'm sure he got elected with little or no black vote. Is there some type of requirement in Ohio that requires the governor to choose minorities or members of the opposing party to be in his/her cabinet? I didn't think so...

Agree with Chris--it's his cabinet and he should fill how he sees fit. The real issue, however, is that his response makes clear a certain hostility towards blacks. And whether they voted for him or not, he's governor of the entire state, not just those that voted for him.

And no, I'm not buying his bs response that he was talking about Democrats. The context of his comments (which he has confirmed were accurately conveyed) makes clear of who he was referencing with the classic phrase "you people."

What more could the Republican Party ask for, a bigot in the forefront, plus George Alllen trying to win back an elective office. Both Kasich and Allen epitomizes bigotry at its worse, which the Republicans that I know, think that it is the only way.

Kasich couldn't have come across much worse? To whom? To the people he doesn't need, that's all. The last thing his base wants him to do is to reach out to people who don't look, think and act just as they do. Hey, LePage in Maine told the NAACP to kiss hiss butt, remember? Notice a pattern here?

Well as the old addage goes, you get what you vote for, and its not like the records of these republicans was not a known factor.
Also if you DON'T vote you don't have the right to bitch about who did get elected do you? What was the turnout in Ohio, especially among democrats and black voters?

KJ, you are inferring he is hostile towards blacks. If I was elected to something, I surely wouldn't want wingnuts in my cabinet. Does that make me hostile towards them? No, I just don't agree with their political philosophy.

I am not saying the guy is not racist. He probably is just like the majority of the Republican party but his cabinet is his choice. The racists are winning elections, along with having the least popular positions on most issues between the two parties. Why is that?

I do respect the fact that the Republicans jam what they think in your face and hold up their middle finger. Their supporters usually turn out because they know they will fight for what they believe, or pretend to believe. The Dems fold and take advantage of their base. You all will line up and vote for Obama in 2 years, whining along the way.

This is a ridiculous thing to say in either regards. Black people provide jobs say taxes teach are doctors lawyers etc just as are democrats. Evidently he thinks he can govern a state without the contributions of either or. Maybe he doesn't need blacks or dems in his administration but it will be hard to open Ohio up for business in a lot of communities if he's out there saying he doesn't need certain segments of The population.

How exactly does a politican not realize saying "I don't need your people" [to help me choose my cabinet] won't be read as "I don't need your people" [on my cabinet].

Not that either way isn't faintly repulsive.

Ah, Republicans...

I hope Ken Blackwell isn't looking for a job, because Ohio doesn't need him.

Chris, there are Republican minorities. There are lots of non-political minorities. Kasich's defense of his all-white cabinet is that each was the best qualified individual. Now we know that one of the qualifications was that they be white. What Kasich seems to be saying is that minorities shouldn't be trusted with positions of power in government because they might be sympathetic to Democratic voters. I suggest he adopt as his slogan, "Mine is a government elected by white people, of white people, for white people"

Her point, obviously, had nothing to do with party and everything to do with the governor having a diverse team that reflected the makeup of a diverse state.

Heaven knows, with guys like these, I can certainly see why they might be.

I'll give him props for his honesty - a refreshing change from most Republicans! Does that mean other Ohio bigots will free to come out of the woodwork?

@Chris: His words, not mine. And just to be clear, he has every right to hire who he likes and choose his own words to express himself. Conversely, I and others, have every right to draw conclusions about him based on his choices (both in staff and words).

I'm sure he'll say that some of his best friends are African-American really soon.

Looks like PA isn't the only place with a city at each end and Alabama in the middle.

And for those who talk about his "right" to appoint whomever he wants to his cabinet, might I mention that exercising a "right" and being competent are not the same thing. He may have the "right," but he has the obligation to be competent, something more important than exercising his rights. His appointments bring his competence into doubt.

Living in Ohio I was amazed that Kasich was elected gv and Portman was elected Senator. These two were main men in Bushes crew. Jobs and the economy were a big deal during the election. It seems that Ohioans had a complete loss of memory when voting for these scumbags as they both were instrumental in bringing the country to the shitty position were now in.

According to Turner, when the caucus offered him help in finding qualified minority applicants, Kasich told Turner, "I don't need your people."

I don't know Steve. Kasich may be an asshole racist or just insensitive to race issues, but attacking this quote is a bit of a stretch. It's likely here that Kasich just meant "I don't need your people" to be directed at the list of provided names, as in, 'I already have my staff, I don't need anymore people/applicants.'

Looks like PA isn't the only place with a city at each end and Alabama in the middle.

You can include Missouri to that list too.

May make recruiting for The Ohio State football team a littler tougher. That could cost him white votes.

He is basically saying that he believes the 19% who support the tea party offsets the minority vote worth 20%

Kasich told Turner, "I don't need your people."

I guess Kasich is saved by the addition of one letter. In 1992, neophyte presidential candidate Ross Perot spoke to a black group and said (paraphrasing except for the last three words, which I remember), "Who suffers the most in a bad economy? It's you people." There was a big uproar over that.

Even if Kasish didn't actually mean the racist interpretation, the fact that it he didn't consider it important that he'd *sound* like a racist *is a kind of racism*.

Looks like PA isn't the only place with a city at each end and Alabama in the middle.

You can include Missouri to that list too.

Hey now, there's a Liberal Game Preserve right smack dab in the middle of Missouri. And just to the south is our massive weasel farm.

F*cking racist.

There, I said it.

Enough with the gobbledly-gook. Kasich is a f*cking Republican racist - but I repeat myself.

mansfield b. frazier on kasich :

"the only thing he’s going to have in store for persons of color is a stiff pecker and some bubblegum… and from what I’m hearing loud and clear out of Columbus, he’s fresh out of bubblegum."

I can't wait until he has to deal with gay issues. His status as a closeted gay man is well known in DC. It may turn out to be more difficult for him to deal with his bigotry in that area if someone decides to out him.

Given that the Republican Party is the Unreconstructed Confederate White Supremacist Party, what is surprising about this?

I want to commend RepublicanPointOfView for his especially enlightening words this morning.
But why write @ss rather than ass?
C'mon big boy, let it out!
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Why is it that we republicans cannot speak bluntly enough for you progressives to understand what we are saying?

It would seem that Governor Kasich was quite clear. As a republican governor, he does not need or want any democrats in his administration and all blacks are democrats so none need apply.

I do believe that George Allen said it best when he told the black maccaca to take his maccaca democrat @ss and haul it back to Africa.
Posted by: RepublicanPointOfView on January 29, 2011 at 8:13 AM