Willie Brown: How does President Palin sound?

SF Gate ^ | September 14, 2008 | Willie Brown

[atomic_dog]

For first time in modern history, a presidential race is actually going to be decided by the vice presidential pick.

Thanks to Sarah Palin, this is no longer a contest between Barack Obama and John McCain - it's between Brother Barack and Sistah Sarah.

Rock star vs. rock star. Inexperienced vs. inexperienced. Newcomer vs. newcomer. Change vs. change.

His "change" is East Coast intellectual. Her "change" is NASCAR.

His change is wine and cheese. Her change is mayonnaise by the gallon.

[MrB]

Don’t “those people” understand that it’s Ranch Dip that we buy by the gallon?

[MrB]

meanwhile, this Brown fella thinks the answer to get 0bama elected is for him to get 99% of the black vote instead of 97%.

[ApplegateRanch]

Her change is mayonnaise by the gallon.

Sounds like racist code to me, Willy.

Calling her 'mayonnaise is saying she's "white and greasy", and that a greasy white wave will inundate the country, drowning the po' Brothers, if Big-O loses.

Are the "wine and cheese" are the enormous spoils you'll get, if Big-O wins?

Your'e racist, Willy! You're RACIST!

[webrover]

That's the most dopey stereotype I ever saw. IT has no basis in anything factual. It's not like malt liquor and cherry soda stereotypes, which are based on facts.

[webrover]

Tuna salad. BLT, turkey sand and roast beef sand (sometimes). That’s about it.

[USS Alaska]

A common stereotype held by blacks about white people is that all white people love mayonnaise more than any other condiment and put it on almost everything.

Hey, I use it on my watermelon.

Melon and mayo, that should help the old stereotype.

[USS Alaska]

Okay, but do white people think blacks drink wine and eat cheese a lot?

Thunderbird and velvetta.

[dfwgator]

Eddie Murphy Voiceover: Slowly, I began to realize that when white people are alone, they give things to each other for free.

Eddie Murphy Voiceover: There was only one other black man on the bus. He got off on 45th Street. [ the busdriver looks around the bus carefully, then sets a party in motion, complete with music and cigarette girls ] The problem was much more serious than I'd ever imagined.

[ cut to Eddie at a bank, talking to a black Loan Officer ]

Loan Officer: Now, let me get this straight, Mr., ..uh.. Mr. White. You'd like to borrow $50,000 from our bank, but you have no collateral, you have no credit. You don't even have any I.D. Is that correct?

Eddie Murphy: That's right.

Loan Officer: Mr. White, I'm sorry. This is not a charity. This is a business..

White Loan Officer: Uh, Harry, why don't you, uh, take your break now? I'll take care of.. uh.. Mr. White.

Loan Officer: Well.. okay. Thanks, Bob. [ exits ]

White Loan Officer: [ laughs, then sits ] That was a close one, wasn't it?

Eddie Murphy: It certainly was.

White Loan Officer: We don't have to bother with these formalities, do we, Mr. White? Huh?

Eddie Murphy: What a silly Negro!

White Loan Officer: Just take what you want, Mr. White. Pay us back anytime. Or don't. We don't care.

Eddie Murphy: Tell me, do you know of any other banks like this in this area?

[dan1123]

Okay, but do white people think blacks drink wine and eat cheese a lot?

It was a double bash. Bash Gov. Palin about being too "common man" and bash 0bama about being too elitist. To make things clear, in Willie's mind, it's either too far one way or too far to the other. Did you catch where Willie says 0bama can't speak "street" and speaks "like a professor"?

[floozy22]

The Democrats have got to get to the core of this new campaign. It's not a pretty thought, but somehow Democrats must plant in voters' minds that, given McCain's age and his health history, he might not make it through the term if he's elected.

Hey Willie...we think this is a GOOD thing. Most of us want her to be President. The more Republicans think this, the more votes we'll get.

[Tublecane]

“Did you catch where Willie says 0bama can’t speak ‘street’ and speaks ‘like a professor’”

That’s still not a balanced criticism. It’s surely bad to be a nerd, but professors are at least supposed to be smart. So Obama gets to be smart, and what does Palin get? Nothing.

[dan1123]

That’s still not a balanced criticism.

Maybe I should outline how I see it:

Willie Brown's Thesis: Sarah Palin connects to people better which translates into more votes.

"Sistah Sarah"	"Brother Barack"
NASCAR	East Coast intellectual
mayonnaise by the gallon	wine and cheese
notice how everyone is calling her Sarah Palin - not Gov. Palin. That's not good for Democrats.	not naturally funny, does not speak "street," speaks like a professor, and does not know how to set up a joke
Wal-Marters (more likely to volunteer or show up at the polls)	younger people (less likely to turn out)
can go to the Mountain Dew 250 in Talladega, Ala., and pitch for votes	can't go to a meeting called by Al Sharpton to get out the black vote, because if he does there will be a backlash.