With the exceptions of a “Rich Whitey Lady” now and then and the very occasional “Rich Black Guy” such as Barack Obama, in America the only people who win major elections are Rich Whiteys. So the only real surprise in this story about a guy named Rich Whitney suffering a typo that changed him to Rich Whitey on the electronic ballot is that he’s not winning in a landslide. What’s his problem, is he not really rich and white?
Talking Points Memo has this answer:
The Chicago Sun-Times reports that the name of Green Party gubernatorial candidate Rich Whitney is misspelled “Rich Whitey” on electronic-voting machines in 23 wards ….
And that’s where we stopped reading, because if he was so rich and whitey, he sure as hell wouldn’t be the Green Party candidate — that’s reserved for the merely comfortable whitey, with his graduate degree and 2008 Prius. [TPM/Sun-Times]
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Oh but you should've read on, Ken, because half of the precincts where the "mistake" occurred were predominantly African-American.
And by the way, anyone else notice that TPM is pretty much just a bunch of links to Colbert and Stewart these days?
I'm voting for M. Pecunious Darquey.
Rich Whitey isn't very smart, and thought the Green Party was for greenbacks.
This typo will likely get a lot of tea party votes.
Especially them Illinois nazis.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhozx819izU
the most recent name of the year tournament included a man called "rich tanguy". i instantly thought of john boehner when i first saw it.
the whitney thing is even more entertaining when you consider the fact that the gop candidate is an actual rich whitey who bitches about government spending while taking advantage of small business tax credits in the stimulus to avoid owing any federal taxes on income earned from his various business interests(construction, rental properties, etc.). this was the main reason for his reluctance to release his tax returns to the media. oh, and he's voted against funding school lunch programs and cancer screenings for women. oh, and he wants to defund the state education department. oh, and he authored a bill that would legalize mass euthanasia of dogs and cats, specifically in specialized gas chambers. this was mostly due to the fact that a veterinarian in his district wanted it. oh and he's talked about de-unionizing illinois completely, making us a thriving right to work state like kentucky.
aaaaaand he's currently up by 8 points against an incumbent chicago democrat. fuck.
Since an ALL CAPS comment is the equivalent of SCREAMING AT THE TOP OF YOUR VOICE, why are you whispering here?
This is all Michelle Obama's doing, isn't it.
It's too bad that this Richard doesn't go by Dick.
Y.T. Richman has my vote.
Finally, Republicans can can vote for a candidate with the perfect name!
How is Morass Foryou doing?
Trailing behind Hugh Jass.
You want Harry P. Ness in 2012.
Maybe the republicans can take the race by getting a NASCAR guy such as Dick Trickle to run. A man whose name exemplifes the republican trickle down economics theory.
Okay, that one's pretty good. I don't know why you didn't some thumbing love for it.
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Ah, Tyrone Green. I'm a collector — have some of his original manuscripts, printed on prison-issue toilet paper rolls.
Kill Whitney!
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