Of course a question on Rand Paul’s outreach to the black community was turned into this…
Via Newbusters:
It is not surprising that Rand Paul has a media target on his chest for announcing himself as a Republican presidential candidate. What is unusual is the fact that CNN saw fit to bring in Van Jones, a man with flirtations with communism and 9/11 conspiracy theories (and briefly President Obama’s “green jobs” czar) to evaluate Paul’s political aspirations.
When Carol Costello asked Jones for his thoughts regarding Paul’s outreach to the black community, he used the opportunity to slander Republicans: “You know, the Republicans have a very tough branding issue when it comes to people of color. Since that they are not in touch. They don’t care about some of these communities. I think Rand Paul has been the big exception to that over the past couple of years.”
Pointing out that the Republican Party hasn’t attracted the black vote stating the obvious. Which begs the question, why do CNN commentators fail to emphasize the demographics that Democrats haven’t had success in reaching out to?
If the Republican Party’s failed outreach to minorities means they don’t care about them, does that mean that the Democrats’ poor outreach to Christian fundamentalists is proof that Democrats don’t care about conservative Christians?
Despite his applauding Paul for not being one of those “out of touch” Republicans who “don’t care about” minority communities, Jones warned that his extreme views may keep the progressive vote out of his reach, “I think there are other issues though that for young progressives, once they look behind that initial foray, they are going to be concerned. He’s rabidly anti-choice. He’s against a woman’s right to choose when it comes to rape and incest. That’s going to be off putting for I think a section of young people.”