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An Ohio Republican Speaks for the Nation: ‘I’ve Never Seen Such Hate as in the GOP’
Romney’s biggest problem in Ohio is that not only is Obama leading in the polls, but he has slightly more support from Republicans than Romney does from Democrats. One such Republican, a 70-year-old retired store owner, says he has voted Republican for almost all of his life, but not this year.
Wayne Butterfass told the Columbus Dispatch in an email, “All you have to do is look at the Republican platform. I’ve never seen such HATE this year in the Republican Party, national or state.”
The Columbus Dispatch printed part of Mr. Butterfass’ email, “Obama was handed an economy on the skids, after eight years of Bush. All he ever did was think about war. I’m afraid Romney will do the same, especially the trickle-down theory.” He continued, “I don’t know why any woman or gay would ever vote for Romney. All you have to do is look at the Republican platform. I’ve never seen such HATE this year in the Republican Party, national or state.”
Not only is Ohio leaning Obama right now, but Ohioans think Vice President Joe Biden is more qualified for his job than Paul Ryan would be for the same job by 8 points.
Obama is leading Romney by 9 points in Ohio according to a new Dispatch poll, and early balloting starts in two days.
Wayne Butterfass is not alone is his disgust with his former party. According to Stan Greenberg, the Republican Party has lost 5 points in voter identification over the past month. He writes, “Contempt for the Republicans is pushing Democrats into the lead, not only in the presidential race but across Senate and likely many House races as well.”
Interestingly, a month ago Ohio was an even race. Today, it’s a plus 9 for Obama, suggesting that the Republican National Convention, the Ryan pick, and the 47% comments have damaged Romney in Ohio, along with his tone deaf “Let Detroit Go Bankrupt” editorial.
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45 Responses to An Ohio Republican Speaks for the Nation: ‘I’ve Never Seen Such Hate as in the GOP’
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Andrew Carvin
Sep. 30th, 2012 at 8:28 pm
The Republicans are the party of hate by virtue of their goals which exclude 99% of people. What the Republicans want is the complete destruction/subjugation of the non-rich to give everything to RICH WHITE STRAIGHT MEN. Unemployment will do nothing but increase wherever Republicans have power. I made a video about unemployment, and how we can fix it. It’s at my YouTube channel Zarrakan, and here’s the name:
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Watch it, share it, and join the fight against those who want to kill all of us with destructive social policies.
kristen petrova
Sep. 30th, 2012 at 8:31 pm
It gives you hope when you see people who are in that party, or have been, who can face what it has become and are willing to take a stand. I have a lot of respect for people like this. Not so much for the people who just repeat whatever they hear on Fox fiction and don’t even realize or care how hateful they sound
majii
Sep. 30th, 2012 at 8:36 pm
Clifford Russell attended Romney’s rally in VA last week. He hates entitlements and had the following to say about the poor: “Yes, I mean it. Get rid of all of them, give the kids up for adoption, execute the parents, and you get rid of the problem.” (When I call him back to revisit the issue, he elaborates: “put the children up for adoption and execute the parents, and word would get out soon” that poor people shouldn’t have kids.”)
www.progressive.org/meet-...
Yep, many in today’s GOP hate some of their fellow citizens, especially People of Color, our LGBTQ citizens, and Hispanics, along with many others.
Reynardine
Sep. 30th, 2012 at 8:50 pm
I followed your link, despite a tenacious pop-up. Can this guy be real? He sounds like a charicature!
majii
Sep. 30th, 2012 at 9:14 pm
I think he’s real, Reynardine, and I think he’s indicative of the way many republicans feel about the poor. He might not have been so bold to air his feelings in the recent past, but he is now, and I think the reason is that our current president is a Person of Color. People like Clifford Russell tend to think we’re all on food stamps,live in the ghetto, and that we were all raised without fathers in the home. He’s a stupid man who has made zero effort to find out how other Americans live, and imo, because of this, it’s easy to see why he supports Romney. He, like Romney and Ryan, has written off millions of his fellow citizens as being worthless individuals whose main concern is sucking that government teat!
ibwilliamwsi
Sep. 30th, 2012 at 9:41 pm
I can’t wrap my head around why they’re so anti-birth control when they are so against entitlements. I’m surprised they’re not handing out tubal ligations and vasectomies to the poor. In fact, I’m surprised they’re not rounding the poor up to force them on them. It wasn’t that long ago that they did that. My aunt was sterilized by state order because she had epilepsy in the 1950′s.
Shiva (Moderator)
Sep. 30th, 2012 at 9:46 pm
Part of the reason is the christian fundies such as the Quiverful group. They need millions of soldiers to fight the muslims(according to them). The catholics, well they need to keep the church full and the money coming in
ChasMcG
Sep. 30th, 2012 at 11:04 pm
I was reading in the commentaries of one of the liberal progressive blogs that some think that caucasions may be more likely to avail themselves of more rigorous birth control measures and postpone starting a family. They(cauc.) may be more likely,in some people’s minds,to have higher degrees in education therefore the need to stay childless longer in order to cultivate a position in their field of employment. Or further a degree.
In short, what was actually said is that they fear the “white lilly” is going to become overshaddowed. Or not be in the majority anymore (which is true already is it not?)
(Oh, the horror of it all.) jk
Reynardine
Oct. 1st, 2012 at 12:19 am
Well, because there is nothing like an unwanted and inevitable childbirth to make a woman, or better, a girl, repent of having a twat. After that, the sooner you can use up, wear out, and kill off the children, the better. See? No contradiction at all.
mjh
Oct. 1st, 2012 at 3:03 am
“Yes, I mean it. Get rid of all of them, give the kids up for adoption, execute the parents, and you get rid of the problem.”
Wow — so much for being “pro-life” . . .
And this guy Russell says he hates entitlements, but I’ll bet, as a retired engineer, he has plenty of ‘em: pension, health care — I wonder does he count himself as one of those welfare moochers . . .
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leflore carnes
Oct. 1st, 2012 at 10:49 am
Sir,you can’t believe what you are saying.It could be some of your children or grand childrens.
Sandra
Oct. 1st, 2012 at 11:20 am
People like this man believe and say these outrageouso things because though he refrains from identifying specific groups, most know he’s referring to blacks, hispanics and other minorities. He would never believe that it’s his(white) race that makes up most of the welfare/foodstamps recepients.
He’s too stupid to realise that it’s deregualtions that caused the Wall Street meltdown and greedy 1%ers who are actually destroying the economy with all the tax loopholes they abuse yet he’s complainng about too muc regulation. There’s no chance of reasoning intelligently with these people, they just don’t have the intelligence to actually look at the broader issues. They have been completely brainwashed. Poor America.
Dusty
Sep. 30th, 2012 at 8:39 pm
Yes! I knew my fellow Buckeyes would see the light! WooHoo
Cons-are-anti-America
Sep. 30th, 2012 at 8:40 pm
This is as it should be, obama deserves re-eletion because the Rethug party has let hate define them, now they’ve lost their minds & souls. for these people to feign being Faithful is an abolmination.
What God is anti Gay, anti women, anti black, anti Latino, anti minority & anti America.
God loves all his children equally.
Cons are disgusting.
as promised
Sep. 30th, 2012 at 8:40 pm
If you have a lot of friends on Facebook (1600+ because I’m a “gamer”) you have witnessed this phenomenon for 2-3 years. The ugliness is astounding and the constant empty repetition of Fox News talking-points is evident if you attempt a discussion. Moreover, there are actually very few PRO-Romney posts, almost all are ANTI-Obama. Since the advent of the Tea Party people openly express thoughts that would never have been considered acceptable.
The seeds that were planted by the RW noise-machine(s) have taken root. The world looks on in dismay.
Crystal
Sep. 30th, 2012 at 9:18 pm
As promised.. You could not be more correct. I am amazed.. I mean truly amazed every day.
Larry
Sep. 30th, 2012 at 9:19 pm
Absolutely. The cons have nothing, and they’re not afraid to use it.
Elizabeth
Oct. 1st, 2012 at 1:35 am
Not just the world looks on with dismay. I think a lot of Americans are wondering what happened to our country. The hate is pandemic.
Cons-are-anti-America
Sep. 30th, 2012 at 8:42 pm
This is as it should be, Obama deserves re-election because the Rethug party has let hate define them, now they’ve lost their minds & souls. For these people to feign being faithful & God fearing is a joke & an abomination.
What God is anti Gay, anti women, anti black, anti Latino, anti minority & anti America?
God loves all his children equally.
Cons are disgusting, ugly, evil, hateful beings.
Robert Levi Marenda
Sep. 30th, 2012 at 9:16 pm
I have seen this HATE before. The Nazis hated the Jews like Republicans hate, well, everyone that isn’t White, male, heterosexual, Christian and Republican.
Johnny Schaefer
Sep. 30th, 2012 at 9:27 pm
I overheard two longtime Republican friends discussing the election and one said he has decided either not to vote or to vote for Obama because at this point he wants the GOP to lose badly. “I think it’s the only way to get our party back. I don’t even recognize it anymore. The Tea Party jerks have pushed out anyone moderate or capable of compromise.”. The other guy responded, “I’ve been thinking the same thing. These guys embarrass me. I don’t even like to say I’m a Republican anymore. I saw it coming when they started getting rabid about gay rights, immigration and choice. I guess I’m socially moderate and fiscally conservative, but there doesn’t seem to be any room for me. And the racism is appalling.”
All reasons I left the party I was raised in decades ago.
Daniel Boulet
Sep. 30th, 2012 at 10:48 pm
This strikes me as the key – if mainstream Republicans every want to get their party back on track then they need to defeat as many of the Tea Party inspired candidates as possible. Even if you’ve never voted Democratic Party in your life, you should be voting Democratic Party this time around if your GOP candidate is of the Tea Party persuasion or anything similar.
Linda.coburn
Oct. 1st, 2012 at 11:58 am
Or you can do what millions of voters, conservative and progressive, are doing this election…vote for a third party or write-in candidate. Jill Stein (Green Party) and Gary Johnson (Libertarian) are on the ballot in most states. It is timefor Americans to stop holding their noses at the polls.
Reynardine
Oct. 2nd, 2012 at 12:49 am
Don’t be ridiculous. That means electing Romney, and if you think there’s no difference between the major parties this year, well,damme, you’re wrong.
AZperson7
Sep. 30th, 2012 at 11:52 pm
Agree with your comment completely…
AKRNHSNC
Oct. 1st, 2012 at 6:44 am
They sound like the members of our family, now about 1/3 of them, who have re-registered as Independents. They don’t want to identify as Republicans when they see the hatred that’s been associated with their party for the last four years. Republican “hero”, Ronald Reagan, could not be elected today on the platform he ran on in 1980. Worse yet, these same RWers still refer to the days of Reagan as ideal when the reality was that Reagan not only raised taxes, he was most definitely in favor of the wealthy paying more than others. His proposals regarding nuclear proliferation would be seen as treasonous by the GOP of today.
A very good friend of our family, well known in the GOP and prominent in D.C. was telling us recently that both he and his wife were voting for Obama. While the former Republicans in my family voted for President Obama in ’08 and will be doing so again, the idea of voting anything but Republican would have been an impossibility for this well known Republican. Now he not only finds it impossible to vote for Romney but he was saying both he and his wife will be voting straight Democratic ticket for the first time ever. He’s aware that PBO needs a Congress that will work with him and doesn’t want to see anymore Tea Party members elected with their strict “no compromise” solution to all Democratic proposals. They are also horrified by the war on women and how it will affect their daughters and granddaughters. This is what the GOP has brought on themselves with their seditious, treasonous behavior for the last four years. They have only themselves to blame, with their hate-filled speeches and divisive tactics. I’ve always been a Democrat and have believed in a two party system but not with this GOP and their insane ideology. Maybe this will bring about the change that is so desperately needed in the Republican party.
Beyond The Political Spectrum
Sep. 30th, 2012 at 9:35 pm
Many of the same people within the GOP are the ones who fled the Democratic Party when blacks started supporting THEM in large numbers.
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Rande McCollum
Sep. 30th, 2012 at 10:50 pm
Thank you Mr. Butterfast…..very nice to hear from you. I live in Florida, I have been in a number of places and countries in the last 35 years…but my heart and my longest family records and memories reside in the state of Ohio…thank you for your comments…..
I have recently sent a letter to my little town in Florida that you might support….
Ok, so this is on my mind…there is this big sign hanging on a residents property down in the rich part of our island here in FL that says “Vote for the American” …getting lots of controversy in our local paper. So I am reminded of two stories of two very different men.
I think about two people who raised a small boy of a mixed marriage. The mother of this child was quite an interesting character, worked hard to get a PhD to work in Anthropology around the world. But the two main “raisers” of this mixed race child were the grandparents–two great Middle Class Midwest Americans—One, a WW2 Army Vet, and a One a strong woman who was “Rosie the Riveter” working in the factories during WW2, and who, without any college education, but through amazingly hard work rose to a role in management in banking in the 50′s and beyond. Their strong Midwest values, and Methodist Christian religion were the prime influences on this young man’s life. These are the folks who truly led a man who had the odds against him from his earliest years.
And then there was this other man, who was raised by a family that fled the United States to go to Mexico to protect their strong beliefs in Poligamy, which I do find a valiant move. The son of this family was born in Mexico, and he had a choice to declare his children of Mexico or the United States, and he decided to make them children of the United States. He also decided to take welfare as to be able to return to the United States as refugees to get benefits to return to the US, and declare his children American Citizens. One of the sons of this refugee-status gentleman,…
ChasMcG
Sep. 30th, 2012 at 11:10 pm
Yes indeed. Thankyou for that.
Elizabeth
Oct. 1st, 2012 at 1:42 am
Two very American stories, yet the two boys turned out so very different. It is interesting isn’t it?
Ingrid Buxton
Oct. 1st, 2012 at 10:31 am
Perhaps being born “to money” is a curse. It distorts reality, saps drive, limits freedom of association, instills paranoia. Like “the beautiful” they skate by in life on what was given to them, not what they worked for, reach for, strived for. Deep down they may have this utter terror of losing their looks, their money and be left destitute. The process of striving develops resiliency.
Bestemor
Sep. 30th, 2012 at 11:10 pm
@Rande McCollum — if this site had a means to vote comments up or down, I would vote you up a thousand times.
Phillip Roberts
Oct. 1st, 2012 at 6:02 am
The ONLY time such hate has been seen from a political party was when the Nazis came into power—and the republicans are acting JUST LIKE THE NAZIS when it comes to hate, bigotry, mysogyny, ignorance of science…….I could go on and on, but I STILL think that the republican party should be renamed REPUBLICANAZIS……..
Jam
Oct. 1st, 2012 at 11:31 am
No votes for RepubliKKKans. What this country needs is a congress that will work with our visionary president, and a clear message to the ignorant bigots among us that their day is done.
Plus a lasting shift in the supreme court back to rationality and away from the control and domination of lock-step political ideologies of the right. VOTE NO ON REPUBLIKKKANS!
SinghX
Oct. 1st, 2012 at 7:38 am
I had a teacher in high school who taught us many things, but among them was the phrase “Hate is love perverted”…
People have been convinced somewhere along the line that it is better to pervert the human mind into a ego-centered belief that superiority of gender and race is a path of “liberation” (to a heaven/gods favor in the afterlife)…it’s still the same old perversion of tribal, reptilian brains that causes violence and revenge. They’ve never learned the words “consequences for you actions”.
I doubt they ever will learn not to hate…
Mary
Oct. 1st, 2012 at 10:09 am
The gop(gross old perverts) is now the party of hate.They live in a delusional faux news bubble.They have no idea how tired this country is with their greed and hate…
Tim
Oct. 1st, 2012 at 10:17 am
I find it interesting that so many people comment on the “hateful” rhetoric from the GOP. I have been bombarded this election season with an incredible amount of hateful rhetoric from the Dems. It occurs to me that both sides are abandoning reason and that our country is now in serious trouble. If the public discourse doesn’t improve we are doomed.
Reynardine
Oct. 1st, 2012 at 11:52 am
Really, Tim? Cite exact quotes of an equally “hateful” nature from equally-placed Democrats. If you cannot, quit eating navy beans. It’s disgusting.
Jeff
Oct. 1st, 2012 at 1:35 pm
Sorry Tim, the false equivalance is just another lie. The liberals offer facts. Surely, they offer facts that support their position and don’t bring up facts that weaken their position, but they are facts none the less.
Pointing out that someone else’s speech is merely hate-mongering is not, in and of itself, hateful. Once again, that’s simply a fact. Besides all of that, the Right can say whatever they like, I believe what they do, and what they’ve done so far is nothing but oppositional, old school fear and hate mongering. I left the GOP six years ago because of it. It just wasn’t making any sense anymore.
sugapea
Oct. 1st, 2012 at 4:52 pm
Wow…I hope and pray Republican Voters are reading this article and comments. Maybe they’ll understand.
I see it all over the Internet:
“This ain’t my Dad’s old fashion Republican Party anymore”.
alan
Oct. 1st, 2012 at 8:34 pm
People watch out for the voter suppression it is real and going on in Ohio Pa Fla and many more states. These Right wingers will do anything to win. Call you voter election board and make sure you are allowed to vote!
Betsy Bramlett Smith
Oct. 1st, 2012 at 11:32 pm
What is this “hate” doing to our children? I am afraid…very afraid!
Nancy Sumner
Oct. 2nd, 2012 at 2:44 am
Now there are 1,000 evangelical Preachers that are planning to break the law on October 7th to support Republicans from the pulpit. I think they should pay taxes if they are going to jump on the political bandwagon. Link: www.politicususa.com. This is outrageous!
Mike
Oct. 2nd, 2012 at 5:18 am
Republicans hate?? What party boos and votes against God? You guys keep following your president and Democratic Party and you will still be crying this song and dance for the next 50 years last the last 50 years! Which race/party had people standing outside voting precincts spouting racial slurs during the last election? All I have to do is read these comments and I see exactly where all the hate is.
Shiva (Moderator)
Oct. 2nd, 2012 at 5:40 am
What part pr place does a god have in a political platform?
Who was standing outside voting precincts spouting racial slurs? Is this a Fox News thing?
Who has made laws against womens rights state by state?
Who is restricting the peoples rights to vote?