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<h1 class="cnnBlogContentTitle"><a href="http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/11/14/barbour-gop-needs-a-proctology-exam/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link:Barbour: GOP needs a 'proctology exam'">Barbour: GOP needs a 'proctology exam'</a></h1>
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<p class="cnn_first"><strong>(CNN) –</strong> While Republicans
continue to soul search after their party's loss in the presidential
election, former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour injected a new term
Wednesday to describe the GOP's introspection. </p>
<p>"The ground game is really important, and we have to be, I mean we've
got to give our political organizational activity a very serious..." he
said, taking a pause and looking for the right word. "Proctology exam.
We need to look everywhere."<br>
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<p>Speaking at a conference for the Republican Governors Association in
Las Vegas, Barbour said his party needs to not only adapt to demographic
changes but also reform its messaging. </p>
<p>"We can catch up in four years doing this," he said. "This isn't
rocket science, but it is hard work that we can't wait and start in
2016."</p>
<p>The party needs a "brutally honest assessment of everything we did,"
he added. "We need to take everything apart and look at all of it."</p>
<p>Like other Republicans in recent days, Barbour stressed the
importance of being more inclusive to Latinos, African-Americans and
other minorities. Barbour in particular chided the party for its tone on
illegal immigration, saying many illegal workers contribute to the
economy and comprise an important part of society. </p>
<p>"What are we going to do? Send them home? Send five million people
home and then try to figure out how to replace them? We need those
people to do those jobs," he said, adding the issue can be resolved "if
we'll just follow good economic policy."</p>
<p>"But," he continued, "then we have to follow up with Latinos and show
them that we want their vote - not only that we're for good policy, we
want their vote. We need to do the same thing with African-Americans." </p>
<p>President Barack Obama overwhelmingly won the Latino vote over Mitt
Romney, taking 71% of the group. Among African-Americans, the president
won 93%, according to CNN exit polls. </p>
<p>Furthermore, the Republican National Committee <a href="http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/11/09/rnc-chairman-mulls-second-term-as-party-begins-major-review/">has stated</a> it will undergo a major review of the party's performance in 2012. </p>
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<h6>sound<b>off</b> <span>(72 Responses)</span></h6>
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<strong><cite class="fn">Frank</cite></strong><br>
<p>Yep, it takes seeing his party getting shellacked in an election
for a Mississippi Governor to overcome racist bigotry long enough to
admit that illegals are a critical component of the US agricultural
labor force. Well done, Barbour, even though it's 2012. It's not going
to help your party much though – the GOP is about 70% bigots and has no
chance of embracing class, race, and gender equality by 2016. A lot of
them didn't even vote for Romney because they didn't consider him to be a
Christian! Lol!</p>
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<strong><cite class="fn">steve harnack</cite></strong><br>
<p>so when is this introspection slated to begin? So far all they are
doing is insulting the majority of Americans and making very lame
excuses, excuses from an alternate reality where it was President Obama
that suppressed voters and not the GOP legislatures in all of the
battleground states (with help from ALEC); the storm did it ; Obama gave
things away( even though the Congress appropriates all monies); and I
would go on but I'm getting dizzy from all of the spin. They need to do
two things. 1) Wait for the 75+ year old fossils to die off, and 2) Get a
divorce from the entertainment/news wing of their party and impose a
gag order on the proceedings.</p>
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November 15, 2012 01:06 am at 1:06 am | </div>
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<strong><cite class="fn">Jeremiah</cite></strong><br>
<p>Soul searching? Is there somebody who doesn't understand that
Republicans scared people with their statements about rape, women's
health, religion, education and even economy. They have to understand
that the world is moving forward. Next 4-8-12 years will bring more and
more voters who don't want to live in the past while being brainwashed
with religious dogmas and aynrandian ideas. Unfortunately
"conservatives" (by definition) have problems with adapting to the ever
changing world.</p>
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November 15, 2012 01:32 am at 1:32 am | </div>
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<strong><cite class="fn">SN</cite></strong><br>
<p>Finally, someone came close to saying it the way it is.</p>
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November 15, 2012 02:29 am at 2:29 am | </div>
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<strong><cite class="fn">perrochato</cite></strong><br>
<p>Good Idea! I'm taking patients and your covered now. I promise I will be gentle.</p>
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November 15, 2012 03:25 am at 3:25 am | </div>
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<strong><cite class="fn">TravelSheryl</cite></strong><br>
<p>You need to start at home by not doing totally ignorant things
like releasing murderers from prison. You would have been all over a
Democrat if he did something so stupid.</p>
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November 15, 2012 03:27 am at 3:27 am | </div>
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<strong><cite class="fn">Donkey Party</cite></strong><br>
<p>Apparently Romney didn't get the memo. He's out there telling his
campaign donors how the greedy minorities, women, and the youth stole
the presidency for Obama. Too little, too late, the GOP is headed toward
extinction.</p>
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November 15, 2012 04:57 am at 4:57 am | </div>
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<strong><cite class="fn">Gary</cite></strong><br>
<p>Barbour's comments for Romney during the campaign also helped
Obama's win, maybe all of the surogates that are now complaining were
part of a conspiracy for a Romney loss.</p>
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November 15, 2012 05:01 am at 5:01 am | </div>
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<strong><cite class="fn">Collin</cite></strong><br>
<p>A another thing you can do is to stop referring to everyone who
votes democrat as lazy government hand out parasites. It's almost as if
republicans have just now realized that minorities are allowed to vote.</p>
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November 15, 2012 05:52 am at 5:52 am | </div>
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<strong><cite class="fn">LakeRat1</cite></strong><br>
<p>The Republicans have already been performing "Proctology exam"s.
That's where they found all their presidential candidates during the
primary!</p>
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November 15, 2012 06:24 am at 6:24 am | </div>
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<strong><cite class="fn">darthmeow504</cite></strong><br>
<p>Perhaps they'll find their head while they're looking around up there.</p>
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November 15, 2012 06:28 am at 6:28 am | </div>
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<strong><cite class="fn">Wes Thompson</cite></strong><br>
<p>Barbour said the only thing that wasn't a lie about any
Republican. That statement was the GOP needed a proctology exam. Amen
to that, that is probably where you will find the brains of most
Republicans; maybe Obamacare will cover a surgical procedure call
proctobrainoculary snif lift.</p>
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November 15, 2012 06:30 am at 6:30 am | </div>
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<strong><cite class="fn">NATHAN WIMBERLY</cite></strong><br>
<p>They need to get rid of the tea potty. 2014 will look like 2012 if they don't.</p>
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November 15, 2012 06:31 am at 6:31 am | </div>
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<strong><cite class="fn">bess moore</cite></strong><br>
<p>They need a mental exam also. Godless creatures All! God bless America!</p>
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November 15, 2012 06:37 am at 6:37 am | </div>
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<strong><cite class="fn">sick of republican phonies</cite></strong><br>
<p>He IS correct- a proctology exam will reveal the location of the republican party's head.</p>
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November 15, 2012 06:38 am at 6:38 am | </div>
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<strong><cite class="fn">margie stephens</cite></strong><br>
<p>they are so funny !! they still don't get it–it's not enough to
talk the talk-you gotta walk the walk and a little empathy and
compassion wouldnt hurt–thats not "mesaaging" its actions</p>
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November 15, 2012 06:43 am at 6:43 am | </div>
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<strong><cite class="fn">flowmyfears</cite></strong><br>
<p>So long as prominent Republican's are able to court Limbaugh, that
bloviating tick of a man who makes his fortune enriching and mining the
very worst seams in America, who used his radio show to characterize
the first nonwhite president as Barack the magic negro, they will never
get this 'negro's' vote. They pander to racists (recall 'Spanish is a
ghetto language' Newt?) then act surprised when the targets of their
rancor turn out to defeat them. Frankly, unless something changes the
entire lot should be driven into the sea. And no Mitt, I didn't vote for
Obama because he's offered me gifts, I have no use for a handout. The
insensitivity of Mitt's nasty dismissal of the women, the youth, the
African Americans and Latino citizens who voted against him perfectly
exemplifies everything that is wrong with the GOP.</p>
<p>Being conservative doesn't have to mean being racist, misogynist,
xenophobic and homophobic. And the GOP doesn't need a makeover as many
seem to be suggesting. The entire body needs to be tossed on a slab and
examined, and all the rotting bits need to be completely excised. </p>
<p>That's one option. the other is oblivion.</p>
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November 15, 2012 06:46 am at 6:46 am | </div>
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<strong><cite class="fn">TomInRochNY</cite></strong><br>
<p>They also need a crow bar to get their heads out.</p>
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November 15, 2012 06:50 am at 6:50 am | </div>
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<strong><cite class="fn">USMCJock</cite></strong><br>
<p>As a republican, this sounds like the GOP will try to do its
famous repackaging of the same ol' tired policies, by pulling a Scott
Walker: Running moderate campaigns from the middle, not divulging the
real agenda, gain enough cross over votes then when in office, go back
to far right extremist positions; attacking social issues (i.e.
collective bargaining, etc.)</p>
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November 15, 2012 06:54 am at 6:54 am | </div>
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<strong><cite class="fn">onlyfacts</cite></strong><br>
<p>How about a tea party enema!</p>
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November 15, 2012 07:03 am at 7:03 am | </div>
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<strong><cite class="fn">vlbuch23</cite></strong><br>
<p>A fine place to start in this process is getting rid of Reince
Preibus. I'm still trying to figure out why they fired Steele. After
all he led the party to the largest house turn around in history.
Preibus on the other hand, was a vitriolic figure at best. He didn't
hesitate or flinch about lying to his base about the smallest things.
The Republican party will never get the AA vote and may never get the
Latino vote. They don't care about these two constituencies and these
groups know it.</p>
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