Bush Tells Blacks, 'I'm Here to Ask for Your Vote'
Heh...Had to laugh to myself when I saw this. He must realize that he's not going to get it.
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.j...t§ion=news |
I find that seeing this:
http://spe.atdmt.com/b/M0SHCJK04JKP/...mer300x250.gif on the same page as the article somehow lessens the credibility of the source. Is Rueters tilted in a particular direction? oh, and ...uh...George is a dick. |
For some reason, whenever I see a politician trying to pull the 'honesty is the best policy' card, I trust them even less.
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What are you talking about LS? He'll probably get the same 1% that most Reps get.
It does seem strange to me though that Bush has 3 solid, competent blacks in his administration, more than "the first black president", yet he'll still only get the same 1%. This just reinforces the notion that blacks as a voting block, aren't really interested in working their way up in the society. They don't see Condi, Rodney, or Colin as proof you can be black in America and succeed. They see them as "uncle Toms". Sad. It will truly be interesting though to see what the numbers are as even the longtime black supporter, Bill Cosby, suggests that maybe.....just maybe, blacks have actually won the war for equal treatment, but instead choose to blame white America for their lack of progress when in fact, they simply need to move away from the victim mentality. Voting Republican would be a major step in doing so. |
Ads from both campaigns are showing up on news websites. As a whole, I find Reuters to be pretty middle-of-the-road.
For older Blacks, the vote on Election Day will be a matter of "Do I want a crumb or absolutely nothing? Hmmm...that crumb looks mighty good." For younger Blacks, two groups will converge--the apathetic ("What does it matter anyway?") and the militant ("Fuck both these crackers!"). Neither will vote. The Democrats are taking the Black vote for granted...and they shouldn't. Their votes are going to be important for Kerry in PA, MI, OH and MO. Having said that though, the Black vote has become less and less important as a whole, for 2 primary reasons: --Blacks are getting closer to Whites in terms of equality. --Latinos have become the "more important" minority. They're now the largest minority group in this country. Will we see a shift in party affiliation from Blacks? It depends on how badly the GOP wants them and how much longer they're willing to take the treatment they get from the Dems. |
1865 Abolished Slavery
1868 passed the 14th Amendment after one attempt blocked by Democrats 1955 Eisenhower makes E Fredrick Murrow first African-American to hold a cabinet level position 1957 Eisenhower signs the Civil Rights Act 1957 enforced the desegregation of Little Rock, Arkansas under armed escort by presidential order. 1964 passed the Civil Rights Act over a democrat filibuster 1965 passed the Voting Rights Act, again over democratic opposition 1987 Reagan appoints the first black National Security Adviser 1989 Bush Sr. appoints the first black Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 2000 Bush Jr. appoint the first black Secretary of State If abolition, broken color barriers, voting rights and civil rights are enough to earn the Black vote, then maybe the Republicans should stop trying! Imagine what America might look like today if the Democrats had been successful in 1865, 1868, 1964, and 1965. -sm |
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Let's face it, which party in this election is going to get the Klan and Nazi vote? The Republicans may have a big tent, but it's not big enough to hold both the KKK and the NAACP. |
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No wonder I couldn't find anything on him...his name was E. Frederic Morrow. |
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