Posted on 06/07/2004 7:05:58 AM PDT by Jewels1091
Don Quixote tilting at windmills is one thing. But trying to convince Americans that the Republican Party is the historic and present day party for blacks and that the Democratic Party is full of racists who opposed civil rights legislation, well that is Frances Rice territory.
The difference is that Rice, one of the co-founders of the SaraMana Black Republican Club, is far from alone, has a few facts in her armory and, in her analysis, there already is a shift in attitudes.
We certainly have seen an increase in conservative, Republican blacks in prominent positions, particularly in the Bush administration, where the secretary of state and the national security adviser are both black.
There are conservative black writers and radio show hosts, such as Armstrong Williams, Walter Williams, Thomas Sowell, Shelby Steele and many others, along with a conservative black U.S. Supreme Court justice.
Locally, Sarasota had its first black female mayor who was a Republican, although she lost re-election. The black-owned Tempo News in Sarasota and several other black-owned newspapers endorsed Republican Jeb Bush for governor. And Jim Smith, former chairman of the Sarasota County Republican Party, is black.
SaraMana Black Republican Club was formed in April 2003 with 16 charter members. Seven months later it held its first dinner meeting with 200 people.
That's a lot burbling under the surface. But has the shift among high-profile, successful blacks translated to the broader black community? Not yet. Polls still show overwhelming black support for the Democratic Party, although one poll showed 37 percent of blacks now have a favorable view of the Republican Party. "Favorable" has thus far not translated into votes.
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Larry Elder is probably the lady's best ally.
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Francis Rice should enlist the help of that OTHER Ms. Rice (Condolezza) by having DR. Rice recall the route she took to the Republican party.
When Dr. Rice (Condolezza) was growing up "in the Jim Crow South", she recalled that only the REPUBLICAN PARTY would register black people to vote. The Democrats would not. Her father registered to vote with the REPUBLICAN PARTY and was a lifelong REPUBLICAN, and Dr. Rice has never forgotten that!!!
Take Chicago for instance (please). The demoncRATS policies toward the blacks are opening racist yet they stay on the plantation.
A while back, Da Mare, King Richie II, outlawed ALL public housing residents (blacks) from owning any firearm. No rifle, shotgun - not even black powder1. Now as handguns have been outlawed for some time, these people are now at the full mercy of the gangs. Who by the way, CONTROL these CHA buildings.So as it stands now, the blacks who live in the CHA are by mayoral fiat prohibited from going hunting on a nice fall afternoon - and the Constitution be damned.There was a minor uproar at the time by the Law Abiding residents of the CHA that Da Mare was further endangering their lives, but the 'house slaves' in the city council quickly whipped their constituents and told them to shut up and take it - which they did. It was sell the shotgun or MOVE.
1 - This edict was the result of a career criminal gang member who was sniping out of an abandoned apartment and shot a little girl a block away who was on her way to school.
The second Amendment is not and never was about hunting. It is about protecting yourself and your rights. CHA residents cannot protect themselves from neither criminals nor the government.
Plus as we all know, the RATS only consider the 2nd as pertaining to hunters 'rights' and never, ever in regards to self defense OR preventing/preempting tyranny.
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