Posted on 05/24/2005 1:35:41 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
After three months leading the party-out-of-power, Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean wants to stengthen ties with key constituencies like women, Hispanics, and especially black voters, he said, during a wide-ranging interview with the Associated Press in Washington, Tuesday, May 24, 2005. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Neither the President nor the majority of Senate Republicans agreed to this outlandish interpretation of the Constitution, so he is not bound to consult with the Senate before nomination.
how is a rich white guy from the whitest state in the union going to win black support?
I would think blacks would be annoyed by the Democrap party using them and not wiping them off when they are done. ;)
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If there's one person in America who's an expert on The Black Experience, it's Howard Dean.
He had virtually NO black support during his presidential run. Affluent white liberals were the only ones that liked him.
Dems only "reach out" to them, down there on the Plantation, when an election comes around. The hand then gets withdrawn,and they get tossed bits that will barely keep them alive, at the price of their dignity.
But they weren't helpful during the civil rights era, unless you count Sheets Byrd's filibuster as being helpful. It is a commonly held myth among democrats that they and not Republicans were the heros of the Civil Rights era, when, in fact, it was the Democrats who were trying desperately to keep the blacks out of the schools. Remember Ala Governor. When I point this out to Dems today, they say that these Dixiecrats changed party affiliation. But I was there and I remember, what happened by and large was the Dixiecrats stayed with the Democrat party but changed their outward appearance on civil rights. I personally believe they are the same on the inside.
Run to the left to shore up your minority base, alienate "moderates" and swing voters. Run to the right to appeal more to "moderates" and swing voters, lose the vote of your minority base. Take your pick, DUmmies.
There's a new generation of African Americans, smart men and women who are proud to be called Black Americans, and they do not trust the Democratic party anymore.
Also, since when did the Democratic party help out during the civil rights movement? This is such BS.
Dean is a baffoon.
Dean: "Taking black voters for granted is a long-standing problem for the party that dates to the 1960s"
...at which time "the party" was filibustering every piece of civil rights legislation, and Republicans broke those filibusters.
Qwinn
I was flipping through the channels the other day and ran across Chris Rock interviewing Phoenix Suns guard Kevin Johnson during the 2000 Election season.
They were snickering back and forth about how Clinton's best friend, Vernon Jordan, is black and he doesn't crow about it but "when you're a bad person", you have to pretend that you're not, which explained why Bush was sucking up to Colin Powell.
They both expressed some doubt that Powell (or any Persons of Color) would actually make it onto Bush's cabinet since, you know, he's all white and evil and stuff.
I'm glad to see that after 4 years of the most diverse cabinet in history, Chris Rock is willing to give Bush a break.
"what happened by and large was the Dixiecrats stayed with the Democrat party but changed their outward appearance on civil rights"
NC is still largely a one-party political machine, run by closet Dixiecrats, at the state level. Has been since Reconstruction, at least. And they call themselves "progressives," LOL.
""It's a real test of whether this is a real long-term agreement. That will come when we find out if the president consults with the Democrats" before sending future nominees to the Senate, including a possible Supreme Court choice."
Uhh. The President has no 'horse' in this race (agreement).
He is not obligated to 'consult' on Judicial nominees no matter what the RINO's agreed to.
It's up to the Senate to 'advise and consent' to his picks.
Not the other way around.
(reposted 'by me' from another thread with the same title)
Dean still has none. Russert read off a breakdown of who supports dean, its the leftist, white, affluentm chattering class types who are disconnected with reality and hate-America.
"Russert read off a breakdown of who supports dean, its the leftist, white, affluentm chattering class types"
Really? That sounds interesting, do you have the transcript or actual numbers?
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