Julian Bond, chairman of the board of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People speaks at the Opening of the NAACP 96th annual convention at the Midwest Airlines Center, Sunday, July 10, 2005, Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Darren Hauck)
Posted on 07/10/2005 8:00:18 PM PDT by phoenix_004
Renewing his attack on conservatives and the Bush administration Sunday, NAACP chairman Julian Bond accused national leaders of rolling back past civil rights gains, crippling efforts to battle racism and undermining democracy. "The President likes to talk to the talk, but he doesn't walk the walk," Bond told members at the annual convention of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
President Bush has turned down five invitations to attend NAACP gatherings, including this year's, and Bond on Sunday invited Bush to the next one, in Washington.
"Mr. President, we're extending the invitation a year in advance," Bond said. "We want to see you and we want you to see us - we want to know you think you're our president, too."
Bond also addressed an investigation by the Internal Revenue Service, which has said NAACP officials' political statements are partisan comments that violate the group's nonprofit status.
"They may try to intimidate us into silence," Bond said, "but we will not be frightened away from the truth."
The Baltimore-based nonprofit, which has struggled in recent years to raise money, this year faced allegations that former president Kweisi Mfume granted workplace favors to an NAACP employee with whom he had a relationship.
The national board last month selected a new president, retired Verizon executive Bruce S. Gordon, who has pledged to raise an endowment and improve efficiencies in the organization. He is expected to be confirmed Thursday.
The group's 96th convention, a six-day event, is being attended by more than 8,000 people, including 2,200 young adults.
Republican Rep. James Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin also spoke to the group Sunday evening, saying he would help fight for reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act, portions of which are due to expire in 2007.
"The stakes have not been higher on this in the last 25 years," Sensenbrenner said.
Bond stressed the convention's theme, Conscience of a Nation, saying the NAACP has been a pivotal force in shaping the U.S. and plans to continue doing so.
"There is not a single American - black, white, male, female, Christian, Muslim or Jewish, straight or gay - who is not a beneficiary of the work the NAACP did in the past or is doing today," Bond said. But, he said, "the enemies of justice and fair play" are trying to "steal the just spoils of our righteous war."
He criticized Democrats who agreed recently to support conservative judicial nominees. And he pointed to conservative blacks and some black churches that receive federal funding and promote conservative causes such as attacking affirmative action.
Earlier Sunday, civil rights advocates and other NAACP officials echoed those sentiments, saying blurring the lines between religious groups and politics threatens equal opportunity.
Democratic Rep. Bobby Scott of Virginia said religious groups that receive federal funding for social programs are increasingly hostile to program participants who disagree with their views on social issues.
"When you allow discrimination based on religion in federal programs, you lose all your moral authority to enforce civil rights legislation," Scott said.
"We want to see you and we want you to see us - we want to know you think you're our president, too."
LOL. I hope he stays away. The NAACP is a mockery of its former self. And they no longer speak for Black America.
...well that explains Dr. Rice.
Yawn -- just the liberal professional racists trying to make trouble AGAIN to justify their miserable, irrelevant existence. Blame Bush - yeah, right. Anything to rally the ignorant black vote behind the left. Too bad for the left that more and more blacks are GETTING WISE to the left and their "keep the darkies on the vote plantation -- and only let them out when its time to vote" strategy.
Wise up black America -- see the left for what they are.
Wouldn't it be a hoot if someday (soon?) Bill Cosby were
to become Chairman of the NAACP?
Yeah...and that was also conservatives wearing hoods and spraying the fire hoses...Sarcasm off>
There goes the NAALCP
If someone says equal rights and treatment for all, then certain people jump and say they are against civil rights.
"will not be able to attend due to a subsequent engagement"
A good firs' step, Julian, would be if YOU were to think that he's your president.
But in Howard's defense, Dean sincerely believes that the only jobs black people can hold in a hotel and waiters and maids.
Julian Bond is a Judas Goat.
Julian Bond, chairman of the board of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People speaks at the Opening of the NAACP 96th annual convention at the Midwest Airlines Center, Sunday, July 10, 2005, Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Darren Hauck)
This is just Bond's angry parting shot at the NAACP for ousting him.
What insight. He nailed it.
Meanwhile, W is going to be speaking at a luncheon here in Indianapolis for the Black Expo. This is a huge boon for the Expo and a good way for W, to paraphrase Mr. Bond...let the black community know he's their president too.
"There is a class of colored people who make a business of keeping the troubles, the wrongs and the hardships of the Negro race before the public, having learned that they are able to make a living out of their troubles, they have grown into the settled habit of advertising their wrongs — partly because they want sympathy and partly because it pays. Some of these people do not want the Negro to lose his grievances, because they do not want to lose their jobs."
......Booker T Washington
It describes the NAA(L)CP to a..."T".
"Booker T Washington"
Might as well have been Micheal Steele, Marylands Lt Gov.
And its why I'm supporting his run for US Senate.
Check him out. I met him at a GOP meeting and was very impressed.
if I was dubya I would plan(with brain karl rove) for a conference to coincide with naacp's bash bush event with faith base leaders; black, hispanics and asians and include PROJECT 21, BOND, CORE and extend an invitation to all the consevative blacks and be the guest speaker with an introduction by ann coulter and let laura ingraham and thomas sowelll be the moderators, and rush to give an courage in faith award to JUSTICE THOMAS, I would pay up to 500 dollars to attend and please make sure c-span was there to record and replay !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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