[samm1148]

Those are deplorable things to happen but the fact that a black stockbroker can make 250K in America is something in itself. I left the republican party a few years ago. I seen them give in to handouts for minorities only to see those same minorities vote democrat again and again.

The key is to help more minorities get up there with that stockbroker--and not through handouts. That is not going to come by kowtowing to liberal special interests and mandating Spanish as an official language of commerce here.

[Hong Kong Expat]

And they think it's a great achievement as well, while African Americans have issues with America, they still think it's the greatest country in the world. But that doesn't mean we can still improve.

But the problem is we define Affrimative Action, minority scholarships as a "handout." The successful Black stockbroker knows either himself, his parents or grandparents were able to gain their position in life because of Equal Opportunity laws and Affrimative Action.

What many on the right seem to think is AA is a guarantee to success, African Americans see that as an opportunity to success.

They vote Democratic because we don't treat them with respect.

Minorities are to Democrats, what Christians are to Republicans. They stay in place not because of performance or ideas, but because the parties give voice to small groups that scare the hell out of them.