[Faraday]

It's interesting that the "racist" conservatives have minority intellectuals far beyond their population percentage. Thomas Sowell may be the sharpest mind in the nation. We, conservatives, however, have a major disadvantage. We have to compete on the basis of ideas, not the "booty" from taxpayers largesse.

[Matchett-PI]

"We, conservatives, however, have a major disadvantage. We have to compete on the basis of ideas, not the "booty" from taxpayers largesse."

We have a "major disadvantage" is right! The Left (ignoble/ignominious) always makes their appeal to the "lower nature" (base side of human nature/lower instincts) in human beings, ie: vanity, jealousy, lust and greed (a/k/a "what comes naturally").

More noble mentalities make their appeal to what some call, human nature's "better angels". They always try to promote higher ideals than what comes naturally to people.

To do "what comes naturally" takes no effort at all.

To rise above that takes A LOT of effort.

And since one of the baser characteristics of human nature is laziness, most people usually prefer not to make the effort. And when they do make the effort, it is rarely consistent or long-lasting.

That in a nut shell is why noble mentalities who do make the effort to live by, and promote, higher ideals, will always be in the minority.

It is also why nobler mentalities need to be "wise as snakes and harmless as doves", by recognizing these realities if they run for political office.

On that note, I think we have some fairly noble, and 'wise' snake handlers in the White House right now. :)

[SmartBlonde]

What you said, and more. I have a niece (she is white) who married a black Air Force Officer. She was very liberal, he was very conservative. He got her to listen to Rush, but she had a built-in negative feeling about him and just 'tuned him out'. However, she did listen to Rush when Walter Williams was guest-host, and was just blown away at his common sense and explanation of economic issues.

She cast her first Conservative vote in 2000 - for Bush.