I am in agreement. The black families I know work hard, they strive for the American dream just like I do, they want their children to have it beter just like I do, they are involved in Scouting and attend church, and are good friends and neighbors and members of the community. In short, they are Republicans, they just don't know it yet.
Yes, I am aware that their are elements within the black community that use drugs, engage in irresponsible sex, sponge off the taxpayer, and so forth. But, you know what, there are people like that of every color. In my youth, we used the term "White Trash" to describe this type of caucasion. I don't even know if that's a racially charged term or not now, but it was very descriptive.
Blacks need to learn the hard way that the Rats are playing them for fools.
Hogwash. We're one Nation. When one suffers we all do. Consider this. GWB almost lost the Presidency because of the Florida mess. If we had gotten just 1% more of the minority vote in Florida, Florida wouldn't have been an issue (well, except for the "I voted for Buchanan by mistake" crowd).
How come it's not "pandering" when the President speaks to the Chamber of Commerce, or to the VFW, or to most groups, but it is pandering for him to speak to the Urban League?
They're the same thing. The President is building bridges and delivering his message and gathering support for his plans for our Nation. I don't want to exclude anyone.
As MHK said in a subsequent post to yours, a Republican message is ALREADY being delivered to the minority community. Problem is, we're not the one delivering it.
It isn't pandering for President Bush to speak to the urban league but it would be pandering if he went there and started talking about government giveaways and quotas (aka, affirmative action). The President needs to take the conservative message to these groups. Conseravitism is an even more sensible policy for blacks than it is for whites. The President needs to stress this!