Posted on 10/31/2006 5:57:04 AM PST by West Coast Conservative
A coalition of black Democratic political leaders from Prince George's County led by former county executive Wayne K. Curry endorsed Republican Michael S. Steele's bid for the U.S. Senate yesterday.
The support from Curry, five County Council members and others barely a week before Election Day reflects their continued disappointment that the Democratic Party has no African American candidates at the top of the ticket and a sense that the county is being ignored, officials said.
"They show us a pie, but we never get a slice," said Major F. Riddick Jr., a former aide to then-Gov. Parris N. Glendening and a former county executive candidate. "We are here today to say we've waited and we've waited and we're waiting no longer."
Steele, who as lieutenant governor is the first African American elected statewide in Maryland, said he was humbled by the support. "I said I did not want this [campaign] to be so much about party but about the people," he said. "And these people understand that."
Ron Walters, a political science professor at the University of Maryland, said the endorsements could be significant. "This is going to go through the black community like a rocket," he said. "It's going to be the talk of the county, the state, maybe even the nation."
Oren Shur, a spokesman for the Democratic Senate candidate, Rep. Benjamin L. Cardin, was more skeptical. "The endorsements will not make Prince George's County residents forget that Michael Steele is George W. Bush's handpicked candidate," he said.
The politicians were joined at a news conference in Largo by about a half-dozen business leaders, including Ron Lipscomb, a trustee of the state Democratic Party.
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Perhaps people are finally waking up to the fact that the something for nothing giveaways the liberals promise are only there to keep them dependent on the liberals being in power, and that in the end they end up much worse off for having accepted something for nothing (sorry for the run-on sentence).
The terrible questions.... am I black or am I democrat?
Does it make a difference? What must I do?
Vote Steele? Not vote?
...MORON!!!
If African Americans start to abandon the DumocRATs, they're doomed.
Condi! Condi! Condi! Condi!
She may not want to be President, but for the good of he country, she may have to run anyway. It's a crappy job, but somebody's has to do it, and she's more than qualified.
Maybe they are "Black Republicans" now.
In fact, they're just Republicans. Our party doesn't care about color.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus
LOL. My sentiments exactly.
This is HUGE in MD. Hopefully, blacks nationwide will pick up on Steele's momentum.
Despite the media image, African Americans are becoming a prosperous class; integrated into the middle and upper middle classes. There's no way the Democrats will be able to maintain their monopoly IF solid black candidates run as Republicans and offer alternative policies.
Steele coming up on FNC
She's also not a conservative, near as I can tell. She's really squishy on the Palestinian land grab as well.
According to the media, you are either black or Republican. You can’t be both.
Michael Steele BUMP!
Kinda pathetic that this wasn't even on the front page. It was on B1, Metro section.
The Maryland democratic party never learns. In 2002, our gubernatorial candidate, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, overlooked several black candidates to run for Lt. Governor, and instead chose a relatively obscure friend of the family. Black voters were incensed, and helped Bob Ehrlich take back the state house. You'd think Dems would have learned from that blow.
Dear Tirian,
When I go to your link, there is nothing there that looks like a video that I can play.
Thanks,
sitetest
Strange - works for me - did you click on the big black "click to play" boxes? Does the link work for ayone else? If need be, go to powerlinebog.com and scroll down a ways.
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