Belafonte Defends Slave Comment in Chicago Visit ('Amazed' at Public Outrage)

Chicago Sun Times ^ | Nov. 14, 2002 | Curtis Lawrence

[Ditto]

He spoke at a private breakfast at the Gold Coast Penthouse of Bettylu Saltzman...

Anyone want to make a guess on the complexion of those serving the tea and crumpets at this $100/head affair?

[ewing]

And laughing right along with Belafonte at the same time..

[Ditto]

The Republicans supported the first blacks in Congress and the Senate after the Civil War - the Democrats had the black vote repealed after regaining control. Now, why do blacks (and Catholics) vote Democratic? This should be discussed.

The Republicans also integrated the Federal Civil Service in the years after the war, blacks and whites working together, and blacks even having supervisory positions over whites ---- UNTIL Democrat icon Woodrow Wilson was elected in 1908. His first act in office was to fire or demote black supervisors and segregate the work areas, all the way down to seperate washrooms and drinking fountains.

But Harry could care less about that stuff. He's always had an open invitation to the liberals 'big house' because he was such a good singer and dancer. A real 'step & fetchit'. Without his 'star power' he wouldn't be in that room full of limo libs unless he was serving drinks.

[Erasmus]

The only thing those rich liberals in the Chicago Gold Coast Penthouse wanted Belafonte to do is sing the bananna song vote last week and then shut up until the next election.

It happened quite some years ago and somebody filmed it.

You can see it in the movie "Beetlejuice."

[smiley]

Memo to Harry Maunn: Harry, you're no Colin Powell and you're definitely no Condi Rice. Please get back on the banana boat and sail awaaaaaaaaaaaay.

[Issaquahking]

Harry B. could only find 50 sick minded like individuals.... I wonder how many people (black and white) will be repulsed by this liberal POS and leave the dimowits party...and fight out that we don't poison our children etc, etc? .

I love it when Condi Rice makes a showing on TV, she's a brilliant strategist, and will some day be the commisioner of the NFL(she wants the job,someday). To bad the NFL will get her, we need more people like here. Powell may not be my favorite member of the cabinet, but he deserves all the respect that the position demands. With his personal contributions he has made, one has to wonder what is wrong with HB for even thinking so ignorantly?

[Stultis]

He spoke at a private breakfast at the Gold Coast Penthouse of Bettylu Saltzman, former Chief of Staff to Senator Massah Paul Simon (D-Ill.)

"It was powerful good of Missy Saltzman to have ol' Harry up ta the big house," said the famous singer of traditional Carribean songs written by white New York Jews. "I does my best to be pleasing to the white folk, and hopes they have me back."

[mafree]

Without his 'star power' he wouldn't be in that room full of limo libs unless he was serving drinks.

You are so right- White liberal elitists have gatherings like this all the time, all the while pretending they do so much for Black folks. I've known most of em' were full of mud since I was a kid.