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Amid the crowded field of House candidates across the country in 2012, expect to hear a lot about Mia Love, a Republican who is an African American and a Mormon and who on Saturday defeated a handful of rivals to clinch the party nomination in the campaign for Utah's fourth congressional district. Love is preparing to face incumbent Democratic Rep. Jim Matheson. Victory in November would make her the first black Republican congresswoman in history. A Brooklyn-born Mormon convert, Love is a marathon-running mother of three and the daughter of Haitian immigrants who came to the United States with $10...

Black Mormon Conservative Mia Love won the GOP’s 4th Congressional District nomination Mia Love pulled a major upset, winning the Republican Party nomination in Utah’s 4th Congressional District, advancing to face U.S. Rep. Jim Matheson in November. Love won 70.4 percent of the vote from the delegates while former state lawmaker Carl Wimmer captured 29.6 percent. From Love4Utah website: In November 2011, Mia Love filed to run for Utah’s newly formed 4th Congressional District based on her demonstrated leadership on conservative principles. She credits her parents with providing the foundation for her ideals. After many years of living in the...

Sooner or later, a black Republican woman was bound to run for Congress. It’s just that nobody expected her to hail from Utah. Mia Love won the GOP nomination for the 4th Congressional District race Saturday at the Utah Republican Convention, scoring a major upset after wowing the crowd with a roof-raising speech at the South Towne Expo Center in Sandy. The daughter of Haitian immigrants, Mrs. Love took 70.4 percent of the delegate vote, well in excess of the 60 percent required to avoid a primary runoff under Utah’s unique rules. She defeated former state legislator Carl Wimmer, who...

The Savage Nation - Jo in Boca Raton (yes, again) calls in about Herman Cain http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQSnBrm0pBU&feature=related

You and I are politically well informed. But there are many Americans like my family who do not follow politics as closely as we do. Their political views are shaped by liberal media bias hit pieces, spin, and sound bites. 99.9 % of my family are Democrats because Marcus family traditional taught us the Democrats are "for the little guy." Republicans are "rich white racists." Liberal media and the Democratic Party jointly support and promote this silly, simple lie, which still wins the Democrats 95% of the black vote. Despite me — the eldest of his five children being a...

A free people [claim] their rights as derived from the laws of nature [God], and not as the gift of their chief magistrate. – Thomas Jefferson Have civil rights devolved into pseudo constitutional rights? Are the civil-rights black people marched in the streets, fought, bled and died for during the 1950s-1980s equal to the civil rights that illegal aliens, radical feminists, pedophiles, same-sex marriages, homosexuals, Marxists unionists and animals now claim? Only if government separates legality from morality. These and other thought provoking questions were raised by Mr. Milt Harris one of my colleagues on "Joshua's Trail," America's premiere radio...

The National Press Club in Washington DC was the scene of an historic event, August 4, 2010. For the first time in U.S. history, black conservative leaders from across America gathered for a national press conference. Their purpose was three fold. One, to rebuke the NAACP's resolution accusing the tea parties of being racist. Two, to introduce themselves to America. Three, to dispel the myth that black conservatives are as rare as Bigfoot sightings.I am Lloyd Marcus, the press conference organizer and spokesperson of Tea Party Express which hosted the event. Constantly, I am confronted by the liberal mainstream media,...

What I have for you here is his is a short rant from a Black American musician who gets it. The left wants everyone to believe that only an ignorant black person would even think about agreeing with those of us on the right. The video you are about to watch is of AlfonZo Rachel, who is a musician and martial arts instructor. Alfonzo founded Macho Sauce Productions to create right-minded entertainment videos that are part rant, and part theatrical shorts. By providing commentary on politics and social issues, Alfonzo is not afraid to call out liberals on their backward...

By now, much has been written regarding the Republican endorsement of Tom Emmer for governor of Minnesota, not to mention the extraordinary grace of opponent Marty Seifert. The latter's leadership, even in defeat, galvanized delegates into a unified front. This stood in stark contrast to the Democrats, whose gubernatorial endorsement battle had, one week prior, dragged into the dark of night. Remarkable as that story is, there are others from the convention which, while lower in profile, are no less noteworthy. Urban Conservatism Hennepin County Sheriff Rich Stanek, running for re-election this year, delivered an understated and (in this writer's...

In two articles, the New York Times offers us essentially the same theme and point of view, first from a black columnist, Charles Blow, and then from a white one, Frank Rich. You could render the theme as: White people are dwindling away and there's nothing you can do about it, Ha, Ha! Each writer seems to impart satisfaction over the fact that, at long last, whites will have a minimum influence in the nation founded by their ancestors. The theme is in keeping with former President Bill Clinton's discourse when he exulted, back in the 1990s, over the fact...

The Tea Party movement is entering a critical phase during which its relevance and longevity will be tested. Crucial to pushing through this adolescence will be cementing the movement's purpose and methodology. These are illusive goals for a group largely adverse to organization. Implicit in the populist ideals underlying the movement is a sense that every individual ought to have a voice. However, as evidenced by a Tea Party meeting which occurred this morning in north Minneapolis, providing a platform for every voice is not necessarily productive.Donald Allen, a black conservative activist and chief editor of the Independent Business News...

“Sex doesn’t cause AIDS – a virus does.” AIDS was first identified in the United States in 1981. Since then, “an estimated 1,051,875 people have been diagnosed with AIDS in America.” Close to 600,000 of them have died. In 1983, there were only 1,500 cases of AIDS diagnosed in America, but the rate of infection was doubling every month. The gay rights community, however, was engaged in a campaign of intimidation against those who would label the disease “sexually transmitted.” For example, the Stonewall Gay Democratic Club in San Francisco was one of the more powerful political groups in the...

I have a history with Oprah Winfrey. Back in the eighties, Oprah and I worked at WJZ-TV, an ABC affiliate TV station in Baltimore. Oprah was co-host with Richard Sher of the local morning talk show, "People Are Talking". I was a Graphic Designer in the Creative Services/Art department. The late famous psychic, Jeanne Dixon was a guest on our morning show. After the show, Dixon read Oprah's palm. She predicted Oprah would achieve incredible fame some day. Dixon read my palm also and saw nothing. I am not saying psychics are real or unreal, I am simply telling a...

Freepers, I write to ask your help on behalf of a good man, a courageous man, who is torn by a community that may finally be awakening to Democrat perfidy. He - and I suspect there are many like him - needs to know that he is not alone; that others walk the same road; that there is a wealth of information and support to guide him through the challenges he faces. Harold is a black man who has risen from the depths of poverty and drug addiction and its associated pathologies. Today he is happily married with a couple...

The Making of a Mayor By Jay Nordlinger Friends, there is a very interesting mayor in San Ramon, Calif., some 40 miles east of San Francisco. His name is H. Abram Wilson. I talked to him the other day — by phone (from New York), not in the Bay Area, alas. Not every American is entitled to perfect weather and beautiful surroundings. You might like to get to know Wilson a little. I thought I would write him up, Impromptus-style: in bulleted bites. . Wilson is running for reelection again — and he is again running unopposed. Next year, he...

I thought, “This is crazy”. Despite numerous attempts to convince myself that what I was feeling was absurd, tingle in my stomach persisted. Black conservative, Kenneth Gladney was beaten by SEIU (Service Employee International Union) thugs for selling buttons at a Town Hall meeting in St Louis. Gladney’s beating included racial slurs. He spent two days in the emergency room. President Obama gave marching orders to union thugs, ACORN and his followers to “push back harder” and “get in the faces” of American citizens who oppose his Health Care bill. I have been very outspoken in my national columns opposing...

Here is video from a rally today outside the SEIU Union Headquarters today in St. Louis, Missouri. The rally was to protest the beating of Black Conservative Kenneth Gladney who was beaten the other night outside a Rep. Russ Carnahan Health Care Town Hall Meeting. Gladney was reportedly beaten by union supporters of Carnahan wearing SEIU t-shirts. This video shows Gladney sitting in a wheelchair while his attorney reads a statement in his behalf. The attorney said Gladney could not speak because he is taking strong pain medication and still suffering from the beating. Gateway Pundit has much more on...

I really went on a rant today about the number of out of wedlock pregnancies in the U.S. It's too long to post here but I'd love some feedback on it. K3nn3th aka Angry Black Man. HA!

*** It's Radio Free Andrea, where the Revolution has begun, one Broadcast at a time. *** We've lit a torch to light your way.Tonight, we talk to Paul Ibbetson, a published author and lecturer on the Patriot Act, about his newest book "Feeding Lions". Paul is a former Chief of Police of Cherryvale, Kansas, and member of the Montgomery County Drug Task Force. Paul received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Criminal Justice at Wichita State University, and is currently completing his PhD. in Sociology at Kansas State University. "Feeding Lions", as well as “Living Under The Patriot Act: Educating...

My message? *** Meet The Black Conservative. Our guest on tonight's radio program. The Black Conservative hosts his own show on Blog Talk Radio weeknights and Sunday at 10 CST.His objective? To educate and inform those who have been blinded by the current liberal Marxist retribution agenda of the Obama Adminstration."You're just stupid," he'll tell listeners who subscribe to programs that keep the Black "down on the plantation", programs like Affirmative Action, Minority set-asides, and reparation.He wants Obama to fail. He's sick of cowardly Republicans. He says liberal democrats are terrified by Conservatives' moral principles and value system. Likened by...

The video located in this article is one of the best videos I have ever watched from a black conservative. This man really speaks the truth, and makes some excellent points. I highly suggest everyone take a look at this video and help this man spread his message.

Two black conservatives -- one a pastor, the other a leader of an urban ministry -- say they can't understand why a number of black Republicans have publicly said they are considering voting for Barack Obama this election. It should be about character, they say, not skin color. Ken Hutcherson, an African-American pastor in suburban Seattle, says black conservatives who are supporting Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama must remember what they have been saying about race for decades. Several prominent conservative African-Americans have said they are at least considering supporting Obama because of his race. The list includes talk-show host...

While Hillary's supporters are currently engaged in, at least for now, an attempt to hijack the Democrat presidential nomination away from Barack Obama, or at worse (for them), elect John McCain in November, a new rift is being revealed from within the Republican Party. Some black Republicans are hinting at jumping ship and voting for Barack Obama - not because they are in line with his many election year promises, but it would appear simply because he's black. I don't necessarily like his policies; I don't like much that he advocates, but for the first time in my life, history...

What about Angry Black Man? :Please excuse my writing skills. I am not a writer and I am not attempting to pass myself off as one. I just enjoy sharing my mind.: There was a op-ed piece titled, “In election 2008, don’t forget Angry White Man”, written by Gary Hubbell, a columnist with the Aspen Times Weekly. In column Mr. Hubbell described the attributes of ‘The Angry White Man’, basically stating that the Angry White Man isn't being represented in this election period. Not that I totally disagree with this notion, but Mr. Hubbell alienates all of the Angry White...

The long-awaited publication of Clarence Thomas's memoir, "My Grandfather's Son," out Monday, makes you wonder: how come none of the presidential candidates have said a word about the Supreme Court in any of their debates? Three sitting justices are expected to resign in the next four years--and they're all on the liberal side: John Paul Stevens, David Souter, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The publication facts behind Thomas's book ought to be discussed by all the candidates: he received an advance of $1.5 million in 2003 from HarperCollins, which is owned by Rupert Murdoch. If you thought the Court dealt with...

DETROIT, July 10, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) once again rejected a pro-life resolution that would attempt to address the pressing issues of abortion and infant mortality in the American African community.This July approximately 8,000 NAACP members met in Detroit for the organization's annual convention. While Saturday's major theme was improving access to heath care, NAACP authorities rejected the pro-life resolution of the Macon, Georgia, chapter for the second time since 2004.Christian News Wire reports that according to Rev. Clenard Childress Jr., the national director of LEARN, an African American pro-life...

Contact: Jerry Horn, Priests for Life, 540-220-0095ATLANTA, Ga., June 29 /Christian Newswire/ -- Dr. Alveda King, Pastoral Associate of Priests for Life and niece of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., today questioned why leading Democratic Presidential candidates did not mention abortion last night in a debate geared toward issues facing African Americans."John Edwards, Hillary Clinton, and Barack Obama talked about the disproportionate number of blacks who die from AIDS, yet no one said a word about another disproportionately high killer of African Americans, abortion," said Dr. King.  "Blacks comprise 12 percent of the population, yet at least one...

... as far as I'm concerned, it is a high-tech lynching for uppity blacks who in any way deign to think for themselves, to do for themselves, to have different ideas, and it is a message that unless you kowtow to an old order, this is what will happen to you. You will be lynched, destroyed, caricatured by a committee of the U.S. Senate rather than hung from a tree. ~ Clarence Thomas, before the Senate Judiciary Committee, 1991 What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies. ~ Aristotle For 16 years I sat patiently, I...

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- A leading pro-life advocate in the black community says abortion diminishes the worth and value of African-Americans in the same way slavery and a lack of civil rights did before. Day Gardner, president of the National Black Pro-Life Union, hopes Americans will learn more about this travesty during Black History Month. "Throughout the month of February, we take the time ... one month out of the year to remember the tragedies and celebrate the triumphs of African Americans in history," Gardner explained. "We celebrate the fact that we are a strong race that survived the many...

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- An African-American organization is upset that the nation's top abortion business has been included in a civil rights coalition. Members of Project 21 say they are outraged that Planned Parenthood recently became a member of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR).Project 21 chairman Mychal Massie says Planned Parenthood advocates abortions -- particularly in the black community. "How can a civil rights group that claims to support underprivileged blacks embrace an organization created expressly to hasten the demise of black people?" Massie asked in a statement LifeNews.com received."People of conscience should be appalled and outraged by...

Because so many things seem to get lost among the political minutia when laws and policies are created, it's wise to look back to find the "original intent" that began the process. When it comes to the original intent of liberal abortion and birth control policies, the motivations of their proponents can be downright shocking. Most people probably think the original intent behind the movement to legalize abortion, for instance, was to give women control of their bodies. It was all about a woman's right to choose, right? Wrong. To understand the abortion lobby's original intent, one must start with...

When Juan Williams set out to write his new book "Enough: The Phony Leaders, Dead-End Movements and Culture of Failure That Are Undermining Black America," he had no idea what he was getting into. Williams' scathing critique of African American leadership in the post-civil rights movement era, as well as his emphasis on what he calls the "culture of failure" within the black community, catapulted him into the realm of controversy. No sooner had the book hit the shelves than Williams was met with a hailstorm of criticism. In calling into question the overreliance on "victimhood" by today's African American...

Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele, the likely Republican nominee for U.S. Senate, affirmed his allegiance to Roman Catholic teachings yesterday as he addressed a conference of Catholic families at the Baltimore Convention Center. "You will find that you cannot divorce your faith from your public service," Steele said, as the audience, primarily composed of parents who home-school their children, applauded. "There can be no conflict between God's will and my duty as a public servant." Steele, who spent three years in the early 1980s in an Augustinian monastery, has stated publicly that, unlike Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., he opposes...

  Shelby Steele   On May 1, Shelby Steele of the Hoover Institution delivered the ninth of the 2005-2006 Bradley Lectures. Edited excerpts follow. The full text of the lecture is available here.One of the most remarkable events of the late twentieth century was the collapse of white supremacy--not just in America, but around the world. The presumption was that whites had the authority and the right to make the world their dominion. After World War II, we began to have revolutions across the world that defeated the authority inherent in white supremacy. The civil rights movement in the United...

Black Conservatives. Blogger extraordinaire, LaShawn Barber, has a thing or two to say about the NAACP, black leadership and the term "African American." LaShawn tells us the story of why this life-long liberal now calls herself a "right wing conservative!" Muslim Cartoon Controversy. Edina Lekovic, of the Muslim Public Affairs Council. Child Security. What you need to know about protecting your children from predators both online and at home! Listen to Mike Salcido of Child Security Network. MP3 audio links to all the interviews are here -http://www.justawoman.org/blog/2006/2/13/what-youve-been-waiting-for-highlights-of-just-a-woman-radio.html

The Real Issue Is Turnout - Ralph Conner All American citizens of good will can see the value in encouraging Black voters to break through their voting lethargy and apathy--without using allegations of institutionalized racism as an excuse for self-disenfranchisement, failing to vote when you have the rock-solid right to do so. Last April, in my own bid for re-election as mayor of Maywood, Illinois, turnout was less than 25 percent in a community that is 90 percent African-American. It disturbs me deeply to know only one-quarter of the eligible voters in my community chose to exercise this essential right....

No matter how many times our opponents dub themselves the “benevolent”, “tolerant”, and “compassionate” ones, their words speak for themselves. Unlike the media, in their ignorance, they claim pays me handsomely to write these pieces, I publish emails of those who disagree with my opinions. The following are some of the hundreds of messages sent after my Monday morning appearance on “CNN Daybreak.” These are aparently representative of the thinking of some of the news outlet’s audience…. Please note: Again, I did not say “all.”

WHAT a difference an election makes. After November, Republicans wound up with 45 members in the Legislature. That falls short of a majority by roughly 24 seats. But there is enough of a Republican minority to promote a real competition of political ideas, a development long overdue in West Virginia. To stop bad legislation now, all it takes is 19 Democrats crossing the aisle in the House or five Democrats doing so in the Senate. This gives the party leverage in the Legislature that it has not had in decades. Of more importance, it gives the people a greater say...

CLARION, Pa. - Lynn Swann, the Hall of Fame former wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers, stood before a nearly all-white Republican crowd at the Holiday Inn here recently and denounced Pennsylvania's Democratic governor, Edward G. Rendell, for failing to reduce property taxes. Then, without prompting, Mr. Swann suddenly turned the subject to race - his own. "I'm not here to be the poster child for the Republican Party, to say they're being inclusive by running an African-American," said Mr. Swann, 54. "That's not why I'm here. I'm here to win." Still, to many prominent Republicans, Mr. Swann, a commentator...

Combs gets seat on panel Monday, June 06, 2005 By Brian Wheeler A prominent Jackson Republican has landed a seat on an advisory group to the national party. A Republican National Committee spokesperson said the Rev. Ira Combs will sit on the new RNC African-American Advisory Committee. As the name indicates, the group of more than 50 people from around the country will offer counsel on how to build support among minority voters. Members are not compensated. "For a guy from Jackson that is involved in politics, this would be a pretty good opportunity to get involved in a committee...

The filibuster isn't a noble institution, it's a tactic - and one with a checkered past, at that. Liberals decried it in the 1960s when segregationist Southern Democrats used it to thwart the will of the majority to block civil rights legislation. But at least that tawdry application of the filibuster was consistent with its purpose in the United States Senate as a procedure to force legislative compromise.

Posted on Wed, May. 25, 2005 Cosby's challenge: His social message is right, but he should preach beyond the choir BY E.R. SHIPP New York Daily News (KRT) - In a nation that so values freedom of speech, one would think that frank talk would also be valued. But consider the consequences in three settings. First, New York City mayoral candidate Fernando Ferrer violated what should be Rule No. 1 of politics: Be clear and consistent. He commented on the 1999 killing of African immigrant Amadou Diallo by four trigger-happy Bronx cops. To a cop audience, he said the shooting...

Opportunity. That was the key word in remarks by Ken Mehlman, chairman of the Republican National Committee, who was in Harrisburg yesterday. He appeared at a fund-raising rally for City Councilman Otto Banks, who is seeking re-election. A longtime Democrat, Banks recently switched to the GOP. Mehlman said his visit here was part of an ongoing effort to support minority candidates across the country, and to recruit minorities into the Republican party. Those objectives can be accomplished through "education reform, [supporting] small-businesses, home-ownership initiatives," Mehlman said. He said the Republican agenda is "designed to help working Americans." Mehlman said the...

OFF TO THE RACES Butler's Chances Black Minister From Detroit May Prove To Be A GOP Exception By Charlie Cook Tuesday, May 3, 2005 Central to the job of a political analyst is to assess the partisanship and voting patterns of a state or congressional district, the strengths and weaknesses of the incumbent if one is running and of the other candidates in the field, the availability of resources and any other circumstances that might become important in the contest, and then weigh the importance of each of these factors. After almost three decades of watching congressional elections, I have...

Roland G. Fryer Jr. is 27 years old and he is an assistant professor of economics at Harvard and he is black. Yes, 27 is young to be any kind of professor anywhere. But after what might charitably be called a slow start in the scholarly life, Fryer has been in a big hurry to catch up. He was in fact only 25 when he went on the job market, gaining offers from -- well, just about everywhere. He abruptly ended his job search by accepting an invitation to join the Society of Fellows at Harvard, one of academia's most...

Gibbons’ Wife to Explore Run for His House Seat By Nicole Duran Roll Call Staff January 10, 2005 Talk has begun in earnest that Rep. Jim Gibbons (R-Nev.) once again wants his wife to succeed him in a legislative body, as he seems certain to vacate his House seat for a run at the governor’s mansion.

For approximately ten years I have been without political affiliation.  I am not a member of a political party.  Today, I plan to change that.  First, I will vote for the reelection of President George W. Bush.  Secondly, I will join the Republican Party. Why?  Well, many (many, many) African Americans will say,"because he is an idiot".  I understand and respect that response.  I know the hurt we feel (and have felt for hundreds of years).  I am aware of the blatant racism the Republican Party has condoned (and in some cases still condones).  My reasons for the stance taken...

THOMASVILLE, Ga. -- Herman Cain, fast-food millionaire turned U.S. Senate candidate, fixed his gaze on the semicircle crowding around him at the local political hangout and grinned. It was showtime. The women in the red-white-and-blue blouses had set aside their fried chicken plates and ambled into the lobby of the Plaza restaurant, idling attentively beneath the autographed picture of former House speaker Newt Gingrich.

<p>GOP hopes black mayor can nab House seat in N.Y.</p> <p>NEW YORK — Long Island's first black mayor, James Arthur Garner, is a conservative Republican who the GOP believes can unseat four-term Democratic Rep. Carolyn McCarthy and attract black voters to the party he has re-christened "The Grow Out Party."</p>

Rep. Hooley should brace for a tough race Both Sen. Jackie Winters and Jim Zupacncic are formidable foes. April 17, 2004 Voters in the 5th Congressional District can choose between the strongest Republican candidates in years. Either state Sen. Jackie Winters of Salem or lawyer Jim Zupancic of Lake Oswego would be a formidable opponent to Democratic Rep. Darlene Hooley. Winters’ and Zupancic’s views are alike in many ways. Both support President Bush’s tax cut, his No Child Left Behind act and his approach to thinning public forests. Each vows to cut government waste and paints the other as more...