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President Bush's speech last Friday before the National Urban League was the best speech given before a predominately black audience by either a president or major presidential candidate in at least 40 years. It was the best not because of any soaring rhetorical flourishes, timeless lines, or stirring delivery (although the president — despite a sometimes hurried cadence — was clearly and passionately on his game) but because it was unabashedly conservative and refreshingly devoid of the peculiar mix of paternalism, supplication, and pandering found in almost all speeches by politicians to black crowds. Yes, the president did make a...

Today President Bush spoke to the National Urban League Conference in Detroit Michigan. He detailed his administrations progress since becoming the President and asked for their vote. President Bush ask the group if the Democrats took the African American vote for granted and ask them to compare his record since becoming president to what the Democrats have done for them. The speech was well recieved and IMHO it was a homerun ENJOY YOUR VISIT TO SANITY ISLAND

National Urban League Conference Detroit, Michigan THE PRESIDENT: Thanks for the warm introduction. It's really good to be here. You know, Marc, you're right, the National Urban League is a vital and important part of the American scene. And I think the reason why is, not only is the mission important, but the people involved in the Urban League are dignified, decent American citizens. And I am honored to be in your presence. I see some friends like Willard who is -- I don't know if you remember, Willard, but we were on the porch of the governor's mansion in...

DETROIT — President Bush on Friday made a direct pitch for black votes — long out of reach for Republican presidential candidates — but got a tepid response from the national Urban League conference. "I'm here to ask for your vote," he told the delegates, drawing applause. The applause grew louder and was mixed with laughter when Bush, well aware of political history, added, "I know, I know, I know." "Listen, the Republican Party has got a lot of work to do. I understand," he said before looking at the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who was seated near the front of...

C-Span will re-play the President's speech to the Urban League tonight at 9:20 PM EST -- a Kerry/Edwards campaign event is on now (gag)!

10:35 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thanks for the warm introduction. It's really good to be here. You know, Marc, you're right, the National Urban League is a vital and important part of the American scene. And I think the reason why is, not only is the mission important, but the people involved in the Urban League are dignified, decent American citizens. And I am honored to be in your presence. I see some friends like Willard who is -- I don't know if you remember, Willard, but we were on the porch of the governor's mansion in Texas. I'm not...

Bush Urges Blacks to Consider What Dems Have Done for Them Lately By Susan Jones CNSNews.com Morning Editor July 23, 2004 (CNSNews.com) - President Bush came right out and asked African-Americans for their vote on Friday. In his address to the National Urban League, Bush said he understands that the "Republican Party's got a lot of work to do." And he urged Democratic voters to consider some questions. "Does the Democratic Party take African-American voters for granted?" It's a fair question, Bush said. Do Democrats earn your vote and deserve it, he asked?

DETROIT (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry plans to travel to Michigan to address the Urban League next week.Kerry's recent visits to the state included last month's $1 million fund-raiser, where the U.S. senator from Massachusetts attacked Bush's economic performance and touted his own job-creation proposals.Word of Kerry's planned July 22 stop came amid a flurry of presidential campaign activity in Michigan.President Bush was in Michigan on Tuesday, telling an Upper Peninsula crowd his economic policies are bringing prosperity and jobs to the state. And Vice President Dick Cheney and U.S. Sen. John McCain plan to hold a campaign...

National Urban League Unveils the State of Black America 2004 Report: "The Complexity of Black Progress"; Report Includes New Annual Equality Index and New NUL Survey 3/18/2004 10:54:00 AM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To: Assignment Desk, Daybooks Contact: Max Smith of the National Urban League, 212-558-5371 or msmith@nul.org News Advisory: WHO: Marc H. Morial, president & CEO National Urban League; Lee Daniels, editor, The State of Black America 2004 report; James Diffley, managing director, Global Insight's U.S. Regional Services Group; and Dr. Silas Lee, president, Silas Lee & Associates Research Strategies WHAT: Unveils The State of Black America 2004 Report. The premiere...

St. Paul, MN (LifeNews.com) -- Planned Parenthood of Minnesota/South Dakota has backed out of a rental agreement with YMCA of Greater St. Paul's Camp St. Croix in Hudson, Wisconsin. The abortion business had planned to hold a retreat for parents and children at the YMCA facility Saturday. "Planned Parenthood canceled the rental agreement for the retreat scheduled for March 6," Bette Fenton, Vice President of Marketing and Communications for YMCA of Greater St. Paul told LifeNews.com. "The reason we were given is that their collaborative partner for the retreat canceled." Tina Smith, Planned Parenthood vice president of public affairs, told...

It was a historic moment for the Grand Old Party: At the 2000 Republican National Convention in Philadelphia, black conservatives took center stage, delivered speeches in prime time, raised their voices in a gospel choir and locked hands with the white men who, by an overwhelming majority, run the party. By the end of the convention, the future national security adviser, Condoleezza Rice, and secretary of state, Colin L. Powell, had emerged as black conservative stars, and a concerted effort by Republicans "to invent new black leaders" -- as former House speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) once put it -- was...

Bush-Jackson meeting angers GOP blacks Private consultation 'amounts to aiding and abetting a hustler' Posted: August 3, 2003 1:00 a.m. Eastern Editor's note: WorldNetDaily is pleased to have a content-sharing agreement with Insight magazine, the bold Washington publication not afraid to ruffle establishment feathers. Subscribe to Insight at WorldNetDaily's online store and save 71 percent off the cover price. By Kenneth R. Timmerman © 2003 News World Communications Inc. Black Republicans are roiling with anger and incomprehension after a meeting between George W. Bush and Rev. Jesse Jackson that followed the president's address to the National Urban League in Pittsburgh....

WASHINGTON -- News media miss the point when they portray President Bush's historic speech to the National Urban League Monday as an effort to reach out to black voters. If anything, he was reaching out even more to white voters. As a goodwill gesture to minority voters, the president deserves praise for showing up at the Urban League's annual convention in Pittsburgh, especially since his pop-in, no-questions, pop-out visit came two weeks after he stiffed the NAACP's annual convention for the third consecutive year.

Posted on Mon, Jul. 28, 2003 Bush, Democrats present different views of economic policies By RON HUTCHESON Knight Ridder Newspapers PITTSBURGH - Sounding themes that are likely to dominate next year's presidential election, President Bush and his Democratic rivals clashed over Bush's economic policies Monday while reaching out to black voters. In separate appearances at the Urban League's national convention, Bush offered assurances that the economy is back on track while Democrats accused him of fiscal recklessness. "More than 3 million Americans have lost their jobs. As far as I'm concerned there's only one American who should lose his job,...

President Bush with Marc Morial, president of the National Urban League. (by mtngrl@vrwc)

For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary July 28, 2003 President Addresses Urban League Remarks by the President to the 2003 Urban League Conference David Lawrence Convention Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 11:17 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thanks for the warm welcome. Thanks for your kind invitation. But, most importantly, thanks for your service to your fellow Americans. (Applause.) The Urban League has always stood strong for justice and hope and healing. It stood for opportunity for all our citizens. I'm honored to be at such an organization. I appreciate the chance, as well, to come to Pittsburgh. It's a...

Jul 28, 8:26 AM EDT Urban League Warns Against Covert Racism By CHARLES SHEEHAN Associated Press Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) -- The new president of the National Urban League said Sunday that the number of blacks with bachelor's degrees is at an all-time high, but warned that success in the classroom is marred by rising incarceration rates and covert racism. Census figures show that in 2002, 17 percent of blacks ages 25 and older had a bachelor's degree, a record high. But Marc Morial said that achievement is overshadowed by the number of blacks in jail. There are 875,000 blacks incarcerated...

<p>First, allow us to welcome you back to Pittsburgh. As always, we're glad to have you, and we are pleased that you have agreed to address the convention of the National Urban League this week.</p> <p>Given that the league's mission is all about "empowering" blacks "to enter the economic and social mainstream," and given your stated commitment to equal opportunity to help ensure that this worthy mission has every chance of success, your presence is a good fit.</p>

<p>Three Democratic presidential hopefuls have not agreed to appear at the National Urban League's annual convention in Pittsburgh next week, putting them at risk of again being distanced from black voters, an overwhelmingly Democratic bloc.</p> <p>President Bush and six Democrats have committed to speak at the nationally renowned black group's convention Monday, the first gathering that includes both the Democratic aspirants and the president. Democratic Sens. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, Bob Graham of Florida and John Kerry of Massachusetts have not committed.</p>

<p>President Bush's upcoming meeting with the Urban League, coupled with his snubbing of more-militant black groups, mirrors his outreach to moderate Palestinians while ignoring Yasser Arafat.</p> <p>In both cases, Mr. Bush hopes to turn nearly hopeless relationships into constructive dialogues with groups not known for their fondness of conservatives.</p>