Posted on 09/01/2004 10:29:29 AM PDT by BattleFlag
Its a good thing that the chairman of the Republican National Committee, Ed Gillespie, had to leave the Congress of Racial Equality reception early. If he had stayed a while longer, he might have heard the chairman of CORE, Roy Innis, upbraid the GOP leadership in a powerful speech that was wildly applauded by the audience.
Mr. Innis had started his speech by noting that George W. Bush four years ago only got 7% of the black vote. I asked myself what did this young man do, from a fine family, a family that ran the United Negro College Fund for decades, what did he do to make black folks so angry at him? Mr. Innis said. He then asked, Is it because hes a Republican? But then it was the Republicans that freed us from slavery. It was the Republican Party who passed the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments. In modern times, in the 20th century, it was the Republican Party that was behind the civil rights bill of the late 50s. The people who opposed it were the Democrats. That is the profound, dismal ignorance that exists in our country and among our people.They do not realize what the Bush family has done, not just this decade but for many decades, he said.
I must admit that I, too, had no idea of the connection between the Bush family and the United Negro College Fund. Jonathan Bush, George H.W. Bushs brother, was chairman until 1994, and the Bush family has always been a major donor.
What is really sad is that the Democrats get no penalty for filibustering the civil rights bill of the 50s and the 60s, Mr. Innis said...
The rest of the story...
(Excerpt) Read more at daily.nysun.com ...
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Don't you mean "consistently"?
The party of Lincoln vs the party of Jim Crow.
Roy Innis has always been a classy guy, and his son Niger appears to be following in his footsteps.
I emailed Ms. Colon and asked her what the impetus was for her reference to Mr. Innis upbraiding the GOP was. Maybe she will enlighten me and, if so, I will be glad to share it.
Great post! I now have a great response for the Democrat that comes to my door in late October!
This thought was included last night by Michael Steele (Lt. Gov. Maryland) in his speech to the GOP Convention. Hey, if this guy runs for anthing, I'll give him money and vote for him.
MIchael Steele. A father of two and devout member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Landover, Steele has been widely recognized by his peers as a man of sterling character and an effective politician. He was selected as Maryland State Republican Man of the year and the Chairman of the Maryland State Republican Party. President Bush appointed him to the Board of Visitors of the United States Naval Academy. Even his Catholic parish honored him as their Man of the Year in 1998.
Yes.
As the "e" is too far from the "a" on the keyboard I have to confess without excuse. ;)
Darn you Onelifetogive!
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