Geee Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Human Events:14 Black Republicans Vie for Congressby Martha Zoller 10/16/2010The day before the 2000 presidential election, I interviewed Rep. John Lewis (D.-Ga.). Lewis is a civil rights icon and a “lifelong member of Congress.” I asked him if black Americans vote 95% for Democrats year in and year out, how does that help. He said, “Martha, although I am a partisan, it doesn’t help us.” Like former SCLC President Joe Lowry said, “The Democrats take us for granted and the Republicans just take us.”Zell Miller, former Georgia governor and U. S. senator, pointed out in his book, A National Party No More, that the Democratic Party has taken for granted the black community for years, except for the four weeks before an election. Many young black Democrats called me after that book came out and said Zell was right. So where does that leave us today? With the historic victory of Barack Obama for President and his historic fall from grace, conservative blacks are able to come “out of the political closet.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evad Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 ".. and the Republicans just take us.” Join the club JL...they take us all. That's why we have a Tea Party Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 ".. and the Republicans just take us.” Join the club JL...they take us all. That's why we have a Tea Party Welcome to politics. "The Democrats seem to be basically nicer people, but they have demonstrated time and again that they have the management skills of celery. They're the kind of people who'd stop to help you change a flat, but would somehow manage to set your car on fire. I would be reluctant to entrust them with a Cuisinart, let alone the economy. The Republicans, on the other hand, would know how to fix your tire, but they wouldn't bother to stop because they'd want to be on time for Ugly Pants Night at the country club." Dave Barry Don't Vote It Just Encourages The Bastards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickadee Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Bumping this back up to get you all to watch the P. J. O'Rourke interview done last month. Thanks Valin! Don't Vote It Just Encourages The Bastards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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