Do you even have any concept at all why the logical fallacies you employ are failed and reflect that you have a defenseless position? Pabst Moderator Registered: Dec 2001 Posts: 4114 03-27-06 02:27 PM AAA, being that I'm a guy who has a certain prejudice against all Americans who aren't of Euro descent Pabst Moderator Registered: Dec 2001 Posts: 4132 04-01-06 01:56 PM I suggest you stay in Europe and live the life of an obedient, obligated socialist. I'm able to "live well" in America on my own dime. I have zero social conscious.
Bush's record on hiring minorities is far better than Clinton's but he's a racist I guess. It's very difficult for an African American to run for office as a republican because the democrats attack them by calling them a sell out, uncle tom etc. but that's not racism. Sen. Byrd can come from a KKK background, call blacks niggers and because he's a member of the democratic party he gets a free pass. It's a joke.
So the republican candidate doesn't get the democratic vote.....that is nothing new. So again, why doesn't the republican party put up more African American candidates? Byrd is judge for what he is doing now, not what he did in his past. Even George Wallace toward the end of his life admitted he was wrong about race.... "We thought [segregation] was in the best interests of all concerned. We were mistaken," he told a black group in 1982. George Wallace Unlike republicans, democrats can evolve....
That's nothing new but it's changing as can be seen by the democrats illegal attack on Steele in Maryland. I would imagine it's hard to find a black republican candidate because of the racist attacks by the democrats.
Of course blacks would NEVER vote along racial lines. If Republicans are so racially biased then why is the Cuban community Republican? Why is Puerto Rico dominated by a conservative GOP sponsored Party? Why did the GOP support the Civil Rights Act more vigilantly than Democrats? Why is Bush arguing on the side of justice in welcoming downtrodden Mexican workers? Why is it the GOP who advocates giving inner city children choice in schools? Which party elected the first half dozen women to Congress? Which President nominated the first woman to the Supreme Court.
"Would you mind listing the republican African Americans that currently hold elected office at a well known level?" your thread drift is amazing. that has nothing to do with the BUSH ADMINISTRATION. that was my point. an administration appoints people. PEOPLE elect people. try to read what i posted "Let's see if the voters of the republican party are as color blind as you suggest....." clearly, the poll #'s as to how many repubs would vote for condi show this to be true. "Then lets see the republican women, republican Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans, etc. that the republicans have put up to run for office." put up? hey, people CHOOSE to run for office. administrations, otoh, have the power to appoint people. there is no doubt that the vast majority of blacks are left of center (they vote approx. 90% dem iirc), that is tangential to the issue of admin appointments though, which was my point. of COURSE there are more black dems than black repubs. considering the ideological stratification, it would be amazing if this was not the case. you seem to miss the point consistently. not sure if this is intentional. "p.s. If you think the current republican party is fully representative of Lincoln, you are nutz..." the only thing that is fully representative of lincoln is ... wait for it... LINCOLN. and he's dead. my point is that history shows that the repub party has been more protective of civil rights than the democrats. that is course arguable since it can't be proven statistically, and i am no big fan of the repub party as i have said several times. i simply prefer them to the dems. for a # of reasons, civil rights being a big part of my preference
Illegal attacks? It is hard to find an African American republican, because many of them don't want to dress and act like republicans. Of the minority members of the republican party, do we really see them representing their heritage? Or do we see them trying to act like white men and white women in dress, speech, and behavior?