32 African-American Republicans Running For Congress

[Danube]

From NYT:

"Among the many reverberations of President Obama’s election, here is one he probably never anticipated: at least 32 African-Americans are running for Congress this year as Republicans, the biggest surge since Reconstruction, according to party officials."


The guy I like the best is Allen West ( http://allenwestforcongress.com/ ). Would make good prezy in future. The TP crowd likes him lots - and he likes them. I bet he can even throw a baseball.

"The black candidates interviewed overwhelmingly called the racist narrative a news media fiction. “I have been to these rallies, and there are hot dogs and banjos,” said Mr. West, the candidate in Florida, a retired lieutenant colonel in the Army. “There is no violence or racism there.”

He understands the nature of Islamic terrorism better than most:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkGQmCZjJ0k

 

[razor2025]

Looks like they are jumping on to the Michael Steele scam. "Black" washing the GOP isn't going to help them win.

 

[Nemesis 1]

Ya think . Its nice to see the blacks coming into their own .Obama isn't for them and they know it.

 

[Blackjack200]

The guy I like the best is Allen West. Would make good prezy in future. The TP crowd likes him lots - and he likes them. I bet he can even throw a baseball.

You mean TB crowd.

 

[jonks]

From NYT:
"The black candidates interviewed overwhelmingly called the racist narrative a news media fiction. “I have been to these rallies, and there are hot dogs and banjos,” said Mr. West, the candidate in Florida, a retired lieutenant colonel in the Army. “There is no violence or racism there.”

Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight. (/nipsey russell)

 

[Danube]

Ya think . Its nice to see the blacks coming into their own .Obama isn't for them and they know it.

I have been saying for a long time I don't think Obama really considers himself as the first black president as much as a "global citizen" who transcends easy categories of race, culture, nationalism etc. The day after inauguration he was reminding everyone that he was a "mutt" (his term). He was running as a guy caught in the middle on race until he beat Hillary and the media and campaign amped up the first black pres thing.

Obama turned on blacks in DC who wanted to keep school vouchers. His cap and trade cost increases would crush poor and middle blacks (just like everyone else). His push to get illegals into unions doesn't help blacks. His main stance toward blacks seems to be directed at making them agitated and focused on elections.

 

[classy]

Ya think . Its nice to see the blacks coming into their own .Obama isn't for them and they know it.

LOL
Now lets see, before Obama the GOP had hardly no black candidates. After Obama, they have a black chairman, now as many blacks running for congress since Reconstruction, which was about 140 years ago, hehehehehehehe. Now is it Obama is not for them or has Obama shown them and the GOP the light? And the light is, a black man can lead just like a white man.

 

[CitizenKain]

32 African-American (I thought that righties hated that word) candidates are going to be very surprised when their party turns on them eventually.

 

[Lemon law]

The black community is not as dumb as the GOP may think, a Clarance Thomas and a Michele Steele is going to have little appeal to them. They know how to tell the difference between a useless Uncle Tom phony and a real brother or a sister.

But still, its worth tracking the 32, how many will win a first term, and of that bunch, how many will win another term if they fail to vote and deliver what they promised to the black community? Or alternately try to deliver and get blocked by a larger GOP.

 

[daishi5]

The black community is not as dumb as the GOP may think, a Clarance Thomas and a Michele Steele is going to have little appeal to them. They know how to tell the difference between a useless Uncle Tom phony and a real brother or a sister.

But still, its worth tracking the 32, how many will win a first term, and of that bunch, how many will win another term if they fail to vote and deliver what they promised to the black community? Or alternately try to deliver and get blocked by a larger GOP.

Hmmm, so only white people can believe in republican idealogy? Any african-american who supports that platform is not a real african-american?

 

[Blackjack200]

Hmmm, so only white people can believe in republican idealogy? Any african-american who supports that platform is not a real african-american?

When you look at the demographics, supporting a party that favors massive tax cuts for the rich and cuts in social support for the neediest make little sense for most black people. I think that's all he's saying.

 

[Nemesis 1]

LOL
Now lets see, before Obama the GOP had hardly no black candidates. After Obama, they have a black chairman, now as many blacks running for congress since Reconstruction, which was about 140 years ago, hehehehehehehe. Now is it Obama is not for them or has Obama shown them and the GOP the light? And the light is, a black man can lead just like a white man.

Even tho blacks do have a grievance against whites. The history of America shows that it was blacks and whites side by side building this country. The whites took the richies the blacks got shafted. Its that Simple, King helped change all that . A truely great American greater than any pres.

 

[werepossum]

The black community is not as dumb as the GOP may think, a Clarance Thomas and a Michele Steele is going to have little appeal to them. They know how to tell the difference between a useless Uncle Tom phony and a real brother or a sister.

But still, its worth tracking the 32, how many will win a first term, and of that bunch, how many will win another term if they fail to vote and deliver what they promised to the black community? Or alternately try to deliver and get blocked by a larger GOP.

Amusing how you assume that since these people are black, their goal must therefore be to deliver "what they promised" to the "black community" rather than to do what is best for the country and ALL their constituents. Is it just black people who can't be individuals, or does that apply to all minorities?

Rather less amusing that you would call Clarance Thomas and "Michele" Steele useless Uncle Toms for their failure to do as they are told by their white Democrat betters. That's some condescending racist shit you've got going there.

Screw waiting, West in 2012.

 

[xj0hnx]

Amusing how you assume that since these people are black, their goal must therefore be to deliver "what they promised" to the "black community" rather than to do what is best for the country and ALL their constituents. Is it just black people who can't be individuals, or does that apply to all minorities?

Rather less amusing that you would call Clarance Thomas and "Michele" Steele useless Uncle Toms for their failure to do as they are told by their white Democrat betters. That's some condescending racist shit you've got going there.

Screw waiting, West in 2012.

I was wondering how long it would be before the racist left started calling GOP blacks Uncle Toms.

 

[PJABBER]

The one certain commonality of the "progressives" that post here is their love of racial distinctions.

Where the vast majority of Americans are color blind, the "liberals" never take off their tinted racist glasses.

Even as liberals ALWAYS differentiate people by the color of their skin, they also do not accept any divergence from the social welfare/big government mantra that has been responsible for keeping "favored" racial groups in a state of perpetual government dependency.

Rather than valuing the political and economic philosophies that have economically and politically empowered so many in the history of the country, the surest roads to pride and empowerment - entrepreneurship, education and intact family life - are denigrated by "liberals" and "progressives." Only government dependencies are "politically correct."

The racist perspective of liberals mandates their requirement that all people who are "not-white" must be supporters of the far left and big government. If they are not, they are castigated as Uncle Toms and traitors in the race war liberals are so fond of fomenting.

The "liberals" and the "progressives" do not value any independent thought by the "colored" underclass. For all intents and purposes, by espousing their soft bigotry of low expectations, by their institutionalizing race and class distinctions, they are the true successors to the KKK in intent as well as in historical fact.

 

[xj0hnx]

When you look at the demographics, supporting a party that favors massive tax cuts for the rich and cuts in social support for the neediest make little sense for most black people. I think that's all he's saying.

Yes, we all know it's much better to support the democrats and keep expanding the welfare state to keep poor minorities dependent on the government. The democrats got mad when they couldn't own slaves anymore, so instituted social slavery through government dependence.

 

[drebo]

When you look at the demographics, supporting a party that favors massive tax cuts for the rich and cuts in social support for the neediest make little sense for most black people. I think that's all he's saying.

So it's not possible for a black person to not be selfish and realize that the best course of action is to keep the government from bankrupting itself (thus removing ALL social support)?

 

[Lemon law]

It may sound crass the way Daishi5 says it in, "Hmmm, so only white people can believe in republican idealogy? Any african-american who supports that platform is not a real african-american? "

The question is really where the blame for that general current attitude belongs now. A 150 years ago the GOP talked the talk and walked the walk for the black community, but for the last 35 years, the GOP has done EVERYTHING not to walk the walk for the black community. The dems may be taking the black community for granted to too large of an extent, but the GOP is a going to have to do more than just talk the talk to win the black community back. Worse yet, the GOP is losing the Hispanic community also.

 

[daishi5]

When you look at the demographics, supporting a party that favors massive tax cuts for the rich and cuts in social support for the neediest make little sense for most black people. I think that's all he's saying.

Unless the black person in question is rich, then supporting tax cuts for the rich seems to make sense. But, I was focusing more on the idea that a black republican is a phony. I would not expect african-american republicans to be as prevalent, but I would expect some of them to be republican. And I don't see a reason to call a republican a phony just because his skin isn't white.

 

[xj0hnx]

Unless the black person in question is rich, then supporting tax cuts for the rich seems to make sense. But, I was focusing more on the idea that a black republican is a phony. I would not expect african-american republicans to be as prevalent, but I would expect some of them to be republican. And I don't see a reason to call a republican a phony just because his skin isn't white.

When blacks are republican it is a threat to the dems stranglehold on minorities, so their reaction tend to show their true racist colors. I mean seriously, LL just said "They know how to tell the difference between a useless Uncle Tom phony and a real brother or a sister." The loony left is ALL about race.

 

[WhipperSnapper]

They can join the rest of the Republicans in betraying blacks by:

• Passing amnesty for illegal aliens (something the Republicans support--see Bush and McCain).
• Increasing the number of H-1B and L-1 visas.
• Continuing to support and encourage foreign outsourcing.
• Continuing to oppose real socialized medicine.
• Continuing to sell out America to the large corporations and to destroy the U.S. economy.

 

[xj0hnx]

They can join the rest of the Republicans in betraying blacks by:

• Passing amnesty for illegal aliens (something the Republicans support--see Bush and McCain).
• Increasing the number of H-1B and L-1 visas.
• Continuing to support and encourage foreign outsourcing.
• Continuing to oppose real socialized medicine.
• Continuing to sell out America to the large corporations and to destroy the U.S. economy.

What do those problems have to do with just blacks? Those are problems for ALL Americans, except the socialized medicine thing, that's a loony left fantasy. Oh, and McCain, and Bush are terrible republicans, and neither are conservatives, but on that note, amnesty is supported MUCH more by the left, to try denying that, and the fact that the amnesty measures presented by both Bush and McCan't were HEAVILY contested by republicans is just retarded, and dishonest, and you know that.

 

[daishi5]

It may sound crass the way Daishi5 says it in, "Hmmm, so only white people can believe in republican idealogy? Any african-american who supports that platform is not a real african-american? "

The question is really where the blame for that general current attitude belongs now. A 150 years ago the GOP talked the talk and walked the walk for the black community, but for the last 35 years, the GOP has done EVERYTHING not to walk the walk for the black community. The dems may be taking the black community for granted to too large of an extent, but the GOP is a going to have to do more than just talk the talk to win the black community back. Worse yet, the GOP is losing the Hispanic community also.

Yes, republicans have not been in favor of granting african-americans or poor people more benefits, even if they may be fairly deserved. But why is it phony for an african-american to believe in the republican platform? My problem is the word "phony." Some african-americans really do believe that the democratic parties platform is the wrong way to do things. I don't think they are fake african-americans.

 

[blackangst1]

Wait, what? I thought the Democrats were the party of the blacks. This has to be wrong. I mean, Ive read on this very board how racist the GOP is and all....

 

[Tristicus]

No way, they are being forced by their white masters into this.



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