Party trumps Racism?

\'Party trumps race\' for Steele foes
S.A. Miller
Washington Times
November 2, 2005

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Black Democratic leaders in Maryland say that racially tinged attacks against Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele in his bid for the U.S. Senate are fair because he is a conservative Republican.

Such attacks against the first black man to win a statewide election in Maryland include pelting him with Oreo cookies during a campaign appearance, calling him an "Uncle Tom" and depicting him as a black-faced minstrel on a liberal Web log.

Operatives for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) also obtained a copy of his credit report -- the only Republican candidate so targeted.

But black Democrats say there is nothing wrong with "pointing out the obvious."

"There is a difference between pointing out the obvious and calling someone names," said a campaign spokesman for Kweisi Mfume, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate and former president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

State Sen. Lisa A. Gladden, a black Baltimore Democrat, said she does not expect her party to pull any punches, including racial jabs at Mr. Steele, in the race to replace retiring Democratic U.S. Sen. Paul S. Sarbanes.

"Party trumps race, especially on the national level," she said. "If you are bold enough to run, you have to take whatever the voters are going to give you. It\'s democracy, perhaps at its worse, but it is democracy."

http://www.washingtontimes.com/metro/20051101-104932-4054r.htm

Democrats - The party of diversity and tolerance????  

:lmao:

[Jumpman]

oreos lol

[Titan]

Silly democrats. I gotta email this to my friend. She\'s real big in the democratic party. I think she\'ll get a kick out of it

[SirMystiq]

Originally posted by GigaShadow
\'Party trumps race\' for Steele foes
S.A. Miller
Washington Times
November 2, 2005

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Black Democratic leaders in Maryland say that racially tinged attacks against Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele in his bid for the U.S. Senate are fair because he is a conservative Republican.

Such attacks against the first black man to win a statewide election in Maryland include pelting him with Oreo cookies during a campaign appearance, calling him an "Uncle Tom" and depicting him as a black-faced minstrel on a liberal Web log.

Operatives for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) also obtained a copy of his credit report -- the only Republican candidate so targeted.

But black Democrats say there is nothing wrong with "pointing out the obvious."

"There is a difference between pointing out the obvious and calling someone names," said a campaign spokesman for Kweisi Mfume, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate and former president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

State Sen. Lisa A. Gladden, a black Baltimore Democrat, said she does not expect her party to pull any punches, including racial jabs at Mr. Steele, in the race to replace retiring Democratic U.S. Sen. Paul S. Sarbanes.

"Party trumps race, especially on the national level," she said. "If you are bold enough to run, you have to take whatever the voters are going to give you. It\'s democracy, perhaps at its worse, but it is democracy."

http://www.washingtontimes.com/metro/20051101-104932-4054r.htm

Democrats - The party of diversity and tolerance????  

:lmao:

For the most part...

Originally posted by SirMystiq
For the most part...

You are just as bad as the people in the article Mystiq.  Alberto Gonzalez isn\'t a "real hispanic" - isn\'t that what you said?  You disgust me.

black on black crime composes what percentage of all violent crime again?

they dont even like each other
/shrug

[GmanJoe]

Like 80%. At least.

[Evi]

It\'s actually 1%

*runs away*

Originally posted by SirMystiq
For the most part...

Way to make every single post you ever posted instantly come off more worthless than it already did.

[SirMystiq]

Originally posted by Bozco
Way to make every single post you ever posted instantly come off more worthless than it already did.

Wow...

I didn\'t have time to fully respond.

Why would you want to promote somebody, based on race and solely based on race, that is not willing to help out that very community in which the votes are supposed to be won?

For example, Alberto. He is a Hispanic, but the fact that he was being adverstised and touted for the fact that was Hispanic made me sick. Sick because people think that sticking a Hispanic, black or asian in an election will automatically earn the votes of the ethnicity they represent. If the community does not feel like the candidate represent them well enough and the candidate uses their race as a leading factor, then the community has every right to be against the candidate.

And because the race of the candidate is always made into an issue with the Republican party, if the candidate does not reflect the needs of the black, hispanic or asian community for example, then the candidate is a false. And race should have nothing to do with what he represents and is willing to fight for. Unless that is, it is made into and issue which was the case for Albert and  Steele.

Gonzalez is very qualified and has had a long working relationship with Bush.  I couldn\'t care less that he is Hispanic, but it is people like you that call him a sell out.

Why is it when someone is successful, a minority and conservative - they are a sell out?  Democrats are the truley racist party here in the US.  They think every black/minority should vote for them regardless and they offer no solutions for minorities to become self reliant and instead offer more welfare programs, where as Republicans encourage them to better themselves through education and work.  When a race card is played in politics is almost always the Democrats who do so.

To say they don\'t represent their community is ignorant.  Rice grew up poor and she MADE something of herself and should be an inspiration to her community - instead they spurn her because she got an education and worked for her place in society - something they think should be handed to them.

[SirMystiq]

Originally posted by GigaShadow
Gonzalez is very qualified and has had a long working relationship with Bush.  I couldn\'t care less that he is Hispanic, but it is people like you that call him a sell out.

Why is it when someone is successful, a minority and conservative - they are a sell out?  Democrats are the truley racist party here in the US.  They think every black/minority should vote for them regardless and they offer no solutions for minorities to become self reliant and instead offer more welfare programs, where as Republicans encourage them to better themselves through education and work.  When a race card is played in politics is almost always the Democrats who do so.

I think Democrats think that way because most minorities tend to lean to the Democrats. And they are the ones that offer welfare and medicaid most often and that is another important issue for many minorities.

When somebody is a minority, succesful and a conservative they are viewed as a sell out. Why? Most minorities view the Republican party as the party for the rich and white. The Republican party is the one attacking welfare and medicare most often and that is another imporant issue to the minority community.

I agree that in order to grow education and work is the only way to get it but I think that it is right for the government to give out some help. Of course, I don\'t approve of those that live off the government, but the overall positive results(and there are alot) overshadow the negative ones.

Originally posted by SirMystiq

When somebody is a minority, succesful and a conservative they are viewed as a sell out. Why? Most minorities view the Republican party as the party for the rich and white. The Republican party is the one attacking welfare and medicare most often and that is another imporant issue to the minority community.

 

Rich and white eh?  Like the Kennedy\'s, the Clintons, the Rockefellers and the Heinz Kerry\'s?

Why are those only important to the minority? Does the white man not want medicare or welfare?

The thing is republicans see wasted money in those programs when it could be going to schools. There however are some good welfare programs, but the people that abuse it ruin it at the same time.

It is not so much abuse as it is a crutch.  Republicans want to empower people to be self reliant.  Democrats want to keep giving free handouts.  

This also goes with the "blame slavery, the white man, etc." attitude with the black leaders in this country.  It is a shame that people like Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson are the so called leaders of the black community as I think they do more harm than good.