My fellow conservatives, let’s do all we can to encourage Ralph Nader in his run for President of the United States!
As strange as I think he is, any white, high-profile liberal who has the courage to publicly criticize the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) can’t be all bad. Although he calls for an impeachment inquiry of George Bush and Dick Cheney, he has his good points.
I blogged about the CBC’s plea to Nader to drop out of the presidential race. Karen’s Daily Diva Dish says:
2004 Presidential Candidate Ralph Nader is going to receive a donation to his campaign from me. He stated this morning on a local radio show in Washington, DC, his “personal disappointment with the congressional black caucus.” Nader, described inner city neighborhoods, full of crime, predatory lenders, legalized loan sharks (rent to own companies) and a host of other issues that plague the inner city….He put a part of the blame on the shoulders of the CBC and it’s leader Ellijah Cummings. Nader urged the CBC to stand up for its issues. To not be passive and speak out on issues that affect African Americans.
I hope his disgruntled followers flock to the polls in droves. I wish him all the best!
It’s time for John Kerry to pay the piper. “Minorities” want those favors cashed in and they want them now. “Some Blacks and Hispanics Criticize Kerry on Outreach” (registration req.). From the New York Times:
For weeks, Senator John Kerry savored a Democratic Party that was unified in rallying behind his presidential candidacy. But in recent days, influential black and Hispanic political leaders whom the campaign had counted on for support have been openly complaining that Mr. Kerry’s organization lacks diversity and is failing to appeal directly to minority voters….
While Mr. Kerry, whose home state, Massachusetts, is 7 percent Hispanic and 5 percent black, has active support from black members of Congress, some veteran African-American leaders have struggled to find a foothold in his campaign. Even some black officials who called a reporter to offer their perspective at the campaign behest said Mr. Kerry had work to do.
This is a never-ending problem with Democrats. By pandering to blacks with accusations of “exclusive” and “intolerant” leveled at Republicans, they often set themselves up for hard-to-deliver, tangible promises rather than mere philosophical ones that Kerry seems so fond of.
Let’s see if this filthy rich, aloof social liberal will put his wife’s husband’s money where his mouth is (I’m tired of blogging about Kerry and it’s only April) and hire all the black folks he can find!
In my opinion, I think he should hire who he wants to hire, but if he wants that minority vote…
Old stuff:
“Kerry’s inner circle lacks color”
“Black Voters Align With Democrats Against Bush”
“Kerry’s Problem with Black Voters”
“Black voters overwhelmingly favor Kerry”
“Cummings may help Kerry with black voters”
This is boring. I need to blog about something other than Kerry and black people.
I really shouldn’t speak ill of HaloScan because it’s served me well most of the time. Some people have tried to comment here and receive a “can’t connect to server” error message. If you’re really motivated to comment, select and copy your comments before you hit “OK.” If it goes through, cool. If not, re-try because it usually works the second time. I don’t know what’s going on with HaloScan. Hopefully I won’t have this problem at TypePad.
The Media Research Center’s Brent Bozell writes:
It’s good to criticize those in the media who long ago lost sight of the word “balance” (not to mention “fairness”), and there are plenty of us on the outside pointing this out. But you, who have the mantra of “GOP leaders” — where are you? Your silence is shocking to the point of disgraceful. At best, you are inept. At worst, you are cowards, unwilling to engage your political foes.
There is no shortage of issues and opportunities available to you. You should be having a ball exposing and neutralizing the leftist press, not to mention the left-wing political opposition (or do I repeat myself?), yet you’re AWOL from the debate.
Finally, someone else is saying what I’ve been thinking for months. Are Republicans too polite or too afraid?
Despite the GOP’s silence against Democrats’ attacks on President Bush, he’s still ahead in the polls. Can you imagine what those numbers would look like if the GOP fought back and exposed liberalism for the inconsistent rubbish that it is?
