The Republican Party, while obviously wanting to pull away a large percentage of votes from the Democrats; it is my belief that must resist the temptation to pander to a particular group and erode the principles that make up the CONSERVATIVE core.

What I am about to toss out to you is a tough pill to swallow: the ideas of Conservativism, the Republican ideals and Blacks here in America are diameterically opposing principles. As a whole, White liberalism seeing a need to ease their sense of guilt; have convinced Blacks that their existence is one of strife and struggle, and without the ideals and PRINCIPLES of the liberal argument, they(Blacks) are doomed. As a result, thirty years of suggesting that a race of people lack the strength and will of any other human being in this beloved country, has become an internal mindset.

I see on a daily basis, the foundations of success of any type, being turned on its heads by Blacks. We are our own worse enemies. This is why, when I see a Colin Powell, Condelezza Rice, Star Parker, LaShawn Barber,or any number of successful Blacks who HOLD to PRINCIPLES, I stand up tall. The question for Republicans/Conservatives is how do we show BLACKS that the stepping stones or building blocks of success are found in having a CORE of BELIEFS that make up a FOUNDATION? I do not believe that liberals possess such? In my opinion, liberals view life in a subjective way of feelings;”Blacks need us so much and cannnot do for themselves, that we must…” This is where we have time tested PRINCIPLES thrown to the wind in search for NEW ways of doing things. You can see it in everyplace ranging from head start to how academic grading is conducted. What results after these experiments are doses of REALITY smacking them in the face.

Therefore, the goal is to show the 90% staunch Democratic-voting electorate that their solution is taking part in the PRINCIPLES that make up this nation. How is it that an immigrant of no means can enter this nation and within a reasonably short time period move to the corner of success? Can the fact that they have not been indoctrinated in liberalism have an affect?

Mr. Campbell, in all of his back and forth suggestions, is dead wrong in the sense that Blacks are different from others who live in this nation. What I see slowly happening is that a new generation of Blacks are seeing that determination apart from entitlements will result in success.

Too much to write about. Too early in the morning to think straight? Need help with this insomnia. LOL

LaShawn – please run for office…

Interesting. I’m not a Republican, but I’ve always thought that this is a no-win situation for the Republicans.

If they put lots of black Republicans as speakers, then the MSM will complain that this is deceptive since so few of the delegates are black. If they showcase very few black speakers, however, then the MSM will complain that the Republicans don’t even bother trying to give blacks even in their midst a chance (I can just see James Carville saying something like “Black Republicans are good enough to be on the floor, but the Republican leadership doesn’t want them joining their whites-only club onstage”).

I am a Conservative Black woman: A mother and an educator who does not believe in abortion, gay marraige, welfare (social AND corporate) and wholeheartedly supports the military and strong national defense.

Regardless, this year I cannot support the quote unquote Conservative candidate because of his character.

The buck stops nowhere with this President. There is no accountability (whether for the “intelligence failures” that make us look like liars on the world stage, the missing billions in Iraq that make us look like thieves or the fact that Muqtada Al Sadr is not only still alive, but actually thinking of running for political office ) and this President can say or propose any stupid thing ( like letting every illegal who makes it here stay if they promise to leave after three years: The Guest Worker Program or that he and his administration never stop looking for ways to destroy America) and his Media Army will step in to distort and cover for him.

The American people cannot make informed intelligent decisions with this man in office because there are so many out there willing to fudge every issue and muddy the waters on this govts behalf. Facts are irrelevant. It is all silly platitudes and feel good phraseology.
We are too used to con men in the Black community to be taken in with the way Bush is packaged. I do not believe that he is a religious man. I do not believe that he is intelligent enough to be directing foreign or domestic policy and I do not believe that he behaves with character or integrity (”F***k Saddam- we’re taking him out.”) and although I hate the Democratic Party and everything they stand for as poverty pimps exploiting blacks and the poor, this year I will vote for their candidate.

Niether party ought to pander to any one so called minority group, the focus should be on what the truth is and how to solve whatever issues our country faces in the most honest and effective manner possible. Any person, Christian or otherwise, who votes for Democrats are wrong for doing so simply on the fact that the Democratic platform supports immoral behavior in the form of abortion, homosexuality, and government pandering through welfare programs. Just the first two alone is enough to not vote Democratic.

Unfortunately ignorance rules when the subject of racism comes up given that there is no such thing as varying races. That is at the heart of this, whether speaking about politics, social issues or religion, race is not and should never be a factor because, logically it is falacious(only one race, human.) When people are able to come to realize this truth then, maybe, we can have an intelligent discussion about politics. We ought to desire that politicians appeal to us based on what is right and not based on any platform or special interest agenda.

Making a rational decision about politics has to start with making a moral decision. The fact that Miss Barber is well received and respected is because she speaks from a Christian-conservative stance, and ultimately speaks the truth. Whether you agree that it is the truth is irrelevant.

You are correct though, I do know that anyone who contradicts the truth is misguided. That is not ideology, that is reality.

About HiRez, he is a Christian and trips me up with the “I love her” comment, so I can’t really go off on him (and I shouldn’t want to). He and I don’t agree on political issues, but when I start talking about our Lord and Savior, we see eye to eye. I don’t know. I don’t have the answers. I’m just blogging.

I agree with the general gist of HiRez commentary. That’s been my big problem when “conservatives” in general discuss Blacks voting for Democrats.

This is not directed at you LaShawn.

And I’m not a Republican. I’m an Independent Conservative.

I forgot to comment on this:

That is why you all hype Lashawn up so much, and I love her, but the fact is when someone speaks articulate from the other “Side” they all of a sudden seem to be a lot less intelligent, misguided, or uninformed than when they speak for yours, as opposed to just making a rational decision that the opposing direction is the way to go, white black or other. Consider yourselves and not just the process but the nature of a thing…

I have no idea what that means. But it sounds offensive.

That was the best post on this blog…

Sigh…

You see LaShawn why I have many conservative tendencies, I can never align myself with you all? It is like so many of you are so divorced from the day to day African American experience and the struggle to create a minimum parity…

Two things…

I have been working closely with our Republican senator here in Nebraska to create an economic development program that serves a predominant African American populace…during this process, I gave a blue print to the individual whom put me and the Congressman together for garnering the black vote, not now, but by 2012…and I am not even Republican…it is really a simple concept and I will write it out for you all or just put it on my blog some day when I have more time…

If those of you remember the majority of the black individuals within this country stayed with the party of Lincoln until the New Deal with Roosevelt came along, then it took about an election after that for the wholesale conversion…I have numerous pictures of “black republicans” old school of course…and LaShawn, this issue of not seeing color, wasn’t relevent to the old school black republicans…

So the tide changed and voters swung, why? Because the republican party wasn’t getting it done, so they hitched their wagon to another boat in hopes that the New Deal and some government programs would do what the free market and capitalism wouldn’t do, provide a system where blacks could participate in equality…not just on the back end, but from birth…

The potential is there for that to occur again, but the fact is that whenever I come in here or other republican sites and I see the tones in which people even talk about black folks, it may not be overtly racist or bigoted, but subtle inuendo’s and implications, cause me to pause and be like, “hummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm”…

For the longest I have been advocating a complete boycott of all federal elections for one year by African-Americans…why? Because the parties are supposed to speak for the people, but now the parties speak, and propangandize and the speak for the party while giving the illusion of speaking for the people…neither party speaks for the African American which is the central feature of democracy (populace rule)…my hypothesis is that no negative damage can occur by boycotting because no positive change occurs through voting…and therefore a holistic strategy to make your voice heard must occur…

Until Dems and Republicans begin speaking and performing why would blacks ever cease voting for the lessor of two evils which they perceive are the democrats?

One last point, and I gotta run…

The perception problem occurs as well by the assumption many Pubs make that blacks are ignorant and homogenous and that is why they support the dems 90% plus. It is natural psychological theory, I can give you a link if you want, because the majority of you hard core pubs, believe 100% that you are right, and 100% that the opponent is wrong, and therefore even if only a smidgeon create a sense of self-superiority based upon ideology, others create a higher sense-of self superiority…couple this with the fact that blacks overwhelmingly support Dems it is natural because blacks are group identifiable to operate under the assumption that you are superior the opponent is inferior, white dems blend, blacks as a group stand out, therefore blacks are someone superior.

That is why you all hype Lashawn up so much, and I love her, but the fact is when someone speaks articulate from the other “Side” they all of a sudden seem to be a lot less intelligent, misguided, or uninformed than when they speak for yours, as opposed to just making a rational decision that the opposing direction is the way to go, white black or other. Consider yourselves and not just the process but the nature of a thing…

Or is way over the top rhetoric a substitute for logic?

“It’s about tackling root causes. And I will guarantee that sustained support for this kind of agenda would earn the GOP a healthy share of the black vote, rather than the pathetically tiny fraction it now receives.”

What? What else have we conservatives been doing – minus the OBSESSION with skin color and the other blacks willful ignorance? They seem to be hangin on to our forefathers & grandmothers “issues” – in a shallow, narrowminded fashion, I might add – while not wanting to accept the message to ALL Americans of all colors……..the same one from the RNC only a couple weeks ago – when I was as happy as a pig in a pile of slop.

And since when do WE BLACKS care to address root causes? Uh, any input from the CBC or NAACP? Something other than “hate whitey” being recided since 1968, maybe?

If I can have seen the light for the last 20-25 years, as did another youngster at that time like Deroy Murdock…..so can other blacks.

If a blind man can all of a sudden see, has the world changed? Well then, I suppose the American Negro should open his or her eyes. The American Paradise is here for the taking.

Then again, we’re really just outta place africans. I wanna go hoooooooome!!

As ole Donnie Boy puts it in his article.

“Granted, it’s insulting to blacks to regard them as just another interest group, such as the National Rifle Association, because blacks have many of the same concerns as whites or any other racial group”

Yet ole Donnie Boy would rather focus on rice pudding. No thank you I have a piece of my American Pie.

The ACLU looks anti-Christian to me, pro-Dem. NARAL , and abortion (to support promiscuity), is anti-Christian, pro-Dem.
Dems are like Kerry, ‘opose’ abortion, personally, but always always always vote to keep legal the selfish killing of any human fetus that is inconvenient to its mother.