Reader Jeffrey W. sent me this link.
Some local black Republicans said they understand why Clark County Commissioner Lynette Boggs McDonald last week called the Democratic party the “last plantation in America.”Democrats quickly held a press conference Friday to call for an apology from Boggs McDonald, saying it was “unconscionable” and “inexcusable” to use slavery — one of the nation’s darkest periods — in political campaigns.
“To invoke the comparison is irresponsible,” said Clark County Commissioner Yvonne Atkinson Gates.
But the Republican party is increasingly using powerful language to say that Democrats take blacks for granted and aren’t doing enough to empower the black community…
[E]qual opportunity, school choice, tax relief and faith-based organizations that help the community….”Those are the things that matter most to my family and why I’m supporting our leaders in Congress and President Bush,” she says.
Local black Republicans said they agree that the Democratic Party pays lip service to blacks during election season but does little to bring blacks to the table when it comes to setting policy….
“African-Americans have to look more toward self reliance, less government and being able to create more opportunities for themselves….We’re dealing with the remnants of the ’60s,” [Cornell] Clark said. “But these young, so-called upwardly mobile people — they’re open minded. They don’t think like the old crowds.”(my emphasis)
I have to add Ms. McDonald and Mr. Clark to my People-to-Meet list.
On a side note: Roger Clegg, once a frequent contributor to National Review Online and Vice President and General Counsel of the Center for Equal Opportunity (not to be confused with the skin color preference pushers at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission), sent me a bound copy of a law review article he wrote for Georgetown University titled, “Black Culture and Black Conservative Thought: Toward an Anthology.”
First of all, Roger Clegg knows who I am. 
Secondly, he obviously went out of his way to track down my work address. Thirdly, he wrote a personal note on the cover of the article. Wow. As I said, you never know who’s reading your blog!
Addendum: I’ll blog about Clegg’s article after I’ve finished reading it.
