These are not only race ideas, they are just ideas, a few of which occasionally deal with race. i.e. there are still a few public figures on the left that occasionally communicate points of views conservatives can agree upon regarding national security, border control, abortion, school standards, taxes, individual liberty, welfare, property rights, …

Unfortunately, these issues do not get as much MSM coverage as race does. It is the MSM that makes these individuals poster children of the ideas they communicate, not conservatives. And the MSM usually take a negative spin on these individuals actions and try to link them with implied racist overtones.

Conservatives KNOW these individuals do not share the majority of their points of view, but are thankful there is at least some rational dialog taking place on the left. This gives a glimmer of hope the left may return to the true ideals of their past.

Where exactly in my comment did I question WHY you blog about race?

And if people like coming here because they can discuss race without being called a racist and without calling others racists, it’s my privilege to provide the forum.

Where in my statement did I state the opinion that you should not do this or that people should not like coming here?

One more crack about what I choose to blog about, and you won’t be participating.

What “crack” did I make? I simply expressed how liberal Juan Williams’s newfound popularity with The Right related to how strong racial themes seem to overwhelmingly draw attention from The Right and I cited the closest example. I never made any judgements. I never said that you were wrong or bad for blogging about race. I never said that you should stop doing so. I never said that commenters should stop commenting. This is your blog to do as you wish with.

Don’t worry about why people read and comment on LBC. You have no idea the sort of people who read my blog and don’t (or can’t) comment. Because of privacy, I won’t name names. Just keep your concerns on-topic.

I don’t understand the notion that I am worried about something or the repeated accusation that this blog frustrates me. I’m not weak minded. I comment here because I believe that an exchange of opposing ideas is healthy. I originally figured that this is one of several good places to do so without having to feel that I have to express myself in some type of politically correct way or walk on eggshells to do so. I’m not even bothered by the numerous condescending remarks that have been made about me during my time here such as references to me behaving myself as if I am normally a jerk and being called ignorant, childish or biggoted by by various commenters.

As far as who comments here, the only conclusion that I have is that there is a fairly good sized volume of commenters and that most are conservative. Beyond that, I have never made any statements about who and who doesn’t post or lurk here. But I will most definitely make no more mention of what is blogged about here solely because I do respect other people’s desires with regards to their property.

How is it that most Blacks polled are in favor of school vouchers and charter schools while the NAACP is against those ideas?

How is it that most Blacks polled are against “gay marriage” while the NAACP backs the idea?

How is it that there are Black people and groups who are trying to address the problems in the Black community, but public Black conservatives rarely point out these groups?

Education: How many people have heard about The Algebra Project?

I seem to remember when Jack Kemp became, by his own words, an outcast from the Republican party because he advocted the GOP going after the Black vote. I also seem to remember Glenn Loury being “cast out from the right” when he spoke up for affirmative action.

They are advocating change. You seem to advocate silence. There is no change in that.

Once again…
I’ve help to board up a drug house to only watch it opened up again by the “folks” who used the house and to later learn of an old woman, in her 60s(!), who was raped in the house. When the word got out, a young teenage girl admitted she was also raped by people in the house. I’ve tutored. I, with friends, provided lists of jobs to people we knew who were selling dope to try to get them to change their ways. I’ve told police about illicit activities in the neighborhood where I spent a lot of time.

Finally, when I find out about Black self help groups, I post them at the following web site: http://www.blackselfhelp.info.

You don’t know anything about me.

I don’t advocate silence. I advocate action.

Here is a link to a letter I wrote to the NAACP:
http://www.visioncircle.org/archive/003095.html

Here is a link to a letter I wrote to Project 21:
http://www.visioncircle.org/archive/003094.html

The same request. Both did nothing. The liberal group did nothing, as expected. The Black conservative group did nothing, as expected.

No, PEOPLE are held in highest regard (and given highest vilification by the other side) when they tell the truth. When Bill Cosby or Juan Williams or Dr. Laura Schlessinger tells men that they need to step up to their responsibilities, that’s not criticism of blacks. It’s criticism of irresponsibility.

That too much irresponsibility is found among black men is a shame, and it’s the reason Cosby and Williams are addressing their remarks to the black community.

But too much irresponsibility is also found in the Hispanic community and the white community. We just don’t have any high-profile besides Dr. Laura speaking to us (I’m European-American–make that white).

Shade, wonder all you want. I blog about race because somebody needs to counter the prevailing leftist view out there. And if people like coming here because they can discuss race without being called a racist and without calling others racists, it’s my privilege to provide the forum. One more crack about what I choose to blog about, and you won’t be participating. Don’t worry about why people read and comment on LBC. You have no idea the sort of people who read my blog and don’t (or can’t) comment. Because of privacy, I won’t name names. Just keep your concerns on-topic.

Got up on the cynical side of the bed today, didn’t you Shade?

However, what you fail to address is first and foremost the “alcoholic” MUST ADMIT HE/SHE HAS A PROBLEM!!!!! So, living in denial is equivalent to living in death. There is nothing wrong in what Juan, Bill or others are doing. You must first recognize and ADMIT there’s a problem. They are advocating change. You seem to advocate silence. There is no change in that.

I assume that is why he will receive unusual venom from those quarters.

Agreeing with someone and drooling over their comments are two different things. Cosby has never been viewed as conservative, yet he takes one stance that could be considered conservative (comments I have heard in the black community since I was a child) and we keep hearing over and over how he has “left the Democratic plantation”. Cosby is not saying anything new. He’s not unique in the black community.

A liberal who takes one conservative stance is still given low regards by conservatives unless that one stance is related to race. Black conservatives are held in highest regards when they are critical of blacks. I wonder how much participation this blog would get if race wasn’t the central theme.

Shade, I missed this comment. Here’s my reply:

“Shade, wonder all you want. I blog about race because somebody needs to counter the prevailing leftist view out there. And if people like coming here because they can discuss race without being called a racist and without calling others racists, it’s my privilege to provide the forum. One more crack about what I choose to blog about, and you won’t be participating. Don’t worry about why people read and comment on LBC. You have no idea the sort of people who read my blog and don’t (or can’t) comment. Because of privacy, I won’t name names. Just keep your concerns on-topic. – Admin

Always have, always will.