He’s just as disinterested in expanding the Republican party as the rest of them and the idea of being “conservative” this or “conservative” that is really a matter of semantics.

Non-whites on a great many issues are just as – if not more – conservative as white folks. They just don’t trust republicans. And they won’t until they get the felling that the racist/white supremacist element no longer has such a strong influence on that party.

Matt Larson says:

“But I would like to see Republicans reach out more to religious blacks and small business blacks and the younger crowd – they can be picked off…”

This is very true – not necessarily by party affiliation and nomenclature, but in general PRACTICE.

What many non-whites can and should learn is that you can be and live as a fiscal and social conservative and still love ALL your neighbors, regardless of their race or class. Just because the Republican party fundamentally doesn’t share that view, doesn’t mean you have to compromise your spiritual identity to be accepted by them (or ANY party). I know that there are very many non-whites who, because of their SPIRITUAL identity, vote Independent/Conservative/Libertarian, but are reluctant to identify with mainstream Republicans because of that “element” I mentioned before.

The problem is that “element” also exists within the Democratic party and amongst elitist and self-aggrandizing liberals who are just as foul and racist as those on the other side of the aisle. Observe how the Democratic party has become so divided over their own two candidates.

Oddly enough, why JC Watts and the others are considering voting for Senator Obama is quite puzzling. As a non-white, I’ve taken interest in this matter from a human behavioral standpoint, not because of the process.

I’ve observed a lot of very sad affairs amidst all of this, and though I wouldn’t vote for Senator Obama, I still think his run was necessary to expose some things about America and it’s citizens and it’s quite ugly indeed – yet necessary.

This is a very sad election year for mainstream (Repub/Demo) voters because of the very poor choices.

For Libs, Independents and Green Party folks, it’s just all symbolic as usual, I suppose..

http://www.onfuego.com/ksheinin/?vid=4

So it seems Watts is a front runner. When “times are good” and polls are with you no changes are needed, but when the polls are down then all along Republicans have not been reaching out.

But I would like to see Republicans reach out more to religious blacks and small business blacks and the younger crowd – they can be picked off…

But to vote for a candidate just because of race when it conflicts with your values is rather lame in my book. I liked J.C. Watts and I still do but he doesnt get the respect from me that he used to. It makes you wonder if Obamas disgusting votes on the Born Alive bill where it was OK for him for a baby of a botched abortion where the baby LIVES is denied health care to save them or his gross stance on procedues such as partial birth abortion have no bearing on his decision! Race trumps all.

I am a white conservative and no way would I vote for a white liberal Democrat over a black Republican – even if that black republican was a RINO in the John McCain mold.

I have often thought more along the lines that I’m an American of Italian descent, but it’s easier to say it the other way.

In any case, I’ll make sure to respect La Shawn’s wishes on the subject when referring to her.

For me, you can just call me that old, mean looking, white dude. Everyone else does.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080614/ap_on_el_pr/black_conservatives_obama

J.C. Watts, a former Oklahoma congressman who once was part of the GOP House leadership, said he’s thinking of voting for Obama. Watts said he’s still a Republican, but he criticizes his party for neglecting the black community. Black Republicans, he said, have to concede that while they might not agree with Democrats on issues, at least that party reaches out to them.

INDOCTRINATED!

It’s not PROBABLY on both sides for some..

It’s DEFINITELY on both sides for MOST.

http://www.townhall.com/news/politics-elections/2008/06/14/black_conservatives_conflicted_on_obama_campaign

It basically says Armstrong Williams, who has never voted for a Democrat for President, is strongly considering Obama as well as J.C. Watts.
Michael Steel from Maryland on the other hand is going to do everything he can to defeat Obama.

Interesting. That would confirm my suspicions of J.C. Watts.

Does race trump a persons principals? Probably on both sides for some.

Just among my middle class Black Friends, most don’t participate in events or watch news programs or do ANYTHING that isn’t specifically “black focused”. Crazy. Especially because the things they do and enjoy and want to know about isn’t a Black specific thing, but they have become accustomed to being marketed in this very specific way – The Black Marketing Scheme.

I welcome the idea of a black news network and so do many others. Some welcome it because they see the opportunity to get more news about Black progress or issues out there. (And you’re right, “what is black news”). But more important to me, I see it as a very real opportunity that more Black people will actually consume some REAL news (not entertainment news) and actually get more Black people -from every SES level – engaging in a more meaningful discourse about issues.

1- I don’t think that mainstream media really wants to integrate some of that news and have honest conversation about issues effecting black America. There is still an essence of ignorance, a non-physical “white flight” from issues concerning blacks (particularly those that are affecting urban blacks. I think that in his Heart JC would love for their to be more integration in news, but he perhaps feels as if mainstream media is not ready for it. Here is an example from pop-culture. Tyler Perry’s House of Payne is one of the most watch and enjoyed show by Black Americans. But it gets ripped apart by most white commentators and if Tyler Perry tried to go the traditional route and shoot a pilot then try to get a contract (he made the first season and said, make it happen), he would not be on TV right now.
2- B.E.T. is horrible!! What started off as a network for Black people to freely express themselves (because of the media isolation I spoke of in point 1), as become a non-informative, sex driven, uncreative, waste of a network. B.E.T. could have been something great if once other networks saw it catching on decided that it wanted some of that programming on their stations. If that would have happened and B.E.T. died because programming done by black folk was decentralized, I would praise B.E.T. In reality it did produce some stars. Jamie Foxx and the Waynes brothers really jumped off because of what people saw on B.E.T. If Watts wants to create a network, which will show the mainstream media that there is a market for “black programming”, let him do that. Then perhaps they will integrate that programming and those programs will just become normal.