Slog - Comments on The NAACP Held a GOP Presidential Candidate Forum

Comment by Jay

Jay — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 15:49:15 -0800

Republicans don't give a shit about black Americans. News at 11.

Comment by SeMe

SeMe — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 16:30:14 -0800

Interesting, the most backwards and anti-immigrant candidate even by GOP standards shows up. I wonder if his deport them all platform found an ear. I doubt it. It would be awful if it did.

Comment by Gitai

Gitai — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 16:32:40 -0800

Why would they bother? In 2000, Bush got 9% of the black vote, and in 2004, just slightly better, since blacks are apparently also susceptible to fear mongering, but that was pre-Katrina. If the next GOP candidate gets 5% of the black vote, I'll be terribly, terribly surprised.

Comment by SteveR

SteveR — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 16:33:49 -0800

"The only thing keeping the black man down is the brown man!"

Comment by DOUG.

DOUG. — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 16:35:26 -0800

Uncle Tom.

Comment by tsm

tsm — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 16:46:52 -0800

It's embarrassing enough admitting to being a Republican amongst white people these days - who can blame 'em ...

Comment by Aexia

Aexia — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 16:50:50 -0800

In a close election, a vote is a vote. You don't have to win a majority, you just have to win more than you normally would.

Comment by ellarosa

ellarosa — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 22:33:00 -0800

hey @1, there's a bumper sticker that says "bush doesn't care about white people either" it's just that all the white people aren't as hip to that reality as the the people of color are. and they vote more.

Comment by Gitai

Gitai — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 22:44:04 -0800

@7 Indeed, but after Katrina, a Civil Rights division that filed zero suits based on racial discrimination, inaction in Darfur, etc., I think the GOP is more fucked than usual with black folks. I think the next GOP candidate won't hit 5%. I also don't think the next election will be close.

Comment by ecce homo

ecce homo — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 12:23:50 -0800

The GOP doesn't do well with blacks because blacks don't make a lot of money.

Comment by r

Sat, 14 Jul 2007 18:58:16 -0800

"During a speech at a 2000 rally for the display of the Confederate flag on public property, Ravenel called the NAACP, �The National Association of Retarded People,� and has made several other racially charged remarks throughout his career."

"Arthur Ravenel Jr. ... [is] a former Republican US Representative and current regional chairman of Giuliani�s campaign in the early voting primary state."

http://maxblumenthal.com/archives/168

Comment by r

Sat, 14 Jul 2007 19:26:32 -0800

"Though President Bush has refused to speak to the NAACP throughout his presidency, Mehlman's July 14 [2005] speech to the NAACP renounced Republican efforts to capitalize politically on white Southerners' backlash against civil rights-era legislation."

http://mediamatters.org/items/200507140004

Comment by r

Sat, 14 Jul 2007 19:56:40 -0800

"After promising the African American community that the Republican "Southern Strategy" had been put to rest Ken Mehlman and the Republican Party are up to their old divisive and backward tricks using racist innuendo to try to win elections.

"Unfortunately the GOP's Southern Strategy is alive and well," said Democratic National Committee Communications Director Karen Finney. "It's disgraceful that Ken Mehlman had the nerve to stand in front of the African American community with a fake apology for the Southern Strategy, yet the RNC has once again resorted to the same despicable, racist tactics in the Tennessee senate race."

http://www.democrats.org/a/2006/10/gop_southern_st.php