GOP coming to Atlanta for ideas on diversifying
According to my colleague Jim Galloway, RNC Chairman Reince Priebus is coming to the A-T-L tomorrow for a private conversation with black Republicans in the state, attempting to discover what the Grand Old Party can do differently to reach black voters.
Given the demographic changes underway in Georgia and Atlanta’s historic role as a center of both the black middle class and the civil rights movement, it’s an appropriate place to have the conversation.
The session is by invitation only, and is closed to the public. But it got me thinking: If you were in attendance, how would you advise Priebus? Why has the Republican Party — the party of abolition, of Abraham Lincoln, of Colin Powell and Condi Rice — found it so difficult to attract not just black voters but voters of almost any minority group, and more important, what can be done to change it?
I’ve written repeatedly that the current division is not merely bad for the Republican Party, it’s bad for the state of Georgia and bad for the country as a whole. But how can it be changed? (This assumes, of course, that this isn’t just another half-hearted PR scheme like previous “outreach efforts” by the party.)
So … any ideas?
(Personally, I thought the suggestions laid out by Kevin Williams in a recent Washington Post op-ed were a fine place to start. At the very least, adopting them would demonstrate an honest commitment to change the situation.)
– Jay Bookman
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Christian Conservative
February 7th, 2013
8:59 am
Jay
Why has the Republican Party — the party of abolition, of Abraham Lincoln, of Alan West and Condi Rice — found it so difficult to attract not just black voters but voters of almost any minority group, and more important, what can be done to change it?
There fixed it for ya Jay…
USinUK - former Girl Scout
February 7th, 2013
8:59 am
GG – gotta love Yakker’s straw-man world …
Paul
February 7th, 2013
9:00 am
Morning, indigo
“Just out of curiosity, do they have to pass the same academic tests for admission as the non sports playing students?”
Generally, no. But it does depend on the university, even though the following doesn’t make that clear:
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/15/the-myth-of-the-student-athlete/
The NCAA has taken steps to ensure, regardless of individual university admission practices, that the kids do follow a decent high school academic path and perform minimally while at university:
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/8236949/ncaa-increases-minimum-eligibility-standards-division-student-athletes
And last night, TCU clobbered Kansas 62-55. They were in the lead the entire game.
Progressive, Liberal, Lefty
February 7th, 2013
9:01 am
Paul Broun for Senate. That’s diversity. After all, most people spell brown with a ‘w’.
USinUK - former Girl Scout
February 7th, 2013
9:01 am
“found it so difficult to attract not just black voters but voters of almost any minority group”
don’t read the news much, do you?
TaxPayer
February 7th, 2013
9:01 am
Vote buying!
What’s that kamchack line… Oh yes,
Sheldon Adelson say what?
Charles Koch say what?
David Koch say what?
Mitt Romney’s hidden camera say what?
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Stevie Ray..Clowns to the left and Jokers to the right..here I am...
February 7th, 2013
9:02 am
HDB
February 7th, 2013
8:55 am
There is no shortage of things that keep the GOP out of touch..the list is long and less than distinguished. I see no chance for the voting block at issue here ever having a reason to vote GOP. Until the resurrection possibly of Lincoln the vampire slayer..
Paul
February 7th, 2013
9:02 am
On topic:
What can the Republican Party do to reach black voters?
Ought to be easy for the Party with such a presence in white Christian regions to figure out.
Just live the Golden Rule.
Granny Godzilla
February 7th, 2013
9:04 am
Paul
Very wise words.
TaxPayer
February 7th, 2013
9:04 am
The GOP is diverse. They have the antiqued white male as well as the pure white male. There’s two colors right there.
HDB
February 7th, 2013
9:06 am
kayaker 71
February 7th, 2013
8:53 am
“Black Republicans are sort of like this union worker. They just don’t buy it anymore. But, man, do they pay the price.”
Which side?? Is it the Republican side…where they are disrespected, marginalized, ostracized…but they persist in transmitting the same racist tripe as their Caucasian counterparts….or is it the black side…where the preponderance of black people can see through they falseness of their ideologies and call them out on it?? Note how Colin Powell is treated in the black community…and by the GOP….and you’ll see the dichotomy!!
Stevie Ray..Clowns to the left and Jokers to the right..here I am...
February 7th, 2013
9:07 am
Paul
February 7th, 2013
9:02 am
You probably realzed this before me but every religion has it’s own version of the golden rule. In politics with the overiding self serving theme, especially in conjunction with the medias most profitable strategy of polarization, it seems the golden rule is a thing of the past.
GT
February 7th, 2013
9:10 am
Self reliance.
Like Morgan Freeman one said, “Those are just words Sonny that some young politician says to look good, but they have no meaning to me.”
The one thing the right power structure controls is Wall Street and money. The system is set up for this and as time goes on it is found to be very inefficient, it caused our last recession and damn near sunk this country and the world. It is a corrupt system that is manipulated to the design of a few as is slowly coming out in law suits and autopsies of what went wrong and caused this great recession dumped on Obama.
The right wants to blame this on government big spending, pointing the other way, taking no blame for monopolizing and making too big to fail ignoring anti Sherman Trust laws, price fixing and locking out anybody not in the club.
Capitalism works when it is conducted by the laws of capitalism. If we had let the big banks like BankAmerica and the corrupt Lewis fail other more honest and productive banks would have taken its place. America would have survived stronger and more representative of its population as a whole. In bailing out losers we perpetuate the right and keep giving the minority control of this country and not the responsibility for the risk they passed off to us as they continue their failure unabated. That is what I would tell these people sitting at the airport.
MrLiberty
February 7th, 2013
9:11 am
During both the 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns I attended quite a few rallies for one presidential candidate in particular. There were blacks, gays, Asians of many backgrounds, whites, women, Hispanics, children, young, old, and everywhere in between. And this candidate Is a republican. Ask any of these folks and they would all tell you the reason for his overwhelming appeal across the demographic spectrum – his message of liberty and freedom. He didn’t pander to any of these folks with promises to steal from one group and give to another. In fact, his voting record over 30 years clearly showed that he NEVER voted for unbalanced budgets, never voted to steal from one group to give to another, and never voted for any government action that wasn’t clearly authorized in Article 1 Section 8 of the Constitution. He wasn’t promising special rights for anyone, just the same rights for everyone – the ones government is supposed to be upholding and protecting. He wasn’t “pro-business” as most republicans are – showering their friends in certain businesses with benefits, tax breaks, etc. – but rather supported drastically minimizing government intervention into the economy as a means for everyone’s freedom to flourish (including business’). He didn’t talk about immigration “reform,” but rather the idea that a sound, healthy economy can sustain contributions from outside labor but that government handouts of free services/money, etc. hurt everyone and encourage people to come to America illegally. He personally believes that marriage should be between a man and a woman (and has been married for 35 years to the same woman), but recognizes that government should have NO role in deciding what marriage is. It is the role of churches to decide what marriage is and the role of government to uphold legal contracts – whomever they may be between. No special rights, just the same rights for all. Most importantly, he promoted the ideas of freedom and liberty. Not the empty freedom and liberty that most republicans think that be secured by spending trillions of dollars on foreign empire building and the creation of an Orwellian police and surveillance state at home, but real freedom and liberty that are protected by DEFENSIVE military actions/spending, and the massive reduction in government spending/size domestically. He also was the only one who promoted sound money and fiscal responsibility so that both the old (who were attempting to live on their savings ) and the young (who were attempting to save and plan for their future) could do so without the interventions and criminal behavior of the Federal Reserve continuing to destroy their futures.
If the Republicans want to know how to appeal to the broad demographic that is America, they need only look to the message of Ron Paul, rather than meeting with power mongers among the black community that are likely part of the bigger problem in this city/country. Republicans pull out the message of freedom and liberty when it suits them, but continue with the same totalitarian/socialist/fascist voting patterns when elected (as do the democrats). They promote candidates who favor these policies and do everything they can including underhanded vote rigging, etc. to eliminate all competition to these statist views. Empty meetings with statist blacks/Hispanics/etc. are not going to convince members of these communities that the republican party is something they should support, especially when they see the voting patterns of the party’s elected members. The democrats may be a horrible party, but they are buying their votes with everyone else’s money and that has a strong appeal. They at least talk about freedom and civil liberties (though this president clearly exemplifies totalitarianism with every policy move). Until the republicans can actually distinguish themselves from the democrats with ideas of REAL substance (and votes that back up the rhetoric) they will go nowhere with minority groups whatsoever. The message of Freedom and Liberty that Ron Paul promoted (and demonstrated with his voting record) is the only message that will hold any real appeal as our country sinks further and further into the abyss. And it’s also important for republicans to remember that there are no other parties besides the democrats and the republicans to blame for just how bad off we are – so there needs to be some serious apologizing too.
MrLiberty
February 7th, 2013
9:16 am
Stevie Ray..Clowns to the left and Jokers to the right..here I am… – When Ron Paul suggested that the golden rule should be applied to matters of foreign policy he was booed by so-called Christian republicans during a republican candidate debate. Yes, the golden rule is a thing of the past. Now its just “might makes right.”
Brosephus™
February 7th, 2013
9:16 am
BTW, I’m flattered that you would take the time to critique my approach on this forum..nice deflection away from the subject matter.
Didn’t deflect from anything. I was responding to your observation @ 6:51
USinUK - former Girl Scout
February 7th, 2013
9:17 am
Mr. Liberty – and you see how well his message has resonated.
Granny Godzilla
February 7th, 2013
9:17 am
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/12/28/10-outrageous-ron-paul-quotes.html
GT
February 7th, 2013
9:21 am
He didn’t pander to any of these folks
What do you can bailing out the banks? Pandering, the words you people use while you sit there with a log in both eyeballs. Keep being in the the dark baby and you will never win another election, which is my book is a God send.
JKL2
February 7th, 2013
9:23 am
HDB- When you see those who played by the rules, got an education, desire to work…..are denigrated by the conservative majority, the question “why bother” comes into effect……and that trickles down through generations!!
Democrats: Underacheivers wanted. Successful people need not apply(because you’re evil!).
HDB
February 7th, 2013
9:26 am
JKL2
February 7th, 2013
9:23 am
Republicans: Underachievers CREATED….successful minorities need not apply (because you don’t exist in our world!)…..
JKL2
February 7th, 2013
9:27 am
taxpayer- Mitt Romney’s hidden camera say what?
47% have already been paid off by the party of handouts and nothing we can do will change that.
My questions is how many generations will we have to go thru before they figure out the Democrats have duped them?
TaxPayer
February 7th, 2013
9:27 am
What Republicans need to do is present their message more eloquently. So what’s the problem. You still have Luntz working on the keyword list and you’ve got plenty of sophists with proven skills. You guys just need to lock Cantor and Ryan and Broun and company in a room and leave them there until they perfect that message.
TaxPayer
February 7th, 2013
9:29 am
My questions is how many generations will we have to go thru before they figure out the Democrats have duped them?
Maybe you just have not perfected your message demonstrating that all those people have been duped. Keep working on it. I’m sure you’ll figure it out.
HDB
February 7th, 2013
9:30 am
…… and how many generations will we have to go through before people figure out the Republicans have screwed them over?
USinUK - former Girl Scout
February 7th, 2013
9:30 am
“My questions is how many generations will we have to go thru before they figure out the Democrats have duped them?”
yep.
nothing wins over the electorate quite like calling ‘em stupid.
Christian Conservative
February 7th, 2013
9:31 am
Obama may be the only president ever to win re-election with fewer votes than his initial election, down nearly 4 million votes compared to 2008.
So why should the Republicans revamp their message. Its not like the dems improved their’s???
Regnad Kcin
February 7th, 2013
9:33 am
“So why should the Republicans revamp their message. Its not like the dems improved their’s???”
Agree. you’re doing just fine – don’t change a thing!
TaxPayer
February 7th, 2013
9:33 am
I for one just cannot figure out why the GOP message is not working though. I mean, their 2010 jobs campaign was actually quite eloquent and timely too but for some reason it just did not resonate much past the 2010 election. I wonder why.
Granny Godzilla
February 7th, 2013
9:34 am
JKL2
February 7th, 2013
9:27 am
taxpayer- Mitt Romney’s hidden camera say what?
47% have already been paid off by the party of handouts and nothing we can do will change that.
My questions is how many generations will we have to go thru before they figure out the Democrats have duped them?
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aside from USinUk’s obviously accurate
“nothing wins over the electorate quite like calling ‘em stupid”
I suggest you are the duped.
But go ahead and party like its 1951.
straitroad
February 7th, 2013
9:36 am
It is what it is. If black Americans valued liberty instead of dependency, they would favor the ideas of the Republican party. However, in general that isn’t the case. The democrat party has bribed them with free stuff and it apparently has been pretty easy to do so. The irony is that up until the 60’s, the black family was as strong and cohesive as any group in America. Most black families I new as a child were hard working folks who earned respect by their actions. Sadly, misguided government programs have destroyed the fabric of these families and have stolen their dignity with welfare.
Granny Godzilla
February 7th, 2013
9:36 am
Christian Conservative
February 7th, 2013
9:31 am
Obama may be the only president ever to win re-election with fewer votes than his initial election, down nearly 4 million votes compared to 2008.
So why should the Republicans revamp their message. Its not like the dems improved their’s???
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Proceed, Guv’ner.
HDB
February 7th, 2013
9:36 am
Christian Conservative
February 7th, 2013
9:31 am
“Obama may be the only president ever to win re-election with fewer votes than his initial election, down nearly 4 million votes compared to 2008.”
Have you thought that this was due to REPUBLICAN efforts to disenfranchise and marginalize voters…primarily minority voters….that caused the drop in voters!! Did you note what the GOP attempted to do in Pennsylvania, Ohio…and the long voting lines in Florida….discouraging voters from participating??
Granny Godzilla
February 7th, 2013
9:38 am
straitroad
February 7th, 2013
9:36 am
It is what it is. If black Americans valued liberty instead of dependency, they would favor the ideas of the Republican party
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rinse repeat
aside from USinUk’s obviously accurate
“nothing wins over the electorate quite like calling ‘em stupid”
I suggest you are the duped.
But go ahead and party like its 1951.
Regnad Kcin
February 7th, 2013
9:45 am
” If black Americans valued liberty instead of dependency…”
Keep using THAT message…please!
Redcoat
February 7th, 2013
9:46 am
Brosephus……Have you noticed when a minority expresses a conservative view point, the viewpoint is not directly attacked, but indirectly by demeaning the person expressing it……”sell out”….”uncle tom”….etc. what is that?……Liberals then claim conservatives are racists…..what is that? How are conservative ideals against minorities?…….Please explain.
barking frog
February 7th, 2013
9:47 am
republicans want lockstep liberty.
one man. one woman. one marriage.
medicaid for none is justice for all.
protect the fetus. abandon the child.
turn out the lights. the Party is over.
HDB
February 7th, 2013
9:51 am
Redcoat
February 7th, 2013
9:46 am
Start with this: http://www.blackcommentator.com/154/154_thindwa_black_conservatives.html….
then look at the policies that conservatives have historically advocated…then you’ll see the basic racism that is in conservatism…….
Christian Conservative
February 7th, 2013
9:56 am
HDB
Christian Conservative
“Obama may be the only president ever to win re-election with fewer votes than his initial election, down nearly 4 million votes compared to 2008.”
Have you thought that this was due to REPUBLICAN efforts to disenfranchise and marginalize voters…primarily minority voters….that caused the drop in voters!! Did you note what the GOP attempted to do in Pennsylvania, Ohio…and the long voting lines in Florida….discouraging voters from participating??
Have you thought that the only reason obama won was because of voter fraud and busing minority’s to the polls in exchange for a hamburger and fries???
Christian Conservative
February 7th, 2013
9:57 am
What are the dems going to do to try and court tax payers? That should be the real question….
Brosephus™
February 7th, 2013
9:59 am
Have you noticed when a minority expresses a conservative view point, the viewpoint is not directly attacked, but indirectly by demeaning the person expressing it……”sell out”….”uncle tom”….etc. what is that?……Liberals then claim conservatives are racists…..what is that? How are conservative ideals against minorities?…….Please explain.
You’ve noticed it, so why not explain it yourself. I haven’t made such a statement. I haven’t called anybody a “sell out” or “uncle tom”. As to calling people racist, that is the most overused and used wrong word in our dialect. People usually are bigoted but not racist. Racism entails actually having power over someone. Simply calling someone a name or slur is bigotry.
Redcoat
February 7th, 2013
10:03 am
HDB……tried your link….”Not Found” came up….?
GT
February 7th, 2013
10:07 am
Democrats: Underacheivers wanted. Successful people need not apply(because you’re evil!).
Last I looked Jack we won the election. Get out there and win something before you call the rest of us underacheivers. Look at this economy you left us, I am not sure you can underacheive any better than you people are doing right now.
HDB
February 7th, 2013
10:09 am
Readcoat…
http://www.blackcommentator.com/154/154_thindwa_black_conservatives.html
I’m looking at it now…….
HDB
February 7th, 2013
10:11 am
Christian Conservative
February 7th, 2013
9:56 am
I’m leaning more towards Romney’s “47%” comment that swayed more voters AGAINST him……
Redcoat
February 7th, 2013
10:11 am
Brosephus……..I apologize if you took it that I meant it was what you have personally said, not the case, but are you saying you haven’t noticed that?………….? I have no explanation, that is why I’m asking you,
zeke
February 7th, 2013
10:11 am
Diversity is the most over used, least relevant word in the English language, along with, under served or disproportionately affected!
Redcoat
February 7th, 2013
10:14 am
HDB…..got it….will read…..Thank you!
Christian Conservative
February 7th, 2013
10:14 am
HDB
I’m leaning more towards Romney’s “47%” comment that swayed more voters AGAINST him……
That’s a good possibly…. The media certainly ran it in the ground… They certainly barely even talked about obama’s bitter clingers comment which would have certainly had an impact…
lovelyliz
February 7th, 2013
10:17 am
Please tell me the Republ;icans aren’t having this meeting at an old plantation
HDB
February 7th, 2013
10:18 am
Christian Conservative
February 7th, 2013
10:14 am
….and there was a bit more that made Romney a non-viable candidate; how can a man that has an elevator installed in his house for his CARS be able to relate to someone in the inner city and the issues that are important to them? How can a party whose goal is to marginalize and disenfranchise minority voters desire support from the same people that they are adversely affecting??
Kings of wishful thinking…………..
GT
February 7th, 2013
10:18 am
You know the first thing the GOP can do is start trying to communicate honestly. When you read this blog the disconnect from reality by the right is a baseball bat hitting you in the face. You get all your news from the right which has ,of the last few weeks, realized that ain’t working, maybe they should start giving straight scope instead of running a circus. Stop with the labels when you don’t know what you are talking about, stop with the fake sats that prove fake points like you are ahead in the polls during the last election, face a little reality like guns are killing Americans, big business is who is raping America or you will be and continue to be a non factor in this country. You are doing it to yourself, suicide, and stupidity and shallow knowledge of you debate points. Lynch mobs running on emotion but morally and factually wrong. You are hanging an innocent man, but that never stop you before why should it now?
JKL2
February 7th, 2013
10:28 am
HDB- Republicans: Underachievers CREATED….successful minorities need not apply (because you don’t exist in our world!)…..
Keep the bigotry coming! It shows what a humanitarian you really are.
Democrats: We only believe in choice if you’re talking about abortions. Power to the sheeple!
Brosephus™
February 7th, 2013
10:31 am
Redcoat
I didn’t take offense. I’m simply stating that I can’t explain it on behalf of those who do such things. I’m in the same boat you’re in.
JKL2
February 7th, 2013
10:34 am
USinUK- nothing wins over the electorate quite like calling ‘em stupid
It doesn’t win them over (Which is exactly what the whole 47% thing was about; nothing you could ever do would win them over) but it doesn’t make it a false statement either.
But that is the foundation of the Democrat party. You’re too stupid to know what’s right, so the government needs to tell you what to do. Vote for me and I’ll promise to throw you a bigger cookie next time…
HDB
February 7th, 2013
10:35 am
JKL2
February 7th, 2013
10:28 am
“Keep the bigotry coming! It shows what a humanitarian you really are.”
Actually, you started it….and the truth from the other side of the mirror is just as damning……..
Republicans: We only believe in choice if you’re talking about whatever conservative doctrine WE want you to believe in!! Power to the wealthy!
JKL2
February 7th, 2013
10:41 am
straitroad- Sadly, misguided government programs have destroyed the fabric of these families and have stolen their dignity with welfare.
Bingo! But don’t insult the baby mama’s. It’s their RIGHT to raise (ignore) their children with your tax dollars. Families are old fashioned and you need to get with the times…
JKL2
February 7th, 2013
10:47 am
barking frog- medicaid for none is justice for all.
That’s the Democrat plan. No worries as obamacare fixes everything (and lowers the rates for everyone else)…
HDB
February 7th, 2013
10:54 am
straitroad- “Sadly, misguided government programs have destroyed the fabric of these families and have stolen their dignity with welfare”
Not misguided…but misdesigned and misfocused!! When the welfare programs were designed, the focus was not on maintaining the two-parent family, but focusing on single-parent families. If the design and focus had been based on maintaining the two-parent family, results could have changed!! However, there are instances where someone raised in that environment makes it out due to education and effort…but….when you see those who played by the rules, got an education, desire to work…..are denigrated by the conservative majority, their credentials always being called suspect… the question “why bother” comes into effect!! You’d get tired beating your head against a wall…why not use the system to get what you need if the system is always railing against you???
That paradigm has to shift……………
JKL2
February 7th, 2013
10:54 am
HDB- Power to the wealthy!
Good to see you showing the Democrat path to prosperity: Turn evil rich people into poor people. That will solve everything. (Not sure how that makes anyone prosperous, but it’s a big hit everytime you say it to a left winger). Explain to me again how the the Democrat are for success while punishing anyone successful?
Somehow Republican rhetoric is always worse than Democrat deeds.
Redcoat
February 7th, 2013
10:58 am
HDB…..Read the commentary…..Thanks again……very interesting from 2005……and one sided IMO…sorry
What will make us all trust more those who don’t look like ourselves…..?
BOHICA
February 7th, 2013
11:09 am
One suggestion as a Republican would be that we would no longer be adamant about a “voter ID” requirement. We have lost the PR battle on this one and it is somewhat of a ‘red herring’ issue anyway.
Christian Conservative
February 7th, 2013
11:16 am
HDB
Christian Conservative
….and there was a bit more that made Romney a non-viable candidate; how can a man that has an elevator installed in his house for his CARS be able to relate to someone in the inner city and the issues that are important to them? How can a party whose goal is to marginalize and disenfranchise minority voters desire support from the same people that they are adversely affecting??
Kings of wishful thinking…………..
yeah I know… someone who has never had a real job or been a leader.. now someone who plays golf and goes on unlimited vacations and then demonizes the other party almost daily… yeah how could this candidate relate to real hard working American tax payers… oh wait.. that’s obama…
Regnad Kcin
February 7th, 2013
11:31 am
So, CC, I’m curious as to whether you think the Republican party should even try to “diversify,” and, if so, how?
HDB
February 7th, 2013
11:31 am
JKL2
February 7th, 2013
10:54 am
The problem I see with conservatives that they believe the nation is a zero-sum game…and that you have to take from one so that the other can grow; many Democrats believe that it’s NOT a zero-sum game…that taking from one to distribute to others ultimately finds what was taken RETURNING while enriching others…i.e., a rising tide raises all boats!! The economy is CYCLICAL…and when the wealthy give up money, it ultimately finds its way BACK while enriching others simultaneously!! When money is hoarded by one sector (Republicans), the economy stagnates…..
Somehow Republican rhetoric…and DEEDS are always worse than Democrat deeds.
Wise man told me: to make money, you have to SPEND money!!
Redcoat
February 7th, 2013
10:58 am
Can understand why many think it’s one-sided….but it IS accurate!! Tone DOES make a big difference in how a message is delivered…and when I hear black conservatives, I hear more vitriol than motivation……….
Christian Conservative
February 7th, 2013
11:16 am
Obama can relate to more of the communities of this nation than Romney ever could…..there’s more condescension that came from the Republicans than I’ve ever seen…..and it wasn’t just the “Southern Strategy” being reinforced……………
Christian Conservative
February 7th, 2013
11:49 am
Regnad Kcin
So, CC, I’m curious as to whether you think the Republican party should even try to “diversify,” and, if so, how?
There’s no point… The Republican Party stands for low taxes, strong defense, personnel responsibility, and traditional values… Completely opposite of the dem party… Take it or leave it…
JKL2
February 7th, 2013
1:57 pm
HDB- Wise man told me: to make money, you have to SPEND money!!
Liberalism: The greatest program in the world until you run out of other poeple’s money to give away.
The borrower is slave to the lender.
Never thought I would see a black man trying to lead our country back into slavery…
HDB
February 7th, 2013
2:57 pm
JKL2
February 7th, 2013
1:57 pm
If you’re working for the money rather than the money working for you….you’re in slavery!!
JKL2
February 7th, 2013
3:25 pm
HDB-
The war on poverty has been a dismal failure because you can’t force people to want to be prosperous. All welfare has done is create a nanny state that is now 100% dependant on the government. Giving people a hand up is good. Doing the work for them does nothing to change the situation and you end up with a sore back and less money in your pocket for the trouble.
Z
February 8th, 2013
1:52 am
Republican’s have proven over and over again they leave nothing for the Middle Class or the Poor to vote for. They treat Women as second class citizens and want to take away their rights. They want to destroy Medicare, Medicaid and privatize Social Security. They treat the poor with disdain and call them moochers. They are racist especially in the South. They don’t like immigrants especially those from South of the border. They try and pass bills that would take more and more from the Middle Class and Poor while giving to the Very Wealthy more and more Tax cuts and loopholes. They care only about their own self interest and their Corporate Cronies. They are War Mongers,so they can feed the defense budget more and more money, money we don’t have. They lie, cheat, suppress the vote, commit voter fraud and Gerrymander districts to get elected. Why on Earth would anyone with any sense vote for any of these Republican’s in office now. None of them are fit for Public Office they have sold their souls to the devil and no longer work for this country or the American People.
The Tea Party Extremist, Norquist and his pledge, Radical Right Religion, Karl Rove and the Supreme Court making Corporations people murdered the Republican Party just as sure as if they pulled a trigger.