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"You do not own, and you are not the arbiters of, African-American authenticity," said Paige, who rose from segregated Mississippi to become President Bush's education chief.
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Liberals really are the enslavers.
Still more support....
Although the Bush team will take a lot of flack for this, I think that this is good. First Bill Cosby spoke out, now Secretary Paige. If this is the beginning of a trend in which articulate, successful african americans are no longer afraid to speak out and criticize black culture and prominent black leaders who are out for themselves, then this is way overdue.
It is all about market share.
The NAACP has been losing market share and doesn't have the market share it once did.
As a result, the squeaky wheel is sounding off once again.
< sarcasm>Bush is just trying to keep black folks down.< /sarcasm>
He'll be an excellent speaker at the convention :-)
Glad that Paige has spoken out so forcefully......PING!
We need to have more of this. The louder the better.
For decades the Democrats have decreed that all black Republicans and/or conservatives are Uncle Toms, and the Republicans have remained silent. It's past time to question this attitude. I believe it's a debate blacks need to hear.
Rod Paige should dismantle his department.
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"Paige said. "I long for the day when our nation's education policy will not be grist for the partisan mill - when we can work together, black and white, rich and poor, for the sake of our children."
Don't hold your breath, Dr. Paige!
Today's Wall Street Journal has a great column by Paige about this. The GOP should make sure it is sent to every black newspaper and opinion maker in the country.
It is unfortunate that blacks listen to poverty pimps like Jackson and Sharpton, Bond and Mfume. If they are interested in success, they should be listening to the Clarence Thomas', Paige's, J.C. Watts, Alan Keyes, Dr. Walter Williams, Condi Rice and others that have made something with their life, instead of the whining scum at the NAACP.
The Jackson/Sharpton/Maxine Waters/ morons have done more to keep blacks under bondage than any white organization.
What a shame.
Blessings, Bobo