[wideawake]

I think it is defeatest to write off that bid a chunk of the population.

I absolutely agree. But I disagree that the way to appeal to the black voter is through cultivating the presence of dissolute celebrities.

Black voters will, hopefully, vote Republican for the same reasons that I do: because the Republican Party respects American Christians, upholds the rights of private property, believes that people should take personal responsibility for their actions, and encourages people to make the best use of their talents.

I don't think we can appeal to or inspire the black voter who thinks: "P Diddy is tha pimp, yo!"

We can appeal to the millions of churchgoing black voters who hold solid, unglamorous jobs in the private sector, pay mortgages and who are putting their kids through college.

Their values are American values. Russell Simmons' are not.

[hoosiermama]

Absolutely! People are people. No one wants to be pandered to or invalidated.