You make one of the fundamental errors so common these days. Forced charity is not true charity. Yes, the poor and downtrodden should be helped, but - and this is key - that is NOT a function of the government.
It is charity when you give of your substance of your own free will. It is not charity when the government seizes money from you, under threat of incarceration, and gives it to whomever they think needs it, regardless of your wishes.
YOu are correct that it should not come from the government but this guy is talking not only of government but in general. He is saying that when republicans see blacks make an advance, they say they don't need any help- forced or not. I have been on these boards a long time and I read the posts that say, blacks don't need any help anymore look at Oprah, Condi Rice, or Michael Jordan that's proof enough. But what he's saying is this does not sound like a christian approach to helping the legitimately needy. There are still alot of needy people in the world black and white.