If they can con the Hispanics, they will succeed. So far, the Hispanics have shown a sturdy strain of common sense.
Posted on 12/30/2004 2:39:14 PM PST by madprof98
Two 800-pound gorillas sat in the room with the Georgia Democratic Executive Committee in Atlanta last weekend as it met to chart a new course in the wake of its party's devastating election losses. Most of the assembled Democrats tried to pretend the beasts were not there.
Named Gay Marriage and Abortion Rights, the gorillas remained silent wallflowers as old-timers Bert Lance and Andy Young told stories of the party's golden years. Bobby Kahn led cheers for future greatness.Talk filled the air about targeting voters, recruiting candidates, raising money and even selecting a new national party chairman.
But no ranking Democrat addressed the gorillas and the concerns that their presence raises:
"What are we going to do about gay rights and abortions? These issues are killing our party."
No Democratic leader dared say:
"Republicans laugh at us and call us the party of the blacks because we count so heavily on the African-American vote. And we do. But, as usual, the Republicans are wrong. The Democratic Party is in danger of losing black votes by the thousands for one simple reason. We have become the party not of African-Americans - but of gays and abortionists. That is how we are most identified. Those issues do not resonate in the black community any better than they work in white communities. We saw the beginning of serious slippage among black votes in last month's election. Part of the reason: Blacks object to gays and abortions."
Perhaps no one addressed the "two gorillas problem" because gay and women activists are core Democratic constituents.
Both gay and women's rights representatives attended the 40-member executive committee meeting. No modern, dedicated Democrat would suggest that the party abandon support of either group. Helping women and protecting the rights of all people are as much a part of the party's reason for existence as guarding the working classes and protecting the environment. But "gay" and "abortion" have become luminous threads woven into the state and national Democratic banner. Mention gay rights, think Democrat. Say pro-abortion, think Democrat.
What is wrong with Democrats? Can't they see that a high-profile part of their agenda has become poison to many nonpartisan voters? In his losing presidential bid, Democratic Sen. John Kerry spoke guardedly three times against legalizing gay marriages. Meanwhile, polls showed Americans in staggering numbers solidly opposed validating same-sex wedding vows. Former President Bill Clinton, easily the most talented politician among Democrats, suggested Kerry would have fared better speaking 3,000 times, instead of just three, against gay nuptials. Democrats should not blame Republicans for injecting the gay issue into the campaigns. Democrats inflicted the problem upon themselves. Just as the 2004 election campaigns heated up, some homosexual leaders - nearly all of them Democrats - decided to go for broke on gaining court approval for weddings for gay couples. At last weekend's meeting, Democrats batted around names for national chairman to be elected next year and for candidates for governor in 2006. They might be better served by putting the candidate list aside and working instead on getting their agenda in tune with the rest of the state and nation.
You can reach Bill Shipp at P.O. Box 440755, Kennesaw, GA 30160 or e-mail: shipp1@bellsouth.net.
The sooner the democrats are destroyed, the sooner this evil political entity is annihilated, the better.
Excellent! Someone's coming out of denial out there at least...
Oh and I forgot they are also the anti-religion party, and especially the Christian-hating party.
Yes but if they are eliminated what, if anything, will rise in its place..... The prospects are frightening to think about.
Well, if he remains one, then that will mean something, as well.
The Democrat Party is not dead enough.
It should be HUMILIATING for anyone to publicly admit they are a member of the deomcrat party.
I don't care, the democrat party is clearly the enemy and must be destroyed now. We'll deal with whatever new evil arises from the cesspool when it arrives.
If kerry had the courage to vote for the Federal Marriage Amendment he would have had a credible chance. Hitlary will not make that mistake.
I'm with ya on that.
I think there are more 800 pound gorillas in the Democrat tent than just these two.
"Republicans laugh at us and call us the party of the blacks because we count so heavily on the African-American vote."
My God, how thick is this guy?! Yeah, That's exactly what we do, see, we point at the Democrats, laugh, call them "party of the blacks" yep and sometimes we run away, that's us in a nutshell.
Andrew Young is a talentless individual who suceeded where his female counterpart failed.
If they can con the Hispanics, they will succeed. So far, the Hispanics have shown a sturdy strain of common sense.
Bush is working ferociously to bring the hispanics (actually a diverse pseudo-grouping) into the Republican fold. Even the utterly hopeless and clueless blacks are showing a few signs of restlessness as slaves on the democrat party plantation. All of this will help terminate the rotting fecal mass of the democrat party, the sooner the better.
Meanwhile, the 8000lb. whale in the room went unnoticed with his name tag "Socialism". Same with his buddy, the 10,000 lb. kraken named "Treason".
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