Posted on 01/09/2005 9:48:36 AM PST by Trueblackman
THE PERCEIVED STUPIDITY OF THE BLACK VOTER
My father once told me; “That when you become conformably living in a state of stupidity, you tend to want to stay there.”
When I made the choice to leave the Democratic Party over 10 years ago over ideology differences and general disrespect towards my community, I firmly believed that I broke those chains that had kept me tied to their plantation of electoral stupidity.
In the 10 years on the run, I have watched with anger as my community has been used repeatedly as a bullet proof vest to insulate Democratic Party Candidates and Leaders from their supporters when it comes to their repeated failures to win national elections. These candidates, party leaders, supporters and their Black operatives all complain the reason they lost is because Black voters were somehow disenfranchised, had their votes thrown out or suppressed and were intimidated by white Republican operatives, candidates and party leaders.
In 1998 I remember radio ads targeted towards the Black community put together by Jesse Jackson and the Democratic National Committee (DNC) that claimed “When we don’t vote Democrat we let another brother get shot, when we don’t vote Democrat, we let another brother get lynched and when we don’t vote Democrat, we let another church burn.” It would seem that Jesse Jackson was willing to help the DNC in their campaign of fear targeted towards our community, the same community he abandon a long time ago for the big house of the Democratic Party.
In 2000, we saw the Democrats and their Black operatives and groups fear tactics targeted towards the Black community take a new twist as it was not good enough for Democrats to claim that a vote for Republicans would return us not only to the days of mass shootings, lynching and church burnings, but a vote for Republicans would return Black America to the days of slavery, mass jailings and a lost of all civil rights. When all these tactics failed and it looked like then Texas Governor George W. Bush would win the Electoral College Vote over then Vice President Albert Gore, Democrats and their Black operatives began a campaign of disinformation and excuses. These Democrats claimed that if all the votes had been counted in Florida’s heavily Black Democratic Areas, then Gore would be President, not Bush. Democrats went as far as to claim that Black voters were disenfranchised and had their votes thrown out, funny how these same Democrats never complained about those Black votes thrown out in New York City due to greater voter spoilage than in Florida, but New York was a state that Gore won by a wide margin and it only counts when it works against a Democrat.
In 2002 Democrats blamed Black voters outright for their failure to capture the House and retain their one vote majority in the Senate. Democrats had sought for over 2 years to fan the flames of hatred of Bush in the Black community and conduct a campaign of disinformation and smear, the battlecry was “Remember what happen in 2000, don’t let it happen again elect the Democrats to protect your vote, “but when their campaign fell flat Democrats and their Black operatives were quick to blame the Black community for not showing up and doing the right thing on election day.
In 2004 Democrats well aware that Blacks were getting a little sick and tired of being taken for granted and perceived as stupid sought to refine their tactics by claiming that electronic voting machines could not be trusted and that Republicans would use electronic voting machines to steal another election because the machines were made in Texas by a Bush supporter, Democrats went as far as to demand and had foreign election observers be brought in to make sure the election was fair.
When it was clear that Bush would win a second term, Democrats then claimed that Black voters in Ohio were disenfranchised because of the weather and long lines on Election Day. Democrats like Congressmen John Conyers went as far as to have mock hearing and had his staff put together a report that listed a whole host of conspiracy theories on why Senator John F. Kerry lost Ohio and thus the Presidency to Bush.
Democratic Senator Barbara Boxers fearful of having her fellow Democrat Senators lambasted again by master film propagandist Michael Moore signed on to an official Congressional Protest from Ohio Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones. Senator Boxer even came with tears in her eyes as Jones rattled off a list of far fetched theories on why Kerry lost Ohio in a vain attempt to turn out Constitutional Republic’s Election Process into a laughing stock, which in the end failed.
I will say one thing I do cry with Boxer over one thing and that is that a majority of Blacks will somehow believe that the election was once again stolen from another Democrat and for those Blacks I do weep, because their chains have been tighten once again and Democrats will continue to perceive our community as being stuck on stupid.
Except he didn't say "juws."
Well you might want to have me send you the cleaned up version.
LOL
Did you read my link?
I did a good amount of research on this. It was my understanding that during the hearings that the civil rights commission had, they were unable to find anyone, or hardly anyone, forget which that had been unable to vote because they were on the felon list.
If this is incorrect and you can give me a reliable source I will change my whole write up. Certainly I have heard nothing like what your describing about tens of thousands of people.
On a side note, and I guess unlike you, I was a liberal democrat in 2000 and so was rooting my heart out for Gore to win. :)
Funny how things change!
"If you want to see the true face of evil, look at Jesse Jackson and the rest of the black Dem political class. They know what they are doing to their fellow blacks, and they are doing it for their own profit"
Well, I disagree on that one. I think the people who tend to say kind of thing that are completely removed from Democratic circles. Being in Chicago, I rub shoulders with a lot of black politicos and players. A few of them go to my church, which is one of the biggest in the city. Jesse Jackson lives here, so I know a lot of people who work with him, and I have met him a couple times. I'm generally teased for being "the Republican," which is fine -- it's all in good fun, and let's face it: around here, I'm an anomoly.
My sense is that, aside from the general sense of self-interest that's present in all ambitious people, especially politicos, these people think they're doing the right thing. There's real passion in some of these folks. Sure, some of them are total hacks -- I'd put Congressman Bobby Rush (former Black Panther) in that category. But again, there are just as many Republican hacks.
I think we need to get beyond attributing evil motives to people with different beliefs. Instead, we should argue passionately about why we're right and they're wrong. We should argue that freedom means the possibility of failure as well as success; that government coercion, being involuntary, is more oppressive than corporate power; that teaching people to blame others helps no one in the end; that this country's greatness lies not in some imagined guarantee of equal outcomes but in the potential for creative, motivated individuals to carve out a slice of America to call their own. These are values that can resonate with both Democrats and Republicans. We just need to make sure blacks hear our side of the story a little more often.
I was looking back thru the posts and I have to agree with you to a degree, at least the crack is "self imposed". Whether it is actually worse than the plantation system you referred to, that I don't know and cannot be sure that I agree. The difference of course is the fact of being "self imposed". One would also argue it's not self imposed but rather imposed on young and stupid people before they are able to make wise decisions. I am not inner city, here in the country we have meth, I think it's quite similar but mostly I blame the availability to young people, like I said, who are not yet wise enough to realize the choice they are making. I am looking for your insight and wisdom, how do we keep this out of the hands of the youth? I have a son, 23, currently off meth only because he's in jail right now. Probably started about 16. I am afraid he's too far gone other than a very long treatment program or banishing him and others like him to an island where they can't get this stuff. It's such a pity people who could be so wonderful (he's normally a very kind and congenial person whom people flock to) have to be ruined by this stuff. I guess I'm just venting, I really don't expect you to have the answer as you apparently deal with these problems every day. It's just such a shame society in general must deal with this.
You were a liberal Dem then? That's funny. What a quick turnaround!
I did read your link. I've done a lot of research on this, too. A guy named David Bositis, who is a researcher at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, did some research showing that Katherine Harris's purge program was discriminatory. He was referring not only to the tens of thousands of non-felons who were kept off the rolls, but also to felons from other states who, according to Florida law, maintained the right to vote but were chucked from the rolls anyway.
There were also some internal government documents that, though published in that left-wing rag "The Nation," are pretty clear that names were "capriciously" removed from the rolls but resolving the problem would be bad PR, so it wasn't to be done. A left-wing journalist named Greg Palast -- with whom I disagree on every political issue imaginable -- has done pretty good investigative work on this. If I were you, I'd read his stuff and mentally delete all the nauseating editorializing. Just look at his facts and nothing else. It's pretty convincing.
I've actually looked at some pages of those purge lists. You've got people purged for crimes they committed in 2007, people who had previously voted but suddenly lost their right in 2000 despite not committing a crime...
Look, again, I just want to win fair and square. And in 2004 we did, so I'm not complaining.
By the way, what caused you to come over from the Dark Side?
Kevin, that was probably you best post ever?
I am looking forward to meeting you in DC at the Ball.
From a Friend of mine:
Hi Linda;
Thanks! And thanks to Debbie.
I recall the harassment from the black community against Colin
Powell and other community leaders that have succeeded in life
and have been instrumental in helping to lead all people into a
more understanding, helpful and tolerant way of life. I recall that
many of these successful leaders were chastised because they were
not black enough but catered to white society. The charge often
lead by Jesse Jackson and other prominent Democratic "leaders."
Most recently Bill Cosby, in an effort to help his people, was
attacked by black "leaders" for stating truth and reality, and
suggesting steps to be take to help reverse the terrible life
style and conditions that much of the black community resides.
The Hispanic community has also been used in a similar fashion.
But without the very vocal activist like J. Jackson, B. Boxer, and
others, has been less effective. I believe this will change in future
elections and we'll see similar loud, vocal activist Democrats
using the Hispanic community.
Thanks again Linda and Debbie, and especially the author.
Bob
Didn't he say juice?
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Maybe it's cats.
I tyhoughter hiss spyellung wass pyretdy weller.
I, too, feel more weariness than anger.
For a cat. Maybe it's a Siamese.
I had a siamese when I was young. She would walk up and down the keys on the piano at night. Maybe this siamese has access to a PC keyboard.
Siamese cats are smarter than some people.
True.
bump
But it's still hard to type with paws, no matter how smart you are :-).
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