Black Conservative 'Outraged' by Dems' Attacks on Rice

CNSNEWS.com ^ | 1/26/05 | Susan Jones

[kattracks]

(CNSNews.com) - Democrats' treatment of Dr. Condoleezza Rice is drawing criticism from black conservatives - and even some black Democrats.

The Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson, founder and president of the Brotherhood Organization of A New Destiny, a conservative group, called the Tuesday's attacks "vicious" and outrageous.

"[Democrats'] efforts to block a qualified nominee who would be the first black female Secretary of State is a slap in the face to all black Americans," Peterson said in a statement.

"Throughout the confirmation process, ex-Klansman Senator Robert Byrd, as well as Senators Edward Kennedy, Barbara Boxer, John Kerry, and others have tried to demean Dr. Rice by accusing her of lying and of being incompetent. Republicans have done little to counter this attack," he said.

Peterson has long argued that liberal Democrats are racist toward blacks: "Liberals believe that blacks should all think and vote the same," he said. "And they loathe any free-thinking black who dares to walk off their plantation."

In his statement, Peterson noted that "Sen. Robert Byrd is a former Ku Klux Klan recruiter who has recently used the word 'nigger" twice on national television. Byrd helped filibuster the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and also opposed the nominations of both black candidates for the Supreme Court -- liberal Thurgood Marshall and conservative Clarence Thomas."

BOND, the Brotherhood Organization of A New Destiny, describes its mission as "Rebuilding the Family by Rebuilding the Man." It offers programs and services to help men help their families.

Black Democrats expressing support for Rice included Andrew Young, the former Atlanta mayor, congressman and United Nations ambassador in the Carter administration.

"Condoleeezza Rice not only deserves the support, but the country needs a strong, wise secretary of state with a bipartisan mandate to help establish democracy not only in Iraq but around the world," Young said at a press conference on Tuesday.

Young also suggested that the nation is not well served by having Democrats chip away at Dr. Rice's integrity just as she is about to take her place on the world stage.

 

[Arpege92]

The Dem's are throwing everything they have at Condoleezza Rice, and the only thing they have accomplished is stating the obvious fact that Condoleezza Rice has faced and beaten tougher opponents than them! GO CONDOLEEZZA!

[SuziQ]

I was just amazed and very PLEASED when I saw Andrew Young come out so publicly in support of Dr. Rice. I hope black voters take note of that.

[Arpege92]

"everytime they send the attack dogs, like Jackson, Sharpton and Lee out, we should point out that they are nothing more than house negros for the Democrat party."

I disagree. Jackson, Sharpton and Lee go out because they want to...not because anyone is sending them. To blame just the Democratic party takes away from the damage these three morons have inflicted.

[NHResident]

Predictions:
1) Andrew Young and the rest of these liberal spokespersons will be back 'on the plantation' tomorrow.
2) The MSM will continue to ignore the obvious story of liberal Democrat racists voting and ranting against the appointment of highly qualified black, hispanic, female, minority conservatives.
3) The Republicans will NOT defend their own.
4) Republicans will neither respond to nor draw attention to the hypocisy, racism, and duplicity of their 'respected Democrat colleagues' - remember how Republicans ignored the collusion between Democrat Congressmen and liberal front groups to block minority appointments (see WSJ editorial from 1/25).

[brwnsuga]

I hope that Black folks who blindy support the Democrats are paying close attention to what that party is doing to our sister up there. It is an insult the have Boxer and that old Klucker, Byrd, question Dr. Rice's integrity. They are not good enough for her to wipe her feet on. Which she will be doing shortly.... I am proud of Dr. Rice, she is an inspiration to all of us and we (Black People!) should be supporting her more vehemently!

[expatpat]

Didn't I see Andrew Young, hardly a conservative, attacking the Boxer/Kennedy/Dayton group for its attack on Condi? And there was a woman with Young whoo was really incensed!

[hoosiermama]

Do you know who the woman was?

[expatpat]

I would imagine that Black women, in particular, are unhappy with what they see in the Senate 'Rat attack on Condi.

[expatpat]

No, but she was mad!

[daybreakcoming]

I am disgusted with the GOP's silence. Just as during the campaigning last year and the mud was flying against Pres Bush, they stayed hunkered down. I want Boxer's words of the last 8 years thrown back in her face. One line of reasoning is that if the Republicans attack these pigs who are spewing their vile @ Dr Rice is that it might serve to unite the demos and we supposedly need a few of them.(another run-on sentence) Never mind that Boxer and Dayton were certifiably nuts even before this.
rant/over

[mhking]

Do you know who the woman was?

From this morning's Palm Beach Post:

He was joined by C. Delores Tucker, founder of the National Congress of Black Women, who accused the Democrats of "doing this Monday-morning quarterback" of reviewing Rice's role in the president's decision to invade Iraq.

"We just are here to support her and let her know that we're with her, and we don't like what is being done," Tucker said. "And further, it certainly diminishes what she could do overseas."

Tucker is a conservative, who has made stands against music with raunchy lyrics, and other causes in the past.

[mhking]

Dr. C. DeLores Tucker “Biographical Profile ”
		One of this century’s most renowned visionaries and civil rights activists, Dr. C. DeLores Tucker, former Secretary of State, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (1971-1977), is the convening founder and national chair of the National Congress of Black Women, Inc. (NCBW), having succeeded the Hon. Shirley Chisholm in 1992. She is the first African American woman in the nation to serve as Secretary of State, during which time she instituted the first Commission on the Status of Women in Pennsylvania. Dr. Tucker also was responsible for the Governor’s appointment of more women judges and more women and African Americans to boards and commissions than ever before in the history of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. She also led the effort to make Pennsylvania one of the first states to pass the Equal Rights Amendment. As Chief of Elections of Pennsylvania, she was a leader in instituting a voter registration by mail and reducing the voting age from 21 to 18 years of age. She is founder and president of the Bethune-DuBois Institute, Inc., which she established in 1991 to promote the cultural development of African American youth through scholarships and educational programs. Dr. Tucker also launched, and serves as publisher of the renowned publication, Vital Issues: The Journal of African American Speeches; an acknowledgement of its launching was inserted into the Congressional Record by then Congressman William H. Gray.    The 10th annual Bethune-DuBois Institute's Children's Christmas Dinner Party hosted 3000 underserved children from the Washington, DC metropolitan area.  Each child was treated to a full course dinner and then toys from Santa's helpers.            Recently selected as one of 25 of the World’s Most Intriguing People by People Magazine. Dr. Tucker was also selected as a People Magazine 1996 Yearbook Honoree, and was featured in the inaugural issue of John F. Kennedy, Jr.’s George Magazine for her crusade against gangsta/porno rap. In addition, she has been acknowledged for her deep concern for children by First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton in the book “It Takes A Village.” The National Women’s Political Caucus and Redbook Magazine also named Dr. Tucker as the woman best qualified to be Ambassador to the United Nations. For five consecutive years, from 1972 through 1977, Dr. Tucker was listed as among Ebony Magazine’s 100 Most Influential Black Americans. During that period, she was listed as Ladies Home Journal Nominee for Woman of the Year in both 1975 and 1976. She was recognized by Ebony as one of the 100 Most Influential Black Organization Leaders in the country in 2001 and 2002. A former chair of the Democratic National Committee Black Caucus, Dr. Tucker was the first African American to serve as President of the National Federation of Democratic Women. In addition, she is the founding president of the Philadelphia Martin Luther King, Jr. Association for Non-Violent Change, the first and only affiliate in the United States to be commissioned by Mrs. Coretta Scott King. As a member of the Democratic National Committee, Dr. Tucker was a leading organizer of the women’s caucus and served on a Charter Commission to ensure that all women had equal representation at all levels of the Democratic Party. Her civic and political activities include her participation in the memorable Selma-to-Montgomery March in 1965 with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. She also was a delegate to the historic White House Conference on Civil Rights.      Her civic and political activities include her participation in the memorable Selma-to-Montgomery March in 1965 with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.             Dr. Tucker attended Temple University in Philadelphia and The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. She is the recipient of Honorary Doctor of Law degrees from Morris College in Alabama and Villa Maria College in Pennsylvania. In May 1998, she was the recipient of the Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, which the students of the University of the District of Columbia nominated her to receive. Dr. Tucker has received awards from numerous organizations and institutions including the NAACP, the Philadelphia Urban League, the Salvation Army, Lincoln University, the National Association for Equal Opportunity, Higher Education, Women for Good Government, the Alliance of Black Women Attorneys, the National Black Caucus of State Legislators, the Opportunities Industrialization Center, B’nai B’rith, the National Newspaper Publishers Association, the Feminist Majority Foundation, Berean Institute, and the National Association for Sickle Cell Disease. A soror of the Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) Sorority, she is the wife of entrepreneur William L. Tucker, and the daughter of the late Reverend Whitfield Nottage and Mrs. Captilda Gardiner Nottage. “Rise up ye women...for the vintage shall not fail.” ~ Isaiah 32:9-10 ©2004 National Congress of Black Women, Inc.

[Savage Beast]

"[Democrats'] efforts to block a qualified nominee who would be the first black female Secretary of State is a slap in the face to all black Americans."

Correction: A slap in the face to all Americans.

"The nation is not well served by having Democrats chip away at Dr. Rice's integrity just as she is about to take her place on the world stage."

Of course. But that's the problem. The Democrats have no integrity. In fact, they don't even know what it is. In fact, they're baffled by the meaning of "moral values".

Dr. Rice is a towering presence and a brilliant woman. Her continual rise on the world stage will not be impaired by these low-life vermin. She's dispatched such many times before. Her sheer presence reveals them for what they are.

[trisham]

Let the Democrats keep talking....It'll make great quotes/video for up coming elections.

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Yes. Imagine '08, with Condi Rice winning the Presidency in a contest with Hillary. I'd love to see it.

[beachn4fun]

The big problem I have with this is..............someone is bringing her color into issue and not just her skills. Even the black community brings this up.

Why must race be brought up in everything? Whatever happened to King's ideals for "not judging by the color of their skin but by the content of their character?"

[doug from upland]

The DemocRAT plantation song --- CLICK.

[normy]

I looked up Isaiah 32; 9, 10 and the way that scripture is presented is a lie.

"Rise up you women that are at ease; hear my voice, you careless daughters; give ear unto my speech.

Many days and years shall you be troubled, you careless women: for the vintage shall fail, the gathering shall not come.

Tremble you women that are at ease; be troubled you careless ones: strip you and make you bare, and gird sackcloth upon your loins.

Ever since my friends hippie mom had a plaque with a quote from Revelations that said "harm not the Earth" I have decided to look verses up. The verse in Revelations was of the angles being told not to harm the earth until a certain time was up.

[Beckwith]

It's about time.

[The Great RJ]

It shouldn't just be conservative Blacks who are upset. Senators Boxer's comments were so racially charged I was sickened. As for Klan Kleagle Byrd it is an outrage he is even in Congress.

[SweetCaroline]

I think the demo-craps are scared to death that this woman will run against Hitliar next election and they are doing every thing they can now to discredit her NOW!

Think about it, we know the country is leaning towards a woman president and for years their has been talk of the first black president. Condi Rice would fill both those visions and be an admirable choice