Posted on 09/02/2005 1:28:45 PM PDT by mhking
Project 21 Responds to Congressional Black Caucus Criticism of Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts
Contact: Ryan Balis at (202) 543-4110 x19 or rbalis@nationalcenter.org
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus held a press conference today in which it was that asserted God "cannot be pleased" with the Bush Administration's response to Hurricane Katrina and suggested race is a factor affecting the likelihood of a person's survival in the aftermath of the hurricane.
Speaking at the press conference, Rep. Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD), said "To the President of the United States, I simply say that God cannot be pleased with our response." Cummings also said: "We cannot allow it to be said that the difference between those who lived and those who died in this great storm and flood of 2005 was nothing more than poverty, age or skin color."
Members of the black leadership network Project 21 have blasted the Congressional Black Caucus - whose elected members are charged to serve the best interest of all Americans - for racially politicizing a natural catastrophe.
"The comments and actions of the Congressional Black Caucus were morally opprobrious and divisive," said Project 21 member Mychal Massie. "It is beneath the level of sane discourse for the Congressional Black Caucus to suggest that blacks are suffering more than the hundreds of thousands of Americans who have been displaced."
Adding to these comments, Project 21 member Kevin Martin points out: "Several of the Congressional Black Caucus' members have districts that have been devastated by this natural disaster. But rather than offering encouragement to those federal, state, local, and private citizens who are responding to this natural disaster, they would rather fan the fames of partisan rhetoric and hatred."
Project 21 members also questioned the use of Biblical passages in comments by Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD), in which he asserted, "God cannot be pleased" with the Bush Administration's response to the disaster.
Mychal Massie, an ordained minister and founder of In His Name Ministries, responded, "For Elijah Cummings to use the Bible to support his hateful speech directed at the President while issuing a pass to the liberal black groups is one more example of his belligerent attitude and jaundiced understanding of appropriateness."
Project 21 members called on members of the legislative branch of government to offer unity, patience and an end to violence and looting. "In this time of tragic need, there should be leadership offered from all sides including the Congressional Black Caucus and civil rights groups," said Kevin Martin.
To date, the federal government has responded to the devastation brought by Hurricane Katrina by sending more than 15,000 National Guardsmen, 7,800 U.S. military personnel and 61 Federal Emergency Management response teams to assist in the recovery efforts. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced that federal, state and local government efforts have saved more than 4,500 lives, assisted more than 30,000 people and evacuated more than 22,000 displaced persons of the hurricane.
For more information, contact Ryan Balis at (202) 543-4110 x19 or rbalis@nationalcenter.org, or visit http://www.project21.org/P21Index.html.
Right on the money.
My extended family is about 10% black, 25% Latin and about 65% Arabic--no whites.
I am smart enough to know this--the big city (NO) and the the playing of the race card, will cause the focus to be on race and NO. But I know damn well there are rural areas (white areas) that have seen as much devastation and the people are suffering as much as the people of NO. The situation may be worse in NO on some aspects, but the small rural white areas may have worse situations in other areas. Jesse Jackass and creeps like Elijah Cummings will never mention that, now will they.
The Black Caucus is a sham and an embarrassment to good decent blacks. They only drive down a one-way street--RAT Boulevard, spewing hatred, making idiotic comments and littering the ground with race cards as they go.
If they had half a brain and a quarter of a heart, they would get their scummy assses out to NO and help out.
I wasn't trying to offend you and if that's how I came across, my apologies.
With all of the benefits that come from living in America, this guy can't get beyond skin color??? Cummings' attitude only will perpetuate the perception of black inferiority. Probably for generations. And not just for blacks. That perception is passed on to the children of all races. And no amount of "affirmative" action will fix it; it will only make it worse.
Where are the black race pimps - Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton? Why are they not on the ground in NO, ministering to "their" people, as they refer to blacks? Are they not "ministers", as the left-wing media portray them? Or, is it because in reality, they are nothing more than charlatans and thieves? I think the answer is obvious to any American who can think. God, I despise them.
Jesse is already there. Don't know where Crazy Al is.
I saw this on Fox today. They showed a split screen with the black caucus on one side and the huge convoy on the other. The words of the congressman DID NOT reflect the pictures. It was great!
Isn't his real name Jesse Jackson Jacksoff?
I like Project 21. Finally some sense of decency and fairness coming from some black political leaders. Thanks Project 21 for speaking up!
Thanks for the post! Nice to know that some people still hold to sanity!
I'm trying to find an exact transcript of Jackson's disgusting remarks. Can you provide a source? Thanks.
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