[Congressman Billybob]

That quote from Bush bothers me for the same reason as his repeated promises to "bring the terrorists to justice." The correct statement would be, "shoot them dead."

In poverty, the correct quote would be, "give everyone a fair opportunity, encourage everyone to take advantage of it." As my all-so-brief article notes, failure is not a racial matter. It is a matter of family, and commitment, and hard work.

John / Billybob

[speekinout]

failure is not a racial matter. It is a matter of family, and commitment, and hard work.

Isn't that something many of us know, and the Liberals want to hide? I forget the exact numbers, but among people who get at least a high school education, get a job (even minimum wage), stay off drugs, and get married before having children, only 15% are poor (regardless of race). Of those who don't, 85% are poor.
And more African-Americans than whites or Asians fail to do those things.

The facts don't suit the Liberal agenda - they put the responsibility on the individual. The Liberals need to have a "downtrodden" class, otherwise they have no claim to power. And African-Americans are willing to fill that role.

[Jim_Curtis]

That quote from Bush bothers me for the same reason as his repeated promises to "bring the terrorists to justice." The correct statement would be, "shoot them dead."

The terrorist quote bothers me because it is annoyingly euphemistic. The poverty quote is an insidious talking point for reparationists.