Q: Your legacy on race?
Huckabee: cites Eisenhower’s role. Talks of diffences of justice, health care.
Paul: a freer society will take care of blacks and whites equally. Individual rights. Repeal most federal laws on drugs, tremendous improvement. Prosperity serves everybody. Property rights. Industrial-military complex.
Brownback: rebuilding the family, core of my campaign. Symbols are important, open the African museum of culture and history. Official apology from us governemnt for slavery and segregation.
Tancredo: cites Reagan. Opportunities for every American. Stop illegal immigration which surpresses wages. Enforce our laws.
Hunter: calm hand of Eisenhower brought about desegregation. Civil rights act passed with greater majority of Republicans than Democrats. Less regulation, less taxation, Jack Kemp’s rising tide lifts all boats.
Keyes: Remind people that there isn’t this deep divide. We are part of one nation, one community. The core of the community is not race, but endowed by our creator with inalienable rights. Education of our young, empowers every parent to choose schools that best reflect their values.
Paul is citing Walter Williams?
Huckabee is slick and a panderer
Now the panel of the three journalists:
Employment disparity Q
Paul: cites Walter Williams. No payroll taxes for those starting (waiter, etc)
Brownback: still don’t have colorblind society. stimulate the growth, tax policy like flat tax.
Tancredo: cannot agree with these race-baiting comments. Families were intact pre-60s. Devastated by welfare state, pay people to not be in the home; importation of low-income workers. Nothing to do with race.
Hunter: Republicans got Clinton to sign welfare reform (on third try). Incomes went up. Breaking the cycle of welfare. Jobs - help small businessman.
Keyes: Impact of govt programs on family structure in black community. Driven father from home. Non-productive, violent, promiscuity. Marriage partnership is important foundation.
CCC, thanks for the thread updates. You’re a great live thread hoster.