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AP: Alaska's minorities feel ignored by Palin (here it comes)
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Posted on 10/18/2008 3:50:54 PM PDT by Chet 99
05:27 PM CDT on Saturday, October 18, 2008
Associated Press
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- As governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin has had an at-times testy relationship with black leaders in her state.
They say they've been ignored in their eforts to get more minorities hired in her administration.
Now, as the presidential election nears, Alaska's black leaders say they're not surprised to see the Republican vice-presidential nominee at the center of the controversy over injecting the race issue into the campaign. Palin has repeatedly insisted that Barack Obama's former preacher, the inflammatory Rev. Jeremiah Wright, is a legitimate issue even though John McCain himself has said it's out of bounds.
Many of Palin's black constituents say they're disgusted with the campaign's racial overtones.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Alaska
KEYWORDS: desperate; ossociatedpress; palin; palinrecord; racebaiting; racheldoro; yawn
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To: Chet 99
Sarah made it possible for blacks (lower case for the rest of my life!) to pay less in taxes than any other state.
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posted on
10/18/2008 4:24:51 PM PDT
by
NoLibZone
(As insane as McCain is , my principles can't allow someone like Huessein to be president.)
To: WellyP
Exactly! The guy’s complaint just made me appreciate Palin more — she doesn’t believe in caving in to shakedown schemes.
42
posted on
10/18/2008 4:24:52 PM PDT
by
GipperGal
(Plumbers of the World, Unite!)
To: Chet 99
In San Francisco, liberal callers to talk-show stations were claiming that Sarah’s use of the terms, “Joe Six Pack” and, “Hockey Moms” was racist.
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posted on
10/18/2008 4:25:14 PM PDT
by
gaijin
To: Chet 99
You mean they are just complaining now? How did Sarah ever get such a high approval rating?
This big revelation should have come out right away!
Horse pucky.
44
posted on
10/18/2008 4:25:29 PM PDT
by
dforest
(Is there any good idea out there that Obama doesn't lay claim to anymore?)
To: Chet 99
I have had it with these people, I have had it with these freaking people. They should all go and jump in the lake, or maybe fornicate elsewhere.
45
posted on
10/18/2008 4:25:35 PM PDT
by
Former Proud Canadian
(I would spend more time on FR but I have to make sure my tires are inflated.)
To: All
Palin runs for VP, minorities hardest hit.
46
posted on
10/18/2008 4:26:05 PM PDT
by
newnhdad
(Naval Aviator or "community organizer", you make the call.)
To: Chet 99
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posted on
10/18/2008 4:26:14 PM PDT
by
dead
(I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
To: dead
48
posted on
10/18/2008 4:27:35 PM PDT
by
eyedigress
( My first 4 wheeler was on the rocks in Fairbanks)
To: Chet 99
49
posted on
10/18/2008 4:27:52 PM PDT
by
ken21
(people die and you never hear from them again.)
To: AuntB
How many black people can there be in Alaska?I mean really. So true. Palin's too busy helping the rest of the eskimos....excuse me....the rest of the population, rather than turning flip flops or bow down and worship the handful of black people living there.
To: Chet 99
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posted on
10/18/2008 4:36:44 PM PDT
by
Sloth
(Pontius Pilate voted 'present'; Barrabas was community organizer.)
To: kimchi lover
Me too! The “Joe the Plumber” smear was over the top!
To: Popman
P. Diddy told us there are no black people in Alaska He also said there was no crime. I guess he was wrong. There must be some crime in Alaska.
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posted on
10/18/2008 4:41:04 PM PDT
by
ditto h
To: Chet 99
The president of the Alaska Black Leadership Conference, the Rev. Alonzo Patterson, says Palin “has no sensitivity to minorities.” Patterson says Palin is “really inciting a lot of African-Americans to get out and vote.”
I would figure that the president of a leadership team wouldn't be so whinny...and by definition, Gov. Palin’s children are members of a minority, but, I guess not the correct one. Btw, I love his use of the word incite...this person needs a good attitude adjustment.
54
posted on
10/18/2008 4:45:13 PM PDT
by
crazyhorse691
(McCain will screw the conservatives, but, Obama will screw the whole country.)
To: Chet 99
I googled this Rev. Alonzo Patterson guy and could not find very much about him, except on the Alaska legislature website, it has the committee minutes from March 2005 where he supports the idea that convicted felons should get back their "voting rights."
See SSSB 26-FELONS' RIGHT TO VOTE at 5:15.04 PM
That's all I need to know.
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posted on
10/18/2008 4:48:30 PM PDT
by
smokingfrog
( God doesn't wear a wristwatch.)
To: Chet 99
The more I hear a DEMOCRAT/LIBERAL complain about racism the more I am convinced it is no longer a real problem in this country. It is just a campaign issue.
To: realcleanguy
carville and probably others have said there will be riots nationwide if obaba loses.
57
posted on
10/18/2008 4:57:19 PM PDT
by
television is just wrong
(The Democrats have lost cabin pressure and the oxygen masks have dropped.)
To: Clemenza
In Alaska, blacks are a minority of minorities, with Natives comprising the largest group, followed by Pacific Islanders. This is a non-story, simply due to demographics.
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posted on
10/18/2008 5:34:46 PM PDT
by
Virginia Ridgerunner
(Sarah Palin is a smart missile aimed at the heart of the left!)
To: Virginia Ridgerunner
I know. I was just shocked to see that Alaska had a city (Fairbanks) where blacks were in the double digits.
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posted on
10/18/2008 5:36:27 PM PDT
by
Clemenza
(PRIVATIZE FANNIE AND FREDDIE! NO MORE BAILOUTS!)
To: kabar
Troll alertWho're you speaking to/about?
FMCDH(BITS)
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posted on
10/18/2008 5:37:28 PM PDT
by
nothingnew
(I fear for my Republic due to marxist influence in our government. Open eyes/see)
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