Black leaders see Bush 'debacle' at conference

Washington Times ^ | 9/11/01 | Steve Miller

[kattracks]

Black leaders yesterday accused the U.S. government of "orchestrating" distractions during last week's U.N. conference on racism in South Africa, calling the action President Bush's "biggest debacle" to date.

"Our [delegation] felt the necessity to guarantee that America would not be perceived solely through the prism of the U.S. government's vacillation, contrivances and manipulation of issues surrounding the [conference] agenda," said Yvonne Scruggs-Leftwich, executive director of the Black Leadership Forum.

[moodyskeptic]

good post. And the shakedown continues. The thinly veiled threats of urban riots are getting more obvious by the day.

American blacks, who voted in a block that is rivaled only by voting percentages in Banana Republics and Eastern Bloc pretend elections, now are trying to demand things of Bush?

Or what? we'll vote 99% against you?

[patj]

Donna Christensen, congressional delegate from the Virgin Islands, noted, "That the U.S. government did not see fit to speak with the delegation speaks volumes -- we are not letting the president off the hook." She added that the Middle East controversy could well impose a wedge between black and Jewish groups in the United States.

Dear Donna, Maybe we won't let you off the hook. You are already driving a wedge between blacks and Jews. Continue your call for reparations and you will drive a wedge between blacks and whites. Is that what you are looking for? Blacks to stand alone? Signed, Captain Hook

[section9]

This is fabulous.

Bush has deftly driven a wedge between two important elements of the Democratic coalition, blacks and Jews. And the thing is, this happy result was the outcome of a wise action: pulling the U.S. out of the Durban conference.

Bush is kicking ass all the way around. Reparations does NOT resonate with white swing voters. It does NOT resonate with Latinos, or with Asians. All Dubya needs is to enhance the tax cut and he'll win this year going away.

Be Seeing You,

Chris

[Cincinatus' Wife]

The forum, a confederation of civil rights and service organizations, led a 45-person delegation from the United States that included the Rev. Jesse Jackson and several members of the Congressional Black Caucus.

Like we expected them to praise Bush, when we know they want to bury him?

[backhoe]

When I see one of these "leaders" help my neighbor Sammy load construction materials into his truck every morning, then I'll consider that they might speak for the average black guy....

...until then, I'm skeptical---

[truth_eagle]

Miss Scruggs-Leftwich said that the conference was a "productive, encouraging experience" for the Black Leadership Forum's delegation. The experience was marred, she said, only by the "endless distractions, largely orchestrated by the government of the United States with strong support from European, Europe-descendant allies and mainstream media."

Oh I get it. The black hate fest was marred by the whiteys.