[jagrmeister]

My take on making inroads into the black vote is that we need to create a comprehensive strategy and then execute it rapidly. I hate to use the comparison, but it's almost like storming a beach. The problem with trying to make incremental efforts is that we show up for a day but Democrats have them for the month. Whatever we say gets dispelled through black TV, radio, casual discussions, etc. We need to address black churches, black radio, black magazines, black TV and other influencers of public opinion within the black community. We need to have Alan Keyes challenge Jesse Jackson to debates in the Apollo. We need to put Democrats on the defensive and have them testify before the black community how exactly they've made life better for them? Why are the ghettos as bad today or worse than they wore 30 years ago? We need to be willing to get in there and slug it out- and I think Keyes is the guy.

[T Lady]

"We need to address black churches, black radio, black magazines, black TV and other influences of opinion within the black community."

Lotsa luck on that, fella. Especially with the Black publications. It seems every time I pick up an edition of Jet Magazine, they're always addressing a Democratic issue in its Politics section. The same goes for Ebony, Essense, and even Black Enterprise. The day any of these DNC tip sheets say anything positive about the Republican party or President Bush in particular, will be the day that you-know-where freezes over. I can say this, because I'm Black, and grew up reading most of those publications prior to changing my party affiliation. They only make good kindling for a fire in my opinion.

-Regards, T.

[Warrior Nurse]

Your points are excellent but only for free thinking black people that have escaped from the Democratic plantation. Remember all the problems in the ghettos are the fault of the Republicans. Whem liberals like Tom Joyner and Tavis Smiley spout their nonsense without challenge or rebuttal that makes our message hard to get out to the inner city.

Most of the listeners of Urban Radio show do not question the political content of these shows. They will never put a black conservative on these shows.