[MinorityRepublican]

Hooray for you , dear ! Hyphanated Americans, of any stripe,aren't REAL Americans. Also, you are obviously more intelligent than most, since you realize that people, of every race/ religion/ sex, have much more in common within their own social strata, than they do with ALL peoples who share one or all of the three other criteria, named previously. That's the BIG LIE, that race hustlers ( of any color ), keep trying to peddle.

As a voting bloc, generally Blacks are hopeless in elections because they see themselves as victims. They do not see themselves as individuals. Until that happens, they won't fully be part of the American community and vote Republican.

Even though blacks are solidly democratic, there are outstanding individuals such as Alan Keyes, and J.C. Watts. There's no man that I respect more than a black conservative. Imagine what they went through, and they know that their ideas are correct.

[nopardons]

The Innises ( father and son ), Clarence Thomas, and Ward Connelly ( and many others ! ) should be added to that list. Also, don't forget about the fantastic Conservative/ Republican black women, such as Jewel Stratford Lafontant ( of Chicago ) and, of course, Condi Rice.

I don't know how old you are; however, prior to the '60's, there were a LOT of blacks, who NEVER saw themselves as a member of a group, and most assuredly, NOT a " special " class of victims. You are quite correct, though, that far too many blacks ( but then, so do certain " special interest " whites ) see themselves as a " group ", rather than as an individual. That only hurts them; whether or not they vote GOP.