[Vidalia]

I will place my vote in the "JUST FOR BREATHING" catagory...

[chnsmok]

In the Stone Mountain area, a popular destination for middle class African-American newcomers moving to metro Atlanta, Majette prevailed. The former State Court judge also ran competitively with McKinney across a swath of central DeKalb precincts dominated by African-American voters. Decatur businessman John Leak, who said he voted for Majette, suggested that old-style black politics don't work any more in DeKalb County. "The appeals by the Jesse Jacksons, the [Louis] Farrakhans and the [Joseph] Lowerys fell on deaf ears," said Leak, who is an African-American. "The typical black voter didn't want to hear that. . . . The typical political kingmakers didn't play a role in this."

I hope this a trend, even if it just elects Democrats that care about the United States.

[AM2000]

"Just yelling and making any statement you want and thinking as long as you're black, people are going to vote for you, well, we're not that stupid," Turner said.

Now there's a good man...

[Apollo]

For example, at Stoneview Elementary School, a McKinney stronghold and the site of a melee over ballot access for the 1,767 people who showed up to vote in the 2000 general election, only 169 people cast ballots Tuesday, most of them for McKinney.

Too much publicity this time around to bus in the voters?

[beckett]

"Just yelling and making any statement you want and thinking as long as you're black, people are going to vote for you, well, we're not that stupid," Turner said.

I love it. I hope more black voters start talking this way. Black voters need to let their elected officials know that they'll be judged, as a famous man once said, by the content of their character, not the color of their skin.

[joebuck]

My major impression of the election was interest in the fact that Barr and McKinney, both generally perceived to be on the "far" side of their respective ideologies, lost and lost in their primaries. Conventional wisdom holds that the ideologues do better in the primaries. I see both parties taking a lesson from this and running to the middle. Since the dems have further to run to get to the middle, I generally consider this to be a good thing. I think that America, post 9-11 is in a very cautious mood and perceived extremists will not be treated kindly at the polls.

[mhking]

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[Teacher317]

"The appeals by the Jesse Jacksons, the [Louis] Farrakhans and the [Joseph] Lowerys fell on deaf ears," said Leak, who is an African-American. "The typical black voter didn't want to hear that. . . . The typical political kingmakers didn't play a role in this."

Music to the ears. I hope those race-hustlers are terrified right now. The Black Americans on their plantation are waking up! Let's get this quote reprinted everywhere!

[billva]

"Just yelling and making any statement you want and thinking as long as you're black, people are going to vote for you, well, we're not that stupid," Turner said.

Decatur businessman John Leak, who said he voted for Majette, suggested that old-style black politics don't work any more in DeKalb County.

"The appeals by the Jesse Jacksons, the [Louis] Farrakhans and the [Joseph] Lowerys fell on deaf ears," said Leak, who is an African-American. "The typical black voter didn't want to hear that. . . . The typical political kingmakers didn't play a role in this."

These statements are encouraging.

[flamefront]

One cannot waterdown her alliance with the terrorists. That so outraged people they ignored all concern over political "bases" and other conventional responses to go put of their way to remove her. That is the story here.