I strongly disagree. I believe that the blacks must un-demonize themselves.
Look at what President Bush has done - Powell, Rice, the Sec. of Education, etc., etc.. What will he get for it in 2004? Maybe 10% of the black vote.
Look at the Republican candidate for governor here in Maryland, Bob Ehrlich. He picks a black as his Lt. Gov.. Who does the liberal darling of the blacks pick? A white Republican. What will Ehrlich get for it? Maybe 10% of the black vote.
I really don't know what more Republicans can do. Or should do. If the blacks want to stay on the DemocRAT plantation, let them. Maybe someday, they'll get the message.
Maybe, just maybe, it will take an effort on both sides. The largely white Republicans and the taken-for-granted blacks on the other. No, Republicans can't lower our standards, but we somehow have to reach out and show black families that their best interests lie within the Republican party. Not welfare, work. Family, not fatherless homes. No victimization, united citizenry.
Okay, maybe that's all a dream, but it's the only dream we should strive for. If we can possibly make all races pull together without crying for special rights for any group, we have to. That's why we're different.
And, one of the few debates KKT agreed to was sponsored by the NAACP. The Blacks in attendance booed Ehrlich and pelted Steele with oreos.
One of the reasons I really want Ehrlich to win on Tue. is that if he does, he will likely serve two terms and then be followed by a Black Republican. What a grand 16 years, and a great "stick-in-your-eye" that will be!