Racism in Congress: The Black Caucus

Capitalism Magazine ^ | December 23, 2002 | Ron Pisaturo

[PISANO]

Can you imagine the deafening UPROAR if there was a "WHITE" caucus?? Why the world would spin of it's axis!

[Free the USA]

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[jigsaw]

Amen! Amen! Amen! And Bump!

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

Great post, as always Joe. And of course there is another caucus in the HOR, the "Progressive Caucus" which is openly socialist/communist. Many reps belong to both the CBC and the Progressive Caucus. Democrats are communists in all but name.

[cynicom]

Bush will tell you the Black Caucus is in the spirit of this country. Perhaps someone should ask Mr. Bush that question.

[Cup of Joe]

Them double standard demarcates again! Do I need to say any more?

[Texas Eagle]

Allow me to play devil's advocate....if Sharpton, Rangel, Clinton, et al, were confronted with this, they'd say blacks can't be racist because in order to be racist you have to have enough power to impose your racism on others.

[w_over_w]

"It's a big sh_t sandwich and we all have to take a bite"
Pvt. Chris Taylor from the movie "Platoon"

[Andyman]

Actually, I don't think the CBC is racist. Haven't they denied membership to JC Watts and Gary Franks in the past? They should really be called the Liberal Congressional Black Caucus.

[alisasny]

or White Entertainment Television.....

[Tailgunner Joe]

They confuse racism and white supremacy. Their very definition of racism is a racist definition! Of course anyone can be racist.

[BIGZ]

You must use proper Ebonics, it's not them it's Dem.

[Tailgunner Joe]

They consider black conservatives to be race traitors. They are Oreos and Uncle Toms.

[RushLake]

Allow me to play devil's advocate....if Sharpton, Rangel, Clinton, et al, were confronted with this, they'd say blacks can't be racist because in order to be racist you have to have enough power to impose your racism on others.

It seems that the cbc does have the power to impose its racism on others. Lott didn't help his case, but the cbc sure was busy imposing its racist view of all things Republican via the so called "mainstream media". In Michigan the governor elect, Jenny Mulhern, played the race card as orchestrated by cbc member John Conyers when she advocated reparations for slavery. The Republicans didn't handle the issue effectively because they didn't follow up with an alternative message to define the crucial differences between their ideals and the commu...er, uh, democrat principles of playing the races off against one another.

[american spirit]

It would be nice if before this thread ends we could compile a list of "racially insensitive" comments by black caucus members that for some strange reason never reach the magnitude of Lott's comments. It's obvious that a double standard exists where in most cases the media will never turn into a cause celebrere any racially charged remarks by black politicians, sports figures and other assorted race pimps.

[Texas Eagle]

Hmmmm, not a bad argument.

So it's possible for a black person to deny a white person a job. That sounds like power to me.

[Republic of Texas]

The most racist people in America today are liberal black people.

[tessalu]

This deal with Trent Lott was a political sham. It was a racial divide, and now they have divided me. I will vote against every black that I see. They were playing the race card, and so can I. Times have changed since segregation, and this deal with Trent Lott is just taking us backward. We had long ago gotten past segregation, and now we have come to this.

[Rummyfan]

Th CBC is a joke. These representatives are so delusional that they actually call themselves 'the conscience of the Congress'. Hah! With members like Maxine Waters, Jesse Jackson Jr., Sheila Jackson Lee, and former members like Kweesi Mfume (spelling intentional), they are the biggest bunch of hypocrites to ever come down the pike!

When was the last time you ever heard a mention of Mefume's numerous children out-of-wedlock? As far as the media is concerned they don't exist.

Sorry, as an ex-Baltimorean the CBC and Mfume really get me going.....