How credible is the GOP's effort to attract minority support and converts?
Name: Victor Riccardo Rice Email: vr847641@gwmail.kysu.edu Response:
I may just be a 18 yr old freshmen in college and may not know as much as others in government. But i'll tell you what i do know, that is how to compare things and take the pros and cons and decide what is best for me. I compared how democrats and republicans react to different issues of the people and i came to the conclusion that the republican party is best for me. So when i get the chance i am going to register and become a registered voter of the republican party.
Name: Brother Messiah Akindele of MAD Writer Productions Email: akinyemi@emuvax.emich.edu Response:
Come on...the GOP helping Nubian Americans? The whole political arena is filled with vipers and disagreeable people. Newt and his Boyz on the Hill are regulating laws as well as people lives on a regular basis.
Even Nubians like Clarence Thomas and Chancellor Williams (who are conservatives) can't help us in our struggle for freedom, justice, and equality. Let alone they are misleading our people. The GOP have not helped Nubians here in this country and guess what..the Democratic party are failing to help Nubians in this country. Bill just signed the welfare reform bill. This will eventually eliminate welfare and usher in the New World Order. What Nubian Americans should do is begin their own political party or just vote independent. Think about it. One gets rid of welfare the other is implementing the Contract With America. The lesser of two evils. Keep on supporting MAD Writer Productions
Name: fred Email: Response:
the GOP has no creibility with African-Americans even though brother Powell gave a really presidential speach to the Republican Convention in San Diego, CA. If they think that all of those dixiecrats that turned Republican and Buchannan wrapping himself in the Stars and Bars didn't register on the brothers and sisters they muist be crazy. Look for the establishment of Black political parties all over the US.
Name: Vincent L. Wise Email: vincent@sound.net Response:
I believe that the GOP's vain attempt to attract minortiy supporters is a weak.
They(Republicans) are behind in the polls and will do anything to gain ground on their present try for the White House.
Ever since the Republicans took majority hold in Congress, they, Newt, have made it very clear that they want to show you who is boss and who is best fit in their eyes to run the country.
If the Republicans really want bipartisan support in Congress, then they should consider some of the laws that they have been passing.
Affirmative action was their first attack against the minority class. Many other laws have been passed that have favored the upper white class.
Before they can get my vote, they need to live and feel what I do everyday and mean it.
Name: CAD Email: Blkcat411@aol.com Response:
I believe these recruitment efforts are not credible due to the fact that this party is against many of the programs that have tried to create social and economic justice
for women and minorities. They want their candidates elected so they really don't care who votes them in, however once they are in office, everyone will see that this
is a party ran by extremist like Pat Buchanan, the party of the angry, greedy white male. This party has cast itself in the role of John Wayne, America as the wild west and guess who in the role of the immoral, unruly savages?
Name: Jermaine Gibbs Email: primus@rice.edu Response:
I think it may appeal to some middle class voters.
Dole didn't mention welfare or affirmative action
in his speech. That makes me wonder.
Name: Reese Email: coolmoe@ix.netcom.com Response:
I think that the GOP is truely making an honest effort to convert blacks and other minorities to their party. Not for the reasons that some may believe, but because blacks are historically democratic, they realize that in order to win they need to enlist the black vote. Of course the problem with that statement is we must vote to make a difference in the election. The GOP as seen in the past 3 presdential elections are again using scare tactics, the only difference is that this time they are also targeting the black middle class.
Name: Michael Taylor Email: miketalr@lightspeed.net Response:
I fill that if you are black and you join the GOP you will be buying into there way of thinking that every thing should be on a equal bases ,wake up there not you are still judged by the color of your skin and not by what you can do.If you watched Colon Powell was booed when he said that there is still a need for affritive action and that women have the right to choose now whats wrong with that picture
Name: Shunte Abrams Email: duggie@csra.net Response:
Dennis Rodman is definately manipulating the media. Let's
face it, he is a smart brother, playing the "white man's game"
in the "white man's world." He knows exactly what
he's doing. Rodman is far from crazy.
Name: Gerald Brown Email: gerald@eee.org Response:
A national Black political party is now a necessity.
Sooner is better than later. Neither large party
holds the best interests of Black people in high
esteem, nor does the Ross Perot party. A national
Black Peoples' Party need not run candidates for
national races, but rather invite the parties to
put their best foot forward in hopes of obtaining
an endorsement. It could also run candidates in
local races and build new leaders from the ground
up. I believe in the next millenium, the two-party
system will give way to multiple parties. I would
not hurry to join any of the existing parties, therefore,
and try to spring one forth from our own set of
circumstances.
Name: G.P. Williams Email: gwillia1@tx.ncsu.edu Response:
I honestly don't know. But it has been my experience that most (not all) government leaders understand the destructive nature of racism and hate. In other words they realize that racism tends to make everyone poorer. So I am inclined to believe that this top down effort is real. Whether or not the Republican masses will fall into line is another story.
Name: harrison chastang Email: harrison_chastang@sfbayguardian.com Response:
I'm a reporter at a Black station in San Francisco (KPOO) and spent a lot of time with Black Republicans. My perspective was that the party ignores cries by Black Republicans like Colin Powell, Faye Anderson and Anna Perez that the party must listen to Black Republicans, seek their advice and create policy based on recommendations by Black Republicans. The GOP gave no real reason why Dole didn't go to the NAACP convention and said he "couldn't relate" to the NAACP rank and file, why strong action (like censure or ouster) wasn't taken against Louisiana Gov. Mike Foster after he expressed support for Klansman David Duke's senate bid, why no GOP leaders attended Ron Brown's funeral or why they opposed efforts to increase penalities for people found guilty of racial discrimation. The last straw was Jack Kemp's "midnight conversion" on affirmative action (after 20 years of supporting affirmative action, Kemp suddenly changed his position at the convention). As long as the GOP is the party of Jesse Helms and
Strom Thurmond Black won't support it and when the party's two black elected officials (J.C. Watts & Gary Franks) act like they're allergic to Black people, Blacks won't support the party. At least Colin respects Black people regardless of party (before his speech he appeared at a reception held by Blacks in San Diego) but although Powell probably gave the best speech at the convention, his views were ignored by party leaders, although Powell, the good solider that he is, will follow orders from the GOP generals. The GOP supports school choice but says nothing about what happens to the schools and the students in areas where parents can't take advantage of vouchers. As long as the GOP considers flag burning, school prayer and abortion more important than the issues of racial discrimation, the drug wars and creating a international policy that includes the mostly black nations in the world, the GOP will never get a large number of black votes
Name: Tracy Email: ladytrey@jcs1.jcstate.edu Response:
I do not believe that the Republican are making a
sincere effort to attract minorities to the party.
This is an election year and in 1992, President
Clinton won the office due to the minority and
women votes. The Republican are trying to replicate
the same for Dole. Believe me, the parties are
looking for the greatest number of votes. After
the election, they will cater to special interest
anyway.
