Originally Posted By WorldDisney Saw this as a clip from CNN and thought I share: <a href="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=WYxG0F3xubo" target="_blank">http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=...G0F3xubo</a> I actually commend these guys, dont agree with them lol, but it is nice to see difference of opinion out there and that not every Black person thinks alike on this issue. A little diversity in diversity, what America is SUPPOSE to be about. I been rasied a life long democrat in a very liberal Black family (we didnt even go to church lol), so its not the experience I grew up seeing Black people for Republicans. I KNOW they are out there , just never actually met any. So, nice to see and judging by their answers they are obviously very loyal to the party....but it still scares me to know that they probably voted for Bush lol.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 I've met a lot of Black Republicans here in Atlanta. Think their nuts but as they say here "bless their hearts." Was this the interview where the dude in glasses said he was getting death threats WD? I saw that one. He is one of the guys who spoke at the same rally that the old broad called Obama an Arab. Aye yi yi!
Originally Posted By WorldDisney Oh yeah, I know who you are talking Lisa, but no I dont think that was the same guy. That guy was a conservative talk radio talent in the South somewhere and a bit older, so dont think so. But, I lol when I saw the guy at the McCain rally speaking, all the people were clapping hard when he got up and it was sort of saying to me 'look at that, one of 'em is here with us, see we aint so bad afterall.'
Originally Posted By chickendumpling "nice to see difference of opinion out there and that not every Black person thinks alike" I don't mean to sound harsh but, ummmm, duh. LOL.
Originally Posted By dshyates I put black Republicans in the same catagory as the Log Cabin Republicans (gay). Republicans.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip Next think you're going to tell me is some don't dance worth a damn. ;-)
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt "I actually commend these guys, dont agree with them lol, but it is nice to see difference of opinion out there and that not every Black person thinks alike on this issue. A little diversity in diversity, what America is SUPPOSE to be about." I actually don't see a conflict with large numbers of blacks being Republican, since many blacks share some of the conservative religious views that have defined that party for the last 20 years or so. What I do find strange is a black person supporting this particular Republican ticket. Now that just doesn't make any sense to me.
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt ^^Me too. <a href="http://current.com/items/89403164_mccain_campaign_drops_advisor_over_racist_piece" target="_blank">http://current.com/items/89403...st_piece</a>
Originally Posted By WorldDisney <<I think these guys are just looking for attention.>> Huh, what do you mean? CNN obviously wanted an interview and go them. But yeah, it IS nice to see. Truth is, where I'm from, as was highlighted in the interview, these guys would be considered a sell out, a traitor and all that stuff, but of course not everyone thinks that way. I know most of my friends though as seeing Black people being as Democrat as they are Christian which always seem odd to me, but there it is. I think we have to break free of these stereotypes and this clip reminds me of the idea that people voting for Obama because he's Black is a misnomer. Truth is, if he was a Republican candidate he would get very little support from most Black people right now, although I imagine more than the usual candidate assuming he was more of a moderate candidate than the neocon Bush turned out to be, but this is all opinion.
Originally Posted By WorldDisney <<"nice to see difference of opinion out there and that not every Black person thinks alike" I don't mean to sound harsh but, ummmm, duh. LOL.>> LOL, true, but I'm originnally from Compton and TRUST ME, that's not the thinking there unfortunately at all. Obviously not all, everyone is different, but the majority sure. People look at Blacks joining the Republican party as the next step to bleeching your skin. It's weird, but there it is. <<I actually don't see a conflict with large numbers of blacks being Republican, since many blacks share some of the conservative religious views that have defined that party for the last 20 years or so. What I do find strange is a black person supporting this particular Republican ticket. Now that just doesn't make any sense to me.>> That's true, a large number who are deeply religious usually are socially conservative...and yet vote democrate 9 times out of 10 lol. And I agree Hans, I dont really understand why they would be for THIS ticket, but again its really hard for me to wrap my head why would they be anymore for the Bush and Cheney ticket or the Bush and Qualye ticket as well? But, I AM biased, I just can't really see it personnally, but who knows? It could be as something simple as the abortion issue--a one item vote or it could go as high as believing government should intervene as little as possible that the Republican party mantra cites over and over again, but this White House has proven does everything but that.
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt I know a lot of southern blacks who are (were?) Republican. They also came from small towns and they had very conservative values. Of course that didn't mean that they practiced what they preached, but neither does Bush or Cheney.
Originally Posted By WorldDisney ^^Yeh, like Lisa seem to imply, its probably more a Southern area or small town, rural thing than a costal big city, urban thing which is where I am from.
Originally Posted By mele <a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/files/2008/05/obama420.jpg" target="_blank">http://slog.thestranger.com/fi...a420.jpg</a>
