Blacks Must Wake Up To GOP Tactics

[flashl]

I applaud the thousands of people, many of them poor, who traveled from around the country to protest in Jena, La., last week. But what I'd really like to see is a million angry protesters marching on the headquarters of the National Republican Party in Washington.

The GOP has spent the last 40 years insulting, disenfranchising and otherwise stomping on the interests of black Americans. Last week, the residents of Washington, D.C., with its majority black population, came remarkably close to realizing a goal they have sought for decades - a voting member of Congress to represent them.

A majority in Congress favored the move, and the House had already approved it. But the Republican minority in the Senate rose up last week and said: "No way, baby."

At least 57 senators favored the bill, a solid majority. But the Republicans prevented a key motion on the measure from receiving the 60 votes necessary to move it forward in the Senate. The bill died.

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[opihimoimoi]

1. America must wake up to the GOP Bull Crap....If we want GOODNESS

The REAL KIND of LEADERSHIP in our Gov't...we must work for it...we must vote for it....it isn't cheap nor free

[flashl]

2. With all of the noise in the political spectrum, I believe folks are confused. n/t

[opihimoimoi]

4. Them Pubs know the average attention span is short....they deliberately dilute and confuse..the EVIL

Bastards that they are....

They will continue to do this...send hundreds of their spys and trolls to wherever to dilute distort and distract,,,thats how they win...thats ALL they do....

Its never Positive with them...ever notice that...never...always some small shit but never the Big Solution...

[BlooInBloo]

3. ROFLMAO!!! Black folks are perfectly awake. It's white folks who need to wake up.

[flashl]

5. This rant, I suspect stems from Morgan State. n/t

[jaysunb]

7. ha ha !

stop making sense.....:rofl:

[KharmaTrain]

6. They're Smarter Than Us White Folks...

They vote 90% or more Democratic...methinks they wised up a long time ago...and now Hispanics are joining in those numbers.

The problem is the corporate media loves to find Clarence Thomas blacks...kinda like Log Cabin Repugnicans (anyone know if they still exist?).

Urban radio has been beating the drums on the racism and dishonesty of the GOOP big time these days. Methinks its the rest of us that need to learn from what they're doing.

[geek_sabre]

8. Its been awhile since I took civics...

But wouldn't it take more than a senate vote to add DC to congress? Wouldn't that require a constitutional amendment?

[hootinholler]

9. Not to add a Representative.

The Senate is another matter. Personally, I think that DC should vote for Md. Senators and have a Md district.

-Hoot