In Defence of Black Republican's

I often watch with amazement African American intellectuals perpetuate phobic rhetoric to black political participation in the Republican party.

The history of the Democrat Party and African American's is a long often sad history, the facts though speak for them self , through active civic participation African Americans eventually learned how to penetrate the Democrat power structure.

The success of the 60's civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer led to a wave of black elected officials through out the country well into the 80's. Fannie Lou Hamer used her plain-spoken manner and fervent belief in the prayer to break the doors of the Democrat establishment.

To then say that some how in 2006 that blacks who identify as Republican are some how disloyal or confused is absurd, hating Republicans because of political strategies of o fthe RNC in the 60's and 70's is some what strange.

It was with help from Republicans that the voting act was signed into law, many Democrats would not support the bill.

If past wrongs are a reason for non participation in American institutions then blacks should never try to be part of any institution in America, because many institutions pf power have a history of racism and the DNC is no exception.

Statements such as unlce tom, stupid, ignorant are simply political and psychological tools which seeks to exert in-group pressure on the black people!

While this tactic is used primarily against Republicans they have been used against any one "deemed" a threat to the Democrat's black voting base!

In effect this perpetuates a cycle, vote Democrat..Republicans are racist...such diatribes are getting old and tired.

Also given the long history of racism within the Democrat party, why are Republicans so impossible to work with?

Are they some how worse foes than t he racist democrats
of the 50's and 60's?

Is Newt Gingrich some how the equal to Bull Connor?

What is wrong if a group of African American's seek to participate in one of the oldest political parties on the planet?

What is so wrong with trying to be part of both parties, why is this such a threat?

Why should the Democrat Party have a monopoly on black votes?

Where is the competition?

In the 70's the Evangelicals (religious right" voted 80 percent Democrat, in fact Pat Robertson's father was a Democrat Senator for the state of Virginia.

In a matter of 30 years Evangelicals control many powerful positions of power in Washington.

Are you telling me that if this group can do it black people some how can not?

If you want to define policy you must be at the table where policy is discussed and policy is not always discused at the DNC hq.

Bringing up the past in a biased context to make Republicans look evil and Dem's great through diatribes of histroical rhetoric is simply another political trick to alert the "group" to ignore ideas which could threaten black conformity.

If you really want to change the racism inside any institution which dictates policy
you must first join it , embrace it, learn about it and seekc ommon groun, this is the principle one should get from Fannie Lou Hamer not that she was arguing that al blacks should be democrats and that Republicans were evil.

The legacy of the black Republican is not that of a starry-eyed white subservient loyalist, it is however a credible grass roots movement that deeply cares . Being identifies as a black Republican is not easy, it would be easier just to say I am a Democrat and go with the flow.

Black Republicans are evolving and there are libertarian, moderate Republican, Evangelical, to youre Hip Hop Republican like Lt. Micheal Steele of Maryland simply put this is abraod diverse group of people who are looking at alternate policies which they believe over time can create a better vibrant community.

Also not all black Republicans live in white, rich, areas often we live in black democrat districts, many of our congressman are Democrats, our parents, friends are also democrats. So we are hardly out of touch with whats going on, we live in Harlem, Detroit, South East DC, and LA.
In fact my congressman for two years was Charlie Rangel of New York City.We deeply care and love our communities when we see poverty, homeless, children having children, crimes waves we are forced by logic to ponder new alternatives.

We fill the best way to solve these and many other problems within our community is making sure our voice is heard at every table.

If Republicans past a budget that seems hostile to urban cities, it may lie in the fact that there was no alternate voice from that community who could articulate to that Representative why certain policies may work great for rural America but not the inner city.

With Republicans in the halls of power we need to reach out as never before as community and find common ground.


-Richie aka blk neo con