Embattled U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) ended weeks of dodging yesterday, taking to TV to insist he’s in the dark about the gone-missing money from a Hurricane Katrina charity fund he championed.

 
(Washington, DC) – Black Republican Congressional candidates will gather today and tomorrow in Washington to express their disapproval of the current liberal agenda of President Obama, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, as they prepare to be a part of a historic election year that will see the Republican Party possibly take back the House and Senate this November.   As of today, there are thirty-one congressional Black Republican candidates that are actively campaigning throughout the United States this election cycle, a number that rivals Reconstruction-era Black Republican activism. More than half of these candidates will participate in the 2nd Annual Frederick …

I graduated Suma Cum Laude in 1984 from a California State College. I was not, therefore, an affirmative action student when I studied as a graduate student on The UC Davis Campus. Invariably, however, the Caucasian students on campus always thought that I had been an affirmative action admit and, consequently, treated me as though I had less of an intellectual right to study on the campus than they did. I will never forget the Friday afternoon when a fellow graduate student (female) would not initially acknowledge my hello. As an after thought, she told me that none of the other students were permitted to speak with or to study with me.

I was the only African-American in my program. Upon graduation from Davis I filed a complaint of racial and gender discrimination after one of my professors told me why I was not to be awarded my Ph.D. along with my M.A. despite having submitted both a Thesis and a Dissertation. According to Professor Goodman, my focus on African-American females as a topic of study did not excite the all male members of my committee. They would grant me my Masters Degree but not my Doctorate. The Office of Equal Rights, however, which had become a powerless, toothless, and an ineffectual organization by 1990, did not decide in my favor.

In a move that surprised no one, state Senator Bill Hardiman (R-Grand Rapids) announced his candidacy for Congress to replace retiring Congressman Verh Ehlers.

Nearly two years removed from the election of President Barack Obama, a subtle but remarkable political revolution has been set in motion. A cadre of black political candidates is angling to assume its place in Washington - as registered Republicans.

St. Patrick’s Day, also referred to as St. Paddy’s Day, began on March 17th, 461 A.D. with the death of St. Patrick. St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland although he was not born an Irishman

Love him or not, I have to give it to Mr. Obama who has artfully shifted the Health Care debate to insurability from access and affordability which his legislation on health care is also not about. Risk assessment and coverage are a major concern in providing insurance coverage to everyone or in mitigating against financial losses in most situations. With health care eliminating increased costs based on risk, controlling access and costs are much trickier than is appreciated by John Q public or legislators.

If people continue to engage in slovenly behavior such as smoking, failing to exercise, excessive eating and other engagements which are within their control, why should policyholders (taxpayers) pay extra for their risks?

HHR Blog highlights “Rupert Parchment”, a Republican seeking a congressional seat for Georgia’s District 13

Cleveland’s public schools are failing to prepare students for their futures and as a result, all parents who can afford to have been fleeing to the suburbs for decades.

HHR Blog is endorsing Shermichael Singleton in his run to be Vice Chairman of the Georgia Association of College Republicans. His urban plaform is one of the main reasons for our endorsement.

HHR Talk Show Series - Hosted by Shirley Husar: Lenny McAllister of (www.hiphoprepublican.com ) makes his first special guest appearance on HipHop Republican Tv. Topics are include why some choose the Republican Party and whether this movement is good for all Americans.

In 2008, then Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin gave a speech to an adoring group of supporters. She chided elitist urbanites and “appealed” for supporters of the “The Real America” to come forward. Palin’s populist appeal intentionally or not led many people (liberals in particular) too accuse her of having racial undertones.

To her loyal critics Palin was promoting a false utopia of the past based on the white protestant work ethic of years gone by. A time free of ethnic diversity when mothers stayed home and fathers went out to work. A time when there was no welfare, and a time and a place far removed from the fast pace of America’s Urban Cities. For many others, however, “The Real America” slogan, as it was interpreted, was a reference to hard work; faith; and simple living. “The Real America” slogan was irrespective to one’s race.

During an especially poignant moment, the former slave and abolitionist, Olaudah Equiano, opens his shirt displaying the brand burned into his chest when he reached the West Indies from Africa. In his words it was a mark that let him know that he no longer belonged to God, but to men. This moment in the film is striking not because it affirms the cruelty of slavery. Slavery was/is not evil because of its cruelty, but because it violates the natural state of man by reducing the divine to the profane.

For me this moment eloquently illustrates the seed idea of conservatism—that all men belong to God! Thomas Jefferson was equally eloquent when he said that “some men were not born with saddles on their back and others with boots and spurs to ride them by the grace of God.” Jefferson of course codified this idea into the Keystone document of our Republic.

As an informal ” think tank ” operator ( re: my very vocal Capt. Black allies nationwide) I greeted Hip-Hop Republican founder’s Facebook placed trial balloon about a think tank with enthusiasm. The knock on Black conservative braintrusts is they’re fronts for racist ideologues seeking part-time Negroes for rent. I’m not naming names but we know this is what many liberals and others suspect. I’m heartened the call came from someone who created his own public policy website.

To its eternal credit, HHR shares our unique perspectives with the political world. Too often Black folks on both sides of the aisle build plush careers repeating prevailing White Left or Right dogma, direction irrelevant. Kool aid sipping isn’t what inner cities and a waterlogged middle class require.

We need our own think tanks providing community-specific recommendations. We’ve always had others ( mis ) speaking on our behalf for generations. It’s high time we used our human capital to offer our own unique solutions instead of parroting others.

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