REPUBLICANS DON'T CARE ABOUT BLACK PEOPLE

From New York Times columnist Bob Hebert courtesy of Crooks and Liars:

The Ugly Side of the G.O.P.

The G.O.P. 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 — with the enthusiastic support of President Bush — rose up on Tuesday 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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For some people, including myself, calling the GOP racist is tantamount to calling the sky blue. That is, Republican racism is so utterly obvious that it barely even merits mention. I'm certain of this because I've studied the "Southern Strategy." Others, such as hip-hop artist Kanye West, know because they've lived it. Unfortunately, asserting that the GOP is racist is a much harder sell to moderate and conservative whites. That's why Hebert's column is so worth checking out. It's only briefly about DC Congressional representation, which as a lone issue is easily blurred by complicated and misleading rhetoric: most of the column is a shopping list of Republican attacks on African Americans over the decades, which, in its entirety, creates a compelling preponderance of evidence that is hard for even conservatives to dismiss.

Go check it out.

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