Meanwhile…

February 22nd, 2005

Everyone’s already familiar with Howard Dean’s unsavory swipe at black Republicans. Star Parker volleys back with undisputable truths:

Dean and his party are frozen in a time warp. Their sense of the social realities of our country and the challenges confronting us haven’t changed since 1965.Surely Chairman Dean knows that our secretary of state is an African-American woman from Alabama. Or that there are now three black CEOs of Fortune 500 companies.

I wonder if he appreciates that the percentage of black households earning over $75,000 a year has more than quadrupled over the last 40 years. Or that there are now over 1 million blacks in this country with advanced degrees.

Perhaps Dean didn’t take notice that 1.5 million blacks voted for George W. Bush in 2004 _ double the black vote that he got in 2000. I think that’s enough to fill a room. And, Mr. Dean, most of those 1.5 million black folks who voted for Bush are not hotel staff.

Blacks have moved on and moving on requires open eyes and open minds. If Dean’s eyes were open he’d be aware that his 40-year-old stereotypes have little to do with black reality today. He’d also be aware that prescriptions that blacks need and seek today are far different from the conventional wisdom of 40 years ago that more government is the answer for every social problem.

Don’t expect an apology from Chairman YEEARGH!!!! any time soon — and be on the lookout for black Democrats who are eager to defend the words of their “master”. Case in point: Democratic Black Caucus chairwoman (and Clark County Commssioner) Yvonne Atkinson Gates.


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  1. Jay on February 22, 2005 February 22, 2005 - 9:50 pm

    I hope the Republicans will go the extra mile to welcome Black Americans into the party. And I look forward to the day that more Black Americans reconsider their party loyalty. I think D.C. would agree with this, whether your white like me, or black like D.C., at the end of the day, we want the same things in life, and a government that will faciliatate our needs, and above all, stay the heck out of our way. Don’t give me what I dont deserve, don’t take what I have earned. (If I’m over the line here D.C., delete this comment.)

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