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All appearances to the contrary. How do I know?

Because none of them have ever come out and said "Boy, do I hate black people" while being interviewed by Tim Russert.

Former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson has become the fourth leading GOP presidential candidate to shun the PBS debate this month at a historically black college in Baltimore, the Huffington Post has learned.

The debates, moderated by Tavis Smiley, will go on as planned, despite the absence of Thompson, former mayor Rudy Giuliani, former governor Mitt Romney, and Sen. John McCain. Each campaign cited scheduling issues as the reason for their absence. Nevertheless, the rejections underscore the consistent absence of GOP candidates at minority voter forums.

"There is a pattern here," Smiley told the Huffington Post. "When you tell every black and brown request that you get throughout the primary process that 'no, there's a scheduling problem.' That's a pattern... Are we really supposed to believe that all four of these guys couldn't make it because of scheduling?"

The Republican frontrunners' snubbing of Smiley and PBS comes on the heels of their rejection of a debate sponsored by the Spanish-language network Univision (McCain was the only GOP candidate to accept that invitation). This past June, only one Republican presidential candidate, California Rep. Duncan Hunter, showed up at the convention of the National Association of Latino Elected & Appointed Officials.

"It's not just that they are not coming. It's that some of them are visibly insulting us," Cecilia Munoz, vice president of NCLR, told the Politico.

According to Smiley, the Thompson campaign knew about the debate - taking place at 9 pm on September 27 at Morgan State University- well before he declared his candidacy. Former RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman chose the date because it worked best for all the potential candidates, Smiley said.

An official on Thompson's staff called up the PBS host on Monday to deliver the message.

"I told them I thought they were making a grave mistake and I thought they should reconsider," said Smiley. The Thompson campaign did not respond for a request for comment by the time of print.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/09/17/thompson-refuses-to-debat_n_64744.html?view=print
 
There is no payoff for most of these guys Desh. They know that the majority of black voters will not vote for ANY of them and that the small group of conservative black voters that do vote for them will whether they go or not.
 
The GOP has pretty much given up on the black vote.

I'm frankly shocked that the neaderthals in their party have been going out of their way to alienate hispanics, and muslim americans: two demographics that were ripe for the picking for them.
 
Cypress said:
The GOP has pretty much given up on the black vote.

I'm frankly shocked that the neaderthals in their party have been going out of their way to alienate hispanics, and muslim americans: two demographics that were ripe for the picking for them.
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I'm surprised on the Hispanics.
 
I'd be surprised if Tancredo also rejected them. He showed up to earlier ones, the only candidate....
 
I remember seeing Tancredo alone on a stage with 9 other empty podiums. He laughs about that one and tells me that the participants made him feel welcome and would gladly do it again. That was why I was going to be very surprised of Tancredo wasn't also going. At least this time there will be two podiums.
 
Hispanics are very conservative value wise, hence the Republican party speaks to them more usually. Bush made a move towards this base with his weak stance on illegal immigration.

Does the Republican party hate black people? Certain members do, that much I am certain. They're policies and initatives however don't reflect any sort of racist motives (currently, historically things are odviously differant). Democrats claim to champion minority rights. In certain area's they do as well. But they are really no more for minorities than the Republicans are, only in differant ways.
 
Umm hispanics are becoming less conservative in many ways. Traditionally they have been Catholic, but more and more are embracing the pentecostal variety of Christianity.
 
Darla said:
All appearances to the contrary. How do I know?

Because none of them have ever come out and said "Boy, do I hate black people" while being interviewed by Tim Russert.

Former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson has become the fourth leading GOP presidential candidate to shun the PBS debate this month at a historically black college in Baltimore, the Huffington Post has learned.

The debates, moderated by Tavis Smiley, will go on as planned, despite the absence of Thompson, former mayor Rudy Giuliani, former governor Mitt Romney, and Sen. John McCain. Each campaign cited scheduling issues as the reason for their absence. Nevertheless, the rejections underscore the consistent absence of GOP candidates at minority voter forums.

"There is a pattern here," Smiley told the Huffington Post. "When you tell every black and brown request that you get throughout the primary process that 'no, there's a scheduling problem.' That's a pattern... Are we really supposed to believe that all four of these guys couldn't make it because of scheduling?"

The Republican frontrunners' snubbing of Smiley and PBS comes on the heels of their rejection of a debate sponsored by the Spanish-language network Univision (McCain was the only GOP candidate to accept that invitation). This past June, only one Republican presidential candidate, California Rep. Duncan Hunter, showed up at the convention of the National Association of Latino Elected & Appointed Officials.

"It's not just that they are not coming. It's that some of them are visibly insulting us," Cecilia Munoz, vice president of NCLR, told the Politico.

According to Smiley, the Thompson campaign knew about the debate - taking place at 9 pm on September 27 at Morgan State University- well before he declared his candidacy. Former RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman chose the date because it worked best for all the potential candidates, Smiley said.

An official on Thompson's staff called up the PBS host on Monday to deliver the message.

"I told them I thought they were making a grave mistake and I thought they should reconsider," said Smiley. The Thompson campaign did not respond for a request for comment by the time of print.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/09/17/thompson-refuses-to-debat_n_64744.html?view=print
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I find this really disappointing. The Repubilcans need to be the one's to reach out to the black community and share why their ideas and beliefs deserve support. They will not change minds over night but they need to lay the ground work and this is the type of fourm to do it in.
 
cawacko said:
I find this really disappointing. The Repubilcans need to be the one's to reach out to the black community and share why their ideas and beliefs deserve support. They will not change minds over night but they need to lay the ground work and this is the type of fourm to do it in.
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Well, try emailing them and telling them you're disappointed Cawacko. You will probably only get a form response though. That's what I get when I email the bastards.
 
Hey .. I salute the bastards.

No pretense.

They don't give a damn about blacks and they don't give a damn who knows it.
 
blackascoal said:
Hey .. I salute the bastards.

No pretense.

They don't give a damn about blacks and they don't give a damn who knows it.
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Its reciprocal. Like someone else said in this thread, the Republicans have nothing to gain by pandering to the black voters. Nothing. They are not going to win over that particular demographic so they don't even try.

Politics is an ugly cut throat businss. The politicians are out for themselves and themselves only. They want power, and they'll pander to those that will give it to them. Bullshit intentions are their product, and votes are their currency. The repblicans can't sell their bullshit to the minorities, so they don't even try.

Its almost as ugly as the hot tub business.
 
Beefy said:
Its reciprocal. Like someone else said in this thread, the Republicans have nothing to gain by pandering to the black voters. Nothing. They are not going to win over that particular demographic so they don't even try.

Politics is an ugly cut throat businss. The politicians are out for themselves and themselves only. They want power, and they'll pander to those that will give it to them. Bullshit intentions are their product, and votes are their currency. The repblicans can't sell their bullshit to the minorities, so they don't even try.

Its almost as ugly as the hot tub business.
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I don't disagree.
 
Come on folks, these people have no money, why in the heck would anyone visit them even. Bush is talking now of all the money he will make doing speeches after his reign is up.
 
midcan5 said:
Come on folks, these people have no money, why in the heck would anyone visit them even. Bush is talking now of all the money he will make doing speeches after his reign is up.
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Why? Because they vote.

A President (or politician) might make money on the speaking circuit once they retire from office? Nooooo. No one would ever do that.
 
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