Weak, liberal, co-dependent, guilt ridden CCCN reporting. Hurts everyone.

The issue of Blacks and the political system is not as simple as CNN would like to portray. Nor is all that complex either. It is really about exposure to that different to what you are used to. If your environment involves only other Blacks, your views will be somewhat insulated and narrow. Maybe a little diversity will do the trick. It's what is perscribed as the cure for the narrow mindedness of Whites. Blacks who vote for Republicans are not necessarily Republicans to the core, but are more likely evangelicals who disagree with abortion, the welfare state mentality that White liberals feed by waving more entitlements like carrots on a stick. Many see that with hardwork yoou can gave a better quality of life, and that living a responsible life and making sound judgments is the model to success.

Even the Black politicians and impersarios know this. While Obama, Jesse,  Al, Maxine, and M.E. Dyson rail on about the frailty of the Black community, almost all of them have Bachelor degrees at a minimum.... and ironically live very good lives. If they were to say "America is racist, but do as I do and yoou will be okay" it would help better than their current messages.

 I am Black, but I also vote for Republicans, as well as Democrats. For me, I vote the principle, not the party. I am one of the few people who vote who actually researches the candidates's records on different issues. And coming to my church to give a politial speech will ensure I will not vote for you. I like Republicans like W. Bush, Michael Steele, and Guliani. But I also like Democrats like Corey Booker, John Lewis, and Bill Richardson. So I fluctuate within the 10% range on either side of the political median.

And while Schneider likes to talk about the gvernment's benevolance for the "American Negro", it was the government who enslaved Blacks, it was the government that legalized apartheid in this country for Blacks, it was governments that ensured Blacks would never rise above the lower middle class for most of the 20th century due to sub-standard educuation and services, and it is still the government that feels it is equivilent, if not superior to the Black male as the head of the household...... even when the results state otherwise.

Mr. Schneider is either really disingenuous, or really naive and sheltered. In either case, he is really annoying.

For a treat on another day, I will tell all the story of how when I was in college, Wolf "super-sensitive to minorities" Blitzer let me spend an hour and a half trying to get his wife's Porshe on and off my tow truck...... and didn't even give me a tip.

I just love how CNN promotes how the GOP is now racist because it doesn't court enough black voters while the Democrat party does a better job because they can be trusted with government. Look, the reason blacks vote overwhelmingly Democrat is quite simple. Democrats pander to blacks in this country. They say to black voters it's okay not to be responsible, father/mother children you can't afford, be poor because the tax payer will foot the bill, and tell them that the GOP will take away your government grab bag and will segregate your schools/communities again. If it wasn't for the GOP, blacks would still be segregated because Democrats (really Dixiecrats) thought segregation was in THEIR best interests. Dems are race baiters and they use this ploy with Native Americans a lot too. WE know you better and have your interest at heart. Those mean old Republicans will take away your social entitlements that the American public pays for and that you need even if we, in the same breath, are fueling that dependency. No, Dems think THEY understand the whole civil rights construct a whole lot more that Republicans. Give me a break. Blacks are a voting bloc, just like hispanics and Native Americans. Many in these voting blocs WANT to be pandered to, to be told it's okay to be permissive, to not take responsibility for your lives, to buy into Dem lies that racism will always exist and threaten your existence, that it's okay to be dependent on the federal government. No, it's not...it's unhealthy but it won't stop these people from feeding at the public trough.

The difficult we do immediately; the impossible takes a little longer.  Air Force Motto

emjem says: When your brain's stuck on liberalism it self-destructs.

If CNN had any integrity, they'd launch a serious investigation into the claim that the GOP is racist.  If they were honest, they'd find that it is not.  They might find a few racist who call themselves Republicans, but they'd clearly be the exception, not the rule.  And they'd investigate why blacks are still so bad off after 40 years of policies and programs put in place by Democrats.  And they'd find those programs holding blacks back.  But those are huge, huge "ifs". 

For its part, the GOP needs to find people who can make it clear to blacks that conservatism works well for everyone willing to try it, really try it.  I'm an outsider, but it seems to me blacks could benefit from a Reganesque spokesperson who could find a way to connect with them without pandering.

Sadly, in Old Europe people actually believe that the GOP are all redneck racists. This is typical b/w thinking. The Dimmocrats do anything they can to keep people dependent on the government. Basically, it's nothing short of bribery by the Denocrats to secure votes: "Vote for us and we're gonna make sure you get your monthly allowance." You seriously believe the Dems have any interest to stop the poor's dependence on the government? it would erode their vote among blacks. But not only among some Blacks but among all destitute people. So the Dimmos interest is to keep the poor people poor. God forbid the ghettos disappeared one day and people stopped calling for Big Government! It would undo the Dimmos. So who are the racists here, Mr Schneider?

Is it just me, of did he just say that blacks are in favor of goverment intervention and social services such as welfare? I mean, he dident say it out right, but the over tone seems to be that they are inclined that way. Just me?

Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!

And where does the "perception of racism" come from? 

Republicans are no more racist than Democrats are, and probably much less.  The GOP was formed to oppose slavery, the Civil War was started by Democrats who had a temper-tantrum after a Republican won the presidential election. (Standard practice for DemocRATS)  After giving up on continued segregation, the Dems changed tactics and decided to exploit blacks for political power by trapping them in the dependency cycle - all the while accusing Republicans of racism.

Therefore, the "perception of racism" can't be based on reality.  It must be based on something else.  I'd say it's media bias, DemocRAT propaganda, brain-washing and lies, lies, lies...

The Left must persist with their lies, because if the truth ever became "common knowledge" they'd be sunk.

Of course we're racist.  The appointment of Colin Powell and Condoleeza Rice over the last six years to the most prestigious cabinet position is proof of that. 

Now, a geniune sign that we wouldn't be racist would be, say, if we continued to string along Jesse Jackson to secure the Black vote.