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Title: Way to go African Americans.... Katrina may have bit Bush in the ass...
Post by: Hugo Chavez on November 10, 2006, 08:26:31 AM
Reported today on Democracy Now the black vote was way up in three battleground states: Missouri, Virgina and Rhode Island.  Good Job Guys!!! 
Title: Re: Way to go African Americans.... Katrina may have bit Bush in the ass...
Post by: Colossus_500 on November 10, 2006, 08:39:50 AM
Reported today on Democracy Now the black vote was way up in three battleground states: Missouri, Virgina and Rhode Island.  Good Job Guys!!! 
The black vote is up because of the gay marriage ban.  I promise you that.  You'll see a HUGE difference in 2008 as to which way these folks voted.  It won't automatically go to the Democratic party.  I guarantee it, bro!
Title: Re: Way to go African Americans.... Katrina may have bit Bush in the ass...
Post by: G o a t b o y on November 10, 2006, 08:45:12 AM
The black vote is up because of the gay marriage ban. 

The blacks don't care about gay marriage. They care about their government handouts, their affirmitive action, and their ability to cry "racism" and sue anytime they don't get their way.

Of course they're gonna vote Democrat.
Title: Re: Way to go African Americans.... Katrina may have bit Bush in the ass...
Post by: Dos Equis on November 10, 2006, 08:46:18 AM
The blacks don't care about gay marriage. They care about their government handouts, their affirmitive action, and their ability to cry "racism" and sue anytime they don't get their way.

Of course they're gonna vote Democrat.

You wouldn't be from Indiana would you? 
Title: Re: Way to go African Americans.... Katrina may have bit Bush in the ass...
Post by: Hugo Chavez on November 10, 2006, 08:49:52 AM
The black vote is up because of the gay marriage ban.  I promise you that.  You'll see a HUGE difference in 2008 as to which way these folks voted.  It won't automatically go to the Democratic party.  I guarantee it, bro!
There's a lot of black men wanting to get married? I actually didn't know that... I think Katrina had a lot to do with this year's black vote being up.  Blacks overwhelming voted dem.  The approval rating of Bush dropped to an all time low among blacks after Katrina... A lot of pissed off people and for good reason.  without that black vote being way up, 3 senate seats probably would have gone to the republican.  Blacks have been stepped on enough, when they come together and get it done, they deserve recognition...
Title: Re: Way to go African Americans.... Katrina may have bit Bush in the ass...
Post by: Colossus_500 on November 10, 2006, 08:50:20 AM
The blacks don't care about gay marriage. They care about their government handouts, their affirmitive action, and their ability to cry "racism" and sue anytime they don't get their way.

Of course they're gonna vote Democrat.
Make sure you take a look at the breakdown of votes when the exit polls are finally released.  Pay specific attention to the marriage amendment.  
Title: Re: Way to go African Americans.... Katrina may have bit Bush in the ass...
Post by: G o a t b o y on November 10, 2006, 08:51:14 AM
You wouldn't be from Indiana would you? 

I'm from Pennsylvania.  I currently live in Houston.  Why the hell would anyone live in Indiana?
Title: Re: Way to go African Americans.... Katrina may have bit Bush in the ass...
Post by: Dos Equis on November 10, 2006, 08:52:12 AM
I'm from Pennsylvania.  I currently live in Houston.  Why the hell would anyone live in Indiana?

Birthplace of the Klan.  You should buy property. 
Title: Re: Way to go African Americans.... Katrina may have bit Bush in the ass...
Post by: G o a t b o y on November 10, 2006, 09:13:04 AM
Birthplace of the Klan.  You should buy property. 


Oh, like what I said was really waaaaaay off the mark.  ::)
Title: Re: Way to go African Americans.... Katrina may have bit Bush in the ass...
Post by: Mr. Intenseone on November 10, 2006, 09:29:58 AM
I think Katrina had a lot to do with this year's black vote being up.  Blacks overwhelming voted dem.  The approval rating of Bush dropped to an all time low among blacks after Katrina... A lot of pissed off people and for good reason.  without that black vote being way up, 3 senate seats probably would have gone to the republican.  Blacks have been stepped on enough, when they come together and get it done, they deserve recognition...

Thats crap, all this does is show the hatred for Bush and to prove it they re-elected Ray Nagin and Black mayor in a black part of the country, he's the one who really screwed up New Orleans!

Title: Re: Way to go African Americans.... Katrina may have bit Bush in the ass...
Post by: luike101 on November 10, 2006, 10:12:26 AM
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Title: Re: Way to go African Americans.... Katrina may have bit Bush in the ass...
Post by: Hugo Chavez on November 10, 2006, 10:15:46 AM
Thats crap, all this does is show the hatred for Bush and to prove it they re-elected Ray Nagin and Black mayor in a black part of the country, he's the one who really screwed up New Orleans!


You forgot your nuke ;D
Title: Re: Way to go African Americans.... Katrina may have bit Bush in the ass...
Post by: Mr. Intenseone on November 10, 2006, 10:18:25 AM
You forgot your nuke ;D

LOL...

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Title: Re: Way to go African Americans.... Katrina may have bit Bush in the ass...
Post by: Colossus_500 on November 10, 2006, 10:38:41 AM
There's a lot of black men wanting to get married? I actually didn't know that... I think Katrina had a lot to do with this year's black vote being up.  Blacks overwhelming voted dem.  The approval rating of Bush dropped to an all time low among blacks after Katrina... A lot of pissed off people and for good reason.  without that black vote being way up, 3 senate seats probably would have gone to the republican.  Blacks have been stepped on enough, when they come together and get it done, they deserve recognition...
No, actually, I think you'll see the number of Republican votes go up higher for blacks.  Not high, but a trend will show blacks are voting more conservative.  Blacks got out to vote AGAINST gay marriage.  This isn't a civil rights issue as those who are for gay marriage are trying to depict.  And the results will show that. 
Title: Re: Way to go African Americans.... Katrina may have bit Bush in the ass...
Post by: Hugo Chavez on November 10, 2006, 10:49:19 AM
No, actually, I think you'll see the number of Republican votes go up higher for blacks.  Not high, but a trend will show blacks are voting more conservative.  Blacks got out to vote AGAINST gay marriage.  This isn't a civil rights issue as those who are for gay marriage are trying to depict.  And the results will show that. 
Oh that may be but that has nothing to do with who they voted for office wise... The exit polling shows they voted overwhelmingly Dem.  If they voted against gay marriage, that's what it is.  Possibly a big mistake by rove because that wedge issue championed by Rove but there is no reason a person wouldn't walk into the booth and vote for defining marriage between a man and a woman then check mark the dem for office... So in this case, it could be Rove helped get out the black vote... LOL the irony....  In the end, the black vote most definitely did not go up for republicans...  It just didn't happen.
Title: Re: Way to go African Americans.... Katrina may have bit Bush in the ass...
Post by: G o a t b o y on November 10, 2006, 10:58:34 AM
Oh that may be but that has nothing to do with who they voted for office wise... The exit polling shows they voted overwhelmingly Dem.  If they voted against gay marriage, that's what it is.  Possibly a big mistake by rove because that wedge issue championed by Rove but there is no reason a person wouldn't walk into the booth and vote for defining marriage between a man and a woman then check mark the dem for office... So in this case, it could be Rove helped get out the black vote... LOL the irony....  In the end, the black vote most definitely did not go up for republicans...  It just didn't happen.

Exactly.  People vote their pocketbook, or on issues that affect them directly, which is really the point I was making above.  People may be overwhelmingly against gay marriage when asked in a poll "Do you support or oppose gay marriage", but very few are actually going to swing their vote over the issue, because it just doesn't effect them. 
Title: Re: Way to go African Americans.... Katrina may have bit Bush in the ass...
Post by: buffbodz on November 10, 2006, 12:35:34 PM
No, actually, I think you'll see the number of Republican votes go up higher for blacks.  Not high, but a trend will show blacks are voting more conservative.  Blacks got out to vote AGAINST gay marriage.  This isn't a civil rights issue as those who are for gay marriage are trying to depict.  And the results will show that. 

I think it has something to do with the war.  Their farthers probably fought in Viet Nam and talk of bringing back the draft means blacks are the first to go.  With a democrate house and senate, I don't think we'll be in Iraq as long as if we had it the other way and a draft was on the back burner.
Title: Re: Way to go African Americans.... Katrina may have bit Bush in the ass...
Post by: 240 is Back on November 10, 2006, 12:38:16 PM
Nagin didn't evacuate enough people, so she shares blame.

But once the levees broke, it became such a mess that any local political govt was underwater.  The fed govt, FEMA and the WH should have moved faster.  You had WalMart getting trucks of merchandise to replenish their stores faster than Brownie could pick out a tie to wear to the press conference to announce he was getting a task force together. 

I don't think it was a race thing, it was a priority thing based upon income.  They would have let a very poor white region suffer just as much.
Title: Re: Way to go African Americans.... Katrina may have bit Bush in the ass...
Post by: Hugo Chavez on November 10, 2006, 12:47:09 PM
for intenseone... I think ray is a bit of a red herring here... was he to blame, sure, was he entirely to blame, oh hell no... that being said, his election came up and passed, this is the first election where someone angry over the federal response could vote payback... There is no way some African Americans didn't have that on their mind when they went to the polls...
Title: Re: Way to go African Americans.... Katrina may have bit Bush in the ass...
Post by: G o a t b o y on November 10, 2006, 12:51:31 PM
it was a priority thing based upon income.  They would have let a very poor white region suffer just as much.


Southwest Florida, for example?  ;D




If you wanna be a priority, you have to move to the east coast, Rob.
Title: Re: Way to go African Americans.... Katrina may have bit Bush in the ass...
Post by: Hugo Chavez on November 10, 2006, 12:53:02 PM
Nagin didn't evacuate enough people, so she shares blame.

But once the levees broke, it became such a mess that any local political govt was underwater.  The fed govt, FEMA and the WH should have moved faster.  You had WalMart getting trucks of merchandise to replenish their stores faster than Brownie could pick out a tie to wear to the press conference to announce he was getting a task force together. 

I don't think it was a race thing, it was a priority thing based upon income.  They would have let a very poor white region suffer just as much.
Canadians reached St. Bernard before U.S. troops  ::)
Title: Re: Way to go African Americans.... Katrina may have bit Bush in the ass...
Post by: 240 is Back on November 10, 2006, 12:55:21 PM
Southwest Florida, for example?  ;D

If you wanna be a priority, you have to move to the east coast, Rob.

Yep yep.  When Charlie hit a few summers back, we had 3 feet of water in the trailer park.  Spent the days playing checkers in the screen room, sitting on tables eating chips drinking warm pepsi. The mossberg leaning on the door indicated "No Vacancy" for wanderers flushed out of their holes.  Yet despite 6 days of floodwaters and no police ability, we didn't feel the need to murder each other or loot walmarts.
Title: Re: Way to go African Americans.... Katrina may have bit Bush in the ass...
Post by: buffbodz on November 10, 2006, 12:56:19 PM
Exactly.  People vote their pocketbook, or on issues that affect them directly, which is really the point I was making above.  People may be overwhelmingly against gay marriage when asked in a poll "Do you support or oppose gay marriage", but very few are actually going to swing their vote over the issue, because it just doesn't effect them. 

But it does.  Pensions would be transfired to the surviving member.  And that could be in the millions.  Law suits involving a dead spouse would be paid to the survivor.  Divorces cost everybody in the way of court expenses paid for by taxpayers.  Marriage is an expensive propersition gay or straight.
Title: Re: Way to go African Americans.... Katrina may have bit Bush in the ass...
Post by: G o a t b o y on November 10, 2006, 12:56:27 PM
Canadians reached St. Bernard before U.S. troops  ::)



That's 'cause they heard there was weed there.  ::)
Title: Re: Way to go African Americans.... Katrina may have bit Bush in the ass...
Post by: Hugo Chavez on November 10, 2006, 01:30:53 PM

That's 'cause they heard there was weed there.  ::)
Well if it's that good, can you blame them :P
Title: Re: Way to go African Americans.... Katrina may have bit Bush in the ass...
Post by: Dos Equis on November 10, 2006, 04:44:05 PM

Oh, like what I said was really waaaaaay off the mark.  ::)

Is that like a trick question? 
Title: Re: Way to go African Americans.... Katrina may have bit Bush in the ass...
Post by: Dos Equis on November 10, 2006, 04:46:52 PM
No, actually, I think you'll see the number of Republican votes go up higher for blacks.  Not high, but a trend will show blacks are voting more conservative.  Blacks got out to vote AGAINST gay marriage.  This isn't a civil rights issue as those who are for gay marriage are trying to depict.  And the results will show that. 

I tend to agree.  I hope the Republicans break the stranglehold Democrats have on black voters.   
Title: Re: Way to go African Americans.... Katrina may have bit Bush in the ass...
Post by: Hugo Chavez on November 10, 2006, 04:48:06 PM
I tend to agree.  I hope the Republicans break the stranglehold Democrats have on black voters.   

of course you do ::)
Title: Re: Way to go African Americans.... Katrina may have bit Bush in the ass...
Post by: Dos Equis on November 10, 2006, 04:50:37 PM
of course you do ::)

Oh go look at your pictures of naked women.  Maybe you should finding a real one.  On second thought . . . . .
Title: Re: Way to go African Americans.... Katrina may have bit Bush in the ass...
Post by: Hugo Chavez on November 10, 2006, 05:00:03 PM
Oh go look at your pictures of naked women.  Maybe you should finding a real one.  On second thought . . . . .
:o The only guy to mock my fine collection of primo ass pics.... OK... Zip it fagboy... Go lick your picture of haggart  :-X


Title: Re: Way to go African Americans.... Katrina may have bit Bush in the ass...
Post by: Dos Equis on November 10, 2006, 05:03:43 PM
:o The only guy to mock my fine collection of primo ass pics.... OK... Zip it fagboy... Go lick your picture of haggart  :-X


lol.  Okay.  One of us has an intimate relationship with a woman.  One of us masturbates to computer pictures. 

Just fyi, you're the one who jacks off to computerized pictures. 
Title: Re: Way to go African Americans.... Katrina may have bit Bush in the ass...
Post by: Parker on November 10, 2006, 05:32:13 PM
Well, I'm black and a Dem, but I voted Rep. I live in MD and I believe Michael Steele was the better choice than Cardin. I also believed that Gov. Erhlich would have been better than Baltimore's Mayor O'Malley. How are you going to have 7 Police Comm. in 7 years (from NYC), and they all have issues. Too bad both lost.   
Title: Re: Way to go African Americans.... Katrina may have bit Bush in the ass...
Post by: Dos Equis on November 11, 2006, 11:06:17 AM
Well, I'm black and a Dem, but I voted Rep. I live in MD and I believe Michael Steele was the better choice than Cardin. I also believed that Gov. Erhlich would have been better than Baltimore's Mayor O'Malley. How are you going to have 7 Police Comm. in 7 years (from NYC), and they all have issues. Too bad both lost.   

You need to be more vocal man.  The old guard is wedded to the Democrat party.  Nothing more than blind allegiance.  Democrats do very little for the rising black middle class.  Or blacks in general for that matter.   

I was reading an article the other day that talked about how some black and white members of the local ACLU went nuts when Clarence Thomas was invited to participate in some forum.  The two black lawyers on the ACLU board wrote letters calling Thomas an Uncle Tom and even compared him to some pretty bad historical figures.  What are they afraid of? 
Title: Re: Way to go African Americans.... Katrina may have bit Bush in the ass...
Post by: bmacsys on November 11, 2006, 02:46:09 PM
The black vote is up because of the gay marriage ban.  I promise you that.  You'll see a HUGE difference in 2008 as to which way these folks voted.  It won't automatically go to the Democratic party.  I guarantee it, bro!

Colossus, are most black voters voters against gay marriage? Most of the black people I know or work with are very devout Christians and believe homosexuality is against god's will.
Title: Re: Way to go African Americans.... Katrina may have bit Bush in the ass...
Post by: Parker on November 11, 2006, 05:05:34 PM
calling Thomas an Uncle Tom

  What are they afraid of? 


Well, Thomas couldn't even compare to Uncle Tom of Uncle Tom's Cabin, one needs to read the book and see that the phrase "Uncle Tom", needs not to be applied to sellouts. I don't like Clarence because he reminds of  the kid in elementary school who snitched on anyone who did anything "against the rules".
 Or the slave that told Massa, that there was going to be a uprising. He just has that feeling about him, like a pariah of some sort. Like Armstrong Williams. They are both the polar opposites of Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton, but just as worse. Neither of them speak for my interests , nor will they ever.
Title: Re: Way to go African Americans.... Katrina may have bit Bush in the ass...
Post by: Camel Jockey on November 11, 2006, 07:11:37 PM
All black people I know lean liberal.
Title: Re: Way to go African Americans.... Katrina may have bit Bush in the ass...
Post by: Dos Equis on November 12, 2006, 12:21:28 AM
Well, Thomas couldn't even compare to Uncle Tom of Uncle Tom's Cabin, one needs to read the book and see that the phrase "Uncle Tom", needs not to be applied to sellouts. I don't like Clarence because he reminds of  the kid in elementary school who snitched on anyone who did anything "against the rules".
 Or the slave that told Massa, that there was going to be a uprising. He just has that feeling about him, like a pariah of some sort. Like Armstrong Williams. They are both the polar opposites of Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton, but just as worse. Neither of them speak for my interests , nor will they ever.

Actually, Uncle Tom wasn't a bad guy at all IMO.  Sambo was the real villain in Uncle Tom's Cabin. 

I wasn't really endorsing Thomas, just pointing out that some of the older black people almost appear as though they are afraid of black conservatives. 

As far as Armstrong Williams goes, I never liked him.  Jesse needs to go quietly into that good night and raise his illegitimate child.  Al Sharpton needs to go back to being a pimp.  :) 
Title: Re: Way to go African Americans.... Katrina may have bit Bush in the ass...
Post by: Parker on November 12, 2006, 06:15:51 AM
All black people I know lean liberal.

Actually, many are quite conservative. More than you might realize. Remember, I think there was post about how many black people hit the polls due the whole gay marriage topic. Many predominately black churches don't even touch on the topic of homsexuality.

It is thought that black folk are liberal due to the 60's civil rights era. Yeah, you know giving black people civil rights is very liberal ::). And those who supported that, were seen as libs.
Title: Re: Way to go African Americans.... Katrina may have bit Bush in the ass...
Post by: Hugo Chavez on November 12, 2006, 07:04:24 AM
Actually, many are quite conservative. More than you might realize. Remember, I think there was post about how many black people hit the polls due the whole gay marriage topic. Many predominately black churches don't even touch on the topic of homsexuality.

It is thought that black folk are liberal due to the 60's civil rights era. Yeah, you know giving black people civil rights is very liberal ::). And those who supported that, were seen as libs.
There probably are many conservative blacks.  I imagine a great deal of the religious crowd is probably pretty conservative.  ???

But stuff like this is going to affect how they vote for a republican Bush-rubberstamp congress:

In what may turn out to be one of the biggest free-falls in the history of presidential polling, President Bush's job-approval rating among African Americans has dropped to 2 percent, according to a new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/blog/2005/10/13/BL2005101300885.html

And in the end... you can be conservative and democrat or liberal and republican.