Tuesday
Sep142004
HUD Secretary Bush Flunky Upset Because he got Booed by Blacks
Tuesday, September 14, 2004 at 12:45AM
Originally published in The Frontrunner September 13, 2004
In a USA Today (9/13) op-ed, HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson writes, "While speaking before the Congressional Black Caucus on Saturday night, John Kerry made the baseless, inflammatory claim that the Republican Party would try to suppress black votes in the coming election. Kerry is white, and he was applauded for his words.
Addressing the mostly black National Baptist Convention in New Orleans last week, I was booed for about 30 seconds. And I'm black. Why the difference? Kerry is a Democrat, and I'm a Republican. And for far too long, the Democrats have had a monopoly on black votes in this country. ... For the past four decades, the Democratic Party has tried to convince us that being black and of modest means is a dead-end road. In that vein, America's 'black political leaders' have built their careers on an ideology of black victimization. They tout the belief that if blacks want to succeed in this country, there is only one path: reliance on the government. They're wrong. America is a place where you can be born into a low-income household but still lift yourself up, and it doesn't matter what color you are. I'm living proof. ... Republican policies are good for black Americans. With an honest look at our party, perhaps the facts can drown out the boos."
