Subj : Democracy Explained to Kids To : Bill McGarrity From : Lee Lofaso Date : Tue Sep 03 2013 17:09:33 Hello Bill, Bill McGarrity -> Lee Lofaso presented the following explanation : -=>> Lee Lofaso wrote to BOB KLAHN <=- LL>> You can find bad people in every neighborhood. Right-wingers LL>> like to point out that Rev. Martin Luther King was a troublemaker, LL>> a black man who spoke for a violent people, all of whom happened LL>> to also be black. No white minister would ever encourage white LL>> folks to disobey cops and other law enforcement officials. There LL>> is a reason why no Republican spoke at the Lincoln Memorial on LL>> the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" LL>> speech. There is also a reason why no Republicans were invited LL>> by the organizers to speak. BM>Oh... none were invited? Sounds like you jumped on the O'Reilly BM>ASSumed bandwagon. Former Republican Party Chairman Michael Steel made that announcement on MSNBC - not on FoxNews or Bill O'Reilly's show. BK>> The reality has been it isn't white or black, but haves and have BK>> nots. The haves have taken more from the poor black community BK>> than the poor black community ever got back. LL>> For Republicans, it really is about white or black. It wasn't always LL>> like that, but it is today. For example, George Romney received 30% LL>> of the black vote as a candidate for governor of Michigan. Mitt Romney LL>> received 6% of the black vote as a candidate for president. That is LL>> how much the Republican Party has changed over the years. BK>> Remember Mitt Romney's infamous 47%? LL>> George Romney marched with MLK and the blacks for freedom. LL>> Mitt Romney refused to speak at the Lincoln Memorial for the LL>> 50th anniversary of MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech. What a LL>> tremendous opportunity that was missed by Mitt Romney and the LL>> Republican Party. Even Michael Steel admitted the GOP goofed. BM>Agreed.... which only enhances their commitment to a segregated BM>America (My reference here is poor [black & white] vs. the affluent.) Not all blacks are poor. Not all whites are rich. However, an economic argument can be made, and strongly supported. Bob Dole, as a candidate for president, tried to make that argument in reference to affirmative action, and actually had Bill Clinton on the defensive (and on the ropes). Dole's mistake was not having a viable plan of his own to replace affirmative action. Clinton managed to get up off the canvas, making a comeback by suggesting affirmative action needed to be "fixed" rather than "scrapped" - thus winning his bid for a second term. BK>> Well, since blacks make up only about 13% of the population BK>> of this country, That leaves 34% to be white. LL>> Cajuns make up a much smaller percentage of the population LL>> than blacks, hispanics, or asians. Why this country wants to LL>> identify itself by race is beyond me, as it is language that LL>> defines a culture ... BM>Agreed.... Black folks are more discriminatory of their own than any other race. There are dark-skinned blacks, light-skinned blacks, blacks who pass for white ... BK>> Since even the 15% unemployment rate among blacks, or more BK>> like 25% real unemployment rather than the fake numbers the BK>> government uses, still means 25% of 13%. Or about 3 1/3% of BK>> the population. That leaves about 45% out of 47% Mitt Romney BK>> considers "takers" to be white. LL>> Cajuns are not exactly the wealthiest folks in the world. And yet LL>> most of them voted for the man with the red face. Probably because LL>> they thought he was a crawfish. BM>LOL.... irony as it's best... vote for the man who doesn't give a BM>rat's ass about you. You have to remember - we boil our crawfish LIVE. :) --Lee --- MesNews/1.06.00.00-gb * Origin: news://felten.yi.org (2:203/2) .