Permit me to introduce Mr. Alfonzo Rachel, black conservative Republican:
In an article yesterday in the New York Times, black Republican bloggers are featured in a piece entitled, Young, Black and Republican in New York, Blogging Against the Tide.
The barbs have become like a soundtrack to Richard Ivory’s life: Uncle Tom, sellout, self-hater. Being black and Republican does indeed have its challenges — especially in New York. And even though the remarks sometimes wear on Mr. Ivory, they mostly seem to have emboldened him.
Mr. Ivory started a blog, HipHopRepublican.com, four years ago to voice criticism of what he perceived to be the political pigeonholing of blacks.
In an inexplicable act of fairness, the Times writes of the obstacles and hypocrisy faced by black conservatives:
It was in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks that Mr. Ivory engaged in politics and became interested in the Republican Party. As a staunch supporter of the Iraq war, he was often the only black person at pro-war rallies, he said.
At one demonstration in New York in 2004, he recalled, an antiwar protester, who was white, used a racial slur against him, and black demonstrators with the protester kept silent.
Mr. Ivory said he was incensed that blacks would ignore such a slur because it was aimed at someone with opposing political views.
Robert Parks writes at his blog, Black & Right, from a conservative and black point of view and offers excellent commentary there. There are many black conservative, moderate and libertarian blogs out there and we should be supporting them at a grass-roots level. Visit their websites, let them know you are there and check out the other blogs they link to in their blogrolls. And tell ‘em all you heard about it on LoneStarTimes.com.
Here are some links:
and especially good:
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I have had dicussions with thousands of Black Americans. Many of them belive in conservative values and they live their lives in a conservative manner. I never understood why many of them voted for liberals that trashed everything they believed in.
I have much sympathy for these folks. As a politically conservative atheist, I get the “how can you be conservative?” quote quite alot from that group. I also get the “how can you be atheist?” question from my conservative friends.
Not trying to change the thread here, but it is interesting how people pigeon-hole each other for various reasons. Hurray for being able to think for yourself!
Please allow me to add Ms. Natalie Arceneaux to the mix.
“As talk radio’s triple threat–female, conservative, and black–I bring the voice of reason to the air waves every Saturday afternoon from 12:30 to 1:30 PM on KNTH 1070AM.”
Truly a breath of fresh air. Most of her callers are also black conservatives, usually entrepreneurs, although at times she will get calls from folks who are still on the liberal plantation.
http://thecivilrightonlinecom.homestead.com/index.html
#2 friendly mike
I agree.
We have always known that there are conservatives in all ethnic groups. They just don’t get any press from the liberal media. If you don’t conform with the liberal mindset, then you obviously don’t exist, no matter what color you are. Things are changing but the minorities have to speak up so that others among them will know their are conservatives out there who believe what they believe.
One good thing about this election is that it’s certainly brought political discussions front and center, even among people who don’t ordinarily pay much attention to politics. It’s also opened the eyes of many people to the folly of pigeon-holing others (as friendly mike pointed out) just because they are of a particular race, creed, religion or gender.
Well it’s obvious… he’s a racist.
that was awesome, my favorite, was:
“here is some feed to grow animosity toward the rich, like the poor can get you a job”
#2 - I have a lot of friends who are atheist/agnostic. I have never aligned that with their political tendencies. I just think they are wrong about God in the same way I think a liberal minister is wrong about politics. However, the lines are not clear and can see how the two get muddled. I’m not saying you are wrong about your friends, but from my viewpoint, I can now see how my friends will think I am combining the two should we talk about religion and politics in one conversation.
I just watched this video with Handsome Son. What a breath of fresh air! His message has substance, and the delivery was engaging. I would love to sit down with this man and become his friend. What a personality! I hope his message gets out…and I’ll be helping him to get it out. This link is on its way in 5…4….3…2…
LOL. I was sent this video a few nights ago. I loved it.
If you see this by Noon on Saturday, you can listen to Apostle Claver T. Kamau-Imani on KCOH 1430 AM or go to his website http://www.TheChristianPolitician.com
And don’t let anyone tell you this election is about race. It is about the VERY liberal versus moderate, so people of all backgrounds are going to go for the moderate opinion (although they are afraid to tell that to pollsters, so Obama is over-polling–the “Tom Bradley” effect).
Note also that Friendswood resident and Vice Chair of the Republican Party of Texas is a conservative Christian of African heritage, Dr. Robin Armstrong (yes a “real” medical guy).
He also has a snarky take on the drill controversy. If he sings too fast, the lyrics are in the info section. Youtube under machosauceproduction.
The Rebublican party (the party of Abraham Lincoln) was formed by abolitionists, so naturally after the 15th Amendment was enacted, blacks were Rebulicans.
It wasn’t until the New Deal in 1933 (which brought us other such sloppy messes as Social Security tax and Fannie Mae) that black voters were agressively lured to the Democratic party with the establishment of Welfare (like an early version of ACORN).
So, isn’t it ironic that the party (the Democrats) who fought so hard to keep their slaves during the Civil War and lost, were able to so cheaply buy them again, not so many years later?