Bush: Hard for Republicans to win African-Americans’ votes

[sabra]

Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON - Republicans have historically had a tough time winning the votes of African Americans — and will have to do a lot of work to win them over this election year, outgoing President George W. Bush says.

“The Republican candidate is going to have to, one, show heart, two, explain why policies will make a difference in the lives of the African-American citizen,” Bush said in an interview with American Urban Radio Networks. “We’ve got a lot of hard work to do.”

He acknowledged that rival Democrats have been successful at winning the black vote — noting that he got “whomped pretty significantly” in his campaigns — and chastised his party for not doing enough to compete for it.

“My attitude is that at the very minimum there ought to be competition at least for votes, people shouldn’t take your vote for granted,” Bush said. “But in order for there to be competition, the party’s got to have what I used to call compassionate conservative agenda.”

Read more: http://blogs.reuters.com/trail08/2008/02/26/bush-hard-for-republicans-to-win-african-americans-votes/

[fascisthunter]

1. What a Dishonest Weak Minded Fool He Plays

I bet he believes his own garbage after he re-hearses it all.

[pattmarty]

3. Can't imagine why.

[Tarc]

2. The Republican Party in general is unfriendly, if not outright hostile, to ALL minorities

It is the last refuge of the Good Ol' Boys Club. If they crack 5% in the African-American vote this fall, I'd be shocked.

[NOLALady]

16. The Republican Party is unfriendly to the average

white person also, they are simply not as aware.

[LibDemAlways]

19. The only people repukes do anything for are the top 1%.

Anyone else who votes r is a damn fool. Unfortunately, this country is full of them.

[TomClash]

4. Notice how Bush says we have a lot of hard work to do

And the hard work never seems to get done?

[Highway61]

5. well, let's see now. Oh, this didn't help

K A T R I N A .....what an ass hat

[KnaveRupe]

6. "See - that's why we do this thang called CAGIN'. "

"Them aferkan-'murricans - they don't support republicans, so Karl sez we gotta cage 'em. Personally, I thought we weren't allowed to do that ever since Lincold did that there Mancipificayshun Proclamayshun, but Karl sez its ok, specially since Alberto cleaned up the Dee-Oh-Jay."

[Winterblues]

7. But he told us he would Unite everyone...

Evidently Republican programs don't appeal to the black community. Wonder why that is..:think:

[NOLALady]

15. Republican programs hurt the black community,

the white community, the brown community and everything in between except the rich community.

[L0oniX]

8. George Bush Don't Like Black People

http://www.revver.com/video/71633/george-bush-dont-like-black-people/

[hatrack]

9. Jesus, he's recycling "compassionate conservatism" AGAIN?

If there's a pathetic beyond "pathetic", he's in it up to his hubcaps.

[Mountainman]

10. Lying piece of shit! Compassionate conservative is an oxymoron.

It's only words, means nothing, most people are smart enough to know that by now. The only reason the right regrets not having African American votes is because they are going to lose power to rip off the treasury for a while now.

[Joshua N]

11. Republicans had all the black vote until they sold us out, like hispanics and christian conservative

voters who are beginning to realize that the Republican party does not care about them. Please read this informative dkos diary on the subject, entitled: Why Lincoln's GOP abandoned Blacks to Jim Crow.

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/2/6/94615/37717

[momster]

12. Making A Difference?

Well, that shouldn't be too hard to prove. Republican policies *have* indeed 'made a difference in the lives of African-American citizens.' A difference for the worst...just as for every other group, except for the obscenely-wealthy.

[Mythsaje]

13. Huh. Now why would the party of rich white folks

have a problem convincing African American people that they're on the same side?

Can't imagine.

[ReformedChris]

14. The Racist DixieCrats became Republicans in the 70's: Now they rule that party..

So our Democrat Party is inclusive and better off without them. Repukes have to suffer with the stench of (not always) hidden racism and hostility towards minorities. The only way to fix it is to not pander but to bring up quality ideas, but I don't think that will EVER happen!

[TransitJohn]

17. DemocratIC Party

Right?

[NOLALady]

18. He used to call it the

"compassionate conservative agenda".

I wonder what he calls it now, the Katrina agenda.

[jmowreader]

20. Y'know, George, it might just be...

that your party's policies are bad for black people, and they know it.

[NOLALady]

22. And just wait until the rest of the country

realizes that the Republicans are bad for them also. :nuke:

[tanyev]

21. Wha? They go to all that trouble to identify themselves the as the party of Lincoln

every February and any other occasion when it is politically expedient, and it's still not enough to fool people? I'm shocked.

[Art_from_Ark]

26. The only connection today's GOP has with Lincoln

is that they're constantly trying to prove him wrong about not being able to fool all of the people all of the time

[mitchum]

23. "You know how they are so uppity and all!"

[struggle4progress]

24. How about a Karen Hughes whistle-stop tour to patch things up?

:shrug:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

25. Explain again how Katrina victims had it pretty good in Texas...

...and this time explain it with feeling.

[Seabiscuit]

27. What a steaming pile of hypocritical vomitas.

"moron" and "idiot" doesn't begin to describe this POS.