Is AIDS only a black issue?

Well, I'm not black, so I don't know if my vote matters in terms of the NAACP, but I wouldn't vote for Bush if he came to my house and begged me, so the answer would be no. ;)

Most of that money he was speaking about in the speach that I referenced on his site is going to Africa (AIDS $ that is).

The purpose of speaches during elections is to win votes or to get money. Since speaking for the NAACP would accomplish neither of these things for the President in my estimation (and apparently his as well), he didn't do it.

He has spoken at primarilly black forums such as the National Urban League, but it seems that the NAACP is not on his good list.

But what if he showed up and tap danced naked with a rose in his teeth? Would you vote for him then? :D

Now that is a scary thought.

I think people are reading way too much into this. If Bush doesn't formally address the NAACP, it doesn't mean he's against all African Americans, it means he's smart enough to campaign where he can actually win votes. The NAACP is not one of those places. If Bush had addressed the NAACP everyday of his presidency, I still doubt that he would win even 10% of that organization's votes.

Let Bush decline to speak to the NAACP. Some might even say that the NAACP has become less and less relevant. I know that, in my community--which has a large black "professional" population, the NAACP is seen as a group that could do well, but gets tied up in falsehoods and political intrigue. I'm sure it's like that in a lot of other cities as well.

I don't care where Bush sends money to fight AIDS, as long as he does it without being judgemental. Just because I'm black, it doesn't mean I care more about AIDS money going to Africa than if it went to Bangkok or the Bronx.

Reading too much into this? Oh come on! I'm sure if Kerry had done the same over the last four years you would have posted no less than three threads on the subject.

probably about 10. definitely not the way of the cougar.

With the NAACP being so upset about a white girl being called a name, who knew they would have time for President Bush.

-Rudey

This is so true! Why would Bush waste..yes I said it WASTE time talking to the NAACP? They are nothing but flunkies of the Democratic party who try to come off as if they are for the advancement of folks. Why go and listen to people wine and complain about you..and what you haven't done..and how racist you are..knowing they aren't going to vote for you. The NAACP has done some great work for black folks in the past...but I can't stand behind much they do in the present.

Smart move on Bush's part.

NAACP Chairman Compares Republicans to Terrorists
 

Now with an organization espousing such nonsense..why would GWB give them the time of day??? In one vein I think Bush could have sent a video, taped statement or something LOL..but I really wouldn't want to walk into a meeting with people that clearly don't want to really "hear" what I had to say.

http://www.cnsnews.com/Politics/Arch...20040603a.html

Washington (CNSNews.com) - In remarks to hundreds of cheering liberal activists Wednesday, NAACP Chairman Julian Bond singled out Republicans as enemies of black Americans and compared conservatives to the terrorist Taliban who once ruled Afghanistan.

"Their idea of equal rights is the American flag and the Confederate swastika flying side by side," Bond told a cheering audience. "They've written a new constitution for Iraq and ignore the Constitution here at home. They draw their most rabid supporters from the Taliban wing of American politics. Now they want to write bigotry back into the Constitution."

See, mess like this this is why I choose not to renew my membership two years ago and probably never will.

Can I ask how it is that the President of the United States can reach out to the black community? I can only think of one recent president that has and I hope that going to church and gentrifying a black community isn't the answer.

-Rudey
--Oh and things that are specific to the black community and not to economic classes

No AIDS is not only a black issue..but it affects the African American community in disproportionate numbers when compared to other communities.

I didn't realize that. I found a fact sheet from the CDC. Here is the link. It is pretty informative.