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Originally posted by msn4med1975
Being Black and in office does NOT make you a Black leader. Condi and Colin do not SPEAK for most African Americans. They represent themselves as individuals who HAPPEN to be Black. And I'm sorry apointing people to office doesn't necessarily make you a champion of any minority group. Picking the most qualified individual who happened to be a minority just makes good sense. This is not an attack on Reagan or anyone else it's just reality in the sense that at the moment there are no prominent Blacks that I would identify as LEADERS. I also would like to add that while I feel his family's pain all of the nation is not in mourning. There are large segments of the country that are just trying to survive right now and while they regret the passing of an indvidual they aren't thinking of ways to pay tribute to Reagan.
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Great points.
I read the article (here is the link for those interested) and didn't see where they called or implied that he was racist. It publicized his voting record and stance on issues that affected African Americans. And if it wasn't favorable, well then it just wasn't. That's not disrespect, that's the truth.
http://www.bet.com/package/0,,p552,00.html
As was posted earlier, I'm sure when Bill Clinton passes, he will go through the same scrutiny.
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