Bush's snub of the NAACP proves just how petty he really is.

[TonyB06]

Originally posted by reddawn18
I don't think he attended while he was governor.

If I was GWB to prove the naysayers wrong, I would have made an appearance. If the NAACP compares him to a terrorist then he needs to step up to the plate and prove them wrong. Prove the AfAm community wrong with actions and policies that could work in both of our favors.

For the record, Bush last attended the NAACP annual convention during the summer of 2000 while he was the Republican presidential candidate. He was then still governor of Texas.

[reddawn18]

Originally posted by TonyB06
For the record, Bush last attended the NAACP annual convention during the summer of 2000 while he was the Republican presidential candidate. He was then still governor of Texas.

I stand corrected.

[ladygreek]

W is the first sitting president to not attend a NAACP convention since Hoover.

Headline I saw that would make a great bumper sticker:

Re-defeat Bush!

[Love_Spell_6]

Originally posted by ladygreek
Uh, this has caused a lot of backlash and the media and Dems are jumping on it. And you'd better believe it will be a topic of discussion in Vegas at our Social Action activites. So I beg to differ but this is bigger than maybe you realize.

The president of the US should be able to face ANY kind of crowd. Hell, he speaks to white close-minded people all the time. They're called Bush supporters.

THe issue is relative..its big to some and small to others..and I just don't see the NAACP today as relevant..I wouldn't stand behind any org. that allows Julian Bond the spew the kind of rhetoric he does...and your comment about white close-minded people being Bush supporters is funny LOL... I suppose one has to be closed minded to be a Bush supporter...

Whew...gotta love GC LOL..yall make me really laugh out loud.

[AXEAM]

It's clear to me that if Bush is this petty over criticism over his failed policies imagine how he felt when Saddam continued to speak badly of him and his daddy. I suspect it made him mad enough to lie to the American people and attack Saddam....

[Kimmie1913]

Originally posted by ladygreek
Hell, he speaks to white close-minded people all the time. They're called Bush supporters.

^5, soror!

[ladygreek]

Originally posted by Love_Spell_6
THe issue is relative..its big to some and small to others..and I just don't see the NAACP today as relevant..I wouldn't stand behind any org. that allows Julian Bond the spew the kind of rhetoric he does...and your comment about white close-minded people being Bush supporters is funny LOL... I suppose one has to be closed minded to be a Bush supporter...

Whew...gotta love GC LOL..yall make me really laugh out loud.

No different then you calling the NAACP close-minded. Sorta like the pot...

But I gotta ask, are you really serious about all the things you say on this board or are you just trying to spur discussion? Is Clarence Thomas a role model of yours? Just trying to get a better feel for what I am dealing with here.

[Kimmie1913]

Originally posted by Love_Spell_6
THe issue is relative..its big to some and small to others..and I just don't see the NAACP today as relevant..I wouldn't stand behind any org. that allows Julian Bond the spew the kind of rhetoric he does...and your comment about white close-minded people being Bush supporters is funny LOL... I suppose one has to be closed minded to be a Bush supporter...

Whew...gotta love GC LOL..yall make me really laugh out loud.

I think what should have mattered to the Bush campaign was would it matter to that percentage of Black folks who vote. The politically astute thing would have been to send at least a statement thereby diminishing what could have even been a criticism.

And of course, I know you realize Ladygreek's post was far from saying all Bush supporters were closed minded.

[Phasad1913]

and I just don't see the NAACP today as relevant

Wow. With all that is going on in the black community right now I would say the NAACP is DEFINITELY relevent. Regardless of who the leadership is and what Julian Bond said, this organization has a lot to do and is needed. I think if you or anyone else has a problem or is dissatisfied with what the NAACP is following in terms of their priorities, then perhaps you and others should do something to make sure it uses it's power and influence to address issues that you feel the organization is most needed.

Its like my homeowner's association. If I am dissatisfied with what is going on in my complex, I can't say anything unless I am willing to do my part. I have to pay my dues, go to the meetings and make my voice heard, legitimately. I can't just sit around and complain. If you are not happy with the NAACP, then that is what you have to do because whatever progress this organization has made in the past, which has made most of the opportunities afforded to you and me possible today, and whatever progress it will make, you have and will benefit from as a black american woman.

[Honeykiss1974]

Originally posted by Phasad1913
Wow. With all that is going on in the black community right now I would say the NAACP is DEFINITELY relevent. Regardless of who the leadership is and what Julian Bond said, this organization has a lot to do and is needed. I think if you or anyone else has a problem or is dissatisfied with what the NAACP is following in terms of their priorities, then perhaps you and others should do something to make sure it uses it's power and influence to address issues that you feel the organization is most needed.

Its like my homeowner's association. If I am dissatisfied with what is going on in my complex, I can't say anything unless I am willing to do my part. I have to pay my dues, go to the meetings and make my voice heard, legitimately. I can't just sit around and complain. If you are not happy with the NAACP, then that is what you have to do because whatever progress this organization has made in the past, which has made most of the opportunities afforded to you and me possible today, and whatever progress it will make, you have and will benefit from as a black american woman.

That all depends on your priorities though. For example, if you consider yourself a black woman before ANYTHING else, then yes, you may be able to ignore any and other less than desireable rhetoric that the NAACP may say or be involved in.

But there are MANY Af Am. that do not feel that have that same list of priorities, yours truly included. I use to be a member of the NAACP until recently. They have become involved in issues that go against the core of who I am, not to mention I feel like they are taking up causes that in the grand scheme of things are not important to the Af. Am in general.

Yes, they did a lot to give us the rights that we enjoy today, however that does not mean that I will just blindly follow you based on what you DID - and just completely ignore what you are doing today. Plus, the NAACP is not the ONLY organization that is working globably to help the Af Am community. There are plenty of other options available.

[Phasad1913]

Originally posted by Honeykiss1974
That all depends on your priorities though. For example, if you consider yourself a black woman before ANYTHING else, then yes, you may be able to ignore any and other less than desireable rhetoric that the NAACP may say or be involved in.

But there are MANY Af Am. that do not feel that have that same list of priorities, yours truly included. I use to be a member of the NAACP until recently. They have become involved in issues that go against the core of who I am, not to mention I feel like they are taking up causes that in the grand scheme of things are not important to the Af. Am in general.

Yes, they did a lot to give us the rights that we enjoy today, however that does not mean that I will just blindly follow you based on what you DID - and just completely ignore what you are doing today. Plus, the NAACP is not the ONLY organization that is working globably to help the Af Am community. There are plenty of other options available.

I agree with you. I feel, however, that the NAACP is one of the most significant organizations of our history and rather than just dismiss it because we don't agree with all of its positions, we should try to make sure it does what it is supposed to do in our communities, if possible. Believe me, I am the last person who would advocate blindly following any organization just because of it's name, but I would be one who would promote holding an organization such as this accountable for what its true function in our community is supposed to be for the sake of maintaining the integrity of it's history as well as ours.

[Love_Spell_6]

Originally posted by Honeykiss1974
That all depends on your priorities though. For example, if you consider yourself a black woman before ANYTHING else, then yes, you may be able to ignore any and other less than desireable rhetoric that the NAACP may say or be involved in.

But there are MANY Af Am. that do not feel that have that same list of priorities, yours truly included. I use to be a member of the NAACP until recently. They have become involved in issues that go against the core of who I am, not to mention I feel like they are taking up causes that in the grand scheme of things are not important to the Af. Am in general.

Yes, they did a lot to give us the rights that we enjoy today, however that does not mean that I will just blindly follow you based on what you DID - and just completely ignore what you are doing today. Plus, the NAACP is not the ONLY organization that is working globably to help the Af Am community. There are plenty of other options available.

^5 HK74 I put my trust in the almighty...not in some organization...before I am a black woman..I am a Christian woman...

[Love_Spell_6]

Originally posted by ladygreek


But I gotta ask, are you really serious about all the things you say on this board or are you just trying to spur discussion? Is Clarence Thomas a role model of yours? Just trying to get a better feel for what I am dealing with here.

Sweetie..you really trying to see what makes the LoveSpell_6 tick aren't ya...this coupled with your GC location makes me wonder...you got a lot of time on your hands...or maybe you're trying to make me have a Howard Dean moment and make me go off on ya...aint gonna happen..

Now unless this is the LoveSpell_6 thread...can we talk about the issue at hand?

[ladygreek]

Originally posted by Love_Spell_6
Sweetie..you really trying to see what makes the LoveSpell_6 tick aren't ya...this coupled with your GC location makes me wonder...you got a lot of time on your hands...or maybe you're trying to make me have a Howard Dean moment and make me go off on ya...aint gonna happen..

Now unless this is the LoveSpell_6 thread...can we talk about the issue at hand?

Youngun, get a grip. But yes I am trying to see what makes you tick because if you are the future of our community, that scares me.

[TonyB06]

I just heard a report that Bush may now not be speaking before the National Urban League next month in Detroit. First report was sketchy.

I'd think Bush would need to find/speak before whatever minority audience he feels comfortable with. This is starting to turn into a real political "black-eye." As close as this election is expected to be, both candidates will need every vote they can find.