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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: monu who wrote (82814)	11/20/2000 7:35:12 PM
From: iandiareii	Respond to of 769670

Both Gov. Bush and Gen. Powell recognize that African-American distrust for the GOP persists, in large part, due to the failures of the (modern) Republican party itself. Good luck to you. from Address by General Colin Powell Republican National Convention 2nd Session Monday, July 31, 2000 Recently, Governor Bush addressed the annual meeting of the NAACP. He spoke to the delegates about his plans for housing, health and educational programs to help all Americans. He also spoke the truth to the delegates when he said that "the party of Lincoln has not always carried the mantle of Lincoln." I talked with him again today and I know that, with all his heart, Governor Bush welcomes the challenge. He wants the Republican Party to wear that mantle again. But he knows it will take hard work. He knows it will not be handed over, that it will have to be earned. The party must follow Governor Bush's lead and reach out to minority communities and particularly the African-American community -- and not just during an election year campaign. It must be a sustained effort. It must be every day. It must be for real. The party must listen to and speak with all leaders of the Black community, regardless of political affiliation or philosophy. We must understand the cynicism that exists in the black community. The kind of cynicism that is created when, for example, some in our party miss no opportunity to roundly and loudly condemn affirmative action that helped a few thousand Black kids get an education, but hardly a whimper is heard from them over affirmative action for lobbyists who load our federal tax codes with preferences for special interests. Overcoming the cynicism and mistrust that exist and raising up that mantle of Lincoln is about more than just winning votes. It is about giving all minorities a competitive choice. We deserve one! It will be good for our party and it will be good for America. More usinfo.state.gov