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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Nikole Wollerstein who wrote (39806)	8/2/2004 7:45:52 PM
From: Mannie	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 81568

<Kerry's all-white staff is likely to make for some uncomfortable comparisons with the Bush administration, notes Watson, which has appointed African-Americans to the key positions of secretary of state and national security adviser.> Did Bush appoint African-Americans to the key positions of secretary of state and national security adviser before he was elected President? Most likely not, so what kind of an argument is that, against Kerry? Bush won't even go talk to the NAACP.

To: Nikole Wollerstein who wrote (39806)	8/2/2004 7:53:04 PM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

Condi Rice is a poor security advisor who blew it before 9-11 and again on Iraq. Rice would never have even been considered for that job if it weren't for her race and gender and everyone knows it. She had almost zero experience in the military-security field. Bushies were hoping she'd help them with the black vote but she didn't and never will. Powell is fine but much more moderate than Bush and often at odds with the real powerbrokers Cheney, Wolfowitz and Rumsfeld. He realizes he's been used for the color of his skin. He'd be much more at home in a DEmocratic administration but is now tarnished by too many lies he told on Bush's behalf. Kerry's campaign is very minority friendly and some of his closest advisors are Hispanic and black. I've been to Kerry VIP fundraisers where the audience is mostly black and they are very-very supportive. They don't considered themselves second class citizens or tokens in the DEm party, they know they are amongst the leaders and most important contributors. Blacks and Hispanics are not fooled by Condi Rice. What's much more important to blacks than Condi is what the Bush administration does on the issues they care about most. For 90% of blacks that means Bush-Cheney is for rich white people only. Look at Bush's fundraisers and you'll see the real face of the GOP, almost all rich white guys with short haircuts.

To: Nikole Wollerstein who wrote (39806)	8/2/2004 8:06:02 PM
From: American Spirit	Respond to of 81568

Harold Ford is Kerry's Co-Chairman, he's black. He's been co-chair since the beginning. Kerry has many other minorities in top advisor spots and works closely with them. He has a great relationship with minority leaders. Unlike Bush whose only friends of color are a few token appointees and a few rightwing anti-communist Cuban types.