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If the republican party is ever going to make a comeback, they are going to have to find a way to connect to black and latino leaders with viewpoints like the author, and make them front and center.

Not all blacks and latinos are lazy, worthless bums looking for handouts. Not everybody on welfare is a lazy, worthless bum looking for a handout. There are those who are simply working the system, to be sure. But there are many who are looking for a hand up not a handout. Finding ways to help those people get out of the system and back on their feet, and making sure that the word gets out to them, must be a key element of any republican socio-economic policy going forward.

Opposition to things like funding child care for single mothers so they can work is the wrong way for republicans to go. Get them off welfare, get them to work, and some of those poor people who always vote for bigger handouts and democrats will turn into rich republicans.

For that matter, it would be a great policy avenue for democrats to pursue as well. It's just that I don't see much indication that they are interested in going that way. Keep 'em poor, and keep 'em voting democrat, seems to be their MO.

First party to make this change is the one that has about a 90% chance of getting my vote. For now the democrats have a terrible message and the republicans have no message, and neither of those gets my vote.

+1...I've always said that the first one that starts to help in the communities where the disadvantaged are, will be the party that comes out on top. Republicans pretty much have the same platform as the bulk of black people, but they refuse to speak with them directly, unless they are already the 100 black republicans that come to you. Whenever you see a republican go somewhere for a "grassroots" movement, it's always going to be in a bar or a coffeehouse. Don't get me wrong, it's ok to talk to your people in those places, but if the bars and coffeehouses are in Kansas or Nebraska you're not effectively spreading your message.

I would suggest going into barbershops or even street-side. Starting initiatives to get people back to work/school would gain major respect in those areas.

Empowerment through equality would be an effective message to go with in the communities, with a changed tone from the Repubs (you guys don't have a very inviting demeanor). Oh yeah, a big thing to get this message across is to not have one of your idiots go to speak. That means no Gingrich, nobody from the Fox News Family, and as much as it might pain you, no Rush...don't even mention that he's in the party and hope that people forget that King Lard A$$ exists.

You should also be sure to avoid the advertisement that your party is the party of Reagan. Older black people won't like him for obvious reasons and he means next to nothing to younger people in general.

(05-24-2009 12:43 PM)nomad2u2001 Wrote:  +1...I've always said that the first one that starts to help in the communities where the disadvantaged are, will be the party that comes out on top. Republicans pretty much have the same platform as the bulk of black people, but they refuse to speak with them directly, unless they are already the 100 black republicans that come to you. Whenever you see a republican go somewhere for a "grassroots" movement, it's always going to be in a bar or a coffeehouse. Don't get me wrong, it's ok to talk to your people in those places, but if the bars and coffeehouses are in Kansas or Nebraska you're not effectively spreading your message.

I would suggest going into barbershops or even street-side. Starting initiatives to get people back to work/school would gain major respect in those areas.

Empowerment through equality would be an effective message to go with in the communities, with a changed tone from the Repubs (you guys don't have a very inviting demeanor). Oh yeah, a big thing to get this message across is to not have one of your idiots go to speak. That means no Gingrich, nobody from the Fox News Family, and as much as it might pain you, no Rush...don't even mention that he's in the party and hope that people forget that King Lard A$$ exists.

You should also be sure to avoid the advertisement that your party is the party of Reagan. Older black people won't like him for obvious reasons and he means next to nothing to younger people in general.

So.....if the FOX news family doesnt report it, who will?

(05-24-2009 07:31 AM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  If the republican party is ever going to make a comeback, they are going to have to find a way to connect to black and latino leaders with viewpoints like the author, and make them front and center.

Not all blacks and latinos are lazy, worthless bums looking for handouts. Not everybody on welfare is a lazy, worthless bum looking for a handout. There are those who are simply working the system, to be sure. But there are many who are looking for a hand up not a handout. Finding ways to help those people get out of the system and back on their feet, and making sure that the word gets out to them, must be a key element of any republican socio-economic policy going forward.

Opposition to things like funding child care for single mothers so they can work is the wrong way for republicans to go. Get them off welfare, get them to work, and some of those poor people who always vote for bigger handouts and democrats will turn into rich republicans.

For that matter, it would be a great policy avenue for democrats to pursue as well. It's just that I don't see much indication that they are interested in going that way. Keep 'em poor, and keep 'em voting democrat, seems to be their MO.

First party to make this change is the one that has about a 90% chance of getting my vote. For now the democrats have a terrible message and the republicans have no message, and neither of those gets my vote.

The red gang is doing a bang-up job by choosing M. Steele as it top man.
His attempts thus far have been an embarrassment. I'm sure he is gaining ground with minorities.

I was wondering what the politics of whiteness would be? Or the politics of brownness, yellowness? gayness?