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Big Bear..and whoever else uses Wikipedia~~~~~
People...stop with the Wikipedia bs!!! It is not a reliable source of info!!!
Stop citing Wikipedia! If you are so smart, find a scholarly resource, not one that is made up by you or someone that you know!!!
Stop!!!
There are many wealthy blacks who are not Republicans. Some blacks do not like democratic ideals because they champion alot of entitlement programs like low to no cost public housing,cash assistance, food stamps etc.. and they feel that these types of programs can be trap for poor blacks, it does not encourage them to strive for greater things. In many blacks communities some of the worst areas of a neighborhood is usually where there is public housing and people receiving welfare. Please know that most blacks do not vote democratic just for welfare programs, if you are poor would you not vote for the candidate who has promised to help improve your life situation, including better access to healthcare, improvement of poor public schools, greater access to employment and job training so that the american dream is not some unattainable ideal. Also the republican party has a stigma of racism that it can not shake off and that is not to say that blacks do not realize that there are racist in every party, but there seems to be a concentration of them in the republican party.
Why are most successful blacks Republicans? Why are most poor blacks Democrats???
Successful people of all colors want to hold onto the money they've earned with hard work...so they vote Republican. It's just too bad Republican leaders haven't worked harder themselves at spending less and making this part of their message to voters.
I'll tell you! Blacks vote lock step with democrats because of the prospect of getting more money in the form of a welfare or some other form of "help me, I'm black" check. Any other reason why 93% of blacks vote democrat is along ideological lines, which means that blacks think that democrats undertand their supposed "plight".
Your argument is more a figment of your imagination because they bear little resemblance to reality.
Forbes list of the 20 wealthiest African Americans
3. Tiger Woods, political affiliation unknown but speaker at Obama pre-inaguration ceremony.
4. Michael Jordan, Democrat
5. Magic Johnson, Democrat
6. Bill Cosby, Democrat
7. Sheila Johnson, Democrat
8. R. Donahue Peebles, Democrat
9. Berry Gordy Jr. Democrat
10. Quinton Primo III, Democrat
11. Don King, Democrat.
12. Janice Bryant Howroyd, Democrat
13. Herman J. Russell, Democrat
14. Ulysses Bridgeman, Jr. Party; n/a contributes to both Dems and Rep
15. Tracy Maitland. Democrat
16. Alphonse Fletcher, Jr. Democrat
17. Shawn Carter. Party; n/a. Obama supporter
18. Kobe Bryant. Party;n/a. Obama supporter
19. Shaquille O'Neal. Democrat
20. Kenneth I. Chenault. Democrat
*Party affiliations based upon a number of data bases, and listings with the Federal Elections Commission's data base of campaign contributions.
The underlying assumption of the thread is that only 7-8% of African Americans are successful and as a result they are Republicans while the other ninety or so are unsuccessful and are Democrats. Of course the underlying assumption is racist on the face of it because it denies the existence of a significant African American middle and upper class. It is also racist because the OP implies that African Americans sole motivation for being a part of the Democratic Party is because of some desire for "handouts."
Well keep believing that as you continue to demonstrate even the African Americans business class why there is not room for them in the party of the New Confederacy.
3. Tiger Woods, political affiliation unknown but speaker at Obama pre-inaguration ceremony.
4. Michael Jordan, Democrat
5. Magic Johnson, Democrat
6. Bill Cosby, Democrat
7. Sheila Johnson, Democrat
8. R. Donahue Peebles, Democrat
9. Berry Gordy Jr. Democrat
10. Quinton Primo III, Democrat
11. Don King, Democrat.
12. Janice Bryant Howroyd, Democrat
13. Herman J. Russell, Democrat
14. Ulysses Bridgeman, Jr. Party; n/a contributes to both Dems and Rep
15. Tracy Maitland. Democrat
16. Alphonse Fletcher, Jr. Democrat
17. Shawn Carter. Party; n/a. Obama supporter
18. Kobe Bryant. Party;n/a. Obama supporter
19. Shaquille O'Neal. Democrat
20. Kenneth I. Chenault. Democrat
*Party affiliations based upon a number of data bases, and listings with the Federal Elections Commission's data base of campaign contributions.
The underlying assumption of the thread is that only 7-8% of African Americans are successful and as a result they are Republicans while the other ninety or so are unsuccessful and are Democrats. Of course the underlying assumption is racist on the face of it because it denies the existence of a significant African American middle and upper class. It is also racist because the OP implies that African Americans sole motivation for being a part of the Democratic Party is because of some desire for "handouts."
Well keep believing that as you continue to demonstrate even the African Americans business class why there is not room for them in the party of the New Confederacy.
I'll tell you! Blacks vote lock step with democrats because of the prospect of getting more money in the form of a welfare or some other form of "help me, I'm black" check. Any other reason why 93% of blacks vote democrat is along ideological lines, which means that blacks think that democrats undertand their supposed "plight".
Today, I helped a black couple cast off from Bayside marina in Miami (FL) today. They are undoubtedly Republicans - they own their own boat (34' Sea Ray) and they were going for a sunet cruise. They had two pounds of stone crab and a bottle of sparkling wine! How fun!!! Black yachtsmen!!! I love it!!! They were so nice! They are part of the 7% blacks who vote Republican... Hint, hint...... (Vote Republican if you are successful or you are a business owner, only *haters* vote Democrat because they are jealous because they don't have as much money as you...) GO BLACK REPUBLICANS!!!!
I can "smell" a Democrat from miles away. They usually reek of pensions, gov't subsidies, old-guard politics, and near sightedness.
What a ridiculous statement. You obviously have no credibility, or even anything resembling intellect if you say something as stupid as that. So these people just seemed like Republicans to you? This whole thread was started because you have a bias that makes you believe that any black person who eats crab and has a boat must be a Republican...people like you are the reason why the Republican party is failing miserably. You make stupid arguments and cause intelligent people to think "wow, I am not as dumb as those people, how can I associate myself with people as dumb as that?" and then they stop voting Republican and go Libertarian, or worse, Democrat.
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