"I'm Young, African American, Female, and Republican" (party, education, government)

[LoveToRow]

I’m often asked, “When did you become a Republican?” And my answer is the same every time: “I’ve always been one!”

My mother gave birth to me when she was 16 years old, and we received government assistance during the first few years of my life. When I was growing up, she taught me the importance of making a budget and living by it. In our home I learned the importance of having a plan and delaying gratification for the things I wanted or thought I deserved. It meant generic brands instead of name brands and buying what I needed, rather than what I may have wanted. It meant living more conservatively. Although she had me at a young age and knew there would be struggles ahead, my mother chose life. For that I am forever grateful to her.

Given my background, I may be what some would view as an unlikely Republican. But I firmly believe in the ability of conservative principles and values to empower people to live better lives.

Link: Chelsi P. Henry: Why I’m a Black Female Republican - The Root

A refreshing read, Chelsi gets it!

[T-310]

Wow, smart, intelligent and cute as a button.

[Little-Acorn]

Leftist fanatics keep trying to claim the Republican party is the "party of the rich".

Not quite. It's that party for people who want to become rich.

[Think4Yourself]

The very fact that Republicans have to dig deep to come up with one or two black Republicans tells us just how uncommon it is. And for good reason.

[LoveToRow]

Originally Posted by Think4Yourself

The very fact that Republicans have to dig deep to come up with one or two black Republicans tells us just how uncommon it is. And for good reason.

You're scared of Chelsi, and you should be.

[T-310]

Originally Posted by Think4Yourself

The very fact that Republicans have to dig deep to come up with one or two black Republicans tells us just how uncommon it is. And for good reason.

www.black-and-rght.com

[Natural510]

Congratulations, you guys really, really need her on your side. The pickings are slim.

[greywar]

oh look, a mooch on welfare.....
"we received government assistance during the first few years of my life"

better destroy that program!

[EmeraldCityWanderer]

Wow, is this a joke?

"We believe in protecting the lives of the unborn, and keeping government out of our lives" from some one who would have grown up on the streets without government in her life. That she wants the best education for those children...and without government in her life her mom couldn't have afforded it. She is proof that with choice and a chance people can succeed with a hand up. Hands up that the GOP has spent years trying to repeal.

Maybe she is looking to move the GOP in a different direction then it has been going, no information is available except for some general sound bites and platatudes. She seems to have this blindness to the platform, and efforts, of the GOP in the last 30 years and to the help she has received in addition to her hard work. This kind of willful ignorance is par for the course for many people.

[Chimuelojones]

There are thousands upon thousands of stories just like this young woman's...the only difference is her politics?