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Presidential pandering.(president Bush prescribes tax benefits for African Americans as allurement )
Not to be outdone by his opponent (see "Kerry's Race-baiting" in our August 9 issue), President Bush asked during his July 23 address to the National Urban League Conference in Detroit: "Does the Democrat Party take African American voters for granted?" He added, "I believe you've got to earn the vote and seek it.... [D]o they [the Democrats] earn it and do they deserve it?"
The body of Mr. Bush's speech illustrated that he believes that votes are "earned" from interest groups by offering larger tax-subsidized bribes than his opponents--albeit bribes cloaked in the rhetoric of "ownership" and "opportunity."
Witness, for example, his description of Small Business Administration loan programs targeting black businessmen: "Loans to African Americans were up by 75 percent from last year. That's positive. In other words, somebody said, I need some help. They've come to the federal government. They said, I've got an idea, I want to start my own business, I want to say, I'm the owner. And the government says, we want to help you. It's a legitimate role to encourage ownership." This may be true for those whose view of legitimacy ...
- President Bush Declines BET Invitation to Address African-American Voters in...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire October 19, 2004 700+ words
...As leading African Americans appointed by President Bush and supportive...address issues that African Americans find important...invitations to President Bush and Senator Kerry...chance to show African Americans that their issues...
- DNC: President Bush Offers More Rhetoric While Democrats Offer Real Solutions...
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire January 23, 2007 700+ words
...Americans. Under President Bush, African American...nearly one in four African Americans live in poverty...US Census] African Americans were also less...be worsened by President Bush's latest health...Bush. Under President Bush the typical ...
- Privatizing Social Security: do African Americans stand to gain from President...
- Magazine article from: Black Enterprise Jones, Joyce March 1, 2005 700+ words
...putting the financial security of African Americans and other minorities at risk at a...Subcommittee on Social Security, African Americans age 65 and older depend heavily on...However, Bush is trying to sell African Americans on the notion that they will be the...
- Prominent Black Clergyman & GOP Stalwart Bishop Carlton Pearson Details What...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire December 14, 2000 700+ words
...contempt, as is assumed by many African-Americans, as it is caused by the Republicans...without the involvement and interest of African-Americans. Here are four initiatives the Bush...the faith community, as do most African-Americans. Bush should tap into this common...
- Gathering addresses race relations between minorities: Limited resources can...
- Newspaper article from: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI) July 23, 2006 700+ words
...discuss relations between African-Americans and Latinos at a time when...of a historic moment for African-Americans: President Bush made his first visit to...U.S. Census Bureau, African-Americans number about 219,000...
- African Americans Unsure About Kerry According to New Poll; Only 32 Percent of...
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire July 12, 2004 700+ words
...candidate to replace President Bush. A total of 32 percent of African Americans stated they would...Seventeen percent of African Americans (17 percent) believe that President Bush deserves reelection...rating among African Americans is 21 percent...
- Black Support for President Bush Up According To New Joint Center Poll; Poll...
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire October 19, 2004 700+ words
...18 percent of African Americans say they would vote for President Bush, doubling the nine...Only 22 percent of African Americans give President Bush high job ratings...year's debate, African Americans show greater opposition...
- DNC Chairman McAuliffe Statement on President Bush's Photo-op Domestic Policy.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire October 15, 2002 700+ words
...There he goes again. President Bush scheduled a photo...economic concerns of African Americans and Hispanics. Unfortunately...the matter is that President Bush's dismal economic record has hit African Americans and Hispanics the hardest...
- One of President Bush's Most Trusted Advisers in Front of Federal Grand Jury;...
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire October 1, 2005 700+ words
...involvement in Iraq. One of President Bush's most trusted advisers...low approval rating for President Bush. An NBC/"Wall Street...number, just two percent of African-Americans approve of President Bush's performance. The president...
- Statement by Former Congressman JC Watts Denouncing the Media Fund Ads...
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire September 13, 2004 700+ words
...ads that target African-Americans: "Fifty days...in our country. President Bush has a record of...homeownership for African-Americans, while working...to try and scare African Americans away from President...
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