Black Republican Hires Publicist For Black Voter Outreach!
Ohio Secretary of State (and Gubernatorial candidate) Ken Blackwell, a Black Republican, has hired LeBron James' former manager to assist him with Black voter outreach.
The very fact that a Black politician has to hire a publicist to help him connect with Black voters, is absolutely amazing to me. It shows how out of touch Mr. Blackwell is with the issues that affect his own community. Memo to Mr. Blackwell: If you're really interested in connecting with your fellow African-Americans, how about championing those policies that will positively impact their lives? If you are truly sincere about making inroads in the African-American community, then how about making sure that next time, there are enough voting machines placed in African-American neighborhoods, so they aren't reduced to waiting in line 4 and 6 hours to vote.
As an African-American myself, Ken Blackwell is proof to me that just because someone looks like me, and shares my same skin color, doesn't mean they necessarily represent my interests or values.
Blackwell Hires LeBron Publicist For Black Voter Outreach
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He (a black Republican) needs a publisist to help him with outreach to the black community? If he stopped and really thought about this, he would hide and never be heard from again. Who do white Republicans hire to lure white voters? What an idiot, this has to be one of the stupidest things I've read (this week). I'm sure, if Mr. Blackwell would travel outside his front door, into a black community and spoke to people (black) openly and honestly instead of trying to find a trigger or button (to bring them over to the dark side), that would be all of the "black" outreach he would need. He, like Bushie and his ilk wait until he needs a few 'gros and now it's let's hire a consultant. If he'd spent a little time outside of the RNC and where the black folks really are maybe he would not have this much of a problem. Because he has to hire this firm means he doesn't have a firm grasp on either the election or reality.
Comment by — 2006/08/01 @ 09:49 AM — (Reply)