Now many including myself find that statement racist. Why did Newt like Rick Santorum earlier this week choose to single out African Americans? His statement could apply to every ethnic group in this country and much more to white Americans as they make to the majority of people on welfare. Everyone would want a paycheck over food stamps.
I mean you don't think that Gingrich was trying to appeal to the conservative "base" by perpetuating a stereotype that some white conservatives have of African Americans?
What's even more telling is his campaigns response after his statements sparked contoversy on the web.
The Gingrich campaign immediately responded to the press over Gingrich's comments by sending out an email that said Gingrich's NAACP comments were an effort to reach out to the African American community.
WTF! If insulting an entire group by perpetuating a stereotype is what Gingrich thinks is reaching out then I would hate to hear what he says about African Americans in private.
To me this is just more presumed superiority that some conservatives whites feel that they have over African Americans simply because they were born white. People like Newt feel that they have all of the answers for everyone and if we all would just listen to them the world would be a better place.
If this were about outreach to African Americans Gingrich would be talking about going to Black Communities ans actually listening to people. Not telling them what they should want or need. If you are not speaking to a group how can you think you know them and what they need?
Then again, when you stop and think about it maybe a guy that left his first wife while she was on her death bed for another woman, and who ducked military service in Vietnam might just have the moral authority to tell us all how to live.George Cook AAreports.com. Author of the Kindle book Let's Talk Honestly: One Black Man's Thoughts $1.50
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