W. turns down invite to speak at NAACP convention

[mburbank]

That was nowhere near as bad as I was hoping.

The 'confederate swastika' he refers to is the symbol of the confederacy which is still incorporated in some state flags, although I have to say this is not a controversy I've really followed. I do, however feel Black folks have a right to resent the confederate flag. Hell, I resent it and my people were still being persecuted in Russia back when that flag had currency.

I think the 'party of Lincoln' might have a little insight into that, but it's also the party of the late Strom Thurmond. It's a big tent.

I think minorities in this country have no real reason to embrace the Democrats, but they sure as hell have reason to run from the Republicans. If W. had made a practice of at least showing for what is still the biggest civil rights organization in America, Bond's rhetoric might have been kinder, but since W has made it clear he doesn't give a damn, why mince words?