Monday, August 22, 2005

YOUNG, BLACK, AND REPUBLICAN? ——- by Steve Nadis

When I was a youth, the saying used to be “Black is Beautiful,” not “Black is Republican.” But the headline on a front page story in today’s Boston Globe reads: “More young blacks ready to embrace GOP.” A picture of Adam Hunter of Somerset, N.J., adorns the front page, just below the headline.

I, for one, am skeptical of this story. There’s another picture on page 4, where the article continues, and it features, you guessed it, Adam Hunter of Somerset, N.J., which makes me think the Boston Globe had to go all the way to New Jersey to find a young black Republican since they couldn’t find one in Boston. Not only that, they couldn’t even find another young black Republican to take a picture of. So I’m not going to worry about what might otherwise be a worrisome trend. When they find two young black Republicans to write about, then I’ll start to worry.

Posted by Snake at 14:35:03
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6 Responses to “YOUNG, BLACK, AND REPUBLICAN? ——- by Steve Nadis”

  1. gatemouth says:
    August 22, 2005 at 2:10 pm

    Not to worry. It’s a self-limiting population. Young black Republicans are the target demographic for military recruiting. Nearly all of them are going to end up in Iraq, wearing under-engineered body armor (or "Underrubes", I guess you could call) and driving around in Humvees designed by Arnold Schwarznegger (who, as we all know from his movies, never met a car he didn’t want to see in pieces). So either they ain’t coming back, or they’re not likely to still be Republicans when they do.

    Not that I’m suggesting losing all the black Republicans is a good thing. I just think that being black and Republican is about as misguided a choice as being a frog that seeks out snakes for protection.

  2. Snake says:
    August 22, 2005 at 2:56 pm

    Thanks, once again, for your trenchant observations and vivid similes.

  4. Snake says:
    August 23, 2005 at 3:15 am

    All right, there are two, in which case I’d like to take back what I said before. The trend is indeed worrisome. Let’s hope it stops there.

  5. Turd Blossom says:
    August 31, 2005 at 9:00 pm

    Andre Green is a young, black fairly inarticulate Republican who is running to be a city councilor of your fair city.

  6. Snake says:
    August 31, 2005 at 9:01 pm

    What? Here? In my own backyard?

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