Comments on Advance Indiana™: Amos Brown Continues To Fuel Politics Of Race

Note to AR:Whom ever you are. I speak as an Ameri...

2007-10-08T19:21:00.000-05:00

Note to AR:

Whom ever you are. I speak as an American Citizen who is exercising her constitutional rights.

Note to Wilson:

You needed a history lesson and it was given to you. There will be more African Americans seeking public office in the Republican Party next year.

You are wrong most of the time when you suggest that I am posting certain comments on these blogs. I will continue to ignore you.

Enough said.

Of course, there are no black republicans in Congr...

2007-10-08T11:59:00.000-05:00

Of course, there are no black republicans in Congress. Black conservatives are treated more poorly by the black community than Klansmen are. The highest ranking black americans have been appointed by the Bush administration(do Rice and Powell ring a bell). These high-achievers are vilified by the black community. Oreo cookies were thrown at black conservative Lt. Governor Michael Steele for daring to run as a republica.
The black community, including race pimps like Amos Brown, need to come to the realization that the Dems have sold them down the river. Wake up! Think for yourselves before it's too late.

"Barb Malone-No chance" ??Really? Did not she as ...

2007-10-07T20:49:00.000-05:00

"Barb Malone-No chance" ??

Really? Did not she as an unslated candidate for At-Large, depose one of the slated candidates? Something thats never been done in the history of Uni-Gov?

I saw her traveling billboard all throughout Center twp this weekend. It was met with great acclaim, and I overheard several blacks say they were proud and relieved that the Republican party had a professional black sister they could vote for.

A) Help me out here, did someone say Wilson isn't ...

2007-10-07T16:25:00.000-05:00

A) Help me out here, did someone say Wilson isn't black. If so, by his own Democratic logic, he has no idea what he's talking about!

B) I used to live in Julia's district. I had no representation at all. I had a friend who called her office for help and was hung up on... twice.

Wilson, I think the point I was trying to make is...

2007-10-07T10:37:00.000-05:00

Wilson, I think the point I was trying to make is that within the last 100 years, there was indeed an African-American Republican in the legislature (your challenge was that Jocelyn couldn't name even one). So, that's been done. And you might say, "well, that's only one" but that was the challenge that you issued.

And, I might add, that it was the Democrat party that removed Rep. Van Leer from the House - they ran a "lily white" Democrat against him and won. So, please, don't whine or shed tears about the GOP "racism" as you call it - your party was responsible for Rep. Van Leer not returning, not the GOP.

(As for Jocelyn, I don't know what her deal is - I can tell you that she doesn't speak for any Republican party I belong to.)

AR

3:57: there's a real honor roll of elected officia...

2007-10-07T05:16:00.000-05:00

3:57: there's a real honor roll of elected officials and/or candidates. A few good one,s but mostly a list of losers.

9:04: ask any Demcrat precinct committeeman about Burnetta. Nice to your face, perhaps...but manipulative, and somehow--accusations of cash payments often surface around slating time.

Go figure.

Yup, AR, indeed the GOP had one Black Republican i...

2007-10-07T04:23:00.000-05:00

Yup, AR, indeed the GOP had one Black Republican in the Legislature for 2 years 13 years ago. Absolutely none since then. None. The Republican Caucus has been lily white since then.

The U.S. Congress has absolutely NO Black Republican Senators or Representatives. The GOP on the Hill is lily white.

Jocelyn sputters about the GOP past (when she was a perennially losing candidate and a Democrat herself)

With the except of Robert Byrd, those Democrats ha...

2007-10-07T00:03:00.000-05:00

With the except of Robert Byrd, those Democrats have been driven out of the Demo party. Wallace formed his own party but most of the rest became republicans like Strom Thurmond etc.......they knew where their "kind" was.....at least, Byrd has repudiated his past.

"Remember the African American community was repub...

2007-10-06T23:28:00.000-05:00

"Remember the African American community was republican until they were driven out of it by racists in the 1940's....."

The Democrats were just as racist. George C. Wallace, Robert Byrd, etc.

The proof about the racism in the GOP can be seen ...

2007-10-06T22:50:00.000-05:00

The proof about the racism in the GOP can be seen daily on this blog or on other similar ones...I dont need Wilson to point that out. Remember the African American community was republican until they were driven out of it by racists in the 1940's.....

Wilson wrote:"Scott and Dickerson were essentially...

2007-10-06T21:24:00.000-05:00

Wilson wrote:
"Scott and Dickerson were essentially "tokens", window-dressing to prove the GOP wasnt really that racist."

Really? I thought Dickerson was NOT the party's first choice, but the voters chose him. So, it wasn't a sacrificial lamb or token for the GOP - the GOP voters chose him. Next.

As well, you later say that someone can't provide the name of one black Indiana legislator who was a republican.

How about former State Representative Jim Van Leer, an African American from Muncie? What about him? Or does he not count? Of course, Democrats went out of their way to knock him off with Tiny Adams.

And, Wilson, I would suggest that you stop calling the GOP racist. Either YOU offer some proof that the GOP is racist (beyond your conjecture), or just move on. I just love your ability to be a hypocrite - you are the master of the double-standard, and transparent at that.

(Though, if you want to keep going after Jocelyn, that's okay with me - she drives me crazy, too.)

AR

Jocelyn...why would you write so horribly about Bu...

2007-10-06T21:04:00.000-05:00

Jocelyn...why would you write so horribly about Burnetta...you two have worked together for 30 years and it puzzles me why you speak so badly of another hard working African American woman.

"The fact remains that Blacks vote 90% for Democra...

2007-10-06T19:58:00.000-05:00

"The fact remains that Blacks vote 90% for Democrats"

Nobody ever accused blacks of being educated.

Jocelyn cuts and pastes but cannot produce ONE Bla...

2007-10-06T18:48:00.000-05:00

Jocelyn cuts and pastes but cannot produce ONE Black Republican Indiana Legislator this century and NO Black Republican Congresspeople. One Black GOP city Councilor who is quitting.

The fact remains that Blacks vote 90% for Democrats and only 10% for the GOP this century.

This is what happens when democrats take over runn...

2007-10-06T16:50:00.000-05:00

This is what happens when democrats take over running government for any length of time- You end up with, New Orleans, Detroit etc. Same with Indianpolis, if the property tax isn't fixed and the council and mayor aren't booted out that is what you will have.When it gets so bad they'll elect a Republican to fix it up.

Thanks Gary for quoting Dr. Martin Luther King, a ...

2007-10-06T16:08:00.000-05:00

Thanks Gary for quoting Dr. Martin Luther King, a Republican.

The Ghetto Mafia reigns in the Democrat Party!

Wilson Allen, wrong as usual. You are not an auth...

2007-10-06T15:57:00.000-05:00

Wilson Allen, wrong as usual. You are not an authority on black voters or the Republican Party's support for African American candidates in Marion County or the State of Indiana.

The first Councillors at-large were Republicans. Roger Brown, former Pacer, Ray Crowe, former Crispus Attucks Coach, Julius Shaw, Ron Franklin, Beverly Mukes Gaither, Paul-Parker Sawyers, southside district councilman, Stanley Strader, Isaac Randolph after unigov.

Center Township has been the Democrats stronghold for more than 60 years within Marion County which is no secret to most politicos.

Superior Court Judges Rufus Kykendall,Cynthia Ayers, Reuben Hill have each been slated and supported by the Party.

10th and now the 7th District, James Cummings, Joseph Watkins, Dr. Marvin Scott, Ron Franklin and later Eric Dickerson who chose not to accept Party support, were given support by the Party.

Mr. Allen makes a big deal out the vote totals in Center Township, but he does not look outside of Center to compare similar vote totals in Republican districts.

For the record, the first African Americans elected to the U.S. Congress in the late 1800's were both Republicans from the State of Mississippi, Hiram Rhodes Revel,1870-1871 Blanche Kelso Bruce,1875-1881
Representative Party State Terms
John Willis Menard[1] Republican Louisiana 1868, Jefferson F. Long Republican Georgia 1870-1871
Joseph H. Rainey Republican South Carolina 1870-1879,Robert C. De Large Republican South Carolina 1871-1873, Robert B. Elliott Republican South Carolina 1871-1874, Benjamin S. Turner Republican Alabama 1871-1873
Josiah T. Walls Republican Florida 1871-1873, 1873-1875, 1875-1876
Richard H. Cain Republican South Carolina 1873-1875, 1877-1879
John R. Lynch Republican Mississippi 1873-1877, 1882-1883
James T. Rapier Republican Alabama 1873-1875, Alonzo J. Ransier Republican South Carolina 1873-1875, Jeremiah Haralson Republican Alabama 1875-1877
John A. Hyman Republican North Carolina 1875-1877
Charles E. Nash Republican Louisiana 1875-1877
Robert Smalls Republican South Carolina 1875-1879, 1882-1883, 1884-1887
James E. O'Hara Republican North Carolina 1883-1887
Henry P. Cheatham Republican North Carolina 1889-1893
John Mercer Langston Republican Virginia 1890-1891
Thomas E. Miller Republican South Carolina 1890-1891
George W. Murray Republican South Carolina 1893-1895, 1896-1897
George Henry White Republican North Carolina 1897-1901
Oscar De Priest Republican Illinois 1929-1935 Melvin H. Evans Republican Virgin Islands 1979-1980

The First U.S. Senator, Edward Brooke, State of Massachusetts, 1967-1979.

Atty Frank Beckwith, a Republican local attorney ran for President in the 1960's before a Black Democrat ever ran for the office.

James Sidney Hinton, local African American Republican Indiana State Representative 1881.

Judge Wilber Grant, local attorney, Republican state representaive, elected 1943.

Atty. Harriet Bailey Conn, Deputy Attorny General, Republican black female 1955-1965, 1966, 1968 elected state representative, 1970 appointed State Public Defender by the Indiana Supreme Court before the Democrats ever had one.

State Senator Brokenburr, local attorney and a black Republican was the first to serve in the Indiana Senate in elected 1941-1961.

Mr. Allen, please update your files on African Americans in Indiana political history.

There were many more before the ones you are associated with. Remember, seeking public office is an individual's personal choice not one made by a political Party.

What is really sad is the state of the county offi...

2007-10-06T15:41:00.000-05:00

What is really sad is the state of the county offices since the democrats have taken over. The auditors office and the recorders are in total chaos but all you hear is about the clerks and coroners offices. Apparently they just can't handle the "juice."

2007-10-06T15:02:00.000-05:00

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"if convicted, guilty only of a misdemeanor."He's ...

2007-10-06T14:55:00.000-05:00

"if convicted, guilty only of a misdemeanor."

He's only charged with a misdemeanor. That doesn't mean he will necessarily avoid jail time. He would not be disqualified from holding public office.

The special prosecutor is a Democrat from Bloomington. About as blue as blue gets in Indiana.

"Try to put it down all you like...Indy is still a great place to live."

It might be a great place to live, but don't die here. The coroner might lose your body, or help himself to your credit cards. Or let your loved ones wait 3 months for a death certificate. What is the Coroner? A DemocRAT. Just like the rest of the incompetent boobs running Marion County.

1:39, whoever you are: so posting the truth, someh...

2007-10-06T14:47:00.000-05:00

1:39, whoever you are: so posting the truth, somehow qualifies as hate? Interesting definition.

I've read the probable cause affadavit in Gibson's case. It's flimsy, damn it...ergo he'll probably end up, even if convicted, guilty only of a misdemeanor. Which is a shame.

His real crime, as most on this blog know, isn't a technical crime, but one of identity. And it's sad as hell.

So yeah, barring conviction for a felony, he's safe. King Ro is not. Win or lose, he'll trail the at-large Demo ticket. Buy thousands.

And the attempt recasting Marion County's demographics is laughable. You can have your own opinions, but not your own facts.
Try to put it down all you like...Indy is still a great place to live.

Gary, you seem to be the most hate-filled gay man ...

2007-10-06T13:39:00.000-05:00

Gary, you seem to be the most hate-filled gay man I've ever seen. Perhaps you're still having problems living with your own homosexuality?

I am a long time hard working Demo party worker an...

2007-10-06T12:15:00.000-05:00

I am a long time hard working Demo party worker and nothing would make me happier than to see alcoholic abuser Ron Gibson bounced off the council. I dont care if it is by the voters or by a judge sending him to jail where he belongs.

Bruce Henry will be lucky to get 4o to 42% of the ...

2007-10-06T12:07:00.000-05:00

Bruce Henry will be lucky to get 4o to 42% of the vote.......

"Gibson's safe."While wearing an orange jumpsuit?

2007-10-06T11:25:00.000-05:00

"Gibson's safe."

While wearing an orange jumpsuit?