Last night I watched Condoleezza Rice address the GOP convention. I have always been an admirer of Rice. I don’t agree with her politically, but I do find her accomplishments as well as her life story impressive. As daughter of the segregated south she saw first hand that this country has not always been fair to black people. She knew the 4 girls killed in the Birmingham church bombing in 1964, but she was encouraged by her parents to dream big, and she is the embodiment of the American Dream. She has been called all kinds of names by people in her own community. Another black woman that addressed the convention was Mia Love. Love is a Mormon running for a congressional seat in Utah. After she addressed the convention her Wikapedia page was edited to include racial epithets. She has been called House N-word and other names reflective of people who have sold out to the other side. Rice and Love are two accomplished black women who have made the choice to embrace a conservative political viewpoint. This is America and they have a right to their point of view and the freedom to express that point of view. This does not make them less black. So why can’t they be respected? I end with my original premise: I don’t agree with them politically, but I respect them as people with a different point of view, and in this two party system we have to learn to respect the other side even when we do not agree with them.
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Both Ms. Rice and Ms. Love are to be respected „ regardless of the shade of their skin or their religion or their politics .
I was highly impressed with the accomplishments of both .
Neither was reared with a platinum spoon in her mouth .
I disagree with you. I ‘love’ Dr Rice as do most of my friends. As a Black woman, she makes me proud. I just don’t disagree with her politics. I especially appreciate that she admits that the election of Obama made her proud. I don’t get the impression that she has turned in her “black card”.
RICE ACCOMPLISHED ? YES! LUDMYA LOVE ? NO, NOT ACCOMPLISHED.
ACCOMPLISHMENT DOES NOT RESIDE IN SELF-DEMEANING AND SELF DEROGATION WHICH ARE LOVE’S HALLMARKS. WHEN I CONSIDER HER STATEMENT DESCRIBING BLACK CONGRESSIONAL CAUCUS AS “DEMAGOGUERY. THEY SIT THERE AND IGNITE EMOTIONS AND IGNITE RACISM WHEN THERE ISN’T”, AS A BLACK MAN CONCERNED ABOUT THE HUMILIATION BLACKS IN AMERICA SUFFER ON ACCOUNT OF THEIR SKIN COLOUR, I FEEL SCANDALIZED AND HIGHLY IRRITATED BY FIFTH-COLUMNISTS LIKE LOVE. WHAT DID SHE MEAN BY THAT NASTY COMMENT ? I HAVE READ CANDY RICE SAY, DESPITE HER ACCOMPLISHMENTS, SOME WHITE GIRLS (MERE ATTENDANTS) REFUSED TO ATTEND TO HER IN GROCERY SHOP IN AMERICA. SO, WHO IS THE INCORRIGIBLE DEMAGOGUE?
THEREFORE, WITH FALSE CHARACTERS LIKE LUDMYA LOVE IN THE RISE, THE LONG TREK OF THE AFRICAN AMERICA WILL ENDURE FOR LONG.
Okey, if you are what you say you are then the only connection that you have to blacks who live on the North American continent is skin color. Your comments clearly indicate that you are clueless to the American black culture.
YEA, I WILL DEFINITELY SOUND STRANGE AND CLUELESS TO A “BLACK-WHITE” MAN OF GENRE. THAT’S THE ALBATROSS OF THE AFRICAN AMERICANS. WHETHER AND WHEN THEY WILL GET OUT OF THAT SHACKLE, THE SIGHT IS NOT NIGH.
I never understand the name calling from either side. I have overheard conversations in which people become so angry at the other over politcal views. Everyone is entitled to their own opinon. Let your vote do the talking!
I love Condi Rice. No, I don’t agree with her views. But as a black woman, if that was my aunt, my sister, my mother, my cousin, or my friend, I would be SO proud of her. Why? Because she went her own path in life, and not the path that would satisfy everyone. I respect people like that in general, and I can learn from people like that. Imagine how much more accomplished we would all be if we followed our ambitions… regardless of what people think? That is why I like her.
And her speech was one of the very few of the RNC convention that resonated with me. I could relate to it, and it was inspiring.
BILL, YEA, I WILL DEFINITELY SOUND STRANGE AND CLUELESS TO A “BLACK-WHITE” MAN OF YOUR GENRE. THAT’S THE ALBATROSS OF THE AFRICAN AMERICANS. WHETHER AND WHEN THEY WILL GET OUT OF THAT SHACKLE, THE SIGHT IS NOT NIGH.
BILL, PLEASE SEE YOURSELF FROM THIS MIRROR PROVIDED ON THIS PLATFORM BY SONORRA MCMATH:Sonorra:
“he (HERE, BLACK-WHITES LIKE BILL) has set the nation back hundreds of years. Christian people of color will follow this “uncle tom” mentality. We have failed to take up where African fore fathers in America left the fight. You are delusional if you think we have progressed so far as to perform for a group of people who hate the color of your skin for free. Are you kidding me? This is porch monkey behavior, and a perfect display of the results of whitewashing. Belefonte said it best when he spoke of Jay-Z, and Mr. I imagine his religious views influenced his decision to perform. He has obviously forgotten where we come from. There are better ways to demonstrate your love for the oppressor. You are not a part of the 1%. It’s time to wake up”