NAACP Head Asks Bush to Rethink Convention Snub

[Khephra]

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The head of the largest and oldest U.S. civil rights group criticized President Bush on Saturday for once again refusing to speak at its convention this year and urged him to reconsider.

Kweisi Mfume, president of the NAACP, said it was ``unbelievable'' that Bush had declined an invitation to speak at the organization's annual meeting for the fourth consecutive year.

``When you are president, you are elected to be president of all the people,'' Mfume said at a news conference as the convention opened. ``You won't do that if you refuse to talk.''

He asked Bush to change his mind and promised that the Republican president would be treated with respect at the Philadelphia event this week even if many delegates oppose his politics.

http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/politics/politics-bush-naacp.html

[Liberal Veteran]

1. You shouldn't have to beg.....

Which tells you exactly how Bush feels about showing up at your convention.

[mtnester]

2. WHY in God's green earth...

are they giving him a second (and third and fourth and fifth) chance? Haven't they heard how he feels about "brown skinned" people???

He is a crass, ignorant racist, something the NAACP should not even want to associate with.

[Khephra]

4. The only good reason I can think of

is that they want to keep Bush's refusal in the news a bit longer so it hurts him a bit more. The longer it is in the news, the more people that will hear of it and become disgusted.

[goclark]

6. Exactly!

The NAACP wants the world to know that this man would not speak at their convention but can get off the bus to shake hands with five people in a diner.

He sure knows how to come together with people who look like him and are lead like sheep to him.

I'm also sure that those headines will be the banner on all of the major African American newspapers in the country.


We will never forget Florida and the 2000 selection of this bigot!

[susu369]

13. My thoughts as well - and good to taunt bu$h*

BTW, why can't the bu$hie cartel just tell the truth besides "flip-flopping the reason":

"White House spokesman Scott McClellan said yesterday that "we had other scheduling commitments at the time" of the convention.

The president, though, has other reasons for dismissing the NAACP. Sources said yesterday that Mr. Bush reportedly was "personally hurt" by an ad run by a group loosely connected to the NAACP during the 2000 presidential contest, portraying him as unsympathetic to James Byrd, the black Texan who was dragged to his death by three white men."

http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:lPVQkGSDdIwJ:washingtontimes.com/national/20040708-17r.htm+%22bush%22+%2Bnaacp+%2Brefusal+%2Bspeak&hl=en

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I imagine Mr. Byrd's daughter was "personally hurt" when she visited bu$h in his Texas governor's office and he would not even hand her a tissue. Talk about "unsympathetic."

Gr-r-r-r

[pinto]

3. great follow-up, Mr. Mfume.

[patricia92243]

5. Bush does not flip-flop. Once he makes a decision-no matter how horrible

it is or no matter what the consequences to others - he sticks with it.

[olddem43]

7. except, of course, when he changes his mind -

due to public pressure, which is not a flip-flop.

[jdj]

11. In case you're not being sarcastic...

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2004/3/7/213753/1954
Bush is against campaign finance reform; then he's for it.
* Bush is against a Homeland Security Department; then he's for it.
* Bush is against a 9/11 commission; then he's for it.
* Bush is against an Iraq WMD investigation; then he's for it.
* Bush is against nation building; then he's for it.
* Bush is against deficits; then he's for them.
* Bush is for free trade; then he's for tariffs on steel; then he's against them again.
* Bush is against the U.S. taking a role in the Israeli Palestinian conflict; then he pushes for a "road map" and a Palestinian State.
* Bush is for states right to decide on gay marriage, then he is for changing the constitution.
* Bush first says he'll provide money for first responders (fire, police, emergency), then he doesn't.
* Bush first says that 'help is on the way' to the military ... then he cuts benefits
* Bush-"The most important thing is for us to find Osama bin Laden. Bush-"I don't know where he is. I have no idea and I really don't care.
* Bush claims to be in favor of the environment and then secretly starts drilling on Padre Island.
* Bush talks about helping education and increases mandates while cutting funding.
* Bush first says the U.S. won't negotiate with North Korea. Now he will
* Bush goes to Bob Jones University. Then say's he shouldn't have.
* Bush said he would demand a U.N. Security Council vote on whether to sanction military action against Iraq. Later Bush announced he would not call for a vote
* Bush said the "mission accomplished" banner was put up by the sailors.  Bush later admits it was his advance team.
* Bush was for fingerprinting and photographing Mexicans who enter the US. Bush after meeting with Pres. Fox, he's against it.
You guys want to add to the list? W didn't want the commission to start with
then he found out it was popular and FLIP FLOPPED
He wasn't going to testify at all
then he FLIP FLOPPED
He said he would do it only with the chairmen for ONE HOUR
then he FLIP FLOPPED
He said (arrogantly) he wouldn't walk out
then he FLIP FLOPPED
They didn't want Condi to testify in public or under oath

one more list of 96 flops (really good) at http://www.compassiongate.com/promises/index.htm

[ima_sinnic]

15. otherwise known as being a bonehead

and that he is!

dumbass.

[KareBear]

8. Did Clinton speak at the convention during his presidency? <nt>

[Hokie]

12. Yes as did every president since FDR

The last 11 presidents before the current one have:

http://www.americanpolitics.com/20030728Koop.html

[pinto]

16. You betcha.

[jdj]

9. In order to be able to 're-think' you have to be able to think.

[Yupster]

10. Why would Bush speak at the NAACP convention?

What's in it for him?

He can speak at a conservative A-A organization's meeting instead.

[AlinPA]

14. I don't understand why they would even invite the dirty bastard.

[neuvocat]

17. Give him more rope to hang himself.

[TheCentepedeShoes]

18. Mr. Bush

is that your final answer ?? :evilgrin:

[MidwestMomma]

19. Guess he doesn't need anymore photos for his 'compassion' gallery

Hold your nose and go look....

http://www.georgewbush.com/Compassion/PhotoAlbum.aspx?gallery=29