Race for Houston Mayor gets racial

[johncoby2]

http://bayareahouston.blogspot.com/2009/09/race-for-houston-mayor-is-not-about.html


It's wrong on so many levels.

In a city as diverse as Houston, and after a historic election of a President of the United States based upon a huge, diverse coalition of Americans, you would think we could get past the racial divisiveness.

A blog post supported and tweeted by the Gene Locke campaign included the following:

Tejano Dems received a strong commitment from Gene to renew the black/brown coalition from the 1980's that was formed by Congressman Mickey Leland, Attorney Frumencio Reyes, Jr., candidate Locke and many others who saw the need for the disenfranchised and overlooked to stand together and improve the political conditions of people of color in Houston.

[Liberal_in_LA]

1. hmmmm.

[johncoby2]

2. I agree.

It is stunning.

[texanwitch]

3. We did have a black mayor a few years ago named Lee Brown.

Also in this election a gay woman is running.

The city council has a good mix of people, male and female.

Houston isn't a backward place.

[johncoby2]

4. Lee wasnt very good

We have some great candidates running, but a black and brown coalition? I mean come on. Arent we over this?

[msongs]

5. seemed to be ok for dems when it was used to elect obama...seeking the latino vote n all nt

[texanwitch]

6. We do have some great people running this year.

I don't know who I will vote for.

Working early voting will be fun this year.

I work at a very busy location.

[TexasObserver]

7. That's not racist or even offensive.

Politicians try to rely on old and new connections. They have to reach out to various groups.

If they're trying to pick off blacks and Hispanics in the primary, that's fair game. They're not yelling "stop Whitey!"

You're quoting "A blog post supported and tweeted by the Gene Locke campaign."

[Raineyb]

8. I see you're looking very hard to find some reason to be offended.

But there's no "there" there.

[burning rain]

9. I thought the point of stressing a black/brown coalition....

was to highlight the goal, and task, of bringing together Hispanics and blacks, who have been at odds here and there--not to suggest they unite against some group.