Just curious

Why does Bush think snubbing the NAACP is a good idea when you're not going to find very many people prominent in one that isn't prominent in the other?

I wonder how many people in the audience for his address at the National Urban League were NOT NAACP members? You know Jesse Jackson is a member of both. You know Al Sharpton is a member of both. Kweisi Mfume is a member of both. Julian Bond is a member of both.

Posted by Prometheus 6 on July 25, 2004 - 6:41am :: Politics
 
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It makes sense if you let go of the idea he is actually trying to court Black voters. Snubbing the NAACP sends a message to the hardcore racists that the Republicans are still The Party That Hates Black People, while going to the Urban League sends a message to white voters who need to believe the GOP is not hostile to Black people that Bush is willing to deal with "reasonable" Black organizations. The fact that the membership is almost the same is irrelevant to people who don't know that fact.

Posted by  Colorado Luis (not verified) on July 25, 2004 - 6:46pm.

Hey, that's an easy idea to let go of.

Posted by  P6 (not verified) on July 25, 2004 - 11:11pm.