Well, there goes that two percent gain
Blacks Deem Bush's Inauguration Speech Propaganda
Date: Friday, January 21, 2005
By: Walter Higgins, BlackAmericaWeb.com
When asked about how she felt about President Bush s inaugural address, Kesha Carlis frowned painfully.
Carlis, a 33-year-old single mother from Tulsa, Oklahoma, said she was disgusted by second-term President George W. Bush s speech, during which he spoke of freedom, ending tyranny and national unity so disgusted, in fact, that she joined TulsaPeace, a local organization that held a protest during the inauguration.
I couldn t stomach half of his lies, Carlis told BlackAmericaweb.com. I think he is profiting from the war in Iraq, and the people are suffering.
Carlis sentiments were felt by many blacks who said Bush s inaugural speech meant back to business for this Bush administration globally and at home, particularly with the war in Iraq and his relationship with blacks.
He ignores black people like they don t matter, said Carlis, speaking of Bush s failure to meet with the NAACP last year. If he s ignoring our leadership then he s ignoring our voices.
