nykola.com | bothering people since 1981

Bush's support among black voters is on the up and up. Polls are pretty much worthless to me, but since everyone else seems to be referring to them as though they were they were the Torah, I think it's worth noting that a recent New York Times poll showed black support for President Bush at a whopping 17%. That's more than twice his support from the last election.

In her most recent column, "Why more blacks support Bush this year", Star Parker gives reasons for the percentage increase.

"I have been writing that traditionally Democratic voters in the black church going community are becoming disillusioned with the Democratic Party and that, in particular, the gay marriage issue has become a focal point of that disillusionment.
.......
The black community is by and large a religious community. When surveyed, blacks respond at higher rates than whites that religion plays a "very important" role in their life.

The interesting reality over recent years has been that blacks have not taken their faith with them into the voting booth as do whites. Regular church attendance has been a reliable predictor of voting behavior among whites, with church goers disproportionately voting Republican. Among blacks this has not been the case.

The gay marriage issue may very well be the tip of the iceberg of change among the black electorate. Gay marriage, and claims equating the gay movement to the civil rights movement, has been a wake-up call. "

Meanwhile, in what seems to be the Democrats last attempt at scaring up that crucial percentage of the black vote, Kerry/Edwards and cohorts have hit up black churches like free all-you-can-eat buffets.

The Gaia-worshipping environmentalist Al Gore recently spent his Sunday talking politics and scripture at a predominately black, Jacksonville, Florida Baptist Church.

While Al Gore perpetrated a fraud, John Edwards was schmoozing at Allen Temple African Methodist Episcopal Church in Ohio, where the Kerry/Edwards memorial pew fans were passed out, and where the pastor Rev. Donald Jordan not only gave the Kerry/Edwards ticket a public endorsement, but also declared before the congregation of 1,200 that Edwards would be the next President.

Meanwhile, John Kerry did his "good deed" last Sunday by campaigning at Mount Hermon AME Church in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

Pulpit, you have just been pimped.

yarf.

without being overly graphic, that's the way all this makes me feel. the good news: this disgusting co-opting of the house of God for politics is almost over. the lust for power that results in this sort of thing is so ugly to behold, in my opinion.

praise [voteforme] God!

and once again, in summary, yarf.

Ambra,

Yesterday my uncle (who reads my blog) brought up "the black church is a ho" piece that you did last week for the Seattle hip-hop paper, which we covered on the blog. He complained about the blunt language ("ho" jarred his 60-year-old sensibility). However, he did agree with your overall point.

I don't mind politicians getting up for five minutes to speak, if all parties get a chance. However, Kerry-Edwards fans and pastors comparing Kerry to Moses is definitely over the top. Time to yank some churches's tax-exempt status...

Pathetic is right. *Hand Brenton a bag ot 'yarf' in*

Molotov The key is, as long as ALL parties get a chance to speak.

In any case, as far as blunt language, explain to your uncle that 60-year-olds were not exactly the targeted demographic of the hip-hop magazine.

But I do take it as a compliment that I was labeled blunt ;-)

I offer, (without comment - though I'm curious as to what yours would be, Ambra), Mrs. Coulter's current assesment of the Democrat's treatment of the Black community (with her usual rehtorical flair) in her latest column:40 excuses and a mule