This time it’s an image of Obama surrouned by fried chicken, watermelon and food stamps.
And the ongoing racism is hurting and alienating even their own members:
Sheila Raines, an African-American member of the club, was the first person to complain to Fedele about the newsletter. Raines, of San Bernardino, said she has worked hard to try to convince other minorities to join the Republican Party and now she feels betrayed.
“This is what keeps African-Americans from joining the Republican Party,” she said. “I’m really hurt. I cried for 45 minutes.”
I recently found out that John McCain through thelegacy of slavery has black relatives. I wonder what his racist fan group would think of this information. This has been public knowledge fore quite sometime now and despite his claim of “family values” Mcain seems to have no problem not acknowledging the black branch. Oh BTW they are voting OBAMA
I’m terribly sorry she’s been hurt but… jebus, she’s only noticing this NOW????
The reason many in my family back in Louisiana are not voting for Obama is that he has African ancestry. They do not look at his record or anything, just the color of his skin.
This election is about race and two distinct American cultures. One is White and exclusive, the other is multi-cultural and inclusive. We are noticing what we have known all along, there are a large amount of people in our society who are racist and will never vote for someone with African ancestry.
When I told some of my family members that I gave the Obama campaign fifty dollars everyone jaws dropped. “He is a socialist,” they stated. But most are too ignorant to know what the meaning of socialist actually means.
Socialist is just another term for black to them, they refuse to be multi-cultural, they refuse others with different backgrounds, and if you are intellectual they reserve special hate for you.
The woman responsible claims ‘it’s just food.’ Fried chicken and watermelon? Seriously?
She knew what she’s doing but doesn’t care. This kind of thing has been going on for years out here.
There’s a push to vote her out of her position at the next meeting of the women’s Republican Club so she’s back peddling to save herself. And Sheila Rain’s getting a lot of support fortunately though she’s formidable on her own. And it’s like she said, Black conservatives (and there’s a lot in the I.E.) aren’t going to be attracted to joining a party that engages in racism. Like Latinos, many of whom are Republican aren’t attracted to a party or its candidates who deal in racism and xenophobia.
Redfem, I think Pat was talking about Sheila Raines, the African American member of the organization who was offended by the image.
Redfem, than perhaps us Black folk as well as the brown ones should stay away from both parties because neither wants nothing to do with us.
I wasn’t sure who Pat was referring to in his or her post so thanks for offering that perspective. And I agree the racism and racist entitlement is very bad in both parties including locally but elsewhere as well.
Many Democrats sit comfortably and paint the Republicans with a brush saying they’re all racist and sexist and we’re not. We’re better. But then they prove they’re not and you question that and the responses to challenges of their belief that there’s no racism or sexism within their ranks is often the same.
I think that’s a question that keeps coming back for many people, to push to make a party more inclusive, more accountable to all its members, more representative or to create new political parties instead that differ from the other two. Raines’ philosophy (and I’ve talked politics with her before) is to try to push for more inclusiveness in the Republican Party.
There’s a lot of upset people here but so far within the Chaffey Republican Women’s Group only Fontana Councilwoman Acquanetta Warren is publicly supporting her. Though some of the local politicians who are members including Raines’ boss William Postmus (men are allowed associate member status) are being pressured to speak out in condemnation of the mailer.
Hi,
I did respond but I think it got lost somewhere while posting. I’ll try to rewrite it later.
This is another excellent warning for all of the people out there claiming to be “color-blind” and “not notice things like race.” You’re in good company.
Thanks for finding my comment! I posted and then couldn’t see it and then thought I could come back but I got busy!
Here’s the editorial from the daily newspaper.
But if people are looking around the world at our region for its racism, it’s hardly the first time. And unfortunately, it won’t be the last. I was speaking with other members of a group at a local meeting of an organization of Black business women and the chair announced that if the group didn’t tone down its criticism of the city government in its meetings then city employees would be barred from coming to the meetings even on their own time. It’s the only organization that’s been treated this way and there’s more criticism of the city and its government at other local meetings, albeit at ones where mostly White people are members or leading the groups. So why the restrictions? (and that’s a rhetorical question)
An anonymous blogger claimed he created “Obama Bucks”
Fedele’s officially stepped down and anonymous blogger took down his Web site.