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A New Republican Party

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October 14, 9:02 AM

by Tony Campbell, Politics Examiner

In 1988, the Democratic Party got its proverbial head handed to them in the selection of Michael Dukakis and Lloyd Bentsen. The overwhelming rejection of their ticket caused their party to re-evaluate how they pick candidates, and more importantly, how future Democratic campaigns would communicate to the American people. The result of this lesson was the emergence of the Democratic Leadership Council to leadership positions in the party and a win for Bill Clinton in 1992.

Today, Republicans face the same fork in the road. On November 4th, we are going to lose BIG time. Not only are we going to lose the Presidency but we are also going to lose the ability to filibuster in the United States Senate. This is my biggest fear because this means that there will effectively be no checks and balances in the policy agendas of the White House for at least two years.

In order for our party to become relevant in future elections, moderate Republicans have to take back our G.O.P. from the social conservative branch. The Democratic Leadership Council was able to wrestle control from the liberals and presented centrist policies to the voters in 1992. We need to follow their example and re-establish our Republican foundations. Instead of promoting fear, we should get back to communicating the need for individual freedom and responsibility. Instead of expecting government to bailout bad decisions of corporate greed, we should return to expecting fiscal responsibility from government.

These are the reasons why I am a proud African-American member of the Republican Party. The American people expect better from our party. We are the party of Reagan, Eisenhower and Lincoln and we have let our party become marginalized, ignored and distrusted.

A new direction for the Republican Party is needed…if we do not grow, we will be left behind and that would be a tragedy for our country.

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Topics: 2008 Election , Republican Party , U.S. Senate , 1988 presidential election , Elections 2008

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Fire Palin and Staff

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October 13, 12:54 PM

While I agree with Bill Kristol that Senator McCain should fire his campaign staff, it is not for the reasons given by Kristol, the reason McCain should fire his staff is because they have wasted six months of our time and his energy.This campaign was... Read More
Topics: 2008 Election , John McCain , Elections 2008

The Undiscovered Country

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October 12, 9:30 AM

In Star Trek VI, Captain Kirk meets Klingon Chancellor Gorkon on the Enterprise. After a rocky diplomatic dinner, Gorkon says the following to Kirk, “You don’t trust me, do you? I don’t blame you. If there is to be a brave new world,... Read More
Topics: 2008 Election , Barack Obama , race and politics , Elections 2008

Top Ten Reasons Why Some White Folks Fear President Obama

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October 10, 12:46 PM

It is Friday and I am happy that this week in American politics is almost over. One of the things that has bothered me is the underlying current of racism in this election cycle. In an effort to bridge the racial gap for my readers, I would like to present... Read More
Topics: Barack Obama , race and politics , Elections 2008

Crying Wolf - continuing story of Black and White.

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October 9, 9:57 AM

Yesterday, in response to Senator McCain’s “That One” comment, I advised the supporters of Senator Obama to let it pass. Someone must have gotten my blog to the Obama campaign because Michelle Obama followed my advice by letting the... Read More
Topics: 2008 Election , Barack Obama , race and politics , John McCain , Elections 2008

Let "That One" handle McCain's comment

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October 8, 9:50 AM

I do not know why those words were spoken by Senator John McCain last night. It could be simply that John McCain does not agree with Senator Obama on the issues or it could be as Wolf Blitzer commented that McCain has a clear disdain for Obama. It was... Read More
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My dear friends… If I heard that line one more time, I would have been seriously blitzed. But seriously, tonight’s debate had the makings of an all-out slugfest, but turned out to be pretty one sided. Obama answered questions and McCain... Read More
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A Red Flag for the Secret Service?

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October 7, 3:22 PM

A disturbing trend may be on the rise at Republican rallies. It is one thing to state that your opponent may have character issues or may not be the best choice to serve as President of the United States. It is something else entirely to stoke a fire... Read More
Topics: 2008 Election , Barack Obama , race and politics , Sarah Palin , Secret Service , Free Speech

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Topics: 2008 Election , religion & politics , Barack Obama , John McCain , Sarah Palin , Jews for Jesus , John Hagee , Jeremiah Wright

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October 2, 11:15 PM

Governor Sarah Palin proved that she belonged on the Republican ticket tonight. Although there were questions not answered or sidestepped (bankruptcy and consumer credit), I thought she handled herself well on the big stage. This was not a game changer... Read More
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