Many white liberals deny that lots of Black voters are fed up with the Democratic Party. They even get angry at Blacks for complaining about how we feel.
But lookie here, DNC Chairman Howard Dean (back from courting those white guys in pickup trucks with Confederate Flags) is finally starting to acknowledge reality.
Dean: Blacks Annoyed by Party's Outreach
WASHINGTON - Black voters are upset with the Democratic Party for coming around just weeks before elections seeking their votes, party chairman Howard Dean said Tuesday in an interview with The Associated Press.
Well, African Americans like me are upset about more than Democrats coming around at the last minute asking for our votes. But, it's about time Dean got around to at least addressing this problem, which so many white Dems won't do.
Taking black voters for granted is a long-standing problem for the party that dates to the 1960s, said Dean, who promised changes in strategy even as he cited diversity at the top of the Democratic National Committee.
"African-Americans are annoyed with the Democratic Party because we ask them for their votes four weeks before the election instead of being in the community now and that's a mistake I'm trying to fix," he said. "There's a new generation of African-American leaders and a new generation of African-Americans. We can't go out and say could you vote for us because we were so helpful during the civil rights era."
If history is any kind of guide, I expect some folks -- white and Black -- to be angry at
me for raising this issue, not Dean for giving the interview, or the DNC for taking Blacks for granted. Whatever! Why don't I just save you the time and post some of you most frequent insults so those of us who think this issue is important can discuss it: Troll, Trouble-Maker, Republican-In-Disguise, Clarence Thomas, Uncle Tom....
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050524/ap_on_el_pr/dean_minority_voters