As mentioned two days ago on Booker Rising, Glenn Beck's show on FOX News Channel has an audience of black conservatives. The show airs today at 5:00pm EST. Here are more reactions from the participants, about the reportedly raucous crowd (see a preview here):
Adrienne Ross: "Sneak Peek: Taping Of The Glenn Beck Show"
The conservative blogger in New York said the experience wasn't what she expected it to be: "First, it was good to see Glenn Beck, but he is far from 100%. In fact, he did something he never does. He remained seated. He apologized ahead of time but said that he was too weak to do otherwise. Keep in mind he just returned from surgery. Suffice it to say I was glad to have the opportunity to be there, but it was far from what I expected. We were a rather raucous audience and Glenn reprimanded us nicely at one point. We were still yapping (arguing?) when we went to commercial, but that was the only time some were able to talk -- and even then it was nearly impossible."
She concurs with Maria, another blogger whom she met at the taping: "Hey, I tried to speak -- more than once, more than twice -- but it was impossible. So when you tune in [today], expect to see me in the audience, but don't expect to hear me speak, or Maria, or Clifton from Another Black Conservative. I could say more, but that's enough for now. I will speak my mind more after the show airs, and I don't think you'll want to miss my interpretation of how things went. And you certainly don't want to miss my defending Sarah Palin story. Yep, encountered some Palin-bashing -- and, if you know me, you know I addressed it! It'll be interesting to see how the show gets prettied up for airing. I will speak more of my mind soon. For now, I will close by saying it was not at all what I expected, and I was frustrated."
Clifton B.: "The Glenn Beck Show: An Evening With My Fellow Black Conservatives"
The conservative blogger in New Jersey writes: "First I met Adrienne Ross from Motivation: Truth blog. As I stated in an earlier post, Adrienne was on of the inspirational figures that inspired me to start Another Black Conservative. Adrienne is exactly what I imagined. She is outspoken and clearly has her beliefs on point. Adrienne and I clearly speak the same language, especially when it comes to Sarah Palin. Note to readers: Adrienne defends Sarah Palin anywhere and anytime, even on the very blue streets of New York City! Adrienne and I met early and traveled together to Fox News studios and there we met up with Maria from My Voice on the Wings of Change. Maria could easily be someone from my own immediate family. She even reminds me of my very own cousin Maria! Her Island background mirrors my very own background. Her life reads like of my own family. Robin from Conservative Black Woman surprised me the most. When you read Conservative Black Woman, her blog and point of view is very strong. Yet, Robin in real life is a petite and soft-spoken woman. Don’t let appearances fool you (you will see [this] evening) the woman knows how to get her point across! Others I got to meet briefly were the guys from Hip Hop Republican, Charles Payne from Fox Business News, several Fox News personalities, Kevin Jackson from the Black Sphere and a host of black conservatives from Facebook."
More commentary from Mr. B.: "What was Glenn Beck like? Just like you see on TV. He is a very much the everyday Joe you meet all across America. I could also tell he is still not 100% recovered from his operation. I could easily detect someone who is pushing himself to keep up with their everyday schedule who clearly did not want to."
Black Conservative Town Hall Meeting On Glenn Beck's Show: A Sneak Peek, Part 2
Posted by Shay Riley at 11/13/2009
Labels: Black Conservatism, Conservatism, Media
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President Reagan, Wrong on 11th Commandment!
When President Reagan coined the 11th commandment, “thou shall not speak ill of fellow Republicans,” there was no pervasive back drop of political devastation and public spectacle, shadowing the party. Now that the Republican Party has apparently lost its politically sophisticated edge, in terms of Presidential and national elective politics, perhaps it is timely to revisit the Reagan 11th commandment, some thirty years hence.
The propriety of our cursory review of the Reagan principle is underscored by the 2008 presidential campaign process and aftermath. Should the broad cross section of Republican Party registrants remain the silent majority, while the brand and illustrious legacy of the Grand Old Party (GOP), is grossly misrepresented by revisionist conservative-Republicans. Prominent social, conservative-Republican celebrity personalities such as Mrs. Sarah Palin, Mr. Glenn Beck and Mr. Rush Limbaugh, just to name a few, continue to malign the Republican Party, and admonish the party leadership to adhere to its conservative base, only…
Former New York campaign and political operative for the Reagan-Bush re-election effort in 1984 discloses his perspective and political links, in the hall mark campaign, wherein, the Republican Party candidate President Ronald Reagan, carried New York State. A Republican candidate had not carried the State since 1924, when President Calvin Coolidge won the empire state.
“Since President Reagan’s landslide victory in New York, twenty-five years ago, the Republican Party at the local level in particular, has melted down, in terms of its district leader infrastructure, and community based visibility.” These are the words of former New York City based political activist Gary James, who currently enjoys spending New York winters in St. Croix, US VI.
“In April of 1984, I was solicited by the Reagan White House, by way of a letter over the signature of Roger Stone, the Director of the Northeastern region of the campaign to re-elect Reagan-Bush. The contents of the letter explicitly said that the White House was interested in my organization playing a role in building a strong party in the state. In this regard we made a meaningful contribution to the success of President Reagan’s campaign victory and strengthened the party, moving forward.”
In 1985, under the auspices of the New York Republican State Committee, Gary James prepared a document entitled “Black Republican Taskforce.” In 1986 James was approached by the Executive Director of the State Republican Committee Mr. Ed Lurie, to run the “black desk” for the gubernatorial candidate, Supreme Court Justice, Andrew O’Rourke, and in 1988, James served as Harlem delegate for Congressman Jack Kemp, during his campaign for the Republican Party Presidential nomination.
James says. “The 11th commandment must be set aside, when it comes to the fundamental survival of the Republican Party, its deteriorating brand and illustrious legacy of progressive, and cutting edge eclecticism is in jeopardy… The conservative minority wing, of the party has successfully created a revisionist ideological Republican history, and skillfully co-opted the agenda of party grassroots, rank and file. Concomitantly, on the local level in New York for example, county officials and leader’s compromised the district leader infrastructure, by appointing political cronies, with no organic links to the community, and thwarting the Republican Party election primary process.”
Gary James will be blogging in defiance of the 11th commandment for the purpose of party building from the grassroots to government policy, and to reclaim the illustrious party brand, and restore the GOP legacy of progressive, cutting edge eclecticism…
James’ blogs include www.strategicrepublicans.com and www.blackpt.org among others
Is Hope Alive for Harlem and New York GOP?
The Harlem and New York Republican Party may have received the preverbal shot in the arm on Monday November 9, 2009, when the honorable Michael Steel, Chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC), rallied the party at a Harlem restaurant venue, owned by local entrepreneur, Joe Holland. The local gathering was reminiscent of a bye-gone era when the Manhattan Republican Club held political court in Harlem, with colorful personalities such as, Vivian Hall, Vincent Baker, and Aileen Avery among many others.
While the turn out by the party faithful left a lot to be desired comparatively speaking, the event was a clear indication the local Grand Old Party (GOP) is alive, but not very healthy… Perhaps the GOP politics in New York’s 23rd Congressional District, this past Election Day, is a metaphor of the immediate future. If this is the case, the future is but a recasting of the past political self defeating scenarios. Accordingly, the Democratic Party candidate won the long standing Republican Party seat, due to political fratricide within the GOP.
So whereas Chairman Steel’s visit to Harlem and the New York GOP, could have been a politically triumphant closing of a sorted annual electoral season, and the launching of a opening decade political initiative in 2010, the meeting turned out to be more of the same old, same old. As such, the Harlem rally, fell victim to the perennial house Negro internal politics, and the New York county and state leadership, remained acquiescent to the monolithic and constricted agenda of the social-conservative wing of the party.
Despite the crisis state of the Harlem Democratic Party elected leadership and mounting challenges to Democratic Party’s national and local credibility, the party of Lincoln and its illustrious brand, cannot account for its contemporary political identity. Shamelessly, the New York, as well as the national party has yet to challenge the revisionist political history of the party advanced by the social-conservative wing of this great party. The legacy of the party is progressive, cutting-edge eclecticism, beginning with its auspicious launching..
Gary James, Chairman and CEO of www.StrategicRepublicans.com say, “We must necessarily stop the tail from wagging the dog. And, traditional black Republicans must strengthen their political spines and resist their classic function as cameos and members of the peanut gallery… An example of the peanut gallery syndrome is the recent appearance of a hand pick group of Harlem Republicans on the politically controversial Glenn Beck show. In typical form the black Republicans were essentially held speechless, but all present had ample opportunity to smile for the cameras, and provide an illusion of diversity.
Gary James is a writer, political analyst and blogger. James is the author of two books and is currently on an extensive tour of the Caribbean promoting his books. You access some of his posts at www.gjamescadreusa.wordpress.com
WHY WOULD YOU ALLOW YOURSELVES TO USED BY GLENN BECK OS ALL PEOPLE? I FEEL ASHAMED FOR U. BY THE WAY IAM BLACK & EDUCATED
BECK SAID THAT OBAMA HATES WHITE PEOPLE AND THE "WHITE CULTURE" AND NONE OF YOU EVEN ASKED FOR A EXPLANATION. BECK WANTS BLACKS LIKE U TO SHOW THAT SOME BLACKS AGREE WITH HIS TWISTED THINKING.
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