Recently someone send me a press release regrading Fred Thompson’s delay in getting back with Tavis Smiley’s crew for the upcoming All-American presidential debates (hosted by Tavis). Today I received a sound clip from Tavis’ regular news updates on the Tom Joyner show [link below] where he was both challenging Republican candidates (specifically Giuliani and Romney) for not confirming and Black Republicans for not calling them on it.
Good!
With the demographics of the American citizen rapidly becoming a darker shade accompanied by buying power that is rapidly out-pacing our White counterparts, one is left to wonder why Republican candidates are either delaying in their response to these very important forums or not showing up at all.
With all of my valid criticism over the failure of the Democratic party over its downright piss poor performance in mostly Black/Hispanic districts, failure to show up in an open forum to discuss how you can lead a country known as a melting pot around the world is just as disappointing. Failure to even try to sell your vision for America to a demographic that traditionally does not vote for your party should be seen as a challenge, not a time to hide behind ‘scheduling conflicts’. This is not a sign of true leadership and something I find unworthy of my vote.
Link to Tavis Smiley audio file
