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THE NATIONAL BLACK REPUBLICAN ASSOCIATION POSTED A FORUM FEATURING PROMINENT AFRICAN-AMERICAN REPUBLICANS... |
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I'M A MEMBER OF THE WOMEN'S NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CLUB. [APPLAUSE] WE ARE AN INCLUSIVE ORGANIZATION,... |
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I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC, FOR WHICH IT... |
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OUR KEYNOTE ADDRESS THIS EVENING IS RACE AND THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. I THINK THERE ISN'T A PERSON... |
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THANK YOU, DAVID, VERY MUCH. AND I'D LIKE TO THANK OUR HOST AND CO-CHAIRS FOR INVITING ME TO BE HERE.... |
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THANK-YOU AND I GUESS I DO HAVE TO NOW SAY, MR. SWANN. [LAUGHTER] FOR A VERY MOVING SPEECH, PRACTICAL... |
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MY QUESTION TO THE PANELISTS IS THAT REPUBLICANS ARE BEING ASKED WITH REGARD TO RACE TO BECAUSE, BLACK... |
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WELL, I GUESS AS THE FIRST ONE SITTING HERE AND GET THE FIRST ANSWER THE QUESTION I. |
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YOU ARE ALSO THE PRETTIEST. |
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WELL, THANK YOU. [LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE] |
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AND MY ANSWER IS WE DEFINITELY MUST ANSWER THAT QUESTION. WE HAVE TO USE THAT TIME THAT THE ANSWER... |
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PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION SO THAT DR. JOHNSON CAN TAKE CARE OF YOUR. |
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HELLO, HOW ARE YOU? MY QUESTION IS FOR ALL FREE. GRASSROOTS IS THE NUMBER ONE THING THAT WE NEED TO... |
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RUNNING DOWN IN SOUTH FLORIDA AND PALM BEACH PRIOR COUNTY AND I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS... |
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I ALSO THINK, I'M GOING TO ANSWER BOTH QUESTIONS THAT ARE POSED, I ALSO THINK YOUR QUESTION LET'S... |
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A FOLLOW-UP QUESTION. WITH THAT SAID, OKAY, OBAMA CAMPAIGN, HERE IN NEW YORK CITY, MANHATTAN ALONE.... |
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I GUESS THE FIRST THING IS HE WOULD HAVE TO COME HERE. BE VISIBLE AND THAT IS ONE THING, BE VISIBLE.... |
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THERE IS SOMEONE BACK HERE IN THE LAST ROW. |
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I HAVE A QUESTION AND STATEMENT. ONE THING IS, ONE OF THEM IS A GROUP IN THE DEEP SOUTH MISSISSIPPI.... |
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I KIND OF HEARD A LITTLE BIT. IS THAT JOHN MCCAIN TO GET A VICE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE THAT IS AFRICAN-AMERICAN.... |
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I THINK IF I CAN INTERJECT, AND THAT QUESTION COMES UP A LOT. WHY NOT? IS A REACTIONARY QUESTION.... |
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THANK YOU. WELL, ALL TO NEW YORK CITY. I HAPPEN TO BE DISTRICT LEADER, WILL BROWN IS MY NAME, FROM... |
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AND YOU STILL LIVE THERE. |
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I STILL LIVE THERE. IN THE LIST GOES ON THERE AND. |
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ARE YOU WEARING BODY ARMOR? [LAUGHTER] |
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MY QUESTION OR POINT IS THIS AND GOES TO THE COMMENTS THAT PRECEDED IT QUITE FRANKLY. IS THERE STILL... |
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COLONEL WEST. |
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AND I WOULD AGREE WITH YOU IN THAT THERE IS A LOT OF LIP SERVICE THAT OFTEN GOES ON IN THE MINORITY... |
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AND LET ME ADD TO THAT, WE ADD THE MINORITY OUTREACH. WE ARE THE MINORITY OUTREACH, WHEAT AND THE... |
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THANK YOU. HOW ABOUT A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE PAN. [APPLAUSE] NOW, WE WILL DO A QUICK CHANGE OF CAST... |
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OUT LIKE TO YEAR UNFORTUNATELY THE AMERICAN VOTER RESPONSE TO CONCISE, SHORT, RESPONSES SELLING LIKE... |
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MICHAEL. |
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THE QUESTION IS HOW HAS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY HEARD THE COUNTRY? |
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WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME IN THE PANEL. CAN YOU GET IT IN? [LAUGHTER] |
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LET'S START WITH ABORTION BECAUSE THAT IS VERY CLOSE TO ME. LET'S START WITH THE FACT THAT 1500 UNBORN... |
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FRANCIS. [APPLAUSE] |
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FRANCIS ARISE, CHAIR OF THE NBRA, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY? CAN ADD ON LIKE TO SAY WHY IS IT THAT BLACK... |
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I WOULD SAY THAT PERSON ALL INDIVIDUALS NEED TO LIKE MICHAEL MENTION THE STATE TO TO YOUR VALUES. ... |
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WELL, I CAN TELL YOU FROM A PERSON I COME FROM A MAJORITY NOT A BLACK DISTRICT, THE NON MINORITIES... |
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AGAIN, I AM FROM MASSACHUSETTS AND I WAS HOPING REP. CAROL COULD TOUCH QUICKLY ON THE CHALLENGES,... |
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WELL, I APPRECIATE THAT, YES, WE DO. [LAUGHTER] BUT TO NO, THIS SHOULD NOT BE IS SHOPPING BLOCK. ... |
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I WOULD ASK THAT WE SAY ON THE TOPIC OF RACE IN THE ELECTION AND WORK WITH IN THAT REMARK BRAND THAT... |
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MY QUESTION IS, NO MATTER WHERE WE GO WE ALWAYS HAVE TO REMEMBER SOMETHING OR SOMEONE OR SOME PLACE.... |
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ON THE QUESTION OF RACE IN THE ELECTION BEFORE WE GO TO THIS WITH MARK. |
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I COULDN'T HELP BUT SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT THIS SUBJECT BECAUSE I HAVE SURVIVED MANY, MANY, MANY YEARS... |
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MISSA WHITMORE, WE HAVE TO MOVE ON. |
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TAKE PART IN WHAT EVER IS IN THE COMMUNITY SO THAT PEOPLE CAN SEE THE TWO HAVE THE COMMUNITY IN YOUR... |
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THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES OUR SPEECHES FOR THE EVENING. WE'LL RETURN TO THE QUESTIONS NOW AND, PLEASE,... |
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I LIVE IN SOUTH FLORIDA AND I'M A RECOVERING DEMOCRAT. [LAUGHTER] I ACTUALLY SIGNED OVER TO YOUR VOTING... |
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WHAT IS YOUR QUESTION? |
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THE COMMUNITY OF THE CONSERVATIVE JEWISH COMMUNITY AND A BLACK CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN COMMITTEES,... |
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I WILL REPHRASE THAT FOR YOU. HOW DO WE REACH OUT AS BLACK REPUBLICANS TO OTHER COMMITTEES AND BRING... |
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YOU'VE GOT TO TALK ABOUT THE ISSUES. HAVE A CLEAR MESSAGE TO, A PLAN OF ACTION, AND GET PEOPLE INVOLVED.... |
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YOU KNOW, WE'RE SITTING HERE THIS EVENING AND CERTAINLY I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A MONUMENT THIS OCCASION... |
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WILSON, MICHAEL. YOU'RE QUESTIONS. |
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OKAY, HAVING BEEN VOTED 2,003 TEXAS BUSINESSMEN OF THE YEAR BY THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE,... |
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THAT BRINGS ME TO A VERY GOOD QUESTION FOR EVERYONE IN THE ROOM. IN THE LAST QUESTION FOR THIS PANEL... |
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THE DEMOCRATS TYPICAL IN THEIR EFFORTS IN CAMPAIGNING HAS BEEN THAT THE VOLUNTEERS HAVE BEEN PAID.... |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MICHAEL MASSALEIT, REP. JENNIFER CAROL, DENINE BERARI, WE WILL GO TO OUR LAST... |
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WITH 20 MINUTES LEFT IN THE PROGRAM OR ESHOO ABOUT 15 MINUTES, ALL LIKE TO TAKE A LITTLE FORWARD LOOK... |
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YOU KNOW, WHEN PASTOR RECENTLY HAD A SERMON AND HE TALKED ABOUT THE FACT IT APPEARS THERE IS A GROUP... |
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THANK YOU, OUR QUESTION FROM THE AUDIENCE. |
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CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? ANYONE OF YOU CAN ANSWER THIS. ALL THIS THE TO SEND ABOUT GRASSROOTS IS FANTASTIC.... |
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WHAT IS YOUR QUESTION PLEASE? |
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MY QUESTION IS, WOULD YOU SEIZE THE BANK BOARD TO BE ABLE TO DELIVER THAT MESSAGE IN AN ARTICULATE,... |
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I WANT TO TAKE THAT ONE. I WORK FOR AMERICAN SOLUTIONS, WORK OUT OF D.C. AND THE REASON WHAT I BRING... |
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RIVER IN PETERSON, ESPECIALLY WITHIN YOUR EXPERTISE IN THE CHURCH, WHICH TWO ADDRESS THAT POINT ALSO.... |
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WHAT I HAVE DISCOVERED IS THAT IN ORDER TO GET BLACK AMERICANS TO SWITCH FROM DEMOCRAT TO REPUBLICAN... |
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WE HAVE LESS THAN 90 DAYS TO DEAL WITH THIS COMING ELECTION. IN ATLANTA THE DEMOCRATS HAVE A VERY... |
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THE ONLY WAY THAT YOU CAN COUNTER THAT IS BE HONEST, BE A LIVING EXAMPLE AND TELL THE TRUTH. BECAUSE... |
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MAY I MAKE ONE QUICK SHORT, I REALIZED WITHIN THE BLACK COMMUNITY AND I THINK THAT PARKER OR SOMEBODY... |
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OUR NEXT QUESTION FROM THE AUDIENCE. |
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, NAME IS GEORGE KINGSTON AND I'M A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL BLACK REPUBLICAN ASSOCIATION. I HAVE A... |
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I SAW YOU CHOMPING THE BLADE ON THAT ONE. |
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I ENCOURAGE ANYONE FIRST OF ALL I COMMEND YOU FOR CARING ENOUGH TO THINK THROUGH YOUR PROCESS OF VOTING... |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH, PRISCILLA. THAT CONCLUDES THE Q & A FOR THE EVENING. WOULD LIKE TO INVITE ALL... |
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BEFORE YOU GO, PLEASE PICK UP A COPY OF OUR MAGAZINE, "THE BLACK REPUBLICAN." WE HAVE A COMPARISON... |
NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.