Hip Hop Republicans speak out

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[DamieQue™]

Why Z? Why?

[B Strugg]

It's sad to see people supporting something that was made to keep them oppressed.....it's sickening to watch.

"If you're a thinking person vote for McCain." FORREAL!?!?!?

[Robelite]

I guess since McFossil claims to like Usher, these "hip-hop" republi-cons have now come out of the forest.

To each his, or her own I suppose.

The repubs are more desperate than ever!!!

[leaguer08]

that was the most fagity as cat ive ever seen, fuckin lame.

[No Screen Name]

I couldn't get over ole girl saying RICHARD NIXON was her favorite Republican. SMH.

[Sapphire]

While I'm a proud Democrat I'm all for it as long as folks vote, I can't be mad at you. It bothers me when people feel if you're Black you have to be a democrat. Vote your heart... just vote.

[Dr. Michelob Lite]

Richard Ivory, founder of hiphoprepublican.com, defines the "hip hop republican" as “...any Republican candidate who can get a large pool of African-American voters while being able to win the Republican primary in an election...one that believes that it is best to utilize free market solutions to resolve current everyday urban problems...” To Ivory, a “Hip Hop Republican” sees that “...for far too long, urban areas have been controlled by a Democrat monopoly and ignored by head-in –the-sand Republican leaders...” and works to change that paradigm. To Ivory, this Republican sees four concepts that must be followed to meet the goals of addressing urban issues: “economic empowerment”; “educational choice"; “access to information”; and "empowering the potential of the individual.”

For example, It means that the parents of urban children must have the opportunity to take the tax dollars assigned to them via the current public school system and redistribute the funds to schools that will truly prepare their children for 21st Century jobs. The prime motivator in a free market – competition – will either force bad schools to improve their teaching performances or lose students (and subsequently their jobs) in the process.

Hmm, I met some ppl who thought this way in college. They wanted to beat the system at their own game...thru capitalism. Not 100% how I feel about that working to uplift a large part of the community since they'd be fighting an uphill battle. Most republicans want to make money off the common man...not uplift him to a level where he can make bookoo bucks too.