You tell me. I'm having second thoughts about the idea that Bush only supports racism for political purposes. Read this stuff...
Bush Racism
Dimwit Dubya Tells Africa That Slaves 'Left Here to Go To America'
15-Jul-03
Bush Racism
In a later speech in Senegal, Bush tried to repeat the words on "slavery" and "freedom," but without a script he mangled them completely. "The slaves who left here to go to America, because of their steadfast and their religion and their belief in freedom, helped change America. America is what it is today because of what went on in the past. Yet when I looked out over the sea, it reminded me that we've always got to keep history in mind. And one of the things that we've always got to know about America is that we love freedom, that we love people to be free, that freedom is God's gift to each and every individual. That's what we believe in our country." Say what??? "History" is clear - until the Emancipation Proclamation, America loved slavery more than freedom. And African slaves didn't "leave" to "go to America" - they were shackled in chains and hauled to America on slave ships. Dan Quayle must have had W in mind when he said: "what a waste it is to lose one's mind."
William Coors Claimed Slave Traders Did a Favor for Today's Blacks
14-Jul-03
Bush Racism
According to Bush, slavery helped America; according to rightwing kingpin William Coors, the slave traders did a favor for the slaves' descendants. Bush said: "By a plan known only to Providence, the stolen sons and daughters of Africa helped to awaken the conscience of America. The very people traded into slavery helped to set America free." Now compare this to what William Coors told an audience. "William Coors was explicitly racist, and not shy about voicing it, either. In a 1984 speech he presented to a minority business group in Denver, he told them... that if they thought it was 'unfair' that their 'ancestors were dragged here in chains against their will... I would urge those of you who feel that way to go back to where your ancestors come from, and you will find out that probably the greatest favor that anybody ever did you [sic] was to drag your ancestors over here in chains, and I mean it.'"
Moronic George Says 'The Very People Traded Into Slavery Helped to Set America Free'
14-Jul-03
Bush Racism
From BostonChannel.com: "Speaking about slavery and race in a visit to Senegal, Bush said... 'By a plan known only to Providence, the stolen sons and daughters of Africa helped to awaken the conscience of America,' Bush said. 'The very people traded into slavery helped to set America free.'" Hey George, are you trying to justify their enslavement by saying it was a plan of Providence - of God? Are you saying their slavery was worth it - for the sake of setting America free - the Land of their Masters? George, you're an idiot - and your speechwriters are despicable. "Freedom is Slavery" - or in this case, Slavery Meant Freedom - your speechwriters have borrowed yet another phrase from Orwell!
http://www.democrats.com/preview.cfm?term=Bush Racism