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President Barack Obama won an unprecedented 96 percent of the black vote. That's not much of a news story since blacks typically give their votes to the Democratic candidate. Blacks are probably the most politically loyal people in the nation and it is almost taken as gospel, at least among civil rights organizations and black and white liberals, that the only way black people can make socioeconomic progress is through the politics of race and special government programs. However, such a vision can be subjected to empirical evidence.
In 1940, when blacks were politically impotent, their poverty rate was...
Politics and Blacks
I am a 68 year old conservative republican. I currently receive Medicare benefits and I am happy with Medicare.
Obama is a socialist for wanting health insurance reform. He's a marxist.
I just want the federal government out of my business and out of health care. Enough of big government they can't do anything right. I say no to health insurance reform and no to the public option ( which would help middle and low income families have affordable, quality health care like I have ).
Oh, but I would like to keep my Medicare benefits.