that here we are now some 50 years later having to deal with a president, a republican president who, to the point that was just made, gives countenance to it, that gives room to that. so, the party has to now, irrespective of the president, the party has to account for this because i don t know how we go into a black community, into an hispanic community and say, come, join us, be a part of us. it s not justify to say you re conservative, not enough to say you go to church on sunday. it s not enough to put that on the table any more when you have this body of work by this administration. you ve got the rhetoric and everything else that says something very different to communities of color in this country. and it s a real problem. mark morial, jump in. i want to offer, i think it s an interesting arc, if you will, from george bush circa 2001 talking about affirmative access, appointing colin powell and later condaleeza rice as secretaries of state. a gop in the congress that had a
an interesting arc, if you will, from george bush circa 2001 talking about affirmative access, appointing colin powell and later condaleeza rice as secretaries of state. a gop in the congress that had a j.c. watts in its leadership and a gop that had a michael steele as its chair. that party would seem to be maybe making small steps is a very different scene today. michael steele, a j.c. watts, a colin powell, a condee rice, they were in the republican movement in 2000s. this is a directional shift when you have a corey stewart, a patrick little as candidates nominated or candidates running under the gop banner. so i think the difficulty for the gop is not only in its
i have never had a substantive conversation with him about any policy. this is his opportunity to get attention, otherwise the king children normally get it. what you have here is what i say to black republicans is be honest. be honest about why you re there. also, if you re going to be in the room, say something. michael steele and i have had that conversation. if you re going to be at the table, have the courage of senator edward brook, who fought against republicans when it came to fair housing. have the courage of jc watts and other republicans who have been willing to challenge other black republicans. i on my tv show, i will challenge black republicans, when are you going to demand your party not move forward when it comes to voter suppression. some do, but that s the fear there. for the folks there, don t be there for the photo op. have some integrity and speak to the issues that black folks care about because that s why you re in the room, because of your blackness, not because
omarosa because the president is the one who put omarosa there in the first place. so why is he using black republicans to go after omarosa? can he go after omarosa? can t he say what was wrong? can t an administration official come out and say instead of using black republicans to do that? you disagree with that? what i can say is i know for a fact that a high-volume meeting is going to take place on monday at the white house with some credible black republicans to discuss tax reform and the urban agenda. so even just days after she s gone you ve already got j.c. watts, michael steele, some incredible names we all know, that are going to be able to move the ball forward. that s all i wanted to make sure i point out. did anyone say to the president or to someone senior in the administration, that this person is hurting our efforts to reach out to the black community? has someone said that to them? don, they knew it. did they just not care if they knew it? did they just not care
you already have j.c. watts, michael steele, some credible names we know, that will help move the ball forward. did anyone say to the president or to someone senior in the administration, that this person is hurting our efforts to reach out to the black community? don, they knew it. did they just not care if they knew it? it s not that they just didn t care, it s the fact that this woman was an assistant the to the president, had the ear of the president and they trusted her opinion, because listen, you should trust the people on your team, you should believe that they re giving you wise council, you should believe that they tell you this person is not qualified that you don t take them, that they re telling you the god s truth, and so i paris, how do we explain the insensitive comments the president made, when he has the highest level black republican there, and you don t think that she was able to scream and tell