may think it s funny, but he doesn t understand that there is a large building section of population, not just african-americans, who are offended by that that s a problem. what it is to be a black person in this country, that definition is shifting and changing, but our country is shifting and changing, and we have to have more respect for the impact language has, and when you tell me you think me using my medicaid to gaetane abortion if i have been raped is some sort of loophole, what do you think of me as a human being? and this conversation we re all in chains. but that s kind of charlie rangel said you bet your ass he was saying that. one of the things that i have pushed a lot on, we ought not be fork y focused on the utterances of the left or the right as policies. for me, does vice president biden pretty regularly absolutely put his foot in places i m yeah, right.
black people. yes, this means they disagree with the majority of black voter who s are working to get the republican president. why would an african-american be republican? during the first 100 years of black citizenship in america, most black folk were republican, for one really compelling reason. that guy. put today, the reasons are more complicated. among many african-americans, there is a strong ethic of economic self-reliance and a long history of distrusting government. for some, this translates to support for republicans, and black americans, especially those older and living in the south report high levels of religiosity and social conservatism. for some, these beliefs translate to support for the republicans, and another reason, an ambitious, young, african-american who wants to seek office, well, the line is
does the birther talk and all that the more african-americans become galvanized around the president. all got to get your people. if you would all get your people and have this part of what i republicans in general. i actually think that there are reasons, strategic regions for african-americans to be more of a swing vote, more like latinos are, but in order for that to happen, the kind of discourse and policies that we re seeing are going to have to shift. i think it s it s just not going to happen when you have the first elected african-american president, black people, the lion s share of black people are proud. they say this has never happened before. we didn t and this to happen. we have got a smart african-american president. i ll give you all four years. get your people by 2015. more in just a moment. but, first, time for a preview with weekends with alex witt. a stop to that discussion. tropical storm isaac growing as
around exactly these issues, and i m just sort of wondering, sort of what you see practice that. we did a poll of b.e.t. that will be released tomorrow. what are you talking about isn t something that s that s alien to african-americans. there are two party traits that are that are on equal opportunity, fighting for equal opportunity and sharing values that sort of axed no harm republicans, the trait acting on republicans the trait of hostility toward minorities. too many leaders, hostility, not open totality community. if you could get past hostility sort of that many african-americans feel toward the republicans are and that they are, in fact, on their side, equal opportunity there, could be bridges made to african-american community. look, we re about to see a candidate get a historical low of african-americans.
much shorter in the republican party, and when it comes to seeking office, republicanism is not a bad professional strategy. let s not overstate the point. the democratic party enjoys the robust support of african-american voters, because the policies supported by the national party are demon strabs leah better for african-americans. even that s up for debate. why? say it with me, because not all black people think alike. when we come back, i ve got some of those rogue black folk, right here in nerdland. w,