Stephen A. Smith: Black Americans Should Stop Viewing GOP as ‘The Enemy’

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Stephen A. Smith: Black Americans Should Stop Viewing GOP as ‘The Enemy’


Stephen A. Smith: Black Americans Should Stop Viewing GOP as ‘The Enemy’
by Josh Feldman | 1:07 pm, March 21st, 2015 video 2062

ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith got a lot of attention this week for saying that black Americans should vote Republican at least once to show that both parties have to work for the black vote, instead of Republicans dismissing it and Democrats taking it for granted.

He further elaborated on CNN earlier today, telling Michael Smerconish how Democrats have successfully convinced black people the GOP is completely against their interests, and as a result, “A vast majority of black Americans look at the Republican Party as the enemy.” This means, to Smith, Democrats “have a liense to take us for granted.”

Smith pointed out that both parties work like hell on fixing immigration because whichever party can do that gets more Hispanic support, but no one’s fighting like that for the black vote.

Smerconish challenged him a bit on the idea of voting in the best interests of the black community, asking if it would be okay for him to vote based on “what’s in the best interests of the white community.”

Watch the video below, via CNN:






Stephen A. spitting that fire.



So is he "c00ning" coli breh's?

 

[Prynce]

We should make the democrats work harder for our vote

But conservative republicans tho

 

[Regine Hunter]

 

[N*E*R*D]

You could have simply just upped this thread...

http://www.thecoli.com/threads/stephen-a-smith-wishes-all-blacks-would-vote-republican.302557/

 

[Canon]

we have good reason to view the GOP as the "enemy"

 

[kevm3]

It's all about making your vote competitive. None of these political parties are your 'friends'. Your purchasing power is your vote and if you've already given your vote away ahead of time, there's zero need to sway you. It's negotiation 101.

 

[Malikthegod]

I'm not sure how to post the video but he made some great points.

 

[MAKAVELI25]

Is he completely wrong though? A GOP candidate would have to be amazing for me to vote for them, the Democrats can pretty much take most of our votes for granted. Think about anything in life, what happens when you can take something for granted?

 

[Tenchi Ryu]

This kinda old. But You can pull out some real knowledge out of this scenario.

Black folks got to stop voting democrat just because they use to doing so. Be some decent independent runners who get no love.

 

[Kwéyòl]

that forehead

 

[Silkk]

If this nikka ain't talking about sports then

 

[marcuz]

although i'm no fan of throwing our vote away on democrats. republicans can never tell you what policies or reform they'll bring forth to benefit the black community.

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

If this nikka ain't talking about sports then

This.

I don't even disagree with dude, but I hate when these talking heads wanna expand their "expertise"

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

although i'm no fan of throwing our vote away on democrats. republicans can never tell you what policies or reform they want to bring forth to benefit the black community.

To be honest, their way of life won't ever fit the pro-government stances of the democrats in the sense that they'd rather the black community just "figure it out"

 

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Why have black started there own party yet?