Real Change, by Rep. Newt Gingrich (R, GA): on Civil Rights


George W. Bush: OpEd: Declined to address NAACP; signaled not worth dialogue

President Bush's failure to address the NAACP early in his presidency was a clear signal to the African American community that Republicans did not see them as worthy of engagement in dialogue. The country would have been better off if he had gone there and challenged them to uproot failing school systems, to lower taxes in failing cities, to attract jobs, and to tackle the problem of violence and murder in cities like Philadelphia. It would have shown he was prepared to take seriously the plight of the poorer elements of the African American community, even if the NAACP was too indebted to its bureaucratic and union allies to join him. The only downside was the risk of being booted; the upside was igniting a dialogue to save Americans in the inner cities from decay.
Source: Real Change, by Newt Gingrich, p. 21 Dec 18, 2007

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    From the World that Fails to the World that Works    , by Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich.
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