Black Caucus Chief Won't Meet Bush (Turns down Request)

[Nambe]

Politics - U. S. Congress

The chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus (news - web sites), complaining of being ignored by the White House in the past, turned down an invitation to meet with President Bush on Wednesday about Bush's recent Africa trip.

Several members of Congress were invited to the White House to be briefed by Bush on his five-nation, five-day trip.

"Mr. President, I need not remind you that the CBC's requests for meetings with you have gone unanswered for more than two-and-one-half years," Rep. Elijah Cummings (news, bio, voting record), D-Md., wrote in a letter declining the invitation.

The White House did not immediately return a call asking for comment.

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[chimpymustgo]

1. Right on.

eom

[JoFerret]

22. Good for him

refusing a photo-op show piece.

[Proud_American]

28. Right on the money JoFerret

The pResident has been campaining since day one in the Oval Office. Meanwhile, the economy, 9/11 investigations, Iraq intelligence, peace in Iraq, the credibility of the US ad naseum are crumbling around him. Then again, what does he care as long as there are plenty of fall guys around a la Tenet?

[bobthedrummer]

24. Right on!

n/t

[Hand]

2. Yeah, GO IT, Elijah!

This is BEAUTIFUL--I love the man! Give 'em hell, ELIJAH! Yeah!

:toast: :bounce: :loveya:

[bif]

3. What goes around, comes around

eh George? You think you can just snap your fingers and everyone's gonna come running? Think again, you arrogant schmuck.

[quilp]

4. Anything to change the subject.

This man is a total user. Bush isn't running this country he is using it. Why on earth would black people talk to or listen to Bush?

[BeHereNow]

7. Not just Black people-

Why would ANYone agree to meet with SATAN!
The fellow is thanking his lucky stars and God's angels
that his prior requests for meetings were ignored-
He has obviously fingured out, just in time that
God was protecting him from LUCIFER!

BHN

[revcarol]

5. Bush: there ARE blacks in Africa!!

gotta get them votes...gotta get them votes...I'll call up my good friend Elijah and everything will be hunky-dory.I can see into his soul...he agrees with me so he's a good man...gotta get them votes...gotta get them votes...

LOVE THE BODY SLAM!!

[Julien Sorel]

6. No photo op for you! Come back -- next year!

[Chovexani]

16. ROFL

Kinda ironic considering Bush is the actual Nazi in this case...

[joanski0]

8. I love it! I love it!

Publish that letter far and wide. Whoopie! I love the CBC.

[Divernan]

9. After the Goree Island penning of black residents, Bush should be shunned

by every Black American. I have spread that story far and wide, how he had all the thousand residents rousted out of their homes at 6 a.m., before he arrived on the island, and incarerated in the local soccer stadium for around six hours until he had left the island, so he could make a speech about THE EVILS OF SLAVERY. How Powell and Rice could endorse that by their silence is the worst betrayal of their race I have ever seen.

[Chovexani]

17. WTF?!

Got a link for that? This is the first time I'm hearing about it. I completely ignored Chimpy's trip, the thought of that smirking prick stumbling over meaningless platitudes over there made my blood boil.

Leon Harris' report on CNN was profound and sincere, unlike duhbya.

[Dudley_DUright]

18. Here is a link from Reuters with some choice quotes from the locals

http://asia.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=3055276

[Buns_of_Fire]

20. Link? Here y' go...

On Goree Island, Bush Visit Sparks Anger

(On edit: Actually, it's the same Reuters article, from Idaho Indymedia, that Dudley just posted above. That's what I get for having sticky keys. :shrug: )

[Dudley_DUright]

23. No problem Buns

Better two links than none is what I always say.

[Chovexani]

25. Thanks friends

This is why I love DU. :)

[beanball]

32. POWELL&RICE

are a disgrace to the human race.

[stopbush]

10. Typical Opportunistic Repig BS.

I'm sure Rove wanted this meeting if for nothing else than to contrast to the story about the NAACP coming down on 3 Dem candidates this week over missing the NAACP forum. And, I'm sure that the talking points already went out on this to Lush, Sean Han(d)-job-itty and the rest.

Nothing seems to be going right for the cretins this week!

[tomp]

11. YES! THAT is the kind of treatment bush deserves...

...from all patriotic people, especially people in power. reject his authority.

[ewagner]

12. Good on ya!!!

Elijah not letting yourself be used for a Bushco photo op!

A true man of integrity!

:toast:

[hatrack]

13. I LOVE it!!

This is really refreshing - a straightforward, but ever-so-polite suggestion that Bush take his photo-op request and stick it right up his ass!!

Outstanding, Representative Cummings!

Oh, btw, does anyone else find it absolutely unbe-f*****g-lievable that Bush has turned down CBC requests for 2.5 mortal years?

[Punkingal]

14. Terrific!!!!!

eom

[tom_paine]

15. I hold the CBC in the highest esteem

Let me make it clear that I do not agree with them all the time or with the African-American community (certainly their support of the Murderin' OJ was puzzling and distressing -- it seemed to me that they were asking for Equal Opportunity For Rich Guys of All Races to Get Away With Murder. Hooray.)

But I will never forget their courageous stand on Dec. 18th as they filed out of the now-Imperial Senate building. It was fitting and fair end to a 225-year-old Republic, if indeed it is ended. (NEVER GIVE UP!) It was a noble moment and I will never forget that they and only they were willing to stand up for the Old Republic.

Never forget.

[grasswire]

19. more than noble

It was tragic. I never expected to see anything like it in my lifetime.

I doubt that most people understand the meaning of their act, though.

[Rose Siding]

21. This will really tick off the little man

freedom-eyed peas?

[PROGRESSIVE1]

26. Good for him!

The only reason that Bush wants to meet with the Black Community is that we are coming to the next election and he wants to put on a show of good faith for the public! He wants the masses to think that he cares about minorities!
I commend Congressman Cummings for not allowing himself to be used by this Disadministration!

Elijah Cummings is not an Aircraft Carrier......I mean a Political Prop!

:dem:

[w4rma]

27. Part of the landslide of disgust with Bush! (n/t)

[Duncan Grant]

29. Wouldn't you love to have coffee with Maxine Waters...

and get her uncensored story of the CBC vs. *? Oh, that would be so-o-o-o sweet.

Best news I've read all day. :kick:

[David Zephyr]

31. Well, She Came to the Gay & Lesbian Caucus in 1996

and gave the best speech of any of the many indivduals who spoke to the caucus at the National Convention in chicago.

Americans are fortunate to have such an advocate of her caliber in the U.S. Congress fighting for social and economic justice.

[David Zephyr]

30. Hallelujah!

I wish there was one other single demographic slice of Americana that had the courage, the conviction and the moral fiber that African-Americans do. Just one would be enough. Just one.

Hooray for the Congressional Black Caucus! :toast: :toast:

[aquart]

33. Too smart to be a photo op.

Unlike Powell and Rice.

[neuvocat]

34. So much for the eloquent speaker.

He's gonna find out that snubbing all those people is gonna backfire. Some politician he is.