From the Washington Times:
At least one member of the all-Democrat Congressional Black Caucus is complaining that President Bush failed to consult them before heading off to Africa.
Even better:
“It makes me wonder how sincere this trip is, if you won’t meet with the leaders of African descent in your own country,” the Democrat said.
Given the snub, “I think we have a lot of reasons to have thin skin,” she added.
Earlier this week, black activist Al Sharpton, who is seeking the Democratic nomination to run against President Bush in the 2004 election, made a similar complaint.
“I think it is interesting that the president is going to meet with African leaders when he has not met with African-American leaders — the head of the NAACP, the head of the Urban League, the head of Rainbow/Push,” Mr. Sharpton said in a TV interview Sunday.
Mr. Sharpton did not mention that the NAACP had sponsored TV ads during the 2000 presidential election that suggested Mr. Bush, by opposing so-called hate crime legislation in Texas, somehow approved of the brutal murder of a black man.
I’m pretty sure these people aren’t from Africa. Have they done in-depth studies of African problems and policies? I don’t complain when the President goes to visit Europe without consulting me. Idiots.
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