College Republicans Organization

17 replies · 7849 views · Started by 1EducatedBrotha · Jan 2005

Greetings, The Republican National Committee has established several chapter of the College Republicans organizations across campuses nationwide. However, they have very few chapter on the organizations on HBCU campuses. I do know that Howard has a chapter and we are chartering a chapter here at Hampton. Many people have a misconception of what it is to be a Republican. You do not have to be rich or come from a rich family. So do not let the name turn you off. All it takes is someone who wants to be educated on the issues and the political system in America. If anyone from Hampton or any other HBCUs is interested in joining this organization please feel free to reply to this post or contact me. My email address is milton.bell@pipeline.hamptonu.edu or call me at my office at 321-229-3241. This is a direct number. Thank You, Milton Bell Hampton Univeristy C/O 08 ONYX VII.....BLACK DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER

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NECKBONE · Jan 2005

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my problem with the republican party, other than the bad ideas...ie the war and social security, is that they have a holier than thou attitude. its as if you cannot be a republican and be pro choice or care about the enviornment without being ridiculed by your own party. and i believe that this is just rediculous that if your name isnt Arnold Swertzinagger(sp?) or Rudy Gulionni(sp?) you cannot be a moderate.

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Soul D-Psi-ple from Mount Rainier, MD · Jan 2005

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hot_coco wrote:
Cold-Blooded1919 wrote:
1. The words Black and Republican do not mix. 2. What have Republicans done for the Black community other than hurt? 3. I am ashamed that Howard has a chapter.
1. Sure they do. I think that we need more Black Republicans or at least Independents to even out the playing field. It's not too smart to put all of our eggs in one basket. The Democrats already know that they have the "Black support", so they really don't have to offer us anything new to get our vote. And the Republicans think that we won't vote for them anyway, so they don't really address our issues as much as we would like. 2. Freed our enslaved ancestors and supported the Reconstruction efforts. 3. I don't go to Howard, so no comment.

1. We don't need to jump on anyone elses bandwagon. That method cleary hasn't worked for the black community (ie. the democratic party) 2. The post-civil war republican party was ALOT different from the present republican party which began to take shape around the pre-Cold War period. We were freed only in the southern states (not missouri or kentucky) in an effort to convince newly freedmen to join the military to fill it's depleted ranks. Reconstruction NEVER finished. That's one of the reasons Jim Crow and Black Codes came about in the south. If it had finished, perhaps civil rights movement would have came about earlier or, hell, it might have not been necessary if they truly supported Black Americans. Call me whatever, but I don't trust the "good ol' boys". There's alot of things we can solve ourselves if we just put our minds together do for our OWN.