Bush says plan benefits blacks

[True_Blue]

WASHINGTON -- President Bush and his supporters, as part of their all-out effort to push Social Security reform, have been quietly making the argument that African-Americans would particularly benefit from Bush's proposals--a message that is proving highly controversial.

Blacks, on average, die younger than whites, Bush's argument goes, so they have fewer years to collect Social Security benefits and are getting a raw deal. That means they have even more to gain than other Americans from private retirement accounts, the president's supporters say.

That message has ignited anger among some black leaders, who say Bush and his allies are exploiting the tragedy of the shorter black life span for political purposes, rather than trying to do something about it.

"It's inaccurate," said Hillary Shelton, director of the Washington bureau of the NAACP. "And knowing what is happening with the rest of the budget, it's quite disingenuous."
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[cobaindrain]

1. did he "groan loudly" this time?

[GHOSTDANCER]

4. he gave a little smirk i'm sure.

To quote RATM "Rollin down rodeo with a shotgun, These people ain't seen a brown skin man since their grandparants bought one."

[0007]

2. In other words the blacks are getting screwed under the present

plan. Now junior is gonna make sure they get a square deal, LOL! Is junior gonna make sure they live longer, eh?

[kysrsoze]

7. Oh, you people die first so you shouldn't worry about S.S. What an ass.

He's a complete moron.

[whistle]

3. Bush is political posturing so that anyone opposed to SS reform

...by his way can be accused of racism. Give the poor more social security and better health-care and not only will they live longer, but they can become even better citizens by working their way out of poverty, contributing their maximum potential, becoming more productive and this is really important, paying more taxes. Bush is such a putz, he would rather see poor people dying off then admit his program is a total fraud! What a racist.

[yinkaafrica]

5. These are new talking points for repukes to hammer on

they will hammer and hammer and hammer -
then they will win

[whistle]

17. The trick is to out hammer them and never let them win...

....the democrats must stand firm and not allow social security to be modified by the republicans.

[Skittles]

6. and we all know that bush inc cares deeply about black Americans

:puke:

[merwin]

8. BREAKING: Bush says KKK plan benefits blacks

God, that fucking liar will say anything!

[Solly Mack]

9. way to end racism, chucklenuts ( you betcha)

http://edition.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/02/09/bush.blackhistory.ap/

ignorant clueless racist fuckwad

[6000eliot]

10. So racist they can't even see

how poorly their racist argument will play.

[LynneSin]

11. I can't believe he would have the audacity to say something like that

:grr:

[PurityOfEssence]

12. Never underestimate the chutzpah of this schmuck

He's the guy who promises that faith-based charities will promise to have no proselytizing component to their services, even though he swears that without the acceptance of Jesus Christ, he never could have kicked John Barleycorn.

He's the guy who submits budgets with no cost for a damned war, even though he knows full well that there'll be a lot.

He's the guy who claims he can halve his own deficit without recinding the tax giveaway, even though all estimations for halving it use the revocation of the tax cuts as in integral mechanism.

[AlCzervik]

13. the private accounts are supposed to supplement the cuts in benefits

so it's supposed to a wash....how does this benefit anyone?

[UCSBLiberalCat53]

14. basically it comes down to this

The Race Card: it's ok when Republicans use it.

[Mountainman]

15. These bastards have to be heartless to be willing to lie to so many people

about their real intentions.

[MsMagnificent]

16. A pertinent argument for Health Care

terrible for anything else.

Maybe their manipulations will backfire on them, and they'll be FORCED to improve health care coverage AND benefits.

If there's a God....

[sweetladybug]

18. MsMagnificent, I was thinking the same thing. This would be a good

argument for health care for the low and middle income people. I hope this backfires on the manipulating SOB

[applegrove]

19. At least Americans are not taking him seriously - anymore

[subterranean]

20. Ms. Shelton is correct

It's inaccurate and Bush knows it. Black men have a shorter life span mainly because they have a higher death rate in childhood and young adulthood. Blacks who make it to retirement age do not have a much shorter life expectancy than any other group. Bush's argument is deliberately misleading, like just about everything else he says.

[are_we_united_yet]

21. ".....benefits blacks."

Brought to you by the administration that brings you "Clear Skies", "Help America Vote" and "Leave No Child Behind".

[daleo]

22. This explains his talk about ending racism.

Just part of the political calculus to get rid of social security. A cheap stunt by a cheap huckster.

[despairing optimist]

23. Bush Plan A: Say private accts benefit blacks. Plan B: Say it in Ebonics

It's the new 40-acres-and-a-mule promise. When everyone actually believes less is more, they'll deserve what they get. Never mind addressing the causes of early mortality in black men. That gets pushed aside so it can be taken as an immutable fact of life.

We know * has no shame. When is the black community going to do a Bill O'Reilly and say, "Shut up! Just shut up!"?