How come there is no diversity in the Republican party?

Question

Does this show how they are not evolving as the America society is?
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Answer 1

No diversity? Um. Ever hear of Condi Rice, Colin Powell, Clarence Thomas, Thomas Sowell, Alberto Gonzales, Michelle Malkin?

All well known Republicans, often at very high levels.

Answer 2

LOL!

That is absolutely ridiculous.

I am a Latino and I am a republican, I have friends of different races sexes and even sexual preferences that are republican.

Some how this myth that you have to be white to be a Republican keeps worming its way in to common belief, it is all bull.

Trust me I have had an easier time being a republican that's Latino than I have been a Latino republican.

I was actually verbally assaulted and called a "race traitor" in school by a "liberal" Latino class member. But I have not once been insulted by any one who is a conservative or a republican.

There is plenty of diversity, you need to look past the propaganda of the left to find it.

Answer 3

How come you don't know about the diversity in the Republican Party?

You should ask this question of JC Watts and Michael Steele. Asians are Republican by 2 to 1.

Answer 4

There is more diversity in the Republican Party than the Democratic party. Let's consider a few things:
-In the Democratic debates, they all agree that the war was bad and that we need to get out soon (for some that time is quicker than others, but they all want to get us out of Iraq). The Republicans, however, have John McCain who would have us stay indefinitely and Ron Paul who wants us out tomorrow with everyone else in between.
- The last two Secretaries of State were African American under a Republican president. How many did Bill Clinton have?
- The former AG was Latino. How many Latinos worked for Bill Clinton?
- Have you ever seen JC Watts?
- In the Republican party, there are social and fiscal conservatives who disagree on issues like abortion, gay rights, etc, but for some reason all call themselves Republican. I doubt you will find such diversity when you look at the Democrats, unless you count Democrats like Zell Miller who really aren't Democrats at all.

Answer 5

Does this imply that the democrats are "diverse"? Check the staffs of the republican and democrat congressmen and tell me which party is more diverse. They aren't subject to the EEOC laws that you and me are. They don't have to hire "minorities". Also look at the republican and democrat administrations. What democrat has had anything other than white men in high office such as secretary of state or head of the joint chiefs? Was that a democrat or a republican barring black kids from integrated schools in Alabama? What party dominated in the segregated south in those days? Which party is always telling us (and them) that minorities can't make it in life without their "help"? Now you're trying to convince me that the republicans have no "diversity"? Please...

Answer 6

Baffling Debate Question at Paul.

The only anonymous question, in 2 hours of debate, was asked of Ron Paul.
It was a question about the NAU and if he believed in conspiracy theories? Check it out for yourself.

Total Bias to try to throw the US Military, hard working, and Middle class, supporters, away from Veteran Paul? Maybe to make him and his supporters, look crazy?

Is that why Ron Paul was the only one with the anonymous question?

Possibly anonymous so as to not be able to "HOLD ACCOUNTABLE THE GUY WHO
ASKED THE CONSPIRACY QUESTION"?

Could it have been a planted question (by news media, etc..) because maybe the guy didn't feel he wanted to be responsible for asking the most ignorant question that was posed?

Was it even his real voice? Could it have been
anonymous because it wasn't "his own question", he was asking? Maybe a voice over?

Who would be able to tell on TV and what could the guy do, if he was used by the news media and debate crew?

Anonymous means that all but "1" question had the: picture, name, location, and question.

Yet, during the conspiracy theory question, directed at Ron Paul (and no one else ??), it only had location and question. If the location was even real.

Veteran Paul stressed the "Fact" that most of his funding comes from the US Military Officers, when McCain in short, insinuated that PAUL was "CRAZY" for wanting to pull the troops out of Iraq.
Please watch for yourself.

Answer 7

There is plenty of diversity in the Republican party.

They have pro-choice and anti-choice people. The have free-trade and protectionist people. The have libertarian and theocratic people.

In reality, the Republicans have far more diversity then the Democrat party. But the problem with 'Diversity' is that the politically correct libs have defined 'Diversity' as 'only people that agree with the Democrat agenda'.

Who ended slavery? Republicans.
Who integrated civil service and government contracting? Republicans.
Who fought for anti-lynching legislation? Republicans.
Who integrated southern schools? Republicans.
Who enforced voting rights? Republicans.

Who stood in the way of all that diversity? Democrats.

Answer 8

Did you see President Clinton's cabinet? Bush's administration has made a real effort to include minorities. I see republicans welcoming minorities into the Republican party. I see Democrats calling them names "Uncle Toms" .... Sounds like the Democrats are only interested in diversity when they benefit

Answer 9

Very simple reasons.
1. There is no economic or political benefit for minority supporters of Republicans. As a result, they are unable to attract many blacks, jews, and lately hispanics into the party fold. Its hard to expect people to vote against them receiving special benefits(affirmative action), money(welfare), or special protection(aka hate crimes).
2. The minorities that do support Republicans generally blend into the party well and don't purposely draw attention to themselves on basis of religion, race, or other factors. The election of the Indian guy in Louisiana is a good example as he doesn't focus on his ethnicity like many democratic politicians will do.

Answer 10

Condoleezza Rice.