{"id":2728,"date":"2012-07-12T09:46:06","date_gmt":"2012-07-12T14:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/frenchrevolution\/?p=2728"},"modified":"2012-07-12T09:46:07","modified_gmt":"2012-07-12T14:46:07","slug":"whos-the-best-president-for-black-americans-its-not-who-you-think","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/frenchrevolution\/2012\/07\/12\/whos-the-best-president-for-black-americans-its-not-who-you-think\/","title":{"rendered":"Who’s the Best President for Black Americans? It’s Not Who You Think"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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You have to admire the man\u2019s guts.\u00a0 Yesterday, Gov. Romney addressed the NAACP, a crowd not prone to admire his political stances. \u00a0Obama won 96% of the black vote the last time around, and there\u2019s no reason to assume that Gov. Romney will make any inroads into this very important demographic.\u00a0 The Washington Post reports<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Unflinching before a skeptical NAACP crowd, Mitt Romney declared Wednesday he\u2019d do more for African-Americans than Barack Obama, the nation\u2019s first black president. He drew jeers when he lambasted the Democrat\u2019s policies.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you want a president who will make things better in the African-American community, you are looking at him,\u201d Romney told the group\u2019s annual convention. Pausing as some in the crowd heckled, he added, \u201cYou take a look!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFor real?\u201d yelled someone in the crowd.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Why did he decide to speak to such a politically hostile group?\u00a0 Well, because when he\u2019s elected President, he will represent the whole country.\u00a0 And even though the NAACP is a left leaning political group and doesn\u2019t really reflect the needs and concerns of most black Americans, it was an important outreach to a population deeply hurt by Obama\u2019s economic policies.<\/p>\n

Here is the speech as written for delivery<\/a>.<\/p>\n

By now, you\u2019ve probably heard he was booed when he mentioned that he wanted to repeal Obamacare, which seemed to be the main takeaway of the event.\u00a0 However, Mona Charen asks an interesting question on National Review<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Naturally, most of the coverage about Romney\u2019s speech to the NAACP focused on the boos. It reflected badly on Romney, we are meant to understand. Question: Is there any doubt that if a liberal Democrat addressed a gathering of conservatives (I know, impossible to imagine, but stay with me), and was booed for his trouble, that the press narrative would be how badly this reflected on the audience<\/em>?<\/p>\n

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