McCain To Attend NAACP Convention He Skipped Last Year

John McCain will attend the annual NAACP convention, according to the Associated Press:

McCain disclosed his plans in an interview with the African-American publication Essence, which was released Tuesday. Asked how he might reach out to the black community, McCain replied that he would "go to places and venues that would allow me to continue a dialogue with the African-American community. I will go to the NAACP convention."

McCain noted that he "talked about the need to include 'forgotten Americans'" during a visit he recently made to the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., where Alabama state troopers and local sheriffs deputies stormed and beat 800 blacks and whites marching for voting rights on March 7, 1965.

McCain's attention to the NAACP is a new affair. Only last year he declined the invitation citing scheduling conflicts (as did all but one Republican candidate). And Oscar Tillman, who heads the Phoenix branch of the NAACP, doesn't ever remembering seen McCain at an event:

John McCain, said Tillman, "has pretty well zero relationship with the African-American community that I know of."

"I don't recall him ever attending any function with the NAACP," Tillman added. "Each year we send them an invitation [to an annual banquet], and each year they say no."

Comments

[uheardme]

We know Gerrie Ferraro won't be going to an NAACP meeting.

[eniobob]

He will get a respectful reception,and that will be it.Everybody knows whats up.

[carex]

Hypocrite will do or say anything.

[westminster]

If this is not the height of pandering I don't know what is.

[mahoner]

I must say...walking into the lion's den is pretty bravado though....

But to me, it's kinda like going to a party where all your ex's are there. After you cheated on all of them. With their best friends. And you impregnated one of them. And pregnant best friend is there too.

[neocon666]

Too little, too late.

[don]

"McCain To Attend NAACP Convention He Skipped Last Year"



OMG, he has a time machine!!

[suekzoo]

When McCain went on his "Forgotten Americans Tour" and stopped in Selma, no black people showed up. So what conversation is he wanting to continue with the AA community?

[UnbiasView]

What's the point? Unless McCain is offering better free handouts he has 0% chance of winning votes from the first serious black candidate.

[neocon666]

Nice of you to join us Mr. Buchanan.

[txbyrd]

Will this be on TV? Let me know. I want to order a pizza and enjoy this show.

[ajax2]

This NAACP stop is not on the Rove/Bush road map.

[Charmed]

Does he really think this is going to make a difference. African Americans don't mean anything to the Clintons so I'm sure they know they don't mean anything to McBush except for a vote to get them where they want to be.

[AtlGuyNextDoor]

I hope McMoses gets a reception cold enough to freeze his varicose veins.

[AmHope]

Funny. I like that.

[Davwbaird]

John McCain will put the national interest ahead of partisanship, he will work with anyone who sincerely wants to get this country moving again. If John McCain is elected President, the era of the permanent campaign will end. The era of problem solving will begin.

[djonan]

16th time the charm for this man? You are out of your noggin'

[neocon666]

Good point; an excellent follow-up adminstration to George W. Bush, the great uniter.

[AmHope]

Oh, gimme me a break. He's a confused, first class hypocrite.

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[k6007]

Got hired in, huh? Congrats!

[OuterBoroughPrincess]

I hope that the AP will begin referring to Cosmo and Glamour as "white chick mags."