Plus, those of you who think she is so smart. She is smart, but not so smart as to add anything meaningful to the dialogue. Listen to what she says on Hardball. It is usually noncommittal or a recitation of something that Chris Mathews has said. Michelle’s opinions come not from analysis and work but from internet clips…all flash, no substance.

Yes. I did speak to Michelle and to Vernon Parker. Did you read when I said I was a member of her wedding party??? You don’t get invited to be a member of a wedding party if you don’t know a person. So, specifically, both Michelle and Vernon switched parties to move ahead. Am I bitter, no. I do resent people who are opportunists, however. Michelle is an opportunist. If you really worked with Michelle you would know that she hangs around just long enough to cause damage where she is and then she moves on and leaves a trail of mess that needs to be cleaned up after her.

You published my photo of Michelle Bernard and Chris Matthews. The least you can do is provide your readers with photo credit when it is due.

This means, in particular, that Reagan was no fiscal conservative.

I don’t understand the animosity toward blacks who immigrate and work hard for what they want and I sincerely resent that implication. I am a Barbadian who immigrated, pursued B.A. and M.S degrees and am a professional. My whole family immigrated and amoung us we have Accountants, Doctors, Engineers etc. Some of us have stayed here while others have emmigrated back home. As a general rule we West Indians don’t beg or borrow but instead work hard (not saying that others don’t).

I consider myself an independent with some liberal views and I don’t begrudge this woman her success. Some of us don’t know our history as it seems like some on this board believe that Blacks in America were the only group to suffer from the plight called slavery. Slavery in the Caribbean was used to perfect slavery in the Americas. The slave codes used to torture us as a people were developed in Barbados.

As someone said earlier, this is the strategy used to keep Blacks enslaved for centuries across the world. We tear each other down rather than celebrate the successes that can build up our communities.

Where is it law that if you are a Black person in America, you have to be a Democrat to be politically correct?

The USA is a country of choice. Many blacks in America complain that the Republican Party is a white party, but when a Black person (who genuinely) believe in the
GOP / Republican platform affiliate with the GOP they are criticized as being an opportunist.

Before you criticize another Black Republican, just think for one second about how difficulty it is for a Black person to “come out the closet” and be honest with themselves, their friends, family and society that they fundamentally do not support the Democratic ideals. Let’s commit to respect people’s right to affiliate on the right or left or center, etc.

Black Democrats are Democrats because they made that choice. Why can’t Black Republicans have the same choice?