- (CNSNews.com) -- An outspoken black conservative says
he is offended by black liberals who suggest there is a separate agenda
for black Americans.
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- The Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson, the founder of a group that
"rebuilds the family by rebuilding the man," has emerged as a
national spokesman on conservative issues; and he is blasting a recent
gathering of black liberals who presumed to "define the African-American
agenda."
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- "There is no separate 'African American' agenda,"
Peterson insists. "The agenda for black Americans is the same as the
one for whites and other Americans: Love of God, country, and family; lower
taxes, a good education, and a good environment to raise a family."
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- Peterson believes that things are looking up for black
Americans: "They're getting married and taking more personal responsibility
for their own lives," he told C-SPAN's "Washington Journal"
on Saturday.
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- "They are beginning to question the established
liberal black leaders," who have "kept most of them angry at
the white man and addicted to [government] programs."
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- Peterson said more black Americans are rejecting the
"evil Democratic platform," including "abortion on demand
and homosexual marriage."
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- At a "State of the Black Union" symposium in
Georgia on Saturday (televised live on C-SPAN), liberals such as Jesse
Jackson, Al Sharpton, and Louis Farrakhan were asked to consider a "contract
with black America," which could be used to set politicians straight
on what issues they must support if they want to win the liberal black
vote.
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- Symposium host Tavis Smiley raised the idea: "The
next time you [politicians] come calling on our vote, you come correct
on the contract or you don't come at all,'' the PBS talk show host said.
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- President Bush, in a July 2004 speech to the National
Urban League, suggested that Democrats are taking the black vote for granted,
and the idea of a "contract with black America" suggests that
liberals may see some truth in that.
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- But that doesn't mean black liberals are finding common
ground with President Bush. On the contrary, some of the speakers at Saturday's
symposium criticized black pastors who recently met with Bush at the White
House.
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- The Rev. Eddie Long, an Atlanta pastor, was asked about
being a closet Republican. Long replied that "just because we went
to the house [White House] doesn't mean we had intercourse." The remark
was met by cheers, press reports said.
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- Peterson indicated that he was particularly offended
by the closing remarks of Michael Eric Dyson, a University of Pennsylvania
professor, who --- according to Peterson -- "went on an unstoppable
tirade about being proud of his 'Niggerdom.'"
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- According to Peterson, Dyron screamed, "I'm a victim
of Democracy!" and "I embrace my Niggerdom -- I'm a Nigga! I'm
a Nigga! And all you Niggas out there get down with me." According
to Peterson, Dyson received a standing ovation from the audience.
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- "It's time-out for Jesse Jackson, Louis Farrakhan
and Al Sharpton," Peterson said in a press release. "Most blacks,"
he said -- not all, he stressed -- "are suffering, not because of
racism but because of a lack of moral values."
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- Peterson says only rebuilding the family will improve
the situation in the black community.
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- "Black people are waking up and that's why the so-called
black leaders are calling for a new 'agenda' -- they know their time is
almost up," Peterson concluded.
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