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(10-02-2012 01:28 PM)Athlone McGinnis Wrote:  

The words "black" and "Republican" (in the modern sense, anyway) really shouldn't go together in a sentence. When they do, the result (a black republican**) is usually less than ideal.

Exhibit A: Allen West

**: Trust me, I used to be one.

So what are you Athlone? I can't see why a black intellectual would want to be liberal (or be part of the Republican party for that matter).