Category Archives: Elections

AACONS on To The Point

African-American Conservatives Co-Founder, Marie Stroughter, appeared on today’s episode of To the Point on KCRW, an NPR affiliate. Ms. Stroughter spoke to the conservative viewpoint, with panelists Dr. Peniel Joseph, Walter Rhett and Mikki Taylor espousing the liberal perspective. Click … Continue reading

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South Carolina and Voter ID

On the eve of the primary in South Carolina, the Obama administration is invalidating a voter ID law in South Carolina. Attorney General Eric Holder invoked the race card to justify his stance. Today SC governor Niki Haley has vowed … Continue reading

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Ron Paul and the 5 Stages of Scandal

Allen West – a man who, having served over 20 years in the military, and is now currently serving as one of the most outspoken voices of Conservatism in Congress, has certainly seen his share of enemy fire – said … Continue reading

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Conservative Black Forum

On January 23, 2012, Congressman Allen West is sponsoring a Conservative Black Forum. The event will be moderated by Star Parker. It is a free event, held in the Capitol Building from 10am to Noon. I am making an appeal … Continue reading

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Fundraiser for Congressman Allen West

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Yesterday, two of African-American Conservatives’ co-founders, Sebastian & Marie Stroughter, were privileged to attend a private fundraiser for Congressman Allen West. Representative West was honored with a reception hosted by The Frederick Douglass Foundation of CA, an organization for which … Continue reading

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A Conservative Summarizes the 2010 Midterm Elections

Historically, the 2010 midterm elections will probably be remembered as just a more than average election for the opposition party to the president during the second year of his administration, but hardly the Tea Party Tsunami for which many were … Continue reading

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I Will Not Settle: Why I am Not Voting For Whitman or Fiorina

I’ve been taking some flack from several conservative friends lately. Thus, maybe it’s time I clear up what must be so muddy about that “Independent” part of my “Independent Conservative” political label: I subscribe to no one’s “party.” The crux … Continue reading

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AACONS at EmergingCorruption.com – Dirty Tactics: The New Political Norm?

If you stopped by Emerging Corruption today, maybe you saw our post by African-American Conservatives Co-Founder, Marie Stroughter, entitled: Dirty Tactics: The New Political Norm?

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The New KKK

Today’s Ku Klux Klan is a mere specter of the group whose legacy includes terrorizing six generations of African-Americans. The Klan, once boasting of as many as six million members — and the power to influence presidencies, Congress, national legislation, … Continue reading

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African-American Conservatives and Allen West Raise Hackles

Last week, I had the privilege of interviewing LTC Allen West, a candidate for the US House of Representatives from Florida’s 22nd Congressional District. Allen is a frequent guest on the show and contributor to this blog (thank you, Col. … Continue reading

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