I received this email in my SPAM folder today:
Black Activists Mourn the Passing of Ronald Reagan
Project 21 Members Call Former President “Great Leader”
As the nation’s capital prepares for the public viewing and state funeral of former President Ronald Reagan, members of the African-American leadership network Project 21 are expressing their profound sympathies to the late president’s family and friends and celebrating his achievements in making America stronger and spreading freedom and liberty throughout the world.
To follow are personal comments from Project 21 members about President Reagan and his legacy:
(Testimonials deleted to save Space- the whole email is in the extended entry below)
Project 21 has been a leading voice of the African-American community since 1992. For more information, contact David Almasi or Virgil Beato at (202) 371-1400 or [email protected], or visit Project 21’s website at http://www.project21.org/P21Index.html online.
Has anyone ever heard of Project 21 before?
Black Activists Mourn the Passing of Ronald Reagan
Project 21 Members Call Former President “Great Leader”
As the nation’s capital prepares for the public viewing and state funeral of former President Ronald Reagan, members of the African-American leadership network Project 21 are expressing their profound sympathies to the late president’s family and friends and celebrating his achievements in making America stronger and spreading freedom and liberty throughout the world.
To follow are personal comments from Project 21 members about President Reagan and his legacy:
A fine scotch
Stephen Green has posted about it over at VodkaPundit.
Steve
Yeah I’ve heard of them. They are a group of conservative blacks. I don’t know much about them beyond that.
ha
Sounds like an astro turf group. Here is a great bit on one such Black Republican group
rachelrachel
They probably call it Project 21 because they could only find 21 blacks that would say anything nice about Reagan!
Oliver
It’s a front group for the conservative right. Move along, nothing to see.
Rick
“…for the conservative right.”
Is there another flavor I need to know about.
But thank you for not saying such folks “aren’t Black.”
Cordially…
jeff
Shorter Oliver: They’re black but they left the liberal plantation so they’re meaningless and are probably being bought.
Slartibartfast
Yes, I’m confident that it’s just another case of minorities being victimized by those in power. Even though there’s not a speck of evidence for that.
Kimmitt
I love that “left the plantation” analogy. Seriously, there’s nothing like being called a slavemaster to remind what vileness permeates conservative thought.