Happy days are here again
When John McCain called for change at the Republican National Convention, he was talking to a crowd that, in terms of diversity, is a throwback to simpler — and whiter — times.National Public Radio reports on the noticeable decline in minority delegates at the RNC. Of the more than 2,300 delegates at the convention, 93 percent of delegates are white and only 5 percent are Latino. Only 36 are black (1.5%)
Comedy Central's Jon Stewart wasn't exaggerating much by putting up a billboard outside the Twin Cities:
Welcome, Rich White Oligarchy.Utah's delegation reflects the same pattern: Only one non-Anglo sat with the 68 delegates (1.5%). Latinos make up about 12 percent of the state's population.
But Sean Reyes, a Salt Lake City lawyer and alternate delegate who is a Japanese-Hawaiian- Spanish=Filipino-American told the Trib's Tommy Burr that the blame for lack of diversity falls on minorities for not taking advantage of the GOP's openess.
The party has welcomed us with open arms. It's not an indictment of the party, but an opportunity for us to do more with the party.
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