From his speech at the Confederate War Memorial in 1990:
Americans of African ancestry are the people with whom our history in this country most closely intertwines, whose struggles in an odd but compelling way most resemble our own, and whose rights as full citizens we above all should celebrate and insist upon.
P.S. I just finished reading "Born Fighting." Here's my challenge to all you Miller supporters out there: read that book plus "The Nightingale's Song," and then explain to me how you can possibly support a guy who will gain Democrats absolutely nothing (Miller) over a potentially transformative leader (Webb). Also, while you're at it, can you please explain to me how on earth you can back a smear mongerer who was Born Lobbying over a great American who was Born Fighting - for our freedom, for our constitution, and for our country. Thank you.
Assemblye yes end to budget standoff
By Seth McLaughlin
Honor is all we have at the end of the day. It's what makes us who we are. It gives us strength. It gives us courage. Or it leaves us weak. It leaves us fearful. It leaves us afraid of what we may lose. But in the end, what we lose means nothing. What we gain means nothing. All that matters is if at the end of the day when you lie down to sleep, you know in your heart that you were righteous towards your fellow man. Everyone of them, friend and foe. You were just to everybody you met that day.
Harris Miller says that anybody who does not support Affirmative Action in the EXACT way he defines it is not welcome in the Democratic Party.
Then I am not welcome.
Then millions upon millions of Americans are not welcome.
That is NOT how you build a majority, and that is NOT how you will take back this country. Exclusion and elitism will drive away the masses who are lost and turning to the Democratic Party for help.
We must welcome all philosophies and all ideas into this party. If we don't, then we are destined to remain the minority. Democrats tend to be so fond of Darwin. Darwin said that you must "adapt or perish." Apparently, some members of the Democratic Party would rather do the later.
Mr. Webb, I'm with you all the way.
A good many of Miller's supporters are unhappy with Miller's recent smear campaign and have expressed to me that they hope that Miller will shape up. Yet evidently some of Miller's supporters think his smear campaign is just peachy. According to them, "you couldn't ask for anything better."
Disgusting display of Democratic giddiness over sleezy and misleading remarks here
With Democrats like Miller and this merry band of his followers in our party we don't need to look across the aisle to find a reason to feel disgusted. I always like to think that my party is better than this kind of thing, but sometimes it's just not.
Why can't people see the inconsistency of his "beliefs"? He is nothing more than a scam artist a la George Bush.
--MSOC
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Example from the book referring to Vice Admiral Leon "Bud" Edney, former Commandant of Midshipmen at USNA and later Chief of Naval Personnel:
In his letter to Webb, Edney wrote, "I have come to respect and admire your leadership, integrity, and intellectual capacity more than any other individual I have been privileged to serve under in my 31 years."
"Born Fighting" gave me a more complete understanding of not only where Webb is on various issues (including Affirmative Action and Civil Rights) but his reasoning behind them. It offers an enlightening look into where he sees the United States heading.
I very highly recommend both books.