Message to Giuliani and Romney: Just Say No to Drive-By Politics

By Marc H. Morial,
President and CEO, National Urban League
March 12, 2007

Back in November, the National Urban League extended invitations of anyone considering a presidential run to speak at our annual conference this July in St. Louis, Mo. We figured they'd have no legitimate excuse not to come if we started our outreach two years before Election Day. Well, we were wrong.

After two rounds of invitations, we've received two rejections - from former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. Giuliani has got some bigger fish to fry, apparently, and is so busy that he's got not just one but two scheduling conflicts that render him unable to grace our stage. I understand the 2008 presidential campaign is already underway - well before elections of the past-but it's not as if we're holding our convention in midst of the primary season.

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Owner Comments: Personally I fail to see why any Republican canidate would bother to speak to this group. This group has always endorsed the Democrat, has run adds accusing the Republicans of every time of crime and racist garbage under the sun. Just One of the National Urban Leagues far left slantings:

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