Born into slavery, Frederick Douglass is the perfect example for empowering and encouraging individuals to escape the suffocating grip of the welfare system. While living on slave-master entitlements, Frederick Douglass prepared himself, learned to read and write, to take advantage of favorable circumstances.  At the age of 21, Frederick Douglass escaped from the slave master’s entitlement program and ran away to seek freedom. Seizing the opportunities that surfaced, Douglass became a successful businessman and an influential statesman.

Far too many welfare recipients have become solely dependent upon the slave-government to care for them—believing the government owes them something and rendering themselves helpless and unable to escape the slave-government’s control over their lives.  Being on welfare should not become a permanent lifestyle.  Like Frederick Douglass, it should serve as a “jump start to a better life.

Welfare is not a race problem; it’s a human problem.  There are more whites on welfare than blacks. Disproportionately speaking, blacks are more affected. This disparity must be addressed.

Opportunity is a favorable circumstance for attaining a goal.  Once a favorable circumstance is acted upon, opportunities begin to surface.  People don’t want entitlements; they want employment opportunities, i.e., the Keystone Pipeline so they can provide for their families. The policies of the Obama administration are needlessly causing misery and poverty—limited opportunities.

In order to provide clarity to this issue, Newt Gingrich should highlight Frederick Douglass’s life as a perfect example on how to break free from the slave-government’s entitlement programs.

by KCarl Smith, The ConservativeMESSENGER - A Frederick Douglass Republican

I am a Frederick Douglass Republican because the life-empowering message that Douglass advocated aligns with my personal VALUES: (1) Respect for the Constitution; (2) Respect for Life; (3) Believe in Limited Government; and (4) Belief in Personal Responsibility.  Does Douglass’ thinking line up with your personal values and beliefs?  If so, guess what?  That would make you a “conservative”.  Better still, a “Frederick Douglass Republican!”  These aren’t just the beliefs of Frederick Douglass.  These four VALUES are the basic principles of the conservative philosophy.

The Frederick Douglass Republican Methodology or constitutional conservatism is the only philosophy that can save our beloved nation and secure liberty for our children and grandchildren.  I’m committed to the conservative cause.

It’s my sincere effort to help you recognize that you are a conservative, but you just don’t know it.

By KCarl Smith, The ConservativeMESSENGER – “A Frederick Douglass Republican”

In my book: Frederick Douglass Republicans, I describe my deliverance from the brainwashing methods and techniques of the Democratic Party. Here are some excerpts:

“The Democratic Party takes the black vote for granted because they know that regardless of the issue or the candidate, they will get approximately 90 percent of the black vote. Why?  Because just as I did, many black Americans vote democratic based on deep-seated family voting traditions and not based on Christian values and their allegiance to Jehovah God.” –Page 6

“My lack of knowing the true history of both parties (Republican and Democratic) twisted my whole outlook on politics. As a result, others easily persuaded me, and I fell for the deliberated schemes by Democratic politicians to deceive me….There were external forces influencing my emotions and decision-making when it came to politics. Allow me to explain.” –Page 8

“As I looked back over my life, the Kennedy-King-Kennedy image led to my blind and total loyalty to the Democratic Party.

The Propaganda Portrait – The image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., being flanked by President John F. Kennedy (JFK) and his brother Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) represents the biggest political lie that has ever been told to black Americans. 

The Kennedy-King-Kennedy image was sold to black communities across the country beginning in the 1970s—a masterful propaganda campaign designed by the Democratic Party.” –Page 8-9

“Obviously, this visual was designed to brainwash and mislead blacks…Similar to many blacks, through this image, I believed with all my heart that JFK and RFK were close members of my family. I was convinced they were supporters of Dr. King and champions for the Civil Rights Movement…Unfortunately for Democrats, history tells a different story.” –Page 9

“LBJ could not garner enough votes from within his own party (Democrat Party) to pass the bill. Of the 18 senators who opposed the 1965 Voting Rights Act, 17 were Democrats. In fact, 97 percent of Republicans senators voted for the Act.” --Page 11

These facts of history are seldom discussed.  

By KCarl Smith, The ConservativeMESSENGER with Dr. Karnie C. Smith, Sr.