Skip: "I am happy with the election"
Skip Alston took about 90 seconds at Thursday's Guilford County commissioners meeting to address his failed attempt to win another term as state NAACP president, a post he'd held since 1996.
Alston lost the election to Rev. William Barber, a Goldsboro minister. Another Guilford commissioner, Carolyn Coleman, was elected the group's first vice president. More on this at Allen Johnson's place.
I've provided a partial transcript of Alston's statements below, paraphrasing some parts because my recording is kinda crummy. He made his remarks at a point near the end of the meeting when commissioners can pretty much talk about anything they want.
"And as far as the NAACP election, I am happy with the election. Everybody wants to win, of course, but the gentleman that is now the president, I totally support him 100 percent. I know him very well. He’s going to do an excellent job for the NAACP. Mrs. Coleman is the first vice president of the NAACP. And I’m going to support them 110 percent.
"So there's no malice whatsoever with me and the NAACP. And I've always said: it's not the person that’s at the top, it's the people that’s at the bottom that matters."
He talked about the organization's goals of fighting racial discrimination and promoting fairness and justice.
"So I don't want anyone to think that Skip is ... hurt or in mourning or anything. That’s not the case whatsoever ..."
"And sometimes," he added near the end of his remarks, "change is good."
He closed by reminding everybody that he still serves on the state and national NAACP boards.
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"He closed by reminding everybody that he still serves on the state and national NAACP boards."
He still didn't want anyone to forget that he still has the power to pull the race card when ever he likes now did he.
What a shame, he learned nothing, it's still all about him.
Posted on October 17, 2005 4:56 PM