sigh
As a black republican who defied Reagan over Grenada I agree with Gingrich in his provocation. What does it say about the African–American political sophistication when the 'evil' whiteboys can create a more popular black icon than blackfolks themselves? It says that both blacks and whites are afraid of integration. Integrated places don't need all that, proving the Republican Party isn't truly integrated. Fine. There's only one true solution and that has to come from the masses of black voters. Unless and until they do so, scams of the foolish will continue.
It should go without saying that the entire success of the Republican Party over the past two decades has been all about grass roots work coupled with top–down scheming. The bottom up stuff is what Howard Dean's supporters are all excited about, because there hasn't been a true Demoratic populist since Lawton Chiles. Hell, this is what Nader showed in 2000, but I digress. African Americans have an open invitation to feed at the Republican trough, but by and large they are chickenshit. C'est la vie.
"by and large" leaves me a out. Okay. And coupled with this, which I understand the sentiment behind, I ain't mad. I do sometimes wonder how I can have so much experience in common with someone, agree so much so often, and still run across clunkers like this. It may have something to do with (technically) not being responsible for anyone but myself anymore.
The differences aren't that much greater than those I have with a number of Black folks who wouldn't stand within five feet of a Republican, though. And though Cobb skewered Dickerson for her Kwanzaa editorial, from the description of her next book I'd bet they'd get along famously (as long as no one mentioned Kwanzaa).
And for the record, as long as Republicans send me to the trough rather than the table, I ain't feeling them.
