Oliphant has done an editorial cartoon of Condi Rice that is out of bounds. Some on "the right" have been asking why groups like that NAACP have not come out against the cartoon.
Why should they? After all, unfortunately, the NAACP has become a partisan organization. Has the "Black right" defended those on the "Black left" when slurs, slanders, and lies have been directed towards the "Black left"?
Of course not.
[Update at the end of the entry]
When Mfume had a chance of having a national talk show, did the "Black right" defend the man's right to have such a show? No. Instead, "the right" got into gear and shut down the floating idea of Mfume having a national talk show. But, "the right" had a cow when local people in Los Angeles attempted to have Larry Elder taken off of the air.
When Mfume had a local show in Baltimore, the show addressed problems in urban areas, and show cased people and groups that attempted to solve the problems. But did the "Black right" say anything about that?
After Ron Brown was killed in an airplane crash, many on "the right" went after integrity of the man. At one point, they were claiming he had a marijuana habit. Ron Brown's family, in mourning, had to deal with that garbage. In fact, Ron Brown's doctor was given permission by the family to discuss Brown's health. Evidently, he had a lung condition that made it hard for him to be in smoke filled areas in general. If he smoked, anything, he would have probably landed in the hospital. So, where was the "Black right" then?
In fact, Armstrong Williams disliked the man so much that he defended the attacks on Ron Brown.
The "Black right" will talk about Blacks building businesses and how Blacks need to do more. They are right about that. Then, why is it that the "Black right" won't mention the long standing effort done by Black Enterprise? Could it be the fact that Earl Graves, Sr. is a Democrat?
The "Black right" has said nothing about how Cathy Hughes brought one AM station in Washington, D.C., slept in it, backed down drug dealers who suspected her intentions at the radio station, and turned it into a decent radio enterprise. Could it be because she got the foundation of radio stations by taking advantage of race based tax incentives that gave big tax breaks to companies that sold radio stations to minority owners? Has the "Black right" said anything about Radio One teaming with COMCAST to make TV One?
The "Black right" says that Blacks need to take more personal responsibilty. But, why do they overlook Judge Mathis who went from doing petty crime as a teenager to going to college and, in time, becoming a real judge? Could this oversight come from Mathis being a Democrat?
I guess I shouldn't even bring up the fact that when he was a teenager, Mfume, then Drizel Gray, was running the streets and creating children. One day, he claims, he recognized that he was living the wrong kind of life and he then decided to turn his life around.
He started taking care of his kids. He got his education. He won a seat on the Baltimore city council. He then won a seat in the House of Representative. He is now the head of the NAACP. I guess it's foolish of me to even point this out. Of course the "Black right" doesn't want to show how Mfume turned his life around.
I've written, and will continue to write, that Blacks can't afford to get involved in the "left vs. right" garbage. The limited examples I gave are why.
Why is it not hypocrisy when those who have a complaint about the "Black left" not giving the full view of the Black community, also does not give a full view because of partisanship?
In fact, I damn them MORE because they note wrong doing, and then do the same type of wrong doing.
[Update]
Well, it looks like the NAACP and Urban League have weighed in and spoken out against the comments of the radio talk host.
Additionally, molotov has corrected me for trackbacking to the Booker Rising blog but not pointing to the stories. I did it in response to the comment section of some blog entries. It was bad form, as I have been told, so I apologize.
So, some links are in order Condi as Aunt Jemimah
But I still think my comments are valid.
Posted by at November 18, 2004 11:01 AM | TrackBack