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This is great article. You are right, black leadership responds to symbolism. The news media are dazzled by the first this and the first that, but no one is critically comparing and contrasting the records and ideas of the four remaining Democratic candidates. Hell, no one is discussing ideas or records on both sides. The msm is useless.
Hillary's comments about King were unnecessarily stupid because it diminished the importance of Black activists who laid their lives on the line to eradicate Jim Crow. Sista soljah? I don't know.
Oh, what exactly have the Clintons done for Blacks during their so-called civil rights careers? This canard, like the first black president garbage, is often repeated by the white mainstream media, but no one seems to back this statement up with facts and details. Well I know Bill signed the racist Crack/Coke Drug Bill which led to the incarceration of millions of Black non-violent drug users and dealers while pushing white coke users and dealers into rehab and probation. I don't know, perhaps Hillary's "Maccaca" moment will inspire us to re-examine our loyalty to a party that rewards us with token made-up powerless positions in the DNC and not much else. I should note that the only reason there are Black Democrats in Congress is because they are elected by Black Democratic voters. Barry Obama's campaign is quite remarkable when you think about it.
I'm not watching another movie with a predominately black cast until black actors decide not to act in movies where they are required to portray stereotypical shuffling, mumble-mouthed, bug-eyed, criminal degenerates. Soul Plane anyone?
