Posted on 11/24/2004 6:38:53 AM PST by Tumbleweed_Connection
Civil rights Leaders Criticized for Ignoring Attacks on Conservative Minorities
President Bush's nomination of Condoleezza Rice as secretary of state has resulted in harsh liberal criticism that members of the black leadership network Project 21 consider racist.
Along with their condemnations of offensive commentators and cartoonists, Project 21 members also are critical of self-professed civil rights leaders who are remaining silent on current and previous racial attacks on black Bush Administration officials.
Over the past few months, and peaking this week with her appointment, cartoonists have been using Dr. Rice's race as a point of ridicule. Demeaning political cartoons by Pat Oliphant and Jeff Danziger accentuate Dr. Rice's black features and feature her speaking in rural southern dialect. Garry Trudeau called her "Brown Sugar" in his "Doonesbury" comic strip. Earlier this year, cartoonist Ted Rall questioned Dr. Rice's race in a comic suggesting she was President Bush's "house nigga" and needed "racial re-education." Universal Press Syndicate distributes Oliphant, Trudeau and Rall. The New York Times distributes Danziger.
On November 17, radio host John "Sly" Sylvester called Dr. Rice "Aunt Jemima" and secretary of state Colin Powell "Uncle Tom" on his WTDY (Madison, Wisconsin) radio show. Sylvester, who also is the station's program director, is refusing to apologize, but has said, "I will apologize to Aunt Jemima." The station's owner, the Mid-West Broadcast Group, is declining to discipline him.
In late October, a conservative host at WISN in nearby Milwaukee was suspended for a week for calling an illegal Mexican immigrant a "wetback."
While some local leaders have condemned Sylvester's comments, the Madison chapter of the NAACP has so far declined to make a statement. Project 21 asked the NAACP's national leadership to condemn Rall's racist cartoon in July, but no action was taken. Jesse Jackson and the National Association of Black Journalists were also contacted at the time. They took no action.
"To hear the leftists tell it, conservative blacks have become the new 'trash class' of American society," said Project 21 member Michael King. "And with the continued cricket-filled silence from the professional civil rights crowd, the Jesse Jacksons and Al Sharptons give tacit permission and acceptance of such language and tactics."
King's comments are echoed by Project 21 member Mychal Massie: "The recent racist attacks and mimicry of Condoleezza Rice are infuriating and despicable. Even more insufferable is the deafening silence of the elite liberals. I believe their silence is proof positive of their personal racist attitudes. Obviously condemning racist attacks against a man and woman who are conservative and black is not a worthy undertaking for them.
Whats the address so I can write to project 21. Tell them good work, and toss em a check.
Remember libs don`t want minorities to get anywhere, they need them condemned to underclass status so they can stand on them to achieve power.
Prominent black Republicans undermine the libs plantation politics.
There is no greater racism than that which is practiced by the democratic party.
Way to go Michael!
To be fair, Kweisi Mfume of NAACP issued a good and strong statement on this, which I saw posted yesterday on Free Republic.
They are referring to the pimps of the election industry, not LEADERS!
these old organizations are old ...... do nothing but take money and give it to the leaders to maintain their lifestyles..... they then in turn make the same old arguments that are not relevant ..... so what do u expect them to do ... they are members in the MSM, liberal, blue think.....
as can be seen represent far less then everyone thought they did in the vote......
my guess is this minoritiy group like all other before it ..... is transitioning into America like all other before..... and these groups will fade.... as they die off......
it actually is a good thing.....
None of the left wing civil rights groups will defend Condi.
They are phoney non profits which were organized to attack and to weaken America under the guise of civil rights.
Should we expect anything less for a group that has absolutely no values and maybe less intelligence. I think Manfred Man said it best: Blinded by the Light.
I have seen estimates of the black vote for Bush in Ohio that range from 16-20%. A black radio station in Cincinnati was wondering what the problem was with those black people.
They like "blaming" the outcome on right wing fringe religious white people. You could just as easily credit the Bush White House to the fine and decent black Americans who swung over to vote to defend America.
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