The Black Informant | African American Commentary, News and Community Building

It never fails, between presidential elections blacks will begin the rattle the cages of the Democratic party threatening some sort of “walk out” if black faces are not seen in more prominent roles within the party. However, after our “fight the power” pow wows, like clock-ward we will line up and as predicted vote for the same party over and over again (the same party that we were threating to leave if changes were not made). Yes, the Democratic party got us pegged! They know that the key is to get virtually anybody that can preach the message of rich versus poor, black versus white, and just plain injustice, and “presto”, here comes the black votes. In fact, the Democratic party got us so duped that we will adopt these mostly rich white men as “one of our own” in the struggle for equality. Even some of the most militant among us found it easy to overlook the fact that Kerry was some “rich white guy” (the embodiment of everything we say we despise as a people) who probably never spent a day of his life in the ‘hood. Simply amazing!

The progressive black population of Maryland (one of my favorite places to visit) see this trend and are making their demands for a “black face” to represent them. DeWayne Wickam for USA Today quotes Kweisi Mfume in his recent editorial:

“It’s time for the Democratic Party to make a bold statement in a blue state where blacks have always been willing to support white Democrats for office,” Mfume told me Sunday. If the party’s Senate and gubernatorial bids go to white candidates next year, Mfume said, “There could be a seismic change in terms of voter loyalty (to the Democratic Party) because the black community will feel betrayed.” (more…)

If the Democratic party is so pro-black America, then why does it find it so hard to throw their weight behind black candidates WHO ARE QUALIFIED TO DO THE JOB?

Mr. Mfume, the last straw has long pass a long time ago. As I pointed out in yesterday’s piece, many of the jurisdictions in our own communities are controlled by Democrats (many of them black I may add), but we still find ourselves with the worse schools, worst health care, highest crime rates, and highest unemployment.

We see that very little has changed with Mr. Mfume as once again he wants to make this into a white versus black issue so that he can find a comfy seat in congress. Blacks have given too much to this party and it is indeed time to see some payoff–BUT NOT WITH JUST ANOTHER BLACK FACE!

It is time for us to see results in our communities TODAY. With all of the political clout of the Congressional Black Caucus, there is no reason why public school teachers in our own communities have to resort to buying supplies for their classrooms with their own money.What ever happened to big poppa George Soros?

If you are anything like me, you will care less about having a black face represent you in Washington and care more to see more real results