I am confident that Democrats will not select a black person to head the Democratic National Committee. In fact, if they select former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb or any other “person of color” I will allow the trolls I’ve banned to return and comment on this blog for one whole day. One catch: You will not be permitted to personally attack me.
According to the Denver Post:
Jesse Jackson, Sen.-elect Barack Obama and the Congressional Black Caucus urged him to throw in his hat, said former Webb aide Mike Dino.Dino said it helps that Webb isn’t a Northeasterner and noted that Webb has long criticized the party for giving up on the West and ignoring its issues.
“In light of the election results, I think people should be looking to the West for some leadership,” he said.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Mark Udall said Webb, an African-American, is “the face of the party in many ways.”
“He’s a Westerner; he’s a minority. Those two, in tandem, are powerful symbols,” he said. “I’d be proud to support him. I don’t think we could do much better.”
Others say Webb doesn’t have the energy his ailing party needs after being trounced earlier this month.
“He’s not current. He’s not fresh. He’s not particularly media savvy. His vernacular is not a values language. He doesn’t have a national audience or following,” said Denver political consultant Eric Sondermann. “I would assume that the Democratic Party has higher profile and far more promising possibilities.”
Can I throw a name into the hat? How about Jesse Jackson? Who’s more high profile than he is? I’d love to see him running things at the DNC. Democrats would remain the minority party for years to come.
Update: If there is anyone left who believes all that liberal jive about how much they like black folks, lay your eyes upon this, but don’t weep. Just get your heads out of the sand. Don’t expect any high profile liberal — black, white or otherwise — to speak out against this. If they did, just one, I’d probably have a coronary. (There are some nasty folks hanging out on discussion boards, but welcome to my blog anyway!)
Interesting take on black liberals and conservatives. Michelle Malkin weighs in.
Update II: Wow. I’m seeing the residual effects of the Democracy Project’s links from Instapundit and Michelle Malkin. 
Update III: I’m the subject of some interesting conversation over at Democracy Project:
Are you for real? You know exactly what those cartoons represent — A bunch of racist Republicans taking advantage of Black People, period. I feel very sorry for LaShawn Barber, she is a good person. How she got wrapped up with you fools is, well is something that is almost satanic in nature.She will wise up one day, I predict she will see the light by 2005 and her blog will change completely.
You all are a bunch of haters — Coulter, Malkin, and you all have the absoulute nerve to call yourselves Christians? Forget about it, you all are going to hell in a handbasket.
The blogosphere is something else, isnt’ it?
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