Very useful! That’s what I’m talking about. Quite important stuff they’re doing. Life-changing ideas, indeed, sure to advance colored people. Keep up the good work. 
Update (7/15): BHO tells black parents they need to turn off the idiot box. Dream on. Ain’t gonna happen. He adds:
“I know some say I’ve been too tough on folks about this responsibility stuff. But I’m not going to stop talking about it. Because I believe that in the end, it doesn’t matter how much money we invest in our communities, or how many 10-point plans we propose, or how many government programs we launch—none of it will make any difference if we don’t seize more responsibility in our own lives.”
I say the same thing and get called a “self-hater.” Perhaps BHO will have better luck. After all, he is their Messiah!
Then again, people like blaming others and pointing fingers away from self. Raising standards for yourself is too hard, too much work. As far as they’re concerned, “racism” is the sickness, and more government programs, with a heaping helping of misplaced guilt, are the cures. I could go on and on in this vein, but I’d only be repeating myself. I’ve been saying this for four years. It’s boring now. Check out the archives if you want to read more.
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3:04 p.m. PDT: Whenever I hear a man apologize for telling the truth because some idiotic group puts pressure on him, I want to vomit.
But I won’t be retching today.
Pat McCrory, the mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina, wrote that too many black youth were imitating the gangster lifestyle in their behavior and dress, a true statement. (Charlotte Observer) McCrory noted that 60 percent of Charlotte’s gang members are black.
A local chapter of the long irrelevant NAACP was in an uproar over the statement. The president of the local branch said McCrory had painted “African American youth with a broad swath that cuts deep in many of our communities” and “demanded” an apology. McCrory has refused. Why?
“Because my comments were accurate. Period,” he said.
That’s a gentlemanly way of saying, “Kiss my a**.”
Too many black “youth” eschew education and decent living, while embracing a lifestyle that glorifies criminal activity, triflingness (yes, there’s such a word), and having illicit and zero-responsibility sex with as many women as possible. The resultant children are sentenced to fatherless homes and instability. That, too, makes me sick to my stomach.
But daring to name a thing is worst than being the thing, in this twisted society.
Blacks cannot complain about what white people may or may not be doing to them when they don’t even care about their own children. I’ve lost patience with it, and I advise everybody — no matter what color you are — to stop being afraid of the truth or of black people making demands. Take it from an insider: the bark, as loud and annoying as it is, is much worse than the bite.
Kudos to Mayor McCrory for telling the truth and refusing to take it back. I hope he stands his ground.
A Charlotte Observer reader responds: “As the African American mother of a son, I take no offense at the mayor’s statement. Let’s face it, he has simply brought to the front the language and behavior we have allowed our children to adopt. Instead of attacking the mayor, let’s attack the problem. Our African American youth need our help.”
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Belafonte Bush bash riles bloggers
This is old news. Why is everyone blogging about it?
We bloggers will blog about anything, won’t we? Why blog about the rantings of a cognitively impaired codger/has-been actor, giving him more publicity than he’d otherwise get? Because we can, I suppose. So an old man called George Bush the greatest terrorist in the world. He’s been called much, much worse.
Hey, why am I blogging about it?
by La Shawn on December 18, 2005
in Dinosaurs
If you plan on joining the NAACP, you’d better check your brain at the door.
Unless you’re ranting about so-called “great issues of racism, politics, social calamities, health crisis’s (sic), war and peace,” don’t bother having, let alone expressing, a negative opinion about another black person. Follow the script, and you won’t be called out and emasculated even more than you already are as people apologize on your behalf as though you were a child instead of a grown man.
A man named J. Whyatt Mondesire, president of the NAACP’s Philadelphia chapter, wrote, in so many words, that Philadelphia Eagles quarterback god Donovan McNabb was overrated. Mondesire’s fellow dinosaurs in the NAACP hit the proverbial roof. (See the press release)
Be warned. Mondesire’s column is atrocious; it contains grammatical errors, incomplete sentences, etc. Standards in just about every area of life have fallen very low in the past generation, and “excellence” is an archaic concept. Consequently, if we were to ignore Mondesire’s column for those reasons, we may as well stop reading altogether. It’ll be a struggle, but try to get through the whole column. An excerpt:
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by La Shawn on November 17, 2005
in Dinosaurs
A local NAACP chief in Orange County, Florida, has bucked tradition and joined the Republican party. It’s business, he says. Throw it in the pan and watch it sizzle!
From the Orlando Sentinel:
Ninety percent of those I do business with are Republicans,” he said. “Opportunities that have come to my firm have been brought by Republicans.”
To that, Shea responded: “I’m a little confused. Are we talking about the National Association for the Advancement of Construction Professionals — or Colored People?”
Wallace elaborated that his “business” line of thought also referred to the NAACP. Behind many of the power desks in this town sit Republicans. And he said he wants his organization to be part of that structure. Just as importantly, he said, he didn’t want people to immediately brand — or dismiss — NAACP concerns as synonymous with those of liberal Democrats. “I want this branch to be respected,” he said.
More power to Mr. Wallace, although he should have opted to become an independent. Some black folks have a psychological barrier in the brain when it comes to the GOP. Psychological slavery, if you ask me.
A deep and abiding love for the “rob Peter to feed, clothe, house, and entertain Paul” party suppresses otherwise normal brain functioning. In fact, anyone of average intelligence knows that it’s better to make your own way in this world through perseverance (a character-building activity) than rely on Big Daddy Government for sustenance. He that giveth can also taketh away. And give it to someone else.
Never overestimate the intelligence of the average person.
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Update (1/10/06): Hey “Harry Belafonte” Googlers! Follow this link for the latest post.
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When I first saw the movie Carmen Jones, I was convinced that back in the day, Harry Belafonte was the finest thing walking. He was suave and soft-spoken, yet strong and manly, an intoxicating combination.
Now he just seems like a bitter old man.
At a march to commemorate the Voting Rights Act of 1965 last Saturday, Belafonte went on a tirade, calling black Republicans tyrants and likened the Bush Administration to Nazis. A few years ago on “Larry King Live,” he called Colin Powell a house slave.
I suppose it doesn’t matter what Hollywood has-beens have to say, but it’s sad to know that ranting against conservatives is how they generate publicity these days. Sad, indeed.
Julian “Recycler” Bond, an NAACP has-been, goes on annual rants against Republicans, whom he calls “American Taliban.” His political party is powerless and aimless, and his career-making organization is a dinosaur that doesn’t have the dignity to die. All Bond has left are his yearly, blood pressure-raising speeches at NAACP conventions about “evil” Republicans. If that’s how you want to go out, Julian, knock yourself out.
Speaking of knock-out, if and when I want to hear what Harry Belafonte has to say, I’ll just watch one of his old movies.
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The social club liberals at the NAACP thought they were above the law. Well, there is no such thing as skin color entitlements when it comes to the IRS and its rules against political activity:
The Internal Revenue Service followed “established procedures” in deciding which tax-exempt entities to investigate for possible improper involvement in last year’s political campaign, and there is no evidence that the agency’s decisions were politically motivated, according to an inspector general’s report released yesterday.
The IRS attracted headlines last fall when the NAACP announced that the agency was threatening to revoke its tax-exempt status because its chairman, Julian Bond, had given a speech attacking the Bush administration.
Bond called the IRS investigation “Nixonian,” and the civil rights group has since said it would not cooperate with the probe. (Source)
Julian Bond is a lifelong rabble-rousing activist, so he certainly knows how “non-profits” are supposed to work. If he doesn’t and he’s reading my blog, see this paragraph:
Under the law, certain types of groups, including charities and educational institutions, are exempt from federal income tax. These organizations, known as 501(c) (3) groups, after the tax-code section conferring the exemption, are barred from engaging in political campaigns, making political contributions, or engaging in activities that may be beneficial or detrimental to a particular candidate.
The law is clear. Perhaps it’s not always applied as efficiently and consistently as it should, but all parties involved have fair notice.
by La Shawn on February 12, 2005
in Dinosaurs
Chris Muir of Day By Day contacted me last month about doing this strip, way before I knew who Eason Jordan was, but he integrated the scandal with the NAACP idea I came up with. Can you imagine me as head of the NAACP? That fossil-like organization is running on empty. It should be put out of its misery already. Kind of sad, though.
As with all things, I’ve blogged many times about the NAACP. Check the Dinosaurs category. An excerpt from the first post:
Oh, how the mighty have fallen! From it’s beginning in 1909 through the Civil Rights movement, the NAACP fought legal battles for equal justice, protested and spoke out against discrimination at the voting booths, schoolhouse…you name the place, they’ve been there.
Today’s NAACP gave Bill Clinton an Image Award for “improving the lives of blacks during his eight years in office.” This was after he was impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives for lying under oath and obstructing justice. Nice image.
Today’s NAACP is a social club for limousine liberals who sit around and plan fancy dinners and dredge up discrimination claims where none exist. Racial discrimination is no longer black America’s biggest problem; it’s the collapse of the family. What are they doing about that?
It’s time for the NAACP to go the way of the dinosaur: extinction.
Can the organization turn itself around and become “relevant” again? Blacks are no longer newly freed slaves in need of leadership to help us navigate the dangerous waves of political participation in a system where our presence was resented and unwanted, and our disenfranchisement legitimized by law. Some people may not want us around now, but we’re here, we’re free, and by law we may take advantage of all the rights of full citizenship.
Frankly, I don’t know what the NAACP needs to do, and I certainly don’t have time to help the liberal social club figure it out.
Left-wing commentators, in Britain as in much of Europe, have focused disproportionately on the difficulties that any state must undergo during a transition process. To many of them, every terrorist bomb, every murdered election official, every sign of heightened military alertness — even the loss of a British aircraft — makes a nonsense of Iraq’s democratic aspirations. (Source)
Substitute Britain and British with America and American, and the paragraph applies to leftists in the United States as well.
The Iraq election is now a part of history. Over 70 percent of the electorate turned out. In our lifetimes we’ve seen the fall of a brutal dictator under the watch of a vilified and hated American president. But even the New York Times (reg. req.) had to concede that election day in Iraq was a success:
Courageous Iraqis turned out to vote yesterday in numbers that may have exceeded even the most optimistic predictions. Participation varied by region, and the impressive national percentages should not obscure the fact that the country’s large Sunni Arab minority remained broadly disenfranchised – due to alienation or terror or both. But even in some predominantly Sunni areas, turnout was higher than expected. And in an impressive range of mainly Shiite and Kurdish cities, a long silenced majority of ordinary Iraqis defied threats of deadly mayhem to cast votes for a new, and hopefully democratic, political order….
This page has not hesitated to criticize the Bush administration over its policies in Iraq, and we continue to have grave doubts about the overall direction of American strategy there. Yet today, along with other Americans, whether supporters or critics of the war, we rejoice in a heartening advance by the Iraqi people. For now at least, the multiple political failures that marked the run-up to the voting stand eclipsed by a remarkably successful election day.
Aside from this editorial, I won’t be linking to news stories. The biased headlines tell you all you need to know about MSM’s coverage of the elections. But if you must read the stories, do so with delight as jaded leftist journalists try to spin the overwhelmingly positive news coming out of Iraq into something negative. They’re so predictable, it’s boring.
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by La Shawn on November 12, 2004
in Dinosaurs
Earl Ofari Hutchinson, who I seldom agree with, writes another column I don’t agree with. Well, I agree with a few points. In spite of himself, he touches upon something I can relate to: 1) serving all people and 2) the need to find common ground.
Despite the lunacy about Florida voter intimidation and Bush “hijacking” the White House in 2000, it’s fairly readable. Read on (reg. req. — try Bugmenot):
IN HIS VICTORY speech, President Bush again assured the millions of Americans who did not vote for him that he’d reach out to them, too. Black voters, who again made up a big share of those millions, remain deeply skeptical. There’s good reason.
Mr. Bush repeatedly promised before and during his first campaign that he’d make diversity the watchword among Republicans. But his idea of outreach meant meeting with hand-picked black ministers, farmers and business owners and deliberately snubbing the Congressional Black Caucus and the traditional civil rights leaders.
He goes on about Bush’s photo ops with blacks, something Democrats have perfected to an art form, and his refusal to speak at the dinosaur NAACP’s convention. Among other things, the chairman called the Bush administration the “Taliban wing” of American politics. Very inviting.
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Unrelated Addendum: I want to make sure everyone sees this. The IRS is reviewing the NAACP’s (“The Dinosaur”) tax-exempt status. In the words of Martha Stewart, “It’s a good thing.” See the New York Times (registration req.) article. Also see my favorite Dinosaur post. Michael King has a few thoughts.
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One more thing…
You know what I was thinking? Idiots making videos and threatening the United States may actually help President Bush get re-elected. Drudge has the exclusive on the contents of the video. A sample:
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I’m sure this is old news by now, but some idiot working for the dinosaur-like NAACP gave a man crack cocaine to fill out 100 voter registration forms in Ohio.
While the dinosaurs are trying to scare people with moronic tales of the return of Jim Crow at the voting booths, they’re scraping the bottom of the barrel for John Kerry voters, real or imagined. Real classy.
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I don’t know about you, but I’m loving the infighting going on at CBS. The insidous leftist bent has finally caught up with the old dinosaurs in real-time, and I’m enjoying every hour of it.
Everybody’s trying to put the blame on somebody else. And Dan Rather had to be forced to admit the documents might be fakes, but he still hasn’t said this:
“It is true. I don’t like George Bush and I wanted to send him back to Texas. I knew the documents were questionable, but in my zeal, I resorted to dirty tricks. I’m so ashamed for presenting to the American public forged documents. I have no excuse. Although my career ended decades ago, I’m still trying to hold on to a remnant of the past: The domination of my beloved leftist media. We had a good run, didn’t we boys? Anyway…America, I humbly beg your forgiveness.”
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Update (8/17/04): Check out Duane’s ambulance. Hilarious!
…roars the dinosaur, also known as the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). But they barely manage a squeak.
These limousine liberals with no important work left to do just released a “special report,” ominously titled, “The Long Shadow of Jim Crow: Voter Intimidation and Suppression in America Today” (PDF). Talk about hyperbole! The NAACP ought to be ashamed.
First of all, why is it always black voters who are “intimidated?” Why not white women or Asians or…sorry, I forgot. Blacks are victimized and still suffering from the “legacy of slavery,” so I guess we’re a little jumpy.
The overview begins this way:
In a nation where children are taught in grade school that every citizen has the right to vote, it would be comforting to think that the last vestiges of voter intimidation, oppression and suppression were swept away by the passage and subsequent enforcement of the historic Voting Rights Act of 1965. It would be good to know that voters are no longer turned away from the polls based on their race, never knowingly misdirected, misinformed, deceived or threatened.
Unfortunately, it would be a grave mistake to believe any of it.
In every national American election since Reconstruction, every election since the Voting Rights Act was passed, voters — particularly African American voters and other minorities — have faced calculated and determined efforts at intimidation and suppression. The bloody days of violence and retribution following the Civil War and Reconstruction are gone. The poll taxes, literacy tests and physical violence of the Jim Crow era have disappeared. Today, more subtle, cynical and creative tactics have taken their place.
OK.
In the opening of the 25-page report, the NAACP lists what’s presumably their strongest examples of “Jim Crow” voter intimidation”: [click to continue…]
