From my BRG responding to my syndicated column on Sharpton:

Let me set a few things straight that the mainstream media never appears to get right or bother reporting, black people by and large, but especially middle class and upper income blacks -neither respect nor care what Sharpton or Jesse think or say about anything. Like anything they occasionally say something I may agree with, no one can be wrong 100% of the time. Poor under-educated blacks may but anyone that champions their cause or says that their plight in life is not entirely their fault would be get their attention- some people like to hold the victim blanket tightly and they exploit that. Most of us, think of Sharpton as a witty buffoon and Jesse as a hustler out for himself and his children at all times. However most blacks do have a tendency to avoid attacking other black people (obviously liberals make the exception to attack conservative black people) publicly but that isn’t support. Also mainstream papers would not care to report or investigate intra-racial politics- such as how blacks feel about our supposed leaders.
Perhaps its because I spend so much time at work that I missed the last gathering our black folks to elected our leaders, but as far as I know and my friends (most of whom are liberal) -we don’t have any black leaders- Sharpton’s voice is heard because he is loud and democrats and media pay attention to his antics, ignore him and he would go away ….eventually- there are lots of other prominent black people, but they are frozen out because they don’t have Jesse’s history or rhyming ability or Sharpton’s history and quick wit. Or perhaps the liberal media can only have one or two black “leaders” at a time- quota filled no opening until one of them fades away or dies. I live in Chicago, and Barrak may be my senator this fall, but he is not my leader, he does not speak for me and other blacks any more than any particular white politician or talking-head speaks for you as Jewish white guy. And its really annoying when people act like each year one black man or woman is “elected” who can speak for the race and we listen to that person. I don’t think I have ever heard you or anyone else refer to a person as a white leader or Asian leader..why do we blacks have a leader(s). When Jesse Jr.- noted the pressure that will be on Barrak its pressure from the NAACP and liberal groups to be their voice, not the voice of all blacks. Oh- we also by and large don’t care about the NAACP either -they have lost their collective mind -at least on the national level and don’t represent middle-class or upper income blacks’ views (which range).
your black conservative republican guy (if you don’t have one)