Convince me to stay a liberal.

[brer cat]

25. + a million, JAG.

The point that the movement must be lead by the black folks must be said over and over, unfortunately. Too many whites simply cannot get past the black face at the front of the room being the conductor, or maybe they are just so full of themselves that they can't accept that anyone has more experience than they do or their candidate does. You can see it on discussion forums and in person...they are so busy waving their hand in the air to make their next profound statement that they didn't even hear what was being said. Getting caught up in labels and purity tests is part of that same issue.

I am frequently reminded of my granddaughter when she started first grade. Her teacher told the students to arrange themselves around her on a mat, and my granddaughter protested "That's not how we are supposed to sit." The teacher said, "That is how I do it." My granddaughter responded "Well, I've been to kindergarten so I know how it's done." A lot of white folks have been to kindergarten...