The black media-political establishment alliance can best be seen in its almost uncritical and very adulatory support for black politicians. The black media LIONIZES black incumbents without critical examinations of their records and supports black candidates for political office essentially on the basis of their BLACKNESS (generally as long as they are not Republicans). The black press makes little or no demands of black politicians while constantly parades them before the black community as role models, regardless of their success or lack of it in advancing the interest of the community. The achievements of black politicians, NO MATTER HOW DUBIOUS, are often presented by the black press as vicarious achievements of the black community as a whole. Black incumbents are given ready access to black media outlets to massage the black community, to maintain their public persona, and to rationalize their very FREQUENT FAILURES to provide the black community with responsive and effective political leadership. Thus, they keep their opposition out of the media limelight and the community is cajoled into re-electing a political establishment whose accomplishments are meager when not plainly regressive - now let talk !
Posted By: DAVID JOHNSON
Friday, November 2nd 2012 at 2:53PM
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