A Campaign Manager's How-to Guide for Pandering to 'The Blacks' In an Election Season
Give them catchphrases and hollow promises.
Give them dance moves.
Give them a church service appearance, and give yourself bonus points
if you catch the Holy Ghost.
Give them the shuckiest jive you can muster.
Give them recycled lies.
Give them the most dire data on their community you can find, then
offer yourself as the only solution.
Give them the fear of your opponent as the greater evil.
Give them a photo-op with their favorite celebrities, and if you
can get a verbal endorsement, even better.
Give them hope but not policy.
Give them t-shirts but not executive orders.
Do not give a platform to their intellectuals.
Do not engage in debate or any conversation with their historians,
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