All of that explains why Powell was the perfect black candidate. As the hard-working son of Jamaican immigrants, a Republican, a general and a hero of Desert Storm, Powell was immune from charges of laziness, liberalism, incompetence and corruption. He was the perfect black candidate since he played against type. No one considers Republicans too liberal, or generals shiftless.
The question that needs answering:
What "type" have all the other black candidates been?Another question that needs answering:
Do white candidates have a type?Another question that needs answering:
Was Bill Richardson the perfect hispanic candidate because he was immune from charges of being an illegal welfare cheat who had stolen a job from an American because no one considers such a light skinned guy a Mexican, or a Governor of being juiced up on tequila?Another question that needs answering:
Are all black people lazy, liberal, incompetent and corrupt, or just assumed to be until sufficient evidence is provided that proves otherwise?Another question that needs answering:
Did he use the word shiftless in reference to black people and purposely leave out references to cotton, water-melon and Dixie, or did he just assume that it was a understood?Another question that needs answering:
Did this guy ignorantly write an op-ed about race without understanding the fraught relationship between African-Americans and recent immigrants from the islands, or did he just want to pour gasoline all over it and see what caught on fire down where the non-perfect black candidates lived?Let Mr Maranto know what you thought of his incisive commentary by sending him a note at robert.maranto@villanova.edu
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