(ThyBlackMan.com) Candace, I recently had the opportunity to finally meet you in person. We both spoke at The Symposium at the Wall in Sunland Park, NM, location of America‘s first privately funded border wall.
We were both backstage and the host brought you over to me so we could be introduced. I must admit, I was stunned at your arrogance!
I gave you my business card; but there was no attempt by you to reciprocate. You kept repeating that my name sounded familiar to you.
I couldn’t help but to chuckle inside at your repeatedly saying that my name sounded familiar to you. I came oh so close to pulling a Rick James on you!!!
I know you millennials think civilization started when you guys came out of the womb; but it really didn’t.
And this is my challenge to you by way of this column. I want to remind you of the words of Solomon in Proverbs 4:7: “Wisdom is the principle thing; therefore, get wisdom; and with all thy getting get understanding.”
You, like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, have a lot of potential; but neither of you have shown any inclination to decrease your media presence to focus on becoming more and better informed on the issues of the day.
Many whites sing your praises because you are simply “entertainment” to them. You provide “race” insurance to them. In their mind, they can’t be racist because they had you speak at their conference. Never mind that you have absolutely no connection to the Black community or “real” Black conservatives.
They are “comfortable” with you because they know you pose no threat to their approach or views towards the Black community. They know you will never challenge them on some of the distorted views they may have towards the Black community.
You measure success by likes, followers, and retweets; we measure success by victory!
Many will hire you to work in their nonprofit organizations, but I would be totally stunned if they would be willing to hire you in any of their private sector corporations!
A lot of the criticism of you has little to do with the biased radical liberal media or people who are hating on you; but rather because you have made many unforced errors.
You said on national TV that Congressman Maxine Waters is “not a smart person,” and that LeBron James was “ignorant.”
You making statements like these are the reason why you have absolutely no credibility within the Black community, even among “real” Black Republicans and conservatives.
I thoroughly disagree with almost everything Waters and James believe in politically; but no one with half of a brain would ever say she is not a smart person or that he is ignorant. They both know what they are doing and saying, I just happen to totally disagree with them on principle.
I know you feel you have to constantly get the approval of the white folks you are catering to; but NEVER, I repeat, NEVER give up your integrity. You can always make more money, but you can’t make more integrity; once you lose it, it’s almost impossible to get it back.
Despite the plethora of media appearances you have, I strongly encourage you to get some media training; you could be so much more effective with the proper training. As a matter of fact, as one who has trained some of the biggest names in sports, entertainment, business, and politics; I will offer my guidance to you free of charge.
Despite what many whites in the Republican Party think, you cannot move the needle on the issue of getting more Blacks involved in the party because you have no ties to nor any institutional memory of “real” Black Republicans.
If you don’t know people like William T. Coleman, Art Fletcher, Jennifer Carroll, Robert J. Brown, Richard Finley, Ada Fisher, Fred McClure, or John Burnett; then maybe you should spend a few months away from the media to get the proper education to understand the issues you are attempting to discuss.
Because, to be honest with you, you have confused the hell out of me with some of your recent public pronouncements.
You testified before the House Judiciary Committee on April 9 of this year and stated in your opening remarks that you were a Democrat; then last week you stated on Laura Ingraham’s TV show on FOX News Channel that you were a Republican; which is it?
Black Democrats ignore you because of some of the crazy statements that come out of your mouth; “real” Black Republicans ignore you because you have no relationship with the party or the Black community.
You are the flavor of the month right now; but your 15 minutes of fame will be over by the end of this year.
How do I know?
You are not the first Black to be promoted as the “flavor of the month.” The Republican graveyard is full of people like you who have been willingly used only to be discarded and thrown into the sea of forgetfulness; and woe be unto you if you don’t know their names because you will soon join that club unless you read the handwriting on the wall.
And with all thy getting, get understanding!
Staff Writer; Raynard Jackson
This talented brother is a Pulitzer Award nominated columnist and founder and chairman of Black Americans for a Better Future (BAFBF), a federally registered 527 Super PAC established to get more Blacks involved in the Republican Party. BAFBF focuses on the Black entrepreneur. For more information about BAFBF, visit www.bafbf.org. You can follow Raynard on Twitter; Raynard1223.
