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To: LindyBill who wrote (89141)12/3/2004 8:55:43 AM
From: LindyBill   of 794088
 
NAACP: Bill Cosby to Lead?
By Molotov - Booker Rising

On RedState.org, a moderate Republican argues that moderate-liberal Bill Cosby would be the best choice to lead the NAACP in the aftermath of Kweisi Mfume's exit. Not Colin Powell, a moderate Republican: "He is a known and active Democrat which is the right choice to make when your organization is purporting to represent all black Americans who are overwhelmingly Democrats.

However, he is no shrill. He is respected on all sides of the aisle and I bet the President would gladly accept an invitation to speak with Mr. Cosby at the NAACP (although Mr. Bond will still be around it seems). Mr. Cosby could use his celebrity status to reclaim some of the original stature for the NAACP. Furthermore, he could balance the fight against lingering racism and the new fight for fixing black communities from the ground up.

By addressing both the external forces that harbor racist sentiments and the internal problems that lead to crime, poverty, and fatherless children, Mr. Cosby could steer the NAACP onto a still liberal course that is acceptable to a wider array of people. That would be good for Mr. Cosby, great for the NAACP, and absolutely wonderful for areas like my African-American neighborhood."
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