{"id":6312,"date":"2009-01-18T11:14:55","date_gmt":"2009-01-18T18:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=6312"},"modified":"2009-01-18T11:14:55","modified_gmt":"2009-01-18T18:34:43","slug":"black-people-love-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=6312","title":{"rendered":"Black People Love Us!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"notfunny.jpg\"<\/a>You know, it is the year 2009. The Civil Rights Act is 45 years in the past, and in that time, there have been a whole bunch of African-American legislators and cabinet officials, not to mention staffers and aides and such. So you’d think that in the past five decades, The Village would have, I don’t know, actually integrated.<\/p>\n

But of course, that’s crazy talk. Invite a Negro to the party? Why, that might make Pat Buchanan angry! And so as our country has gotten less white, our power centers have remained lily white, with a few token exceptions. Which is a problem, when your incoming president isn’t<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Every four or eight years, Washington’s primarily white, influential, moneyed set rushes to cozy up to the new power brokers in town: Texans when George W. Bush arrived, Arkansas buddies when Bill Clinton came to town. The city’s high-level social scene — dinners, black-tie fundraisers, receptions, ubiquitous book parties — is the place where money and experience are subtly traded for access and influence.<\/p>\n

Except for the first time, the face of ultimate power is African American. With a black first family in the White House and a diverse group of appointees and Cabinet nominees, the all-white dinner party feels all wrong. Certain hosts are suddenly grappling with a new reality: They need some black friends. Overnight, black politicians, lawyers and journalists are hot properties, receiving engraved invitations from people they never got invitations from before.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What a crazy idea! Why, it turns out that there are an awful lot of talented, successful African-Americans who would have totally been invited to parties if they’d been, erm, less colorful<\/em>. But now that our president is a ni — um, one of them<\/em>, well, it just stands to reason that Official Washington would reach out to them.<\/p>\n

Of course, Official Washington still won’t reach out to anyone making less than seven figures; that would be silly.<\/p>\n

(Via ODub<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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