Black Conservatives Are GOP Props; Your 'Black Friends' When Convenient - Black & Blonde Media

Maybe, maybe not. Larry Elder was one of the early black conservatives and I used to listed to his show on LA Talk Radio. He was a pariah in his community. They boycotted his sponsors and vilified him at every turn. You could say he was a "prop" except no one put him up to it. In time, callers to his show began to change their tune. Many apologized for their harsh treatment as they gave testimony to a growing awareness that the Democrats had been pimping them, growing overly confident in their votes and giving nothing in return. Over the past decade, more and more "props" began appearing on social media. The traditional media simply wasn't about to provide them with a forum. Now the #WalkAway Movement is snowballing. The awareness is spreading throughout "victim" communities. The identity politics of the DNC is beginning to turn sour. This article appears to be a desperate attempt to turn the tide. If it fails, the elections this November could be the greatest defeat suffered by the Democrats since they lost the Civil War.

I think it is insulting to call black conservatives props. Most that are conservative take a beating from the media and the elites and have pretty regular insults hurled at them for their beliefs. Each are individuals that have come to their station in life in different ways and for different reasons. All successful and likely paid prices most of us do not know about.

Fox News has dominated cable news ratings for so long it is staggering. Their formula for success in ratings (which are the primary driver of programming) is hard to argue with. I would like to see more black conservatives on any network, not just Fox, how about CNN or MSNBC etc.?

There are many great black conservative voices out there. I have enjoyed many over the years including Walt Williams, Thomas Sowell, Larry Elder, Michael Steele, Herman Caine, Condi Rice, Allen West, Ben Carson and a number of others.

I am not a big fan of the shooting stars that tend to be young, attractive women in the media these days. Not that young attractive women cannot be solid conservatives but many are not. They help fill network time and give the appearance of diversity in my opinion not necessarily good conservative thought.

Typical of leftists to believe that black men and women can’t think for themselves.