From the "Black" Side (almost) ??
Yesterday's (6/2/13) Sunday Talk Show prize clearly belongs to Steve Scully of C-SPAN. With his eyes buggin' at times, he hosted Joe Madison (a popular black talk-radio host) and Crystal Wright (an upstart of the "conservative" and black Right) in a debate. I hesitate to call it a debate because Ms. Wright was out of her depth almost immediately on the show, which ran for 90 minutes. You can see the entire session if you Google it.
The stated topic was President Obama's Commencement Speech at Morehouse (Google and read it).
John McLaughlin on his show that aired on PBS (5/25/13) said it was a remarkable speech. He hardly has anything positive to say about this President. The real issue, of course, is Race.
The difference in ages and experience were apparent immediately. Joe Madison, born in Dayton, OH, in 1949, was old enough to be a parent of Ms. Wright (on whom no bio can be found on the web). She was obviously speaking from the right-wing "talking points"; frequently pausing to check her notes. She is in the vein of Armstrong Williams and Star Parker; black "conservatives" the right wing media fronted in prior Administrations. On cross examination, she often wound up agreeing with Madison, while doggedly trying to flog the view of the Right.
This kind of show is markedly different for the Media; a departure; the Media usually has a token non-white face in a sea of white faces (most often male) when discussing Race. We need more of it, in spite of the difficulty the Right Side has exhibited in finding a credible defender of their views. C-SPAN can be credited with finding credible faces as Moderators. Most of their moderators, chosen by Brian Lamb, have been white, and female. It took a while to find one black, and one Hispanic male, but they made genuine efforts, with some success, to find credible candidates.
From the response of the viewers and the enthusiasm shown by Scully, I'm sure C-SPAN will repeat its efforts to get a black-on-black airing of racial attitudes in this country.
Stay Vigilant! Race, as a phenomenon, is undergoing a "generational" shift?
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