Progressive Decline

By Kleinheider Posted on August 20, 2008 at 8:55 am

Mack Farmer is increasingly underwhelmed by the level of participation by young folks in his local political party:

So, I’m sitting there, literally pinching myself to keep from jumping up and screaming “where the hell are all the young people, and, um, could we at least have some token people of color present?” ( I mean, sure, there was me, a brown skinned, dark eyed person of questionable legal status, and two black men, but only one of them was a new face) All of a sudden, a well-dressed (dare I say…clean, and articulate) African American man stood up and asked that very same question. Man, Colbert would have been proud, watching the Party Secretary, the Vice Chair, and even one of the candidates out “black-friend” each other. Apparently, our Party Secretary was “active” in the Civil Rights Movement, and even marched with Dr. King, thank you very much. Surely it put the man at ease when one of the candidates offered up the fact that he counts several African Americans among his close, personal friends. I swear to God.

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