While I normally consider Tholiak to be a right wing, racist ass he is on to something here. Take the politics out of the equation and it is people like Condi, Colin Powell, and all the other Black lawyers, doctors, CEO's etc out there that should be role models for the Black community. But instead of being looked up to, they are criticized for selling out and/or becomming nothing more than a white man with black skin. Instead, its the gangster rappers and death row inmates who become models for the community.

And its not just Whites that are pointing this out. Bill Cosby recently gave a speech where he blasted the black community for continuing to raise a new generation of little gangsters stating how parents even start dressing their little 2-3 year olds in gangsta clothing. The main point of his speech was that while the Black community needs to continue to fight against racism and discrimination it needs to realize that its not enough to just say "don't discriminate". Blacks need to stop simply blaming the Whites for their problems and start making the change for themselves and a big part of that is to stop glorifying the gang banger culture. Needless to say, his speech didn't go over too well.