The pending conviction of Baltimore Mayor Dixon on charges of theft and perjury have the NAACP worried. Not worried about corruption of course, but worried that the republican governor of Maryland could appoint someone “white” or someone “Irish” to replace the black mayor.

Marvin Cheatham, president of the Baltimore NAACP has introduced a resolution to strip the governor of his powers of appointment to prevent this nightmare scenario from happening.

Marvin L. Cheatham, the president of the Baltimore Chapter of the NAACP, introduced the resolution because he heard an attorney on a radio program discussing a lack of clarity on succession if Dixon were to be convicted and sentenced.

"Our concern is who would the governor appoint?" Cheatham said. "Here you have a predominantly African-American city. What if the governor appointed somebody white? … Would he appoint someone Irish to be the mayor?"

Isn’t it amazing how blatant black racism doesn’t even raise eyebrows? Can you imagine the outcry if a white guy voiced concern that a black guy could be appointed Mayor. Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson would parachute in within 24 hours with bull horns blaring and picket signs waving.

Lets play a little game and see if it sounds the same. Here’s the quote from above with a couple of small changes…

"Our concern is who would the governor appoint?" Cheatham said. "Here you have a predominantly Anglo-Saxon city. What if the governor appointed somebody black? … Would he appoint someone Mexican to be the mayor?"

I don’t understand how the first statement is ok, but the second one isn’t. Both statements are equally racist.

-Chris Jones