Do we really need more evidence why the current black politicians and political figures do a disservice to black people across this nation?

Well check this out....Maryland black Democrats - not simply the rank and file, but in leadership positions - think it's okay to use racial slurs against Maryland Lieutenant Governor Michael Steele because he is a Republican:

State Sen. Lisa A. Gladden, a black Baltimore Democrat, said she does not expect her party to pull any punches, including racial jabs at Mr. Steele, in the race to replace retiring Democratic U.S. Sen. Paul S. Sarbanes.

"Party trumps race, especially on the national level," she said. "If you are bold enough to run, you have to take whatever the voters are going to give you. It's democracy, perhaps at its worse, but it is democracy." 

Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, a black Baltimore Democrat, said Mr. Steele invites comparisons to a slave who loves his cruel master or a cookie that is black on the outside and white inside because his conservative political philosophy is, in her view, anti-black. 

"Because he is a conservative, he is different than most public blacks, and he is different than most people in our community," she said. "His politics are not in the best interest of the masses of black people."

I'm sure black people in Maryland can puff up their chests with pride at the ignorance of two of their elected representatives, women minorities no less.  The fact is, they always resort to these types of attacks whenever they feel threatened by a black conservative.  This was their way of letting people know in advance.

 - Steele will offer some kind of policy, they will call him a lawn jockey.

 - Steele will call for safer neighborhoods, they will call him an Uncle Tom.

 - If Steele doesn't give them the answer they want to hear, they will doctor a photo and call him a Sambo.

See how this works?  This is all "fair game".

Some have gone so far as to suggest that this is just another measure of "dirty politics".  It's definitely dirty, no doubt, but this is more than just a simple smear campaign.  This goes to the heart of black politics and the problems with the community as a whole.  If you don't follow the script, you will be burned.

I hope Steele has a strong chin.  He's going to need it.