Cobb writes:

"I hereby state unequivocably that Jesse Lee Peterson is a fraud and that his ministry, to the extent I can discern, is illogical and shallow."

in response to this idiotic bullshit:

Racism in the pulpit is an issue that has gone undealt with for the past forty years in the black churches. We hear many black preachers talking about racism in the white churches, but never the racism that is in the hearts and minds of the black preachers. We often hear black preachers say that Sunday morning is the most racist time of the week because whites go to their churches and blacks to theirs. However, the question has never been asked, "What role are black preachers playing in keeping the races from coming together on Sunday morning?".

It is apparent to most Americans that Jesse Jackson, Maxine Waters, Louis Farrakhan, the NAACP, liberal elite whites, and the Democratic Party are racist, but until now, the black preachers have hidden behind their pulpits. We saw an example of racism in the black churches during the last Los Angeles riots, when the Rev. Cecil Murray reared his ugly head of racism. Now we see it again coming out of the church & this time Crenshaw Christian Center, where the Rev. Frederick K.C. Price is Founder and Pastor.

Pastor Price has recently been teaching on race, religion, and interracial relationships. Fred Price has been in the public eye for approximately twenty years now. He has one of the largest black churches in the Los Angeles area. His televised ministry is also seen on TV stations across the country. One of the preachers who helped build Pastor Price is a well-known white minister from Oklahoma. According to Fred, when he first started his ministry, there were only a few blacks who would support him because he was a faith-healing teacher, and so most of his support came from the white community. The white minister from Oklahoma became not just a big supporter of Fred, but the two men also became friends as did their families. Pastor Price has even stated that his church has given a hundred thousand dollars a year to the man's ministry.

Some time ago, this white minister's son , who is also a minister, spoke on interracial relationships, and suggested that he did not believe that the races should mix, even though there were people in his church who were interracially married. Fred Price heard word of the son's talk, and confronted him about it, as Fred felt the son's position was racist. The son refused to change his opinion on the issue, and the father backed the son.

In giving his reasons for whites not wanting to marry blacks, Pastor Price stated that whites believe they are superior and that blacks are inferior. Undoubtedly, some whites do feel superior to blacks (Ku Klux Klan, Aryan Nation, etc.). And some blacks also feel superior to other blacks (Louis Farrakhan, Jesse Jackson, Maxine Waters, etc.). However, the important question for blacks should not be, "Do whites feel and act superior to blacks?", but rather, "Do blacks feel and act inferior to whites?". If the answer is "yes", then we need to look at why that is.

I don't believe that most whites feel superior to blacks, but I do believe that most blacks feel inferior to whites. Why should blacks be angry if some whites think they are superior? And why would they want their children to marry into any group that believes it's superior to them? I would not want or allow my children to marry anyone who believed that way. Ministers who think this way are blinded by their own anger. Otherwise they would clearly see the folly in their thinking.

In his recent teaching, Pastor Price went on to tell how he sent a tape of the white pastor making the interracial marriage comments to those black pastors who are now associated with this white pastor (Ed Note: Likely in hopes that they would disassociate themselves from the white pastor's ministry). Instead, according to Fred, the black pastors replied back stating that it did not matter to them what the minister's views were on interracial relationships. Fred went on to define the difference between a "house nigger" and a "field nigger", apparently implying that these black ministers who did not protest were "house niggers".

"Field niggers", according to Fred Price, were the blacks that the white man made work the fields, but as blacks they stuck together. "House niggers" were the blacks who worked inside the homes of the whites, and became friendly with their masters. Price referred to the black pastors who would not turn away from the white pastor as "house niggers". I cannot help but wonder what the reaction would be from Fred Price or the black community if a white pastor were to use the word "nigger" in his church to define another pastor or person? I thought the word "nigger" is not a word that is supposed to be used in today's language, or is it okay if blacks use it? What is worse & to hear a white pastor say that he does not agree with interracial marriage, or to hear a black pastor call another black pastor a "house nigger"? I think the answer is obvious.

Pastor Price said that he is dealing with this issue because society must get rid of anything that looks like evil. I suggest that Fred Price start by taking a look at himself. It is not evil to want your children to marry a man or woman who has the same skin color as their parents. When did that become evil?

Let me better explain the term House Nigger Reverend Peterson.

A House Nigger is a black person so concerned about winning acceptance from whites, that they will betray their own principles and turn their backs on their own brothers to win that approval. If you need further examples, take a look in the mirror.

I have never been a big Fred Price fan. I grew up in the shaddow of his Ministry, and many of my friends back in Los Angeles are members of his church. In this example he is SHOWING principle, something you have apparently forgotten. This is not a question of, "marrying a white person as a symbol of equality." It is a question of being able to marry whomever you love, without racist principles denying that union under the banner of "choice."

Cobb is one of the best writers in the blogsphere in my opinion. His stuff is always well written, non inflammatory and thought out. I read this piece today, which was a response to Steve Gilliard's recent attack on Michael Steele.

Baldilocks, another Black Conservative also wrote a recent piece addressing the same subject.

Cobb says:

I have argued in 'The Worst Case Republican Scenario' that if there is any good to be had with influence in America's majority party, then African Americans ought to shed their fears and cross that Pettus bridge

into the heart of the GOP. But in this crossing they won't be met with
billy clubs, or at least not from Republicans. It seems that black
Democrats are the ones with the biggest axes to grind.

You will note that here at Cobb, there are no advertisements. I've gotten a free hotel room for speaking at a conservative function, but even though C-SPAN was there, they didn't even turn on the camera at our session. If that's a cottage industry, I'm still at the curb. But I am fully in the Republican party and doing my part to do Republicanism the way my experience and values dictate. I don't happen to think that this is a very courageous or dangerous operation. I endured being called a 'sambo' in highschool.

I'll paraphrase Gilliard to show the flaw in his logic. In 2005 a whites-only political party should not exist, nor should a country with as many black people as America allow such a place to exist. So who is involved in integration, and who is making racist threats against those who cross the lily-white line?

I will admit that many of my own beliefs might be considered conservative by some. In fact, I find it somewhat ironic that some think that my opposition to conservatism is based on some socialist leanings. Far from it. As a successful businessman, I am as capitalist as one can get.

My issue with Conservatives is simple. I believe that many who profess Conservative principles are racist, plain and simple. They may do a good job in clothing it in other ways, but they are. Read some of the comments to some of my post where I challenge Jeff Goldstein or Paul from Wizbang, and note the comments calling my children niggers or worse.

I find Cobb and Baldilocks to be two of the more intelligent commentators of any color in the blogsphere, but I will admit that some of the Black Conservative set get on my nerves with their constant pandering to larger white conservative bloggers. I won't mention any names, as the purpose of this post is not to inflame or get into a pissing contest with anyone.

There are some sincere people out there who believe in some of the core principles of Conservative thought. While I may disagree with them on some of their ideas, I have reached a point in my own way of thinking, that I won't stoop to painting them all with the same brush. Cobb has some points. If Blacks are ever to be truly represented in the Republican platform, they must have a voice. Perhaps one day they will be seen by the broader black populace as trail blazers. For now I am not ready to embrace the party of Pat Buchanan, Trent Lott and Bob Barr.

Update: I should add, that I also have major issues with other republican policies, like the so called Southern Strategy. I have applauded Bush's colorblindness when it comes to appointing African Americans to high ranking positions within his administration. There have been moves within the Republican Party to encourage more Blacks to take part in GOP politics, but there remains issues with the broader Republican Platform and with a strategy that on one hand invites Blacks into the "tent," while on the other supporting racist organizations like Bob Jones University and the Southern Conservative Outfit that Barr, Lott and Others have patronized. That Blacks are suspicious of the party seems logical under those circumstances...