subj= best minority commentary on politics
Mr. Tavis Smiley a Los Angeles NPR/PBS Talk Show Host
This gentleman has made the most poinient facts about minority representation by a political party. I'll have to listen to him more once I move out west. His comments during the election day 'marathon' sparked me to the following research.
The current administration "rewarded" minority voter turnout with the appointment of Condoleeza Rice (National Security Advisor), Colin Powel (Secretary of State, by now a Republican staple), Alphonso Jackson (Secretary of Housing and Urgan Development), , Rod Paige (Secretary of Education),
The Clinton administration in retrospect had 3 minority cabinet members.
Heading the departments of Labor, Transportation and Veterans Affairs. Hardly as respectful a set of positions as with the current administration.
Whomever wins the current election will have to meet or exceed the current benchmark for 'rainbow' representation in our country's highest positions.
I would find it pressing for any minority to justify the continuous, across the board, support of the Democratic party if the Kerry administration does not populate its' cabinet ranks with a true representation of those who will have won the election for them.