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Why don’t you give it to Bush, NAACP? African Americans have never shown the President much love. Right after Katrina, his approval rating among blacks was two percent. Kanye West went so far as to say that George Bush doesn’t care about black people.

Well, folks, nothing could be further from the truth. This is the guy that made Colin Powell the first black secretary of state. Now, I’m something of an authority on race relations because I am on record as having had a black friend. Now, he’s now just my black acquaintance, and we’re addressing the situation.

Anyway, George Bush is no different. But for some reason, African Americans refuse to like him. Now, some will say that it’s because the President is opposed to affirmative action, against raising the minimum wage, his 2000 campaign disenfranchised black voters in Florida, and when Hurricane Katrina struck, his administration could have done more.

But, you know, Martin Luther King had a dream. A dream that one day a man would be judged not by the color of his skin, but by the content of his character. King didn’t say anything about the wisdom of his policies. Look, NAACP, you don’t like George W. Bush because he never does anything for you, but he never does anything for you because you don’t like him. It’s a vicious circle. Somebody has to back down, and I’m telling you, it’s not going to be the President.

I hate to say it, NAACP, but you’re prejudiced. You’re prejudging the President solely based on what he’s done. But he could change. I mean, I’m sure there are aspects of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People that the President agrees with. So, give him a chance. You don’t need to agree with him, you don’t need to like him. All he’s asking is for a little respect.