How come there won’t be a full and honest debate about race? Because it’s an “goldmine for the corporate MSM” (an actual quote from a former CNN executive who’s name I’ve forgotten). And unless you cut into their profit margin, nothing will change.

Example: Don Imus on MSNBC. For years he got away with unchecked racism. Why? Because everybody (Imus, the network and all the “names” that appeared on his program) made money off it. The only reason he got fired was because of complaints and then boycotts. If not for those, he’d still be there.

When you think of people of color on the MSM, which ones come to mind (other than Jackson and Sharpton)? Why does MSNBC think that Eugene Robinson from the Washington Post speaks for all people of color? The answer? All of these people know that they can only go so far. Otherwise, they get labeled as “uppity” and lose their platform. And, like Jackson once told the late Arthur Ashe, sometimes you have to be arrogant to be heard. Lots of people say Jackson is an arrogant publicity-hungry leftover from the ’60s that nobody cares about. On the other hand, you can’t deny that he draws attention to legitimate problems. But even he knows his limits.

Why are most of CNN’s reporters of color only on the weekends? How come many African Americans said that Soledad O’Brian’s “Race In America” series was frankly embarassing?

When Obam ran, he had to put up with two years of endless racism from the MSM. And the unwritten rule was, do you want this job? If you do, then you have to shut up and take it. Because we can do and say any damn thing we please. Because it’s called “free speech”.

Now, unless any of the above changes, “The Great Race Debate” will never happen.