Democrats and Pimpin'

Shawn Macomber, writing for The American Spectator, nails it in what is, essentially, a defense of the Democrat presidential candidates. It seems that some of the candidates were taken to task by Reverend Hilson in New Hampshire for, as Macomber describes, "'pimping' his church for photo-ops." For his words on the subject, the Reverend was lauded in the local press.

Macomber's has a bit of a different take on the subject.

According to Hilson, Howard Dean's visit was an attempt to lure Southern black votes without actually going South. Gephardt offended Hilson by asking to have his photo taken outside the church and not sticking around for services. Sen. Joe Lieberman's sin was telling the Reverend he wanted to come to the church to speak with Baptists. "You know the truth," Hilson announced. "He didn't come here because there were Baptists here. He was here because there were black votes here." It seems politicians never stuck around long enough for Hilson's services or honestly addressed the needs of his "people."

Well, of course they didn't! These are politicians. The good Reverend has just described every primary event in New Hampshire. Last week Dean has his picture taken with some union guys. Is he "pimping" them as well? Was Lieberman "pimping" Jews when he stopped in at Hanukkah services throughout the state last week?

Perhaps the most extraordinary thing about the candidates' visits to the New Hope Baptist Church is that they are courting the New Hampshire black vote at all. According to the latest census, blacks make up just 0.7 percent of the state's population. When one considers the actual percentage of black votes in New Hampshire, the Democrats' efforts seem downright heroic.

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