A new flyer currently being circulated by the Virgina GOP features a closeup of a dark man's eyes above the words "AMERICA MUST LOOK EVIL IN THE EYE AND NEVER FLINCH." A Republican spokesman says he doesn't know the identity of the malevolent brown man in the photo.

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When black Republicans are accusing John McCain having an African American outreach that pales in comparison to George W. Bush, McCain's got major problems. Yvonne R. Davis, a former national co-chair for African Americans for Bush (really?), said that McCain doesn't seem to have the same interest in bringing blacks over to his side as Bush did. Perhaps he recognizes the futility?

Minus a couple of black folks seen with him on the campaign trail, you still don't see many in the room with McCain when he is meeting and greeting or standing in crowds.

What you see with McCain are packs of what Ron Heifetz in the Harvard Executive Leadership School calls older "silverback" white males. When President Bush was on the stump in 2000 and 2004, and later in the White House, African American Republicans often heard that President Bush strongly admonished his staff for inviting the same old white guys to everything.

Without a doubt, it is ridiculous to attribute Barack Obama's success to his blackness, as Geraldine Ferraro viciously and unabashedly did weeks ago. The man is intelligent, educated, possessed of a potent eloquence and handsome, and it makes perfect sense for him to be running for high office. Even if he were white — especially if he were white — Barack Obama would be taking primary elections around the country just as often as he is now.

Barack Obama is not going to win the Democratic nomination because he is black. But — and this is a question many politically minded people dismiss immediately — is Barack Obama winning some votes because of his skin color? And, if so, is that a bad thing?

A new article by a black female Republican seems to answer the first question in the affirmative. The second you'll have to answer yourself.

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Ever heard of the equal time rule? Basically, it's a "golden rule" of radio and television broadcasting that requires/encourages stations to offer equal amounts of paid or free air time to valid political candidates. No, Stereohyped is not being broadcast over the air and, yes, we only subscribe to the most basic of journalistic rules here (read: we do what we can to avoid being sued). Still, I would feel slightly irresponsible if I did not mention the Republican presidential debate last night after I shouted news of the Democratic one from the mountaintops last week. I'm not sure if there are many conservative Stereohyped readers out there, but if there are — this one's for you. And if there aren't, well, one of these guys could conceivably be our next president. And you know what they say about keeping enemies close.

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