Linda Chavez says that the NAACP has lost its vision.
Her conclusion:
There is much work left to be done if the lives of America's poorest blacks are to improve -- but the NAACP seems to have little interest in tackling the really tough issues. Instead, its leaders would rather blame racism and Republicans, and look to government to solve the problems of a community whose only hope is to heal itself.
Also mentioned in the article is how the Democrats running for President find the NAACP to be irrelevant, as they didn't show up for a NAACP townhall. (I've read elsewhere they are scheduling make-up meetings) Scott Ott, Scrappleface, finds the explanation: The Democrats thought the NAACP invitation was sent from a hate group! After all, only an insensitive clod would use the word "colored" as a race description.