The words "black" and "Republican" (in the modern sense, anyway) really shouldn't go together in a sentence. When they do, the result (a black republican**) is usually less than ideal.
Exhibit A: Allen West
**: Trust me, I used to be one.
Exhibit A: Allen West
**: Trust me, I used to be one.
Know your enemy and know yourself, find naught in fear for 100 battles. Know yourself but not your enemy, find level of loss and victory. Know thy enemy but not yourself, wallow in defeat every time.