Today’s front page of the Daily News has an article where some black leaders have spotted a bandwagon and jumped on, decrying racism in our city.

Because racism has become such a growth industry, this is not surprising, but still disappointing. There are two reasons why these articles – and the people behind them – will never go away. First, because in a nation of 300 million people, there will always be ignorant racists. However, it’s a big jump from one racist or one racist act to declaring that racism is still systemic and nationwide and that we are still a racist country – which is simply not true.

Second, because if you look long enough and hard enough, you can make almost anything seem like an act of racism.

All three examples used in the article have an irony that is hard to overlook and if not so sad, it would be funny.

The first example used is black firefighter Tennie Pierce having his $2.7 million judgment stopped by LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. The fact that he participated in similar college level pranks, the fact that $2.7 million dollars for unknowingly taking a bite of dog food is a ridiculous settlement and the fact that the mayor is also a minority seems lost on those screaming racism.

Comedian Michael Richards racist rant this week is also used as an example. No doubt the incident was out of line and he has been vilified in the press and banned from the comedy club. The irony is that not a day goes by that you can’t see black comedians saying the same thing about blacks and even worse about whites without there once being a backlash. Is there possibly a double standard?

My favorite is Eddie Jones, president of the Los Angeles Civil Rights Association, calling Fox News’ decision to not publish the OJ book or air the interview racist. He points out that Jeffrey Dahmer, the Menendez brothers and Timothy McVeigh all wrote books and had interviews. What he fails to point out is that they are all white and were all convicted. OJ? Black and innocent.

Mr. Jones, I’ll make you a deal. Put OJ behind bars for having murdered two people and he can write all the books he wants. Keep him on the streets, laughing all the way to the bank and yes, you can still expect a little outrage. It’s not about color, it’s about justice.