On Tuesday, more than 2,000 NAACP delegates unanimously passed a resolution, called "The Tea Party Movement," asking for the repudiation of racist Tea Party leaders.

The resolution was passed to condemn extremist elements within the Tea Party, calling on Tea Party leaders to reject those in their ranks who use racist language in their signs and speeches.

Okay, now I generally hear "NAACP" and begin to yawn and pick my cuticles, however, unlike most of their stated positions, I actually agree with them on this one, barring the resolution part. But I'll get to that later.

The resolution came after a year of high-profile media coverage, showing Tea Party attendees using vile, antagonistic racial slurs and images. In March, respected members of the Congressional Black Caucus reported that racial epithets were hurled at them as they passed by a Washington, D.C., health care protest.

Civil rights legend John Lewis was called the N-word in the incident while others in the crowd used ugly anti-gay slurs to describe Congressman Barney Frank, a longtime NAACP supporter and the nation's first openly gay member of Congress.

The NAACP says members of the Tea Party movement have displayed signs and posters intended to degrade President Barack Obama with "racist elements" that are "a threat to progress."

I think this position is 100 percent spot on, and that Tea Party leadership should be challenged to repudiate the racist elements of their movement.

One thing, though, I fear this whole "resolution" announcement is antiquated and boring.

The new generation of NAACP members they are going for isn't interested in resolutions, because, let's face it, resolutions mean nothing.

This resolution business reminds me of that fake funeral burying the N-word; the process overshadows the substance. If no one takes you seriously, it doesn't really matter that what you're saying is right. I'd be so much happier with a simple media blast on the issue, a strong online presence and the pounding of mainstream media outlets.

However, I wasn't consulted on the issue, so it is what it is. Moving on.

The NAACP got the high-profile publicity it was looking for and set the conservative blogs on fire, with the implication that it was condemning the entire Tea Party movement itself as racist.

In response, Tea Party supporters vehemently condemned the NAACP's vote.

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin sent out a Twitter message and posted a statement on "her" Facebook page. She condemned the organization's passage of the resolution, stating, "The charge that Tea Party Americans judge people by the color of their skin is false, appalling, and is a regressive and diversionary tactic to change the subject at hand."

Condemning the condemner, pretty clever, Sarah. She's so lame.

The St. Louis Tea Party went rogue and passed its own formal resolution, which read in part:

"We settle our disputes civilly and avoid the gutter tactic of attempting to silence opponents by inflammatory name-calling. ... The very term 'racist' has diminished meaning due to its overuse by political partisans, including members of the NAACP."

In response, NAACP President Ben Jealous said:

"We take no issue with the Tea Party movement. ... What we take issue with is the Tea Party's continued tolerance for bigotry and bigoted statements. The time has come for them to accept the responsibility that comes with influence and make clear there is no place for racism and anti-Semitism, homophobia and other forms of bigotry in their movement."

Jealous went on to add, "Last night after my speech, I was approached by an African American member of the NAACP and the Tea Party. He thanked me for speaking out because he has begun to feel uncomfortable in the Tea Party and wants to ensure there will always be space for him in both organizations."

In short, the Tea Party is spinning this as the NAACP thinks all members of the Tea Party are racists. It has once again convinced its followers of something that is completely untrue. Per usual. And, unfortunately, most of their supporters could care less about the truth.

Jealous and new NAACP Chairman Roslyn Brock promised to inject energy into the organization, which spent the past two years convincing the country that it remains relevant after the election of the nation's first African American president.

"My hope is that our members leave fired up and focused and ready to organize," Jealous said as the group debated the Tea Party resolution.

If Jealous were to, let's say, ask me for my opinion, I would tell him to take note from Obama's campaign playbook and meet people where they are. In other words, it's 2010. People don't give two squirts about resolutions. Today is about getting your point across, not voting on resolutions. Resolutions mean nothing. I didn't even keep the resolution I made to myself seven months ago.

Relevancy and effectiveness is about people getting the message and being spurred to action. I don't know about you, but I pay more attention to an article in the Washington Post or a guest spot on Tom Joyner than I do to a resolution.

If they want to grab black folks' attention, they need to employ the same tactics as the Chinese carryout on the corner: I have a flyer in my door EVERY day. Resolutions just aren't going to do it.

The NAACP must counter its image as an organization that exists solely to get mad about stuff. I'm no marketing expert and my opinion is worth about as much as you are paying to read it, BUT it takes organizational and marketing savvy to capture the short attention span of Americans in 2010.

The NAACP finally has a good message, now it needs a good medium and sustainable strategy. We can no longer count on the knee-jerk anger of the masses at every hint of racial slight. It's a new day and people just don't really give a sh*t. And just like we have progressed as a people since the founding of the NAACP, so must the organization.

But at least with a relevant, legitimate (for a change) message like this one, it has a fighting a chance.