A wise man once told me, "When you throw a rock at a pack of dogs, the one that gets hit is the one that yells first and loudest." Yesterday, the NAACP threw (emphasis added):
And immediately, without reading the entire statement, the St. Louis Tea Party yelled:
The St. Louis TPers also referred to the NAACP as a "bigoted" "partisan attack dog organization" Then the people that allegedly want the government out of everyone's lives called on the IRS to investigate the NAACP and consider taking away their tax-exempt status.
The TPers often claim that the racist signs on display at their rallies are just a few isolated incidents, and don't reflect the sentiments of the tea party movement as a whole. Having attended local tea parties I don't buy that, but for the sake of argument let's imagine that's true--it's just a few random people scattered among the crowd. What about the leadership?
What about Dale Robertson, founder of teaparty.org who carried this sign at the Houston Tea Party last February:
What about Mark Williams, chairman of the Tea Party Express? Williams wrote on his blog last September that President Obama is "an Indonesian Muslim turned welfare thug, and a racist in chief." Williams in May of this year called Muslims "animals of Allah" who "worship a monkey-god."
What about Amy Kremer, national coordinator of the American Tea Party movement? Last July Ms. Kremer wrote in support of David McKalip who was forwarding this picture on a tea party mailing list:
That's the leadership of the tea party movement, not just a few random nuts carrying a few random signs. I'd say the NAACP is being lenient. It's not just a racist element within the tea party movement. This fish is rotting from the head.
"Late this afternoon the NAACP passed a resolution calling on all people -- including tea party leaders -- to condemn racism within the tea party movement.
"We feel it's very important that we educate our membership about the tea parties," said Anita Russell, head of the Kansas City branch of the NAACP, as the debate on the resolution began. "We are concerned that there is a racist element within the tea parties."
Delegates said they wanted to make it clear, however, that the resolution wasn't indicting the entire tea party movement as racist."
And immediately, without reading the entire statement, the St. Louis Tea Party yelled:
"Normally, we ignore childish hostility from belligerent people and groups. But the NAACP today intends to condemn 20 million tea party activists as racists."
The St. Louis TPers also referred to the NAACP as a "bigoted" "partisan attack dog organization" Then the people that allegedly want the government out of everyone's lives called on the IRS to investigate the NAACP and consider taking away their tax-exempt status.
The TPers often claim that the racist signs on display at their rallies are just a few isolated incidents, and don't reflect the sentiments of the tea party movement as a whole. Having attended local tea parties I don't buy that, but for the sake of argument let's imagine that's true--it's just a few random people scattered among the crowd. What about the leadership?
What about Dale Robertson, founder of teaparty.org who carried this sign at the Houston Tea Party last February:
What about Mark Williams, chairman of the Tea Party Express? Williams wrote on his blog last September that President Obama is "an Indonesian Muslim turned welfare thug, and a racist in chief." Williams in May of this year called Muslims "animals of Allah" who "worship a monkey-god."
What about Amy Kremer, national coordinator of the American Tea Party movement? Last July Ms. Kremer wrote in support of David McKalip who was forwarding this picture on a tea party mailing list:
"David, we all support you fully and are here for you. I can assure you of one thing and that is we will protect our own. We all have your back my friend!
Let me know what I can do to help. I am here for you if you need me David."
That's the leadership of the tea party movement, not just a few random nuts carrying a few random signs. I'd say the NAACP is being lenient. It's not just a racist element within the tea party movement. This fish is rotting from the head.
I met Dale Robertson at the startup meeting of the Coffee Party. He seemed nice and reasonable at the time. We exchanged email addresses and phone numbers. Then the Facebook crap about supporting Limbaugh and Glenn Beck started. It took me a while but I 'de-friended' him on Facebook. The more people like Dale cry they're not racist the more they show they are.
I've heard tale that progressives only levy these charges because we have no other way to argue against their platform. There is a good reason for that. THEY DON'T HAVE ONE. Incoherent babbling about high taxes and taking your country back isn't a platform. No one with half of a brain is going to take this group seriously until they start coming up with specific ideas for the "problems" they see.
aww leave 'em alone....this is as articulate as they get. Let them dance and sing, they do more good for the progressive cause than anyone else
It is a nice picture, though...
Once again, a ridiculous deflection tactic by the TP knuckleheads so we won't focus on the real problem - their blatant ignorance and racism.
What irritates me (besides the fools who are so clearly racist but try to pretend they're not) is when you bring their racism into the light and they immediately start crying, "Race card! You pulled the race card! Waaah waah waah!"
Jeez...kwitcherbitchin, teabaggers. We like to shine the light on you so all the cockroaches run. You may not admit it but we all know it's there. And it's damned UGLY.
So here's my answer to all the teabaggers who protest, "It's not about racism, it's about big government and taxation": if the tea party nonsense (and it is nonsense, sponsored by big business lobbyists and anti-American interests)is not based on racism, then where the hell were you all from 2001-2008? Why weren't you crying in the streets about big government, government intrusion, government spending THEN? Hmmmm? Where were your protests and your (misspelled) signs and your idiocy? WHY did all this shit start barely one month after Pres. Obama was inaugurated?
It's not about racism? Sure it's not. I've got a bridge in Arizona to sell to you also. The teabaggers are steeped in racism (pun intended).
Really really really tired of tea party racists complaining about others calling them out on their blatant racism, and then whining and crying and playing the victim, while condemning anyone that speaks out about it as a whiner and a cryer.
Man up, tea party.
Rotting from the head? I didn't realize it had one.
As for the NAACP, I wish it were stronger in its criticism of genuine racism, such as what we're seeing from certain tea partiers and Republicans, and less tied on inane positions like its local branch's opposition to the proposed smoking prohibitions in San Antonio.