NAACP Adopts Resolution Claiming Racism in the Tea Party
Hilary Shelton, director of the NAACP's Washington bureau said the adopted resolution "Calls on the Tea Party and all people of good will to repudiate the racist element and activities within the Tea Party."
The final wording of the resolution won't be released until the NAACP's national board of directors approves it during its meeting in October.
NAACP President Ben Jealous said, "We felt the time had come to stand up and say, it's time for the Tea Party to be responsible members of this democracy and make sure they don't tolerate bigots or bigotry among their members." He added, "We don't have a problem with the Tea Party's existence, we have an issue with their acceptance and welcoming of white supremacists into their organizations."
Imagine?
I guess white supremacists are only accepted if they are handing out free cheese and peanut butter and the hell with actual advancement.
How dare the NAACP condemn elements of the Tea Party and stay mum over the Justice Dept ignoring the New Black Panther Party violating the Voting Rights Actof 1965?
Racism and bigotry exists and can be found in all elements of American society; it should never be accepted or condoned.
Tea Parties, civil rights groups and associations across this nation consist of fallible men; a small minority amongst the ranks of the Tea Party may indeed have dark hearts. Who knows what lurks in the hearts of evil men? Bigotry, however, is the exception and not tolerated; no adopted resolution by the NAACP can change that.
The overwhelming majority in the Tea Party are hard working, intelligent, Patriotic Americans exercising their God given rights.
The NAACP should celebrate the Tea Party movement for its inclusiveness, civility, self discipline and intolerance for any bigoted signage or verbiage. Perhaps, the NAACP should look inward with the same integrity.
A group called the St. Louis Tea Party issued its own resolution calling on the NAACP to withdraw the proposal.
Anita L. Russell, president of the Kansas City, Mo., branch of the NAACP, introduced the adopted resolution and hurled invectives at the Tea Party.
Walk with me for a minute and let's take a look into the stone thrower's backyard.
In St. Louis, Mo., during a town hall meeting last year, a black man Kenneth Gladney was assaulted by SEIU members for selling Gadsden flags. The thugs hurled racial epithets at Mr. Gladney while punching and kicking him. Perry Molens, the SEIU staff member caught on video coming up behind Gladney and throwing him to the ground, is a white man.
Any introduced resolutions by any Missouri branch of the NAACP? Any adopted resolutions by the NAACP condemning racism within the political movement of SEIU?
Of course not; SEIU visited the WH once a week and spent $60 million to help elect Obama. Perhaps, the message is: it is OK to engage in violent racial attacks as long as you are liberal supporters of Barack Obama.
Kenneth Gladney, the victim of that racist assault, went to the NAACP for help. He was mocked by their local president. In fact, On May 5th, 2010 the Missouri NAACP hosted a press conference and rally to show support for the attackers that called Mr. Gladney the N-word.
During that NAACP event, Zaki Abruti the president of the Universal African Peoples Organization (UAPO) announced that Mr. Gladney is not a brother and then called him a Negro and an Uncle Tom. Click here for stunning video of the racist rant during the NAACP event.
Perhaps, the NAACP should adopt a resolution condemning racism in their own association.
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Post a CommentAbsolutely stinkin' unbelievable!!!!!
Tony, I cannot even read this because it makes me so angry!!!! But I will look at both pages!
Racism is unacceptable regardless of where it exists. False accusations of racism are shameful.
If you check Youtube, you will find videos of the Tea Party members telling people with racist signs that the racist signs have no place in Tea Party meetings.
Of more interest is this story:
http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/072010/bre_678900837.shtml
A USDA worker shared how she was not fair to a white farmer YEARS ago. This was at an NAACP meeting. She continued to say that she eventually became friends with that farmer and learned to overcome differences. However, someone posted only the comments about her not being fair to the white farmer.
The White House AND the NAACP threw her under the bus and demanded her resignation.
http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/072110/nat_679298052.shtml
The farmer's wife stood up for her saying that the resignation forced by the White House and backed by the NAACP was ridiculous.
Eventually someone actually took the time to research what she said and many people were apologizing. The NAACP said that they were fooled by whoever it
Groups like NAACP (and our president) are industries and racism is the ware they are peddling. Thanks for the well-done article, Tony.
Good stuff T. And gee whiz, Pat chimes in and assures us that was an all black voting precinct? Odd. I've seen the video and the guy talking to the BP's with the stick sounded lily white to me, and if there were no white folks around, to whom was the BP addressing when he said "Get ready to be ruled by the black man, cracker?" Pat, I swear you are a rare case, ain't ya? And even if it was an all black district, since when is it okay for thugs to stand outside the doors with weapons? That DOES NOT excuse it Pat. Just when i think you've reached as far as u can, your arms stretch even more.
NAACP calling the Tea Party racist? Look who's talking!
I went to one Tea Party event recently to meet a candidate. It was so sedate and quiet a gathering I could have taken a nap. Enforcing immigration law was mentioned, however, and I guess that means racism in the NAACP lexicon. Still, I'm sure not all African Americans feel the same way about this resolution which was adopted. Some African Americans dare to be different and refuse to march in the herd lockstep with those who are demagogueing the issues.
I'm so damn sick of charges of racism I could peuke. I give a crap about color or religion and yet was labeled a racist because I didn't support "a black" president. (I use quotes because he's actually whiter than I am by percentage.) From my understanding and observation, the people involved in the tea party came from every ethnic and racial background. Screw the NAACP. They were necessary, like unions, in the beginning but are now attempting to create a need to fill to protect their own existence and doing it at the cost of other people's rights.
Please tell me how the Black Panthers intimidated voters in an all black voting district? People don't know the history of this incident, all they see are Black Panthers looking menacing. They were there to protect the voters, not intimidate. Only locals know that, but our protestations fall on deaf ears. And, btw, it was the Bush administration who decided not to prosecute these guys. And it always amuses me that the SEIU incident is constantly brought up. Not sure what really happened there, I heard that the man attacked had insulted a minister or something, but it seems to be the only racial incident the tea partiers can come up with, effectively beating a dead horse, while the NAACP can verify numerous instances of racism. I can myself, just by looking at the signs at tea party rallies, and talking to people I actually KNOW who hold tea party views. In the end, at the kitchen table, it all comes down to the "N" word. Every time.