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Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Tea Party racism charges


Is the Tea Party movement racist? The NAACP says so, but of course the Tea Party advocates say no.
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NAACP passes resolution blasting Tea Party 'racism' “... The NAACP has passed a resolution that condemns what it feels is rampant racism in the Tea Party movement. ...”
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Iowa Billboard Depicting Obama-Hitler-Lenin Comparison Quietly Expunged “Members of the North Iowa Tea Party recently acquired some billboard space in Mason City, Iowa. Their message? “RADICAL LEADERS PREY ON THE FEARFUL & NAÏVE,” illustrated by photos of Adolf Hitler and Vladimir Lenin and a picture of our democratically elected leader, Barack Obama. ...”
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Steele defends Tea Party from charges of racism “... Steele, the first African-American to head the Republican National Committee, issued a statement Wednesday about what he described as “recent statements claiming the Tea Party movement is racist.” He said such statements “are not only destructive, they are not true.” ...”
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Sarah Palin: NAACP resolution 'regressive' “Former Alaska GOP Gov. Sarah Palin sternly lectured the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on Tuesday for approving on a “false” resolution accusing the tea party of being “racist.” ...”
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Dallas tea party leader denounces NAACP after racism allegation “A prominent Dallas-based tea party leader is protesting the NAACP's allegation that the movement harbors racists. Katrina Pierson - who is black -- has defended fellow tea partiers against such accusations before. ...”
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NAACP Tea Party Resolution Could Go Further “I was on Fox News this morning and, in the wake of the NAACP resolution calling on the Tea Party to denounce its racist extremist elements, the panel debate was about whether or not there are explicit racist elements in the Tea Party. Come on. Of course there are. ...”
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