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10-20-2010, 11:38 PM
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An interesting read.
From the NAACP. It's a rather lengthy and exhaustive study of the various Tea Party organizations and the affiliations of Tea Party leaders, both past and present.
http://naacp.3cdn.net/36b2014e1dddfe3c81_v7m6bls07.pdf I realize some of us will immediately denounce it as biased distortion, propaganda, etc. But, I think it's really just an evaluation of current events by folks who have good reason to be concerned. BTW, David Duke is considering another run for President in 2012? Why do you suppose he figures he has a chance this time around? And why do you suppose he chooses to run as a Republican?  Dave
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10-21-2010, 05:50 AM
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I think that some people are hitching a ride on the publicity that the Tea party has stirred up. There are some bad apples in every barrel. Here is a link to another study you may find interesting.
http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/20...t-tea-partiers It seems to point out that the average Tea Party member or supporter is not racist, nor homophobic, nor followers of the "birthers" beliefs
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10-21-2010, 05:55 AM
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I would only read something like this to see how the fine people on the extreme right are being led.
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10-21-2010, 06:48 AM
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We're supposed to look the other way and ignore when Harry Reid or Dick Biden make stupid, bigoted comments, but lets trot out the big guns and play the race card in an attempt to mow down our political opponents? Please. Enough already.
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10-21-2010, 07:56 AM
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Obama's a very clean, well spoken, ....
 Even LaBron is jumping on the poor race-haters me wagon. So THAT'S why we're pissed, even though we treated him like a king. Pete
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10-21-2010, 08:06 AM
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Dave
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"When the lie is so big and the fog so thick, the Republican trick can play out again....."-------Frank Zappa Last edited by BlueStreak; 10-21-2010 at 08:09 AM.
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10-21-2010, 08:41 AM
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again, thou dost protest too much
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10-21-2010, 08:53 AM
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Regards, D-Ray
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10-21-2010, 08:58 AM
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Truth be told (IMHO), advocacy groups such as the NAACP (and others on both sides of the aisle) feel a need to do things that will perpetuate their own need for being. I think there's certainly a shred of truth in the report (as all such advocacy reports have), but it is certainly not the last, nor the authoritative, word on the subject.
Is there still racism in this country? Yes. Is there more racism on the fringes of the political right that in other parts of our society? Maybe so (actually probably so). Does this automatically discredit the rest of their message? No (the inconsistencies and rational disconnects do so, not that fact that a certain percentage of them may have racist/nativist tendencies). These tendencies exist everywhere in our society.
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