Disgusting! NAACP Leader Ben Jealous Labels Tea Party "White Supremist Group" – Links Movement to KKK, Stormfront and David Duke
Posted by Jim Hoft on Saturday, July 17, 2010, 6:29 AM
DISGUSTING— NAACP Chief and smear merchant Ben Jealous just linked the tea party groups to the KKK, Stormfront and David Duke.
And, it looks like he just labeled the tea party a “white supremist group.”
Unbelievable.
Via CNN:
This week at the NAACP annual convention, we passed over 75 resolutions. They addressed critical issues from education equity, to fixing our broken criminal justice and immigration systems, to our top priority: jobs, jobs, jobs.
One resolution, which was highlighted in my convention speech, created media frenzy: The unanimously passed resolution demanded that the leadership of the Tea Party repudiate its racist elements and make it clear that there is no space in the organization for bigotry.
It is unfortunate that at a time when our nation is reeling in the midst of one of the most devastating downturns in our economy since the Great Depression, the NAACP is compelled to deal with a disturbing, corrosive attack from the Tea Party.
Instead of joining us to repudiate racism, Tea Party leaders have attempted a tit for tat and demanded that we condemn the New Black Panther Party for reported hate speech. It is a false argument. Of course we condemn hate speech from anyone and any organization, including the New Black Panther Party. But that party is a mere flea compared to the influence and size of the Tea Party. And the New Black Panther Party is not a member of the NAACP. What we are asking the Tea Party to eschew is not the racism of some outside organization, but the bigotry within.
After my speech, I was approached by a man named Chris, who asked that his last name not be used. He’s a member of both the Tea Party and the NAACP. He thanked me for denouncing the racist elements of a party to which he is loyal. He explained that he felt increasingly uncomfortable within the Tea Party. We want Chris to live in a world where he can feel comfortable in both organizations.
Over 2000 delegates voted. The resolution was proposed by our Missouri State Conference, from the home state of the Council of Conservative Citizens, widely recognized as the linear descendant of the White Citizens Council. Their fealty to racism is not obscured.
Like Stormfront.org, a website founded by former KKK leader Don Black, the Council celebrates its allegiance to and influence in the Tea Party. The avowed racist David Duke notes that thousands of Tea Party activists have urged him to run for president. When the Tea Party marches by, Duke thinks it’s his fiesta.
Our members know too well the pain and the potential danger of white supremacist groups. Since our resolution was publicized, a number of our branches and our corporate offices are reporting violent threats.We have all seen the blatantly racist signs portraying President Obama as a monkey. We have seen the press conference with the civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis describing how he was spit on and called the N-word, or Rep. Barney Frank being called a vicious slur for gay men.
Dick Armey and other Tea Party leaders have not only refused to disavow the racism — they have denied it.
With increased influence comes increased responsibility. It is long past time for Dick Armey and the Tea Party leadership to take a stance. Instead, they remain silent while many of the group’s leaders are attacking the NAACP, calling a historically multiracial, anti-racist organization “racist.” We are receiving death threats and other threats of violence for asking them to rout the violent, racist factions in their midst.
The NAACP is working hard to move our nation forward. We have joined with almost 200 other organizations representing people of all races, creeds and faiths to form a movement to pull America back together and put America back to work. “One Nation Working Together” is the antithesis to the bitter polarization being bred by the Tea Party and its ilk. It represents a clarion call to unity, to come together as a country.
On October 2 we will gather in Washington in a march for jobs, to demand a fair economy that works for all. We will embrace hope and possibility — not hate…
Did he really just go there?
I’m with Andrew Breitbart on this one.
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bitterclinger commented:
“I was approached by a man named Chris, who asked that his last name not be used. He’s a member of both the Tea Party and the NAACP. He thanked me for denouncing the racist elements of a party to which he is loyal. He explained that he felt increasingly uncomfortable within the Tea Party. We want Chris to live in a world where he can feel comfortable in both organizations.”
Yes, and I have a unicorn I want to sell you.
Ohio Granny commented:
“After my speech, I was approached by a man named Chris, who asked that his last name not be used. He’s a member of both the Tea Party and the NAACP. He thanked me for denouncing the racist elements of a party to which he is loyal. He explained that he felt increasingly uncomfortable within the Tea Party. We want Chris to live in a world where he can feel comfortable in both organizations.”
So tell me how comfortable a short fat white woman of about (coughfiftysomething) feel at an NAACP meeting? I think we should demand a Presidential decree, just like they did for gays, sanctifying that everyone feel comfortable at all these racist groups, or just the ones that identifiy themselves by race in the name of their organization. And that would be…..
gorgo commented:
Am I missing something?
A pasty white guy is the head of the NAACP?
Seriously – is this a prank? Onion, right?
Ken commented:
What Jealous did was provide an example to prove his case: by and large, the Tea Party is not racist. But some Tea Partiers support the notorious racist David Duke.
Bob commented:
Education “equity”, demanding jobs . Sounds like the “you owe me” folks are a bit fearful of quiet America waking up. This playing the race card is a sign of desperation.
Kerry commented:
It seems to me the best response to these lying scumbag persons of perfidy is not refuting the nonsense but to deflect it. I think they realize, consciously or not, that the principles upon which the tea party is based are outflanking them on their ‘skin color is solidarity and character’ strategy, and so an assault based on lies is their obvious response; it’s always worked before. If stick together based on skin color begins to be questioned by those who so stuck, and is replaced by “and endowed by their Creator…”, and other foundational principles, then the NAALCP, and all the ‘rainbowqueercoalitionactpink’ groups, fronts, and all the rest will shrink by attrition.
“Nov 2010: PUNISH WASHINGTON!”
Ohio Granny commented:
Maybe some Tea Partiers support David Duke but most of the ones I know find him as limited, ignorant, and uninspiring as the NAACP. I have to wonder if the leaders of these two groups, the NAACP on one side and the KKK on the other, aren’t secret friends. You know, they chat it up at night about how to get the rubes aroused with their rhetoric and laugh and laugh about the con job.
This is the most press they have gotten in years.
Sickofobama commented:
Stormfront?
That’s Commie Van Jones organization.
KKK?
That’s the guy that wore the white sheet who just passed away, Democrat Senator Robert Byrd.
David Duke?
He believe he was a member of the KKK.
These people are doing whatever they can to start a race war.
If there is a race war, it will because Barack “Insane” and Michelle Obama. And Eric Holder.
Kenny Solomon commented:
Hola Señor Jealous.
Tráigalo.
Comience algo usted podría terminar jamás.
Es decir, Molon Labe.
Kenny Solomon
Típico, amargo, ladrar Dios-adherindo, propietario del fusil y partidario loco furioso de NASCAR crackka.
Sickofobama commented:
Ken:
You are a liar.
Where’s the proof?
Ed commented:
Granny,
And what about the two groups you forgot to mention…the RNC and the DNC. I think they’re “secret buddies”, too.
daryl commented:
An old leftist’s rule they didn’t even need to wait for Alinskey’ s to achieve….. “if the truth isn’t in you, feel free to lie,lie, lie”.
As for#3′s question, “A pasty white guy is the head of the NAACP?”,
Nah. He’s undercover CIA.
oops. i may have just blown his cover.heh, heh.
Ken commented:
Like Stormfront.org, a website founded by former KKK leader Don Black, the Council celebrates its allegiance to and influence in the Tea Party.
Is Stormfront lying? Is the White Citizen’s Council lying? It also stands to reason that racists would seek cover by flocking to a group with respectable reasons to oppose Obama
Ginger commented:
jobs, jobs, jobs…..hmmmmmmm I thought they just wanted us to support them. Oh, I know they just want it all! They are just a bunch of sorry a** brain dead liberal people.
NAALP…. National Organization of Liberal People.
As our HERO said… “Let’s Roll!” Go in groups people to the polls! Get as many people you can to vote.
Bill C commented:
As I pointed out in another thread yesterday. Now that the NAACP has made it official:
In a similar vein I remember the NAACP saying something to the effect of “You have Stormfront organizing attendance at Tea Parties so we know there are racist there” but lookee what I found: “Stormfronters’ Rally In Crawford” to “put up a White Nationalist voice in the protest against Bush’s War for Israel that was started by Cindy Sheehan.” http://www.stormfront.org/forum/t227062/
No resolution condemning the anti-war movement? I’m shocked! shocked! the NAACP lacks the integrity to condemn a movement with racist elements in it when it agrees with that movement’s liberal objectives.
aro5o75 commented:
The NAACP is taking Obowma’s lead and are now a communist organization.
They are irrelevant.
Robert commented:
One of the dangers here is that this continuing assault will divert the Tea Party from its core philosophy, that of limited government and spending. As this campaign heats up, repeated defense against being called a racist could bring calls to engage in racial activist-type pursuits as proof.
Since most racial-activists want to use the power of government to force the private sector to behave in certain ways, which is contrary to basic Tea Party philosophy, acceding to this demand would be a severe blow to the overall integrity of the Tea Party.
Robert commented:
Re: #18
Let the NAACLP take care of their racial issues,
and we’ll focus on runaway government.
Chisum commented:
NAACP is a nest of liars clawing for relevancy.
NAACP Executive Caught on Tape Lying About Tea Party Attendance
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/bob-parks/2010/07/17/naacp-executive-caught-tape-lying-about-tea-party-attendance
Oh and Ken @ #13,
You are a lack wit.
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