Allegations of racist slur during Tea Party protest

• Footwedge

  bigmanbt wrote:
  
  
  Bush was a liar

  Proves that you also must be a radical left wing crazyball too.
  

  but so is Obama. Yet if a white person called Obama a liar, he's a racist.

  Some people think that, but not most people. I know that I don't.
  
  Obama hasn't finished his first term yet. Once he does, I'll be better able to make a judgement on him being a liar.
  
  For the most part, he has done exactly what he said he would do. Certainly his foreign policy has been consistant with his campaign....with 2 noatable exceptions. Gitmo remains open and the unPatriot Act remains in full force, in defiance with the tenets of our Constitution.
  
  Now....we rewind the cameras and we see W during the debates....clamoring for less war, no nation building, and not policing the world. Well, that didn't turn out the way the voters thought.
• majorspark

  

  Footwedge wrote:I didn't know JFK and RFK were Republicans. And I do think Bush was a liar. I am not a left wing radical either.

  Arguably JFK's political ideology would be more in line with today's republicans than democrats. As for their assassins, JFk was killed by a left wing socialist nut and RFK by a Palestinian nutcase upset that RFK promised some jets to those evil Zionist Jews in Israel.
• Footwedge

  majorspark wrote:

  Footwedge wrote:I didn't know JFK and RFK were Republicans. And I do think Bush was a liar. I am not a left wing radical either.

  Arguably JFK's political ideology would be more in line with today's republicans than democrats. As for their assassins, JFk was killed by a left wing socialist nut and RFK by a Palestinian nutcase upset that RFK promised some jets to those evil Zionist Jews in Israel.

  JFK was a moderate....but definitely closer to the Dems than the GOP. His tax reduction was from a top bracket of 91% down to a more tolerable 60%. Still nowhere near GOPlike numbers. In addition, under his watch, the civil rights march bagan to make strong headway. JFK was initially against the movement, but changed his views. As for foreign policy, many claim that he backed down Kruschiev. I think every president would have handled the Cuban Missille crisis in the same fashion. At least I hope they would have. The hard liners were pushing
  JFK to start unloading nukes. Had that happened, neither you nor I would be here having this discussion. JFK actually had a phone call tet-tet with Kruschiev, and worked out a detente of sorts. Who says negotiations don't work?
  
  As for who shot JFK, sorry, I don't buy the single assassin theory at all. Way too many organizations/people who had much bigger motives than that of a poor dissident.
  
  But I agree on RFK's killer. Happened right after the Israeli invasions of 1967.
  
  Just another case of blowback in picking sides in the Middle East.
• CenterBHSFan

  

  BCSbunk wrote: That is an assinine request. The tea party as a whole?
  
  It is made up of individuals and plenty of them are racists Plush monkey dolls and Obama is not American ring any bells?
  
  
  Yeah the giant conspiracy of our government officials making up that the Tea party hurls racial slurs.
  
  LMAO!!!!!
  
  We must stop this government now they are lieing and making up things against the Tea Party. LMAO.
  
  I agree with this video.
  
  

  Yes, the tea party as a whole. Wasn't it you who just a few days ago made statements saying that?
  

  The Tea Party is nothing but the Klan in a new outfit.
  
  They even let the N-bomb slip but the Tea party is nothing new, it is just the Ku Klux Klan reemerging and toning down the racial parts and going after gays with the blatant hatred.
  
  The Klan has never went away it just went underground and has emerged with a new outfit and new message of hatred.
  They now call themselves the Tea Party.
  
  Here is your beloved group of hate Klan rally? OR tea Party? Does it matter they are the same minus the hoods.

  Are there invisible words that I'm not seeing? Perhaps some sort of code?
  Cause it seems to me that it is NOT assinine to request proof of broad, inflammatory, and general statements (not to mention untrue) that are basically repeated over and over again.
  
  Also, I made the state about the congressmen for two reasons.
  1. Like it or not, there IS a reason why they chose to go that route. I don't know if it was race baiting or not actually, but they were definitely looking for something.
  2. It was hyperbole reflected.
• BCSbunk

  CenterBHSFan wrote:

  BCSbunk wrote: That is an assinine request. The tea party as a whole?
  
  It is made up of individuals and plenty of them are racists Plush monkey dolls and Obama is not American ring any bells?
  
  
  Yeah the giant conspiracy of our government officials making up that the Tea party hurls racial slurs.
  
  LMAO!!!!!
  
  We must stop this government now they are lieing and making up things against the Tea Party. LMAO.
  
  I agree with this video.
  
  

  Yes, the tea party as a whole. Wasn't it you who just a few days ago made statements saying that?
  

  The Tea Party is nothing but the Klan in a new outfit.
  
  They even let the N-bomb slip but the Tea party is nothing new, it is just the Ku Klux Klan reemerging and toning down the racial parts and going after gays with the blatant hatred.
  
  The Klan has never went away it just went underground and has emerged with a new outfit and new message of hatred.
  They now call themselves the Tea Party.
  
  Here is your beloved group of hate Klan rally? OR tea Party? Does it matter they are the same minus the hoods.

  Are there invisible words that I'm not seeing? Perhaps some sort of code?
  Cause it seems to me that it is NOT assinine to request proof of broad, inflammatory, and general statements (not to mention untrue) that are basically repeated over and over again.
  
  Also, I made the state about the congressmen for two reasons.
  1. Like it or not, there IS a reason why they chose to go that route. I don't know if it was race baiting or not actually, but they were definitely looking for something.
  2. It was hyperbole reflected.

  I showed video that showed the TEA PARTY and their racist signs and what was it you posted???
  
  Something about cherry picking?????
  
  I have shown evidence you choose to rationalize it to cherry picking so no matter what I show it will not matter you will simply rationalize it away.
• Writerbuckeye

  

  You're terrible at debate.
  
  Center just handed you your ass in your own hands, but you keep digging that hole hoping you'll come out in China, I guess.
  
  YOU are the one who made broad, sweeping generalizations about an entire group without any proof to back it up (and no, one edited video is not proof). Then you tried to backtrack and got caught up in your own ridiculous generalizations.
  
  As for your final whine (...so no matter what I show it will not matter) I guess that means you'll take your ball and go home instead of actually showing us DEFINITIVE PROOF that the Tea Party is akin to the Klan as you've stated.
  
  Whatever.
• cbus4life

  Moral of this story.
  
  I don't agree with the Tea-Party folks on a number of different things, but this whole campaign to denegrate the movement as a whole is sickening.
  
  I mean, yea, they have their nut-jobs, and we're allowed to make fun of them, IMO. Just as we should make fun of those on the left who were nut-jobs in their denegration of Bush. They were worthless human beings, and i made fun of them as well. But, it is a small number, and the group as a whole is solid, and should be commended for taking an active role in politics and bringing about the "change" they wish to see.
  
  However, for many Americans, they only see what the news gives them, which is a bunch of pictures of people holding up signs of Obama with a Hitler mustache, etc. That isn't a fair representation of the movement. Those are just the nut-jobs that every political side has to deal with, regardless of whether you're on the right or the left.
  
  But, it is the fact that the public ONLY sees that side of the movement that is disturbing, and is a shame.
  
  I mean, you have to be rational enough to realize that the images most see of the tea-party are only a small, small representation of the movement as a whole. I'll continue to rip on people comparing Obama to mass-murderers and taking part in baseless fear mongering, but i'll also realize they don't represent the movement as a whole, and like to think that the "true" tea party members are disgusted with them as well.
  
  And, same goes for those comparing Bush to horrendous dictators, genocidal maniacs, etc. Those folks were worthless, and should be called out for their idiocy. BUt, just as with the tea party movement, thoes folks were only a small, small sample of the anti-Bush movement as a whole.
  
  My political ideology doesn't mesh at all with the tea party movement, but i'll defend the movement as a whole against those who think the entire group is made up of racists and ignorant, fear-mongering, talking point spewing imbeciles. Not the case at all, not the case.
• BCSbunk

  Writerbuckeye wrote: You're terrible at debate.
  
  Center just handed you your ass in your own hands, but you keep digging that hole hoping you'll come out in China, I guess.
  
  YOU are the one who made broad, sweeping generalizations about an entire group without any proof to back it up (and no, one edited video is not proof). Then you tried to backtrack and got caught up in your own ridiculous generalizations.
  
  As for your final whine (...so no matter what I show it will not matter) I guess that means you'll take your ball and go home instead of actually showing us DEFINITIVE PROOF that the Tea Party is akin to the Klan as you've stated.
  
  Whatever.

  I have shown the proof and first hand eye witnesses who you are calling liars.
  
  You have had you ass handed to you and this group has been shown to be nothing more than the new klan.
  
  Lets see First hand eye witnesses who fought for civil rights in the 60's
  
  Video showing the racist signs of Obama as a monkey!
  
  Naw no evidence at all.
  
  You have had your ass handed to you first class the Tea baggers have been exposed.
  
  
  
  2:39 and 3:05 plus many more. Yeah Cherry picking my ass the new Klan has emerged and needs to be called out for what they are. Violent and hateful against Other races and homophobic.
• eersandbeers

  BCSbunk wrote:
  You have had you ass handed to you and this group has been shown to be nothing more than the new klan.
  
  Video showing the racist signs of Obama as a monkey!
  

  
  How many black people has members of the Tea Party strung up to trees? How many crosses have they burned?
  
  It seems you like hyperbole and lies rather than engaging in honest discussion.
  
  And portraying Obama as a donkey is now racist? Al Sharpton would be proud of you.
• Writerbuckeye

  

  BCSbunk wrote:

  Writerbuckeye wrote: You're terrible at debate.
  
  Center just handed you your ass in your own hands, but you keep digging that hole hoping you'll come out in China, I guess.
  
  YOU are the one who made broad, sweeping generalizations about an entire group without any proof to back it up (and no, one edited video is not proof). Then you tried to backtrack and got caught up in your own ridiculous generalizations.
  
  As for your final whine (...so no matter what I show it will not matter) I guess that means you'll take your ball and go home instead of actually showing us DEFINITIVE PROOF that the Tea Party is akin to the Klan as you've stated.
  
  Whatever.

  I have shown the proof and first hand eye witnesses who you are calling liars.
  
  You have had you ass handed to you and this group has been shown to be nothing more than the new klan.
  
  Lets see First hand eye witnesses who fought for civil rights in the 60's
  
  Video showing the racist signs of Obama as a monkey!
  
  Naw no evidence at all.
  
  You have had your ass handed to you first class the Tea baggers have been exposed.
  
  
  
  2:39 and 3:05 plus many more. Yeah Cherry picking my ass the new Klan has emerged and needs to be called out for what they are. Violent and hateful against Other races and homophobic.

  You've shown NOTHING that proves an entire movement is racist akin to the Klan. Nothing. Stop saying you have; it's a lie.
  
  The comments of one man who has his own biases and political motivations are proof? Sorry. No.
  
  Obama as a monkey is not inherently racist. Even if that were the case, I could dredge up lots of images of Bush shown as Hitler or worse. Does that mean the entire Democrat Party are equally as stupid?
  
  The fact that you use the term "teabagger" just tells me all I need to know about your lack of intellect on this matter.
• BCSbunk

  Writerbuckeye wrote:

  BCSbunk wrote:

  Writerbuckeye wrote: You're terrible at debate.
  
  Center just handed you your ass in your own hands, but you keep digging that hole hoping you'll come out in China, I guess.
  
  YOU are the one who made broad, sweeping generalizations about an entire group without any proof to back it up (and no, one edited video is not proof). Then you tried to backtrack and got caught up in your own ridiculous generalizations.
  
  As for your final whine (...so no matter what I show it will not matter) I guess that means you'll take your ball and go home instead of actually showing us DEFINITIVE PROOF that the Tea Party is akin to the Klan as you've stated.
  
  Whatever.

  I have shown the proof and first hand eye witnesses who you are calling liars.
  
  You have had you ass handed to you and this group has been shown to be nothing more than the new klan.
  
  Lets see First hand eye witnesses who fought for civil rights in the 60's
  
  Video showing the racist signs of Obama as a monkey!
  
  Naw no evidence at all.
  
  You have had your ass handed to you first class the Tea baggers have been exposed.
  
  
  
  2:39 and 3:05 plus many more. Yeah Cherry picking my ass the new Klan has emerged and needs to be called out for what they are. Violent and hateful against Other races and homophobic.

  You've shown NOTHING that proves an entire movement is racist akin to the Klan. Nothing. Stop saying you have; it's a lie.
  
  The comments of one man who has his own biases and political motivations are proof? Sorry. No.
  
  Obama as a monkey is not inherently racist. Even if that were the case, I could dredge up lots of images of Bush shown as Hitler or worse. Does that mean the entire Democrat Party are equally as stupid?
  
  The fact that you use the term "teabagger" just tells me all I need to know about your lack of intellect on this matter.

  More evidence of racism.
  
  Oh showing Obama as a monkey is not racist? ROFLMFAO Delusional.
  
  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/16/10-most-offensive-tea-par_n_187554.html
  
  What you talking about willis. Naw nothing racist about that.
  
  Only the racist themselves cannot see the blantant racism.
  
  The whole movement has exploded once Obama was elected. How many times did I hear at a work I ain't voting for no (racial Slur)
  
  The new Klan has emerged since Obama was elected and if a new Republican gets in office like Bush and spends like its going out of style their will be silence just like it was when Bush spent like crazy.
  
  Rachel Maddow show on the Tea Party AKA Baggers which is closer to the truth.
  
  http://www.mediaite.com/online/enraged-rachel-maddow-explains-racist-history-tea-party-is-embracing/
• Writerbuckeye

  

  You're losing your credibility by posting those links.
  
  Those folks are as delusional and biased on this issue as you are -- and have nothing more than OPINION to offer.
  
  Oh and those photos don't show anything inherently racist. Lots of reading between the lines going on there.
• BCSbunk

  Writerbuckeye wrote: You're losing your credibility by posting those links.
  
  Those folks are as delusional and biased on this issue as you are -- and have nothing more than OPINION to offer.
  
  Oh and those photos don't show anything inherently racist. Lots of reading between the lines going on there.

  I never had any credibility to begin with what are you talking about?
  
  Is that the best you can do revert to insults?
  
  ANd here is the final nail in the coffin of the Tea party racism and I anxiously await how this is not racism or you rationalize it away.
  
  http://www.mediaite.com/online/analysis-was-the-notorious-racist-tea-party-sign-forged-we-believe-not/
  
  Checked by an expert no photoshop here so rationalize away or will it be that is only one guy blah blah blah.
  
  When all else fails rationalize.
• iclfan2

  

  You do know they made Bush look like a monkey to right? The race card needs to die. Get your head out of Obamas crotch.
• superman

  BCSbunk wrote:
  http://www.mediaite.com/online/analysis-was-the-notorious-racist-tea-party-sign-forged-we-believe-not/
  

  That sign is pointing out that Congress is treating tax paying Americans like slaves.
  
  Is it short sighted? Yes
  Is it hyperbole? Yes
  Is it inherently racist? No
  Does it make the entire Tea Party movement the new klan? no
• CenterBHSFan

  

  So when did the Klan (especially the modern version that has formed in today's society) start allowing black people, hispanic people and Jewish people into the club?
• assumption

  Question fo rBelly 35. Where did the photo of the gun toting fella come from. Please explain what it has to do with this thread. And be truthful because we intend to find out.
• superman

  I believe it was political rally in Phoenix.
• Writerbuckeye

  

  superman wrote: I believe it was political rally in Phoenix.

  It was a political rally someplace (Phoenix, Denver?) and one of the news agencies, I think maybe CNN, had a story about gun toting racists at the tea parties, and had a cropped version of this photo.
  
  To make it go better with their story, they cropped it so you couldn't tell the man was black and carrying a gun, misleading the reader to believe it was some racist white dude who was packing.
  
  No media bias there...
• CenterBHSFan

  

  Writerbuckeye wrote:

  superman wrote: I believe it was political rally in Phoenix.

  It was a political rally someplace (Phoenix, Denver?) and one of the news agencies, I think maybe CNN, had a story about gun toting racists at the tea parties, and had a cropped version of this photo.
  
  To make it go better with their story, they cropped it so you couldn't tell the man was black and carrying a gun, misleading the reader to believe it was some racist white dude who was packing.
  
  No media bias there...

  Writer is correct. This story is nothing new.
  
  
• assumption

  Still not the right story. It was close to an Obama rally(speech). It had to do with the right to bear arms. A member of the NRA put this photo on JJ"s months ago. Superman did you dream that story ?
• CenterBHSFan

  

  Sorry Assum., but it IS the right story.
  
  The picture that Belly put up refers to the one-sided allegations of racism. Writer told you the FACTS behind that picture and I gave the link as proof.
  
  Certain media allegations are trumped up falsehoods and nothing more. The story behind that picture just proves how far a media outlet will go to make up a dramatic story.
  "If it bleeds it leads"
• majorspark

  

  assumption wrote: Still not the right story. It was close to an Obama rally(speech). It had to do with the right to bear arms. A member of the NRA put this photo on JJ"s months ago. Superman did you dream that story ?

  Here is a video from a local news report. The man makes his motives quite clear. What is your point?
  
  
• superman

  assumption wrote: Still not the right story. It was close to an Obama rally(speech). It had to do with the right to bear arms. A member of the NRA put this photo on JJ"s months ago. Superman did you dream that story ?

  What are you talking about?
• Writerbuckeye

  

  assumption wrote: Still not the right story. It was close to an Obama rally(speech). It had to do with the right to bear arms. A member of the NRA put this photo on JJ"s months ago. Superman did you dream that story ?

  Here's HotAir's story about how MSNBC deliberately shopped the photo of the guy to use as part of a white racists story.
  
  http://hotair.com/archives/2009/08/19/unreal-msnbc-edits-clip-of-man-with-gun-at-obama-rally-to-support-racism-narrative/
  
  And this has nothing to do with "it bleeds, it leads" this is all about pushing an agenda and a point of view.