White Pride Group Urges Tea Party to Flaunt Its Bigotry

[tishaLA]

<...> Of course the Tea Party is racist, crowed a blog post on the Council's website yesterday -- and it would be proud of its racism if it weren't wussy.

The post was written by James Edwards, a radio show host and author of Racism Schmacism. His website, the Political Cesspool, declares as its motto: "Conservatism is dead. Liberalism has no answers. What comes next? The rise of ethnopolitics."

After the NAACP passed a recent resolution condemning the Tea Party as a bunch of bigots, the ragtag band of would-be American revolutionaries launched into denials. That's because they're week-kneed, lily-livered racists whose instinct is to "bend over and grab their ankles", wrote Edwards, who suggested they connect with their inner-cackling villains:

"Instead of replying with a loud BWAHAHAHA! or a 'Yeah? What's your point?' or 'So what?' or 'Of course we're racists - we're white people. That's what "racist" means' or 'Can any of you race hustlers even spell "racist"?' The Tea Party predictably went into their usual bend over and grab their ankles mode. They protested that oh no, we're not racists at all, we don't tolerate racists at our rallies which are really huge rainbow coalitions." <...> http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/riptide/2010/07/white_pride_group_urges_tea_pa.php">New Times

[HooptieWagon]

1. This is why so many Dems support Crist over Meek.

"Last January, a state chapter of the Council of Conservative Citizens (CCC) set up shop at a Tea Party rally in Invernness, Citrus County. Senate candidate and Tea-Party darling Marco Rubio headlined the event, while the CCC handed out pamphlets and swag.

They wrote a proud blog entry about it: "Florida CofCC works crowd at TEA party." The
Anti-Defamation League warned of the group's attendance a day ahead of time.


The CCC extols the free market and other conservative shibboleths. But it dislikes "the mixture of the races," and, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, looks upon black people as a "retrograde species of humanity" and abhors Jews."




Those DUers demanding Dems support Meek should read that quote from the OP's link carefully. Meek is mired in third place. He has an invisible campaign. Crist can beat Rubio. Supporting Crist keeps Rubio out of the US Senate. Supporting Meek puts Rubio in the US Senate.

[Sebastian Doyle]

2. And you really think these bigots are going to be any easier on the gay guy than the black guy?

If they "look upon black people as a retrograde species of humanity and abhor Jews", then they probably ain't gonna be a big fan of Charlie either. Hell, I'm actually surprised they're backing a Cuban, regardless of how batshit crazy right wing he is.

[HooptieWagon]

3. No one thinks they'll be kind to either... neither will get teabagger votes anyway.

The important distinction is that Crist is well known throughout the state, has a decent sized campaign chest, isn't directly tied to scandal, gets good support from Indies and Moderates, and is leading the polls.
Meek is unknown outside his congressional district (and is doing little to improve that), has little funds in his campaign chest, does have ethics questions he hasn't answered fully, gets no support from Indies and Moderates, and trails badly in the polls. He can't win, hell he's struggling to win the Dem primary.
Rubio would be an unmitigated disaster in the US Senate. Crist isn't perfect, but he's a far sight better than Rubio and probably would be the same vote as Meek on most issues. If you want to maintain "party purity" and vote for Meek, go ahead... but a guy who associates with neo-nazis will then get elected.