Tom Tancredo Responds to Critics of His Comments At the Tea Party Convention - Video

Freedom's Lighthouse ^ | February 12, 2010 | Michael

[Federalist Patriot]

Here is video of Tom Tancredo talking with Alan Colmes and responding to critics of his comments at the Tea Party convention, where he suggested a "civic literacy test." (Video)

Tancredo said, "to suggest that a civic literacy test is in itself a racist concept, well I think that's a racist idea, because are you assuming that the only people that would flunk this kind of a test would be minorities? There's no racial component to it, stupidity runs across color lines."

Tancredo said he never thought about the "racial implications" of his statement, because "race is not an issue in my mind," but "it seems to permeate the left...everything that comes up has got to be viewed through this prism of racial issues."

[highlander_UW]

Tancredo said, "to suggest that a civic literacy test is in itself a racist concept, well I think that's a racist idea, because are you assuming that the only people that would flunk this kind of a test would be minorities? There's no racial component to it, stupidity runs across color lines."

oh, that's going to leave a mark...liberals really hate when their racism is revealed.

[OrioleFan]

civic illiteracy - a product of Government schools

[JustSayNoToNannies]

liberals really hate ignore when their racism is revealed.