Posted on 04/22/2010 5:07:37 AM PDT by Lloyd Marcus
I am exhausted. I returned home after performing at tea parties in 42 cities, from Searchlight, NV to Washington, D.C., in nineteen days while on the Tea Party Express III tour. I'm black conservative singer/songwriter, entertainer, author, and spokesperson Lloyd Marcus.
I wish to share with you how the liberal mainstream media has dealt with my participation on the Tea Party Express III tour.
Liberal mainstream media all but call me an Uncle Tom. Their reports imply that I am a token black too stupid to realize that I am being used by the tea party movement. In typical liberal mainstream media arrogance, they are totally blind to the blatant racism of their reporting.
Because I do not fit the liberal mainstream media's "all blacks must vote Democrat and believe that America is racist and unjust" template, I must be an idiot. As a matter of fact, because I am a black man who loves his country and proclaims that America is the greatest land of opportunity on the planet for all who choose to go for it, much of the liberal media consider me dangerous and even wish me harm.
The liberal mainstream media are relentless in their quest to portray the tea party patriots as racist. And yet, I have performed my song, "American Tea Party Anthem," at over 150 tea parties, been treated like a rock star, and have even seen signs which read, "Lloyd Marcus for President!" Not one tea party attendee has ever called me the N-word.
Meanwhile, a Google search will reveal numerous liberal websites and blogs which freely and excessively call me an f-ing stupid N-word. The reason for their over-the-top anger and outrage against me: I express love for my country and refuse to be a hyphenated American.
The same liberals who accuse white conservative Republicans of being mean-spirited, racist, and intolerant are the hate-filled black and white Democrats who use the N-word every other word when writing about me and have even threatened me with physical harm.
After my performance at a tea party in Traverse City, Michigan, a white reporter approached me for an interview. The upbeat, mostly white audience loved me and my patriotic performance. Smiles were everywhere. With a stony face, the snooty female reporter asked me a series of annoying questions straight out of the liberal playbook.
But what really got my blood boiling was when she asked me the following question with the trademark liberal condescending edge: "Mr. Marcus, don't you think by calling yourself an unhyphenated American, you are encouraging white people to feel comfortable with their racism?"
I wanted to say, "Lady, what the heck are you talking about? You are obviously one miserable, bitter, and unhappy human being. Get away from me." Instead, I replied, "With all due respect, I strongly disagree." I turned and walked away from her, abruptly ending the interview.
Perhaps I should have stayed and argued my point of view. But I have lost patience with arrogant liberal reporters who think that they are so much smarter than us. This negative-spirited reporter had decided the spin of her story before interviewing me. My answers to her questions would not have made a difference.
At our Tea Party Express III tour rally in Buffalo, NY, four TV channels covering the rally had cameras in front of the stage. In the finale of each rally, we sing "God Bless The USA." Emotions were high in Buffalo as the audience waved U.S. flags, sang along, and many wept. All four camera techs had looks on their faces as if they were vampires who had just been shown a cross. They were not happy campers. What is with these folks in the media? Why such disdain for their country?
At the April 15th Tea Party in Washington, D.C., a reporter for Ebony (a prominent national black magazine) approached me for an interview after my performance. The reporter asked me the same two questions every other reporter has asked: Are the tea parties racist? Why are blacks not attending?
Without going into great detail in this article, I explained to the reporter the tea party movement is not about race, but about stopping an out-of-control administration from pushing our country towards socialism.
Frustratingly, the Ebony magazine reporter replied, "So why do you hate Barack Obama?" Then, outrageously, he asked me again, "Are these rallies racist?" It was as if he did not hear a word I said.
The liberal mainstream media obviously have an agenda and a paradigm to maintain. They say that the tea party movement is racist, and the facts will not change their reporting.
At the Traverse City, Michigan rally on the Tea Party Express III tour, a white woman approached me in a wheelchair. Extremely excited, she said, "Oh my gosh, it's Lloyd Marcus. May I have a picture with you? Thank you so much for all you are doing for our country. I love you!"
After a picture and hugs, I chatted with other fans.
Later, with tears in his eyes, Don, a Tea Party Express staff member, told me more about the woman in the wheelchair. The woman's daughter told Don that her mom was dying. The daughter said that her mom told her that all she wanted to do before dying was "to meet Lloyd Marcus."
Wow! I was blown away and humbled. Then I became extremely angry at the liberal mainstream media's and Democrats' vicious, shameful attempts to portray the tea party patriots as racist.
Just the other day, after my performance at a tea party in St Augustine, FL, an elderly white veteran thanked me and broke down in tears for our country. We embraced for several moments.
The liberal mainstream media and Democrats are attempting to racially divide and conquer our country. They are evil. As long as God gives me strength, I will continue to defend my fellow patriots who are white and fight to take back America.
Lloyd Marcus, (black) Unhyphenated American
"Confessions of a Black Conservative"
Great post Lloyd, met you last saturday in st augustine....keep up the great work...you are a true American patriot....May God Bless You...
They have to characterize the Tea Party movement as racist, in fact they have to characterize any opposition to the Democratic party as racist, because they know that anything less than overwhelming black support for their party would spell disaster for the Dems.
Hang in there brother......you have plenty of decent god fearing friends...God bless!!
Lloyd, your are exactly the kind of patriot America needs right now. Thanks for doing something to keep America free!
I pray that will be for a very long time.
You made my day! Thanks for sharing your experiences.
Bravo Lloyd. You’ve won many hearts and minds, one soul at a time.
The liberal media is losing it’s grip, albeit slowly. Last year, there was hardly any coverage, especialy positive, of the tea party members. That is changing, we ARE the new mainstream (actually, we’ve always BEEN the mainstream.) Whether the liberal media chooses to remain ignorant, that is their problem, Americans are waking up.
What a great guy. He's a part of America the liberal press doesn't want anyone to know about.
Treating one another with grace and joy. Works for me;)
Thanks again LM.
God Bless Lloyd Marcus. And the Tea Party Movement, too!
Thank you for your service, Sir. One day I will get to shake your hand.
You and Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson are personal heroes of mine.
Exactly... Not about race, never has been, never will be. We conservatives were anti Socialist Democrat when Billy Bob Jimmy Carter was president, when W.C. Fields Clinton was president and when both Awe Shucks Bushes were presidents. We are no less and no more anti Socialist Democrat now that we have a Half Black (All Black for street cred purposes) Half White president, Narcissist in Chief Zer0bama. Will the Real Men of Color Please Stand... Thank You Mr. Marcus and all you other true blue-ers, GOD BLESS!!
Keep it up, man! You are f-ing up their paradigm!
Thanks for your efforts, they are appreciated by us all.
Lloyd, I wish you would have answered her that way. The only way to get these liberal/leftist/progressives out of their comfort zone is to confront them, tear down their template and force them to step back and think for a minute. Polite answers to their outrageous bigotry-based questions ain't gonna do it.
Thank you for your service to America.
We need more Americans like you, Lloyd: unabashed, intelligent and principled. Of course if all Americans were that way there would be no democrats.
Stay the course and I hope I get a chance to meet you at one of the Tea Party rallies!
Keep up the good work!
Yeah I agree. We should be calling these liberal reporters the true racists to their faces at every opportunity we can get!
Pictures of angry mobs lynching a Black man, pictures of Blacks being “controlled” with the use of high pressure fire hoses, snarling, biting dogs. Pictures of a National Guard Unit providing security for a Black child to enter a School house, pictures of a Governor blocking the school doors, pictures of those that opposed the Civil Rights Act and others that can still be found.
What is the one unifying factor in all those pictures?
The Democratic Party! Maybe they can be used to challenge the current mindset of those that have not lived the history.
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