House freshman calls NAACP chief 'racist' in email

A Republican House freshman will be in the spotlight Friday at an NAACP press conference for an email he sent to the state organization, calling the group and its leader "racist" and "race-opportunists."

Rep. Michael Speciale, R-Craven, along with all other state lawmakers, received an emailed version of a statement last week by NAACP state president William Barber on proposed voter ID legislation.

In the statement, Barber calls voter ID initiatives "national propaganda efforts by the far-right to justify the obvious tactic to suppress the votes of minorities, youth, disabled and the elderly," and urges Republican legislative leaders to abandon their push for such a law in North Carolina.

From: Rep. Michael Speciale Date: Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 4:39 PM Subject: RE: NC NAACP Statement as Read at Morning News Conference on Voter Suppression To: "northcarolinanaacp@gmail.com"

This is as insulting a diatribe as I have seen in years. The NAACP has a proud history of working on behalf of black Americans to address the problems of society directed at them. You tarnish that with your racist diatribes and your race-baiting attitude. The photo requirement to vote is to prove that one is who they say they are. Nowhere in anyone’s minds but yours and your fellow race-opportunists is race, ethnic background, or color of one’s skin mentioned, insinuated or inferred regarding the proposed voter ID laws.

It goes beyond just that. NC has, for the first time in MANY years, a republican house, senate AND governor. They are about to really shake things up and there is precious little the dims & the NAALCP can do but watch. They are also using the rules the dims put in place when THEY were in power to make sure the districts are set up in their favor to ensure they keep power as well. They are also making voter ID requirements a top priority to ensure the cheating stops, which irks the shiite out of the libtards.

Since our former governor Sugardumplins screwed things up so bad, they may not have to worry about that anyway, but they are setting things up nicely for NC.

RE: the letter - The best part of the letter was left out of the preview above:

"You do minorities and the elderly a disservice when you assume that they are incapable or incompetent to the point that they cannot provide a photo ID to vote. Photo ID’s are required in nearly every aspect of American life, and most Americans over the age of 16 have some form of photo ID. Your talking points make no sense, as you ramble on with Constitutional phrases to give an impression that you know what you are talking about, and it is apparent that you are grasping at straws. Your attempts to make minorities and the elderly believe that they are victims in this effort is contrary to common sense but apparently necessary to your economic survival"

Oh, and Barber most definitely IS a race-baiting bastard whose existence relies solely on how many people he can keep scared. He is trying his best to be Jesse & Al, but he doesn't have the charisma or intelligence of those two, which should tell you all you need to know about him!

“How is this news?”

In and of itself, it isn’t news! But it IS NEWS when a legislator says so publicly.
I am so tire of this “poor us” BS spouted by the so-called “black support” organizations like the NAACP. With very few exceptions, blacks put skin color ahead of everything when voting, and yet they continue to “wonder” why they are still the dregs of society. It actually amazes me that Black Christian Churches don’t have images of Jesus depicting Him as Black!

Thanks Altura Ct. Rep. Michael Speciale:

This is as insulting a diatribe as I have seen in years. The NAACP has a proud history of working on behalf of black Americans to address the problems of society directed at them. You tarnish that with your racist diatribes and your race-baiting attitude. The photo requirement to vote is to prove that one is who they say they are. Nowhere in anyone’s minds but yours and your fellow race-opportunists is race, ethnic background, or color of one’s skin mentioned, insinuated or inferred regarding the proposed voter ID laws.

“Instead of acting like a worthless surrender monkey, how about you defend the man.”
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Not necessarily a slam towards him. Give the establishment time, they'll get to him. My guess is, an apology is already in the works.

I hope I'm wrong, but I don't think I am.

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