NAACP Chairman Compares Republicans to Terrorists

CNS ^ | 6/3/04 | Robert B. Bluey

[pookie18]

Washington (CNSNews.com) - In remarks to hundreds of cheering liberal activists Wednesday, NAACP Chairman Julian Bond singled out Republicans as enemies of black Americans and compared conservatives to the terrorist Taliban who once ruled Afghanistan.

"Their idea of equal rights is the American flag and the Confederate swastika flying side by side," Bond told a cheering audience. "They've written a new constitution for Iraq and ignore the Constitution here at home. They draw their most rabid supporters from the Taliban wing of American politics. Now they want to write bigotry back into the Constitution."

Bond's remarks came at an opening of the liberal Take Back America conference, a three-day event that has drawn more than 2,000 liberals from across the country to the nation's capital. Bond spoke moments after MoveOn.org founders Joan Blades and Wes Boyd received a rousing ovation from the partisan crowd.

Bond called the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965 two of America's greatest achievement. He then went on to attack Republicans.

"The passage of these two laws in 1964 and 1965 marked the beginning of the dependence of the Republican Party on the politics of racial division to win elections and gain power," Bond said. "By playing the race card in election after election, they've appealed to that dark underside of American culture, to that minority of Americans who reject democracy and equality. They preach racial neutrality and they practice racial division."

Even though Bond said the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People remains a non-partisan organization, he reserved some of his harshest criticism for President Bush. Bond, who has been chairman of the NAACP since 1998, accused Bush of trying to starve the government of money through tax cuts. He said social programs aimed at minorities have suffered as a result.

"We have a president who talks like a populist and governs for the privileged," Bond said. "We were promised compassionate conservatism; instead, we got crummy capitalism."

Blades and Boyd delivered tempered speeches compared to Bond's blistering address. Both of the MoveOn founders used a computer slide show to accompany their speeches. Blades declared "right-wing extremism" a dead end for America, while Boyd told the audience that he believes MoveOn members speak for a majority of Americans.

At an awards gala Wednesday evening, the 15-member staff of MoveOn and its political action committee accepted an award for leadership. MoveOn claims to have more than 2 million members, many who have help raise money for television and print ads attacking Bush.

One of MoveOn's biggest supporters, philanthropist and financier George Soros, is scheduled to speak at the conference on Thursday. A last-minute announcement Wednesday revealed that Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) will introduce Soros.

The liberal billionaire has given $2.5 million to MoveOn, a fraction of the nearly $15 million he's contributed to defeat Bush.

[nickcarraway]

I'm surprised he's not afraid of offending terrorists with his comparison.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

What They Say:Bond said the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People remains a non-partisan organization[...].

What They Actually DO:At an awards gala Wednesday evening, the 15-member staff of MoveOn and its political action committee accepted an award for leadership. MoveOn claims to have more than 2 million members, many who have help raise money for television and print ads attacking Bush.

One of MoveOn's biggest supporters, philanthropist and financier George Soros, is scheduled to speak at the conference on Thursday. A last-minute announcement Wednesday revealed that Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) will introduce Soros.

Liberals only lie on days of the week ending in the letter "y." :)

[SpeakingUp]

What a filthy liar. He is an ignorant demagogue who does't even seem to know when the civil right movement started. He is also ignoring the fact that the obstructionist judges in the Civil Right era were appointed by democrats and the helpful ones were appointed by Eisenhower. He is a useless piece of degenerate, lying trash.

[tet68]

More "crummy capitalism" if you please.

[ApeStyle]

"They draw their most rabid supporters from the Taliban wing of American politics. Now they want to write bigotry back into the Constitution."

Either pure cowardice or pure stupidity

[johniegrad]

If he doesn't understand the movement, he should. He was one of the left's rising stars and very visible at the Democratic National Convention fiasco in Chicago in 1968. He has become more and more partisan over the years and now simply comes across as a shrill, hateful, anticapitalist. That convention nominated Hubert Humphrey who, despite his liberal social beliefs, would be appalled at the shape of the Democrats today and all the things they no longer stand for.

[tet68]

Just more liberal projection.
Julian Bond another race pimp hawking the same
old tired liberal line to the folks on the democrat
plantation.

[lonevoice]

"Now they want to write bigotry back into the Constitution."

Boxing Promoter Don King Stumps for Bush
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1146673/posts

[ApeStyle]

You called it right

[Hostile]

"Bond called the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965 two of America's greatest achievement. He then went on to attack Republicans."

Maybe someone should tell him that the 1964 Civil Rights Act was passed with the support of 82% of Republicans and only 69% of Democrats in the Senate with roughly the same numbers in the House.
While he's on the subject, he might want to ask fellow Dem Robert Byrd why he voted against the Civil Rights Act.
I am so sick of this revisionist history that denies Republicans any credit in the struggle for civil rights in this country and pretends that all Democrats were supporters of civil rights. I don't remember any Republican governors standing in school doorways to deny black children an education.

[laconic]

Julian Bond is a low rent draft dodger; he refused to serve in the US military and the fact that he heads this organization shows you what type of an organization the NAACP has evolved into.

[rogator]

This guy sounds like a lying racist.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

"Their idea of equal rights is the American flag and the Confederate swastika flying side by side," Bond told a cheering audience. "They've written a new constitution for Iraq and ignore the Constitution here at home. They draw their most rabid supporters from the Taliban wing of American politics. Now they want to write bigotry back into the Constitution."

[NCPAC]

Julian Bond is a race baiting swill merchant. Since at least the 1960's the left has had far more more "terroristic" elements associated with its various factions and agendas than has any segment of the right.

Sure, the fruit-loop right is allegedly the spawning ground of McVeigh, but the left has the Uni-bomber, not to mention Al Gore. Further, as far as I know, there are no known ex-klansmen "serving" as Republicans in the United States Senate.

[thathamiltonwoman]

Sometimes I wonder if Julian ever gave up the cociane.

[sheik yerbouty]

Well,maybe he won't mind my saying that liberals are like the floridly psychotic.

[aardvark1]

Julian Bond's meltdown is now complete. This just goes to show what happens when you stop taking your medication without the doctor knowing it.

[Bobby Chang]

Hey, he just used his favourite attorney, Johnnie Cochran, to do his dirty work with a white man to help strip South Carolina of major tourist events.