Posted on 08/08/2005 7:19:14 AM PDT by mhking
From left, US Rep. John Lewis (Mumble-mumble-GA), US Rep. Maxine Waters (Granola-moonbat-CA), Harry Belafonte (...an' he wan' go home), Rev. Jesse Jackson (never to let a photo-op go unturned), House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (Cruella DeVil-CA), "unidentified guy", at Saturday's Bash Bush march in Atlanta |
Belafonte used a Hitler analogy when asked about what impact prominent blacks such as former Secretary of State Powell and current Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice had on the Bush administration's relations with minorities.I guess logic is not one of Belafonte's strong suits."Hitler had a lot of Jews high up in the hierarchy of the Third Reich. Color does not necessarily denote quality, content or value," Belafonte said in an exclusive interview with Cybercast News Service.
"[If] a black is a tyrant, he is first and foremost a tyrant, then he incidentally is black. Bush is a tyrant and if he gathers around him black tyrants, they all have to be treated as they are being treated," he added.
When asked specifically who was a "black tyrant" in the Bush administration, Belafonte responded to this reporter, "You." When this reporter noted that he was a Caucasian and attempted to ask another question, Belafonte abruptly ended the interview by saying, "That's it."
Saturday's march was billed as one tied to the renewal of provisions of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, which are set to expire in 2007. Speakers at the rally insisted that the Bush Administration is "evil" and was trying to eliminate the Voting Rights Act. However, when asked about renewal, Republican legislator after legislator supports renewal of the act.
The true motive behind Saturday's march was tied to a pending Georgia state law that would reduce the number of identifications accepted for voters from a couple dozen (which include things like utility bills) down to five government-issued photo IDs (your passport, your state college ID, your state employee ID, your state-issued ID card, or your driver's license). Opponents insist that the measure is racist, and will cause black voter disenfranchisement.
If someone cannot afford to obtain a state ID, the state will provide one at no cost. If someone cannot get to a bureau to obtain a license or ID, the state will send mobile units to areas across the state in order to provide maximum access.
Sounds like a good way to cut down on voter fraud. After all, under the present system, any Tom, Dick or Harry can swipe a utility bill out of a mailbox and use it to both register and/or vote in Georgia.
Racist? No, sounds more like sour grapes and a desire to continue to abuse the system to me.
I didn't go. I was too busy cutting my grass to waste my time.
Double-barrelled Mega-PING! to both lists! If you want on, FReepmail me!
Day-O!
Besides, I think it's high time we standardize on the type of ID's people can accept as proof of identification to vote. The Democrats have a notorious history of voter fraud and it's high time we put a stop to this.
Has anyone spouting the "it's racist" position ever given a coherent (albeit flawed by definition) explanation of why that might be the case?
Once upon a time, I admired some of these people. I really did. But now I pity them. Time has passed them by because they are no longer acquainted with the truth...and any generosity that they held in their hearts has now been tainted with bitterness and hatred for circumstances that do not exist.
How can they not see the many fine things that are happening in America? If America is such a dreadful place, why do millions of people from all over the world rush to come here to make a living...legally OR illegally?
Anyone can see what's wrong, but can they see what's right? I think not.
Nothing like a symbolic photo-op for the Rainbow Shakedown Coalition and their white enablers.
"Mister Tallyman" went bananas long ago.
Better to keep silent and be thought a fool, Harry, than to speak and remove all doubt.
Another case of a has-been entertainer trying to be relevant by getting political -- and failing miserably.
Daylight come, but he still a yo-yo.
Rock on, great job! And yes, cutting grass takes priority over moonbatting. Who, by the way, is Belafonte? I've never heard of him before.
The only argument I've heard is that it could disenfranchise the infirm elderly and the most extremely poor, because they may not have access to get a state-issued ID card. There is *some* merit to that idea. How, for exacmple, would a homeless person get an ID card? Of course, the obvious counter argument is that it's very difficult for the homeless to vote anyway, since they may not be registered in any given district.
The idea that some won't come forward due to Jim Crow laws is, frankly, ridiculous to me, seeing's how African Americans have had the right to vote for 50 years now in this country.
As an American, his comments are bigoted, rascist and offensive. They are also breathtakingly stupid, which explains how he could make the comments and believe that he's actually making sense.
All in all, this ranks right up there with the most idiotic statements in contemporary US politics. And in passing, his music sucked too.
Sad, really. I just bought a Harry Belafonte compilation, because I love his music. Too bad he can't just shut the F up.
I got a kick from hearing Belafonte refer to Colin Powell
as a slave who was allowed to enter "the master's house".
A filthy comment like that from a clown whose claim to fame
is an ability to count bananas.
Actually(in his stupid song)doesn't he ask someone else to count his banana's? ;)
US Rep. John Lewis US Rep. Maxine Waters, Harry Belafonte, Rev. Jesse Jackson, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelose.
combined I.Q. = 5
Brains by wammo.
So we shouldn't listen to Harry???
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