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Blacks Repudiate Belafonte
Project21 ^ | 13 Jan 2006 | Trueblackman

Posted on 01/13/2006 2:38:51 PM PST by Trueblackman

Blacks Repudiate Belafonte

For Release: January 13, 2006 Contact David Almasi at: (202) 543-4110x11 or Project21@nationalcenter.org

With former singing star Harry Belafonte's anti-American rhetoric apparently increasing in fervor, members of the black leadership network Project 21 call upon prominent Americans - especially those who find themselves sharing a stage with Belafonte - to disavow his anti-American radicalism and his practice of harshly attacking the character of those who disagree with his policy views.

During a recent visit with Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, Belafonte and praised the anti-American, anti-human rights Chavez regime, saying, "No matter what the greatest tyrant in the world, the greatest terrorist in the world, George W. Bush says, we're here to tell you: Not hundreds, not thousands, but millions of the American people ... support your revolution." He also said of Chavez, "We respect you, we admire you."

On January 4, the Simon Wiesenthal Center strongly condemned what it termed "anti-Semitic" statements by Chavez, who said in a televised Christmas Eve speech "the world has wealth for all, but some minorities, the descendants of the same people that crucified Christ, have taken over all the wealth of the world."

Belafonte's public praise of Chavez came on January 7.

Belafonte has in the past been criticized for referring to Bush Administration officials Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice as "house slaves."

Despite his apparent disdain for America, Belafonte was in New York City on January 12, along with actress Marlo Thomas and Senator Hillary Clinton, to participate in a fundraising luncheon at the luxurious Rainbow Room for the Children's Defense Fund.

"It's tough to believe that a U.S. senator would show up at an event featuring someone as inflammatory as Harry Belafonte," said Project 21 member Ak'Bar Shabazz. "After calling our President a tyrant and a terrorist, one would assume that Senator Clinton would have the decency to show her disdain for such radicalism by repudiating him or simply refusing to appear in the same forum as him."

In 2002, Shabazz criticized Belafonte's attack on then-secretary of State Powell: "It is disappointing to see Mr. Belafonte attack a man like Colin Powell. Secretary Powell has dedicated years of his life to the service of this country. He also serves as a much-needed role model for the community in an age where men of his integrity have become rare."

Senator Clinton was the keynote speaker at the event. According to the New York Daily News, Senator Clinton kept her distance from Belafonte at the event and refused to address his radical remarks when pressed by reporters.

At a Congressional Black Caucus event in September 2005, after Belafonte claimed the Bush White House's foreign policy "has made a wreck of this planet" and said "I see American policy written on the walls of oppression everywhere," Senator Clinton took the stage and said "What Harry said is so important."

"At a time when Judge Samuel Alito is being taken to task for the actions of a group he slightly was affiliated with decades ago, I think it is only fair to ask Hillary Clinton to explain her praise for the radical Harry Belafonte less than six months ago," said Project 21 member Kevin Martin. "Harry Belafonte has proven to be a hypocrite in his criticism of American foreign policy while the socialist policies and leaders he has embraced have led to countless deaths in Africa and Third World countries."

Project 21 member Deneen Moore added: "It is one thing to dispute the views of the President, but it is really sad that people like Harry Belafonte continue to feel the need to attack the character of individuals who do not share their mindset. Any comparison of President Bush to a terrorist only gives aid, comfort and motivation to the real terrorists who maim and kill in pursuit of their own radical agendas."

Project 21, a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization, has been a leading voice in the black community since 1992. For more information, contact David Almasi at (202) 543-4110 x11, email Project21@nationalcenter.org or visit Project 21's website at http://www.project21.org/P21Index.html.


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KEYWORDS: belafonte; blacklash; deneenborelli; freedomworks; harrybelafonte; hugochavez; project21; venezuela
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1 posted on 01/13/2006 2:38:52 PM PST by Trueblackman
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To: Trueblackman

It's Belafonte who is the dirty old lying racist.


2 posted on 01/13/2006 2:41:55 PM PST by J.Birch
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To: J.Birch

You're either with us or against us in this terror thing. Which is it, Harry ?


3 posted on 01/13/2006 2:43:34 PM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (Don't buy Bose. Their warranty is no good.)
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To: Trueblackman

Thank you for posting this.


4 posted on 01/13/2006 2:43:46 PM PST by syriacus (Independent counsel system has "been corrupted and no longer serves its intended purpose" Leahy,1998)
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No problem


5 posted on 01/13/2006 2:46:58 PM PST by Trueblackman (Terrorism and Liberalism never sleep and neither do I)
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To: Trueblackman

TBM,
I heard you on the radio today with Sean Hannity. You and your group are doing an excellent job! Keep it up! Thank you for speaking out against Belafonte's speech and actions.


6 posted on 01/13/2006 2:49:47 PM PST by Clara Lou (A conservative is a liberal who has been mugged by reality. --I. Kristol)
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To: Trueblackman
Ak'Bar Shabazz. "After calling our President a tyrant and a terrorist, one would assume that Senator Clinton would have the decency to show her disdain for such radicalism..."

Ol' "Ak-Bar" needs a little lesson in the English language.
This silly sentence of his makes it sound as if Hillary Clinton were the one calling the Presidnet and tyrant and terrorist.

7 posted on 01/13/2006 2:50:39 PM PST by Redbob
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To: Trueblackman
(Sing along!)

DUMO! DUUU-U-U-MO!!

Dum as a rock and I'd wish Belafonte would jus go home....

8 posted on 01/13/2006 2:51:54 PM PST by isthisnickcool (Quoting Hillary Clinton: "You know, you know, you know, you know.....")
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To: Eric in the Ozarks
You're either with us or against us in this terror thing. Which is it, Harry ?

There's no question, he's against us, but what about Butch? Is she with us or against us?

9 posted on 01/13/2006 2:52:40 PM PST by Rider on the Rain
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To: Trueblackman
It's really not enough for only blacks to repudiate Belafonte ----- all Americans should shun the communist racist, America hating bastard...

Too bad folks like him can't be driven out of America, and forced to live with those they claim to "respect".....

Semper Fi
10 posted on 01/13/2006 2:53:12 PM PST by river rat (You may turn the other cheek, but I prefer to look into my enemy's vacant dead eyes.)
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To: Trueblackman

Harry Belafonte = The 21st Century Paul Robeson


11 posted on 01/13/2006 2:56:08 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (Cheney X -- Destroying the Liberal Democrat Traitors By Any Means Necessary -- Ya Dig ? Sho 'Nuff.)
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To: Trueblackman

"Project 21 member Ak'Bar Shabazz."

A conservative Shabazz? You guys really are making inroads, aren't you?


13 posted on 01/13/2006 3:08:21 PM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: Trueblackman
Harry Belafonte has become so mentally deranged it seems hardly necessary to even respond to him.
Anyone who can't see that he's totally lost it must already share his sick views.
14 posted on 01/13/2006 3:12:34 PM PST by Jorge (Q)
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To: Redbob
No the article just parsed it badly. With the two sentences together it makes sense.

"It's tough to believe that a U.S. senator would show up at an event featuring someone as inflammatory as Harry Belafonte. After calling our President a tyrant and a terrorist, one would assume that Senator Clinton would have the decency to show her disdain for such radicalism by repudiating him or simply refusing to appear in the same forum as him."
15 posted on 01/13/2006 3:17:53 PM PST by Talking_Mouse (Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just... Thomas Jefferson)
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To: Trueblackman

Why isn't this a headline on Drudge instead of those dumb rantings of Murtha!!!!!


16 posted on 01/13/2006 3:29:16 PM PST by OldFriend (The Dems enABLEd DANGER and 3,000 Americans died.)
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To: Trueblackman
Good, as all Americans should disown Belafonte. But, I wonder how much America hating he has stirred up in Africa, Venezuela and other countries.. that is my real concern as I think most discernible Americans can spot a crackpot rather quick.
17 posted on 01/13/2006 3:37:26 PM PST by SeaBiscuit (God Bless all who defend America and Friends, the rest can go to hell.)
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To: Trueblackman

Heard you on Hannity today.
You did a wondeful job as usual.


18 posted on 01/13/2006 3:44:03 PM PST by mylife (The roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: SeaBiscuit

I all fits in my book. Clinton, radical socialism, Belafonte, and children's Defense Fund. Rather than expecting anyone to denounce any of it, take the whole package and flush it.


19 posted on 01/13/2006 3:49:51 PM PST by ClaireSolt (.)
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To: Rider on the Rain

She's watching the wind sock. She has no authentic feeling about anything.


20 posted on 01/13/2006 3:57:19 PM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (Don't buy Bose. Their warranty is no good.)
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