Did someone say racist?
Posted on 09/11/2009 5:52:48 PM PDT by americanophile
A group of black newspaper publishers on Friday charged Republican Rep. Joe Wilson with racism for yelling, "You lie," at President Obama during his nationally televised address to a joint session of Congress.
The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) has canceled a planned January conference in South Carolina, where Wilson is a representative, and joined an economic boycott of the Palmetto State started 10 years ago by the state NAACP in protest of the confederate flag waving from the Statehouse grounds.
Wilson shouted his accusation Wednesday night in response to Obama saying that his health care reform plan would not cover illegal immigrants. Wilson, who drew sharp criticism from both sides of the political fence for the breach in decorum, immediately apologized to Obama and the president accepted. But House Democrats are pressing Wilson to apologize on the House floor or face disciplinary action.
The latest fallout from Wilson's outburst, however, is the first time race has been injected into the controversy.
"As African-American newspaper publishers we stand in solidarity with the NAACP and fully support the economic boycott of South Carolina," NNPA Chairman Danny J. Bakewell Sr. said. "Rep. Wilson's remarks were racist, disrespectful, and a disingenuous violation -- not only of President Obama -- but to the institution of the presidency and only solidified our position and the importance in not spending black dollars where black people are not respected.
"The continued public and blatant disrespect of President Barack Obama by members of Congress will not be rewarded with our dollars nor will a state that continues to uphold America's shameful past by flying the Confederate flag," he added.
Wilson's office could not be reached for comment Friday.
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I agree. For me, whenever I hear that word, I automatically assume that the speaker is a mindless moron who has lost the arguement and is reaching for anything.
I actually laughed when I started to read this story. Thanks for posting!
How do I get the Black Panthers to boycott Minnesota?
How do we get the Black Panthers to boycott the United States?
Hey - they want to ignite a race war because he called him a liar then I say let go for it.
If you can’t disagree without being called a racist then we’d be better off in the long run to just be done with it.
Americans SHOULD have rights to speech, and inciting violence because a p[person uses their equates to NO rights at all.
Hey you are irrelevant go away you racist pigs.
Send Joe a few bucks to help his campaign.
We're all wee weed up racists now.
Who would have thought electing the first black President would have us all called racist because disagree with him. This started in the Dem primary, went to the general election, and now as President anyone disagree with ZERO is a racist.
It is okay for blacks to attack any whites but not the other way around? Disgusting.
“Racism!” is becomming the new “Wolf!”.
Oh jeeeebus, ho hum, out comes the race card! You can almost set your clock by it’s appearance.
Got that right. Someone call me a racist here in L.A., I’ll probably say “wait right there, I’ll grab my white robe”. Totally meaningless and de-sensitized...
LOL You got that right. It’s gotten to where everyone is a racist.
How do you read a black newspaper? Do they use white ink?
I am proud to say that Joe is my congressman, and I doubt very seriously that this boycott is going to have any sort of impact around here. Good riddance and all that.
And boy, has that ever left an indelible mark. Near to bring the state to its knees, it did.
hussein lies,
wilson speaks the truth,
and
“racism” is charged
by the democrat plantation.
quote—How do you read a black newspaper? Do they use white ink?—end quote
Dunno. Maybe you can only read it in a black church.
Red.
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