Posted on 09/15/2009 2:40:38 PM PDT by ianschwartz
FOX News: Rep. Joe Wilson's outburst last week drew new recriminations from his colleagues Tuesday, with a member of the Congressional Black Caucus suggesting that a failure to rebuke the South Carolina Republican would be tantamount to supporting the most blatant form of organized racism in American history.
In an obvious reference to the Ku Klux Klan, Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., said Tuesday that people will be putting on "white hoods and white uniforms again and riding through the countryside" if emerging racist attitudes, which he says were subtly supported by Wilson, are not rebuked. He said Wilson must be disciplined as an example.
He did not help the cause of diversity and tolerance with his remarks -- if I were a betting man I would say it instigated more racist sentiment," Johnson said Tuesday. "And so I guess we'll probably have folks putting on white hoods and white uniforms again and riding through the countryside intimidating people ... that's the logical conclusion if this kind of attitude is not rebuked, and Congressman Wilson represents it. He's the face of it."
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How about Robet Byrd who actually wore a white hood?
I thought Democrats gave up their white hoods decades ago?
This country will never get past race until the democrats stop hiding behind it.
Howz about this congress-idiot wearing a dunce cap?
In tin foil, if possible.
Downtown Baltimore has thousands of white hoods on a good day. All worn by ‘African Americans’. So the trend will become more racially diverse?
Yet another irresponsible democrat.
Why do I keep thinking of Ghostbusters?
Keep it coming. People are getting tired of this BS.
The Dems would be the first to know all about white hoods...
Johnson is today’s KKK!
Democrats use race as a way of taking the focus away from the REAL issues.. This is typical Alinsky tactics, people are sick of it. They keep on bringing up race, perhaps they should look at Obama’s rallies and who attended..WHITE PEOPLE.. People are sick and tired of being called racist because we disagree with this Commie President.
What a psycho. Damn him and his ilk for keeping the divisions alive, then blaming us. They do not want racism to end. They thrive on the division it creates. The harm they do to this country might never be undone.
hank is another dupe spewing this ‘racism is the reason’ nonsense.
white hoods ? give us a break.
What/ Democrats are going to dig their Garandfathers hoods out of their attic chests? And start running around like they did during their attempt to block the passage of the Civil Rights bill, that got passed because of all the Republicans that voted for it?
I didn't know that Byrd was out of the hospital.
If you can’t say “You lie” how can you say THAT?
Steps toward tyranny. Silence criticsm, demonize your opposition.
How is okay to say that? If you can’t say “You lie” how can you say THAT?
Steps to tyranny
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