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VP: Tea Party 'Not a Racist Organization'
ABC News ^ | Sunday, July 18, 2010

Posted on 07/18/2010 6:32:29 AM PDT by kristinn

“Do you think elements of the Tea Party are racist?” This Week anchor Jake Tapper asked Vice President Joe Biden in an EXCLUSIVE interview. Biden equivocated at first, but then settled on a pretty firm no.

“Well, the truth is that at least elements that were involved in some of the Tea Party folks expressed racist views,” he said.

SNIP

“I don’t believe, the president doesn’t believe that the Tea Party is -- is a racist organization. I don’t believe that,” Biden said. “Very conservative. Very different views on government and a whole lot of things. But it is not a racist organization.”

(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.abcnews.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: biden; plugs; teaparty

1 posted on 07/18/2010 6:32:31 AM PDT by kristinn
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To: kristinn

Broken clock.


2 posted on 07/18/2010 6:38:22 AM PDT by Blue Collar Christian (A "tea bagger"? Say it to my face. ><BCC>)
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To: kristinn

Where’s the video showing Tea Party folks making racial slurs Joe? This is nothing more than the socialists attempting to deflect attention from the important issues including BO/BS illegally holding office because he is not a natural born citizen, unconstitutional Obamacare, unconstitutional finance legislation, amnesty for illegal aliens etc..


3 posted on 07/18/2010 6:38:31 AM PDT by Man50D (Fair Tax, you earn it, you keep it! www.FairTaxNation.com)
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To: kristinn
fact is (based on Michelle Obama's presence just before the NAACP vote to call Tea Party Folks --> racists) the NAACP is just an opposition tool the Obama Administration used to deflect a little heat off his oil spill situation among other things like the economy and jobs...

BUT as I tried to tell these hard-headed idiots in January 2009 ... their race card has expired ... they still continue to beat a dead horse...

4 posted on 07/18/2010 6:42:19 AM PDT by xtinct (The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protect you..Be Strong Patriots!)
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To: AdmSmith; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; bigheadfred; blueyon; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; ...
"well, yes and yes, er, no." Thanks kristinn.
5 posted on 07/18/2010 6:56:46 AM PDT by SunkenCiv ("Fools learn from experience. I prefer to learn from the experience of others." -- Otto von Bismarck)
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To: kristinn
Very conservative. Very different views on government and a whole lot of things

Yeah, crazy right-wing views like "Stop robbing my grandchildren".

6 posted on 07/18/2010 7:10:42 AM PDT by FlyVet
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To: kristinn

Forget the Tea Party its time for the ‘Tar and Feathers’ party.


7 posted on 07/18/2010 7:19:12 AM PDT by screaminsunshine (m)
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To: kristinn
to say those words, it must of burned like fire in his mouth...
8 posted on 07/18/2010 7:46:01 AM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: kristinn
That would have been a very different statement today if the "Racist Tea Party Crackers" resolution from the NAACP had gained any traction at all. This goes to show that you cannot allow a lie to spread but must fight it immediately, unlike the usual GOP response recently of quietly saying "sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me" at every Democrat assault.
9 posted on 07/18/2010 8:01:16 AM PDT by KarlInOhio (Gun control was originally to protect Klansmen from their victims. The basic reason hasn't changed.)
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To: kristinn

If the Tea Party was racist then it would be messing with Joe Biden and nobody messes with Joe Biden.


10 posted on 07/18/2010 8:13:20 AM PDT by rogue yam
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To: kristinn

Why wasn’t there a follow up then:

“Mr Vice President, then . . .do you think the NAACP is a racist organization, especially given its attempts to marginalize the Tea Party with false accusations of racism?”

“Since you’ve said the Tea Party isn’t a racist organization, do you believe that John Lewis, Eldridge Cleaver and Barney Frank were lying?”

Why are these types of questions never asked? Why are organizations like La Raza never asked if the support for illegals would be the same if it was WHITE people coming here illegally from Europe and Russia?


11 posted on 07/18/2010 8:51:12 AM PDT by A_Former_Democrat
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To: kristinn
the truth is that at least elements that were involved in some of the Tea Party folks expressed racist views

Citations please, Joe. Else this is slander.

12 posted on 07/18/2010 8:56:55 AM PDT by OrioleFan (Republicans believe every day is the 4th of July, democrats believe every day is April 15)
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To: Blue Collar Christian

that would be because the tea party hasn’t said Obama is a clean, well spoken black person, or you must speak “indian” to work at the 7-11


13 posted on 07/18/2010 2:34:10 PM PDT by personalaccts (Is George W going to protect the border?)
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14 posted on 07/26/2010 5:26:19 PM PDT by SunkenCiv ("Fools learn from experience. I prefer to learn from the experience of others." -- Otto von Bismarck)
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