Posted on 05/08/2011 4:43:11 AM PDT by Scanian
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - An African-American political advocacy group is targeting "Celebrity Apprentice" star Donald Trump in the aftermath of what many feel are racially tinged political comments made about President Obama.
On Thursday, the organization ColorOfChange launched a Twitter-based campaign to persuade black "Celebrity Apprentice" cast members Star Jones and Lil Jon to denounce Trump for what the group terms "race-baiting."
Trump has made headlines in recent weeks by repeatedly questioning whether Obama was born in the U.S. Obama released his longform birth certificate April 27 with the hope of settling the matter, but the issue has been kept alive by a segment of the "birther" movement.
"This is the first organized attempt to target these celebrities and demand that they, as prominent African-Americans, take a public stance against Donald Trump's ongoing attacks against President Obama," ColorOfChange said in a statement.
Publicists representing Jones and Lil Jon did not immediately return calls seeking comment.
Groupon, the discount shopping website, pulled its online advertisements from the "Celebrity Apprentice" website last week after customers -- spurred on by progressive advocacy group ThinkProgress -- complained.
Earlier this week, The Hollywood Reporter contacted nearly all of the companies that have recently aired advertisements on the long-running reality competition series to ask whether they might follow in Groupon's footsteps.
"Apprentice" advertisers Kay Jewelers, Allstate, Microsoft and Procter & Gamble declined to comment on their advertising plans, and more than 30 others did not respond to phone calls and emails.
Rashad Robinson, executive director of ColorOfChange, said the campaign has started strongly. "We've gotten a lot of people tweeting," said Robinson, adding that the goal is to send a message to Jones, Lil Jon and other "Celebrity Apprentice" cast members that "they can't have a relationship with the black community
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There was not a hint of racism in Trump's question!
Skip the second forged birth certificate? I don't think so.
This occupant of the White House has now, **personally** stated that this **fake** is the real thing. While Obama could have stated that he had nothing to do with the first fake, he can't do that with the second.
Obama is openly scamming the American people! This photoshopped mess is a thumb in the eye.
They should list the specific “racially tinged political comments.”
I’ll be curious to see how Trump responds ( eventually using **his** timing).
Personally, the *last* person I would want to have mad at me would be Donald Trump.
They and the media have done a great job marjinalizing him. He gets no press now, that is how it works. Now they will go for his advertisers, the pimps that keep these race baiters going. Money is the only thing that matters to them so they will pull ads just like they did with Beck and have done to a less degree with even networks like Fox.
These groups keep proding and eventually it could all come down to a sectarian battle here in the US. In fact, some futurist in Russia forecasted an internal revolution in the US before 2012 from what he saw in the trends in the US. I used to think such commentary was blather but the more I see, hear and believe, his commentary may be wrong only on the by the date it happens.
I think some dems are beginning to get the picture also. The recent almost coup in the White House over the Bin Ladin raid points to it. (.)bama’s co comrade Holter has been extremely quite for a few months too as his incompetence and racial bias is coming more to the fore. No telling where that fuse will go either.
I think it had to do with a “suggestion” (more like “fact”) that Obozo got into Harvard Law only because of affirmative action.
An African-American political advocacy group using the term ‘race baiting’ is funny.
“Identity Politics”
The ultimate objectives of the state require identity politics.....just think “Jews in Germany” to realize the malignant pathway that opens up when the state has achieved that goal.
ColorofChange ??? And Trump is the racist.
This is sooooo stupid and more evidence that the BC is a fake.
I don’t get this. Is there some super-sensitivity to asking “a person of color” about their birth certificate that is at play here?
Because of illegitimacy? Illegal immigration? Incest? Code for incest is when the mother says she “doesn’t know who the father is...” Or is this another attack on the family?
I mean, yeah, okay, the individual is here, so just accept that reality. But not to have a system of registry of births is preferable because to ask too many questions is racist? I don’t get it.
Van Jones works for Soros think tank Center for American Progress.
basically, Soros is trying to shut Trump up.
A revolution in this country could only come from the military. It would have to be some situation where a world crisis involving threat of our troops would require the joints to step in and take over the gov’t if they think the president incompetent.
THere would be no way an uprising from the ground up, Spartacus style would work.
Then why is nobody buying it? If it’s a fake, then why doesn’t Trump call their bluff? ASk Obama to show proof with the hospital.
Is Trump now silenced. Has he examined the BC and declared it real? He has access to the best people in the world. You mean to tell me, little ole FR figured this out?
If the BC is a forgery, then why isn’t catching any attention?
Lets see, “An AFRICAN-AMERICAN advocacy group “COLOR OF CHANGE”....and how is THAT not racist?
Like anybody cares what the Color of Change or NAACP says. They’re irrelevant.
I think my use of word “revolution” was not correct in the sense used by the Russian. The more accurate term would be civil war amongst the population contained within its borders.
There will be no revolution in the US for a couple of reasons. The first is the military is way too powerful and second the population is too comfortable.
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