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Posted on 08/31/2011 5:33:25 AM PDT by markomalley
A top lawmaker in the Congressional Black Caucus says tea partiers on Capitol Hill would like to see African Americans hanging from trees and accuses the movement of wishing for a return to the Jim Crow era.
Rep. Andre Carson, a Democrat from Indiana who serves as the CBC’s chief vote counter, said at a CBC event in Miami that some in Congress would “love to see us as second-class citizens” and “some of them in Congress right now of this tea party movement would love to see you and me…hanging on a tree.”
Carson also said the tea party is stopping change in Congress, likening it to “the effort that we’re seeing of Jim Crow.”
The explosive comments, caught on tape, were uploaded on the internet Tuesday, and Carson’s office stood by the remarks. Jason Tomcsi, Carson’s spokesman, said the comment was “in response to frustration voiced by many in Miami and in his home district in Indianapolis regarding Congress’ inability to bolster the economy.” Tomcsi, in an email, wrote that “the congressman used strong language because the Tea Party agenda jeopardizes our most vulnerable and leaves them without the ability to improve their economic standing.
“The Tea Party is protecting its millionaire and oil company friends while gutting critical services that they know protect the livelihood of African-Americans, as well as Latinos and other disadvantaged minorities,” Tomcsi wrote. “We are talking about child nutrition, job creation, job training, housing assistance, and Head Start, and that is just the beginning. A child without basic nutrition, secure housing, and quality education has no real chance at a meaningful and productive life.”
Carson is hardly the first lawmaker to use heated rhetoric. Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) yelled “you lie” as President Barack Obama was addressing Congress. Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-Texas) yelled “baby killer” at former Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) as abortion was being discussed during the health care debate.
Carson, who represents Indianapolis, is the second Muslim to ever serve in Congress. He has been in office since 2008, and took the seat that was held by his late grandmother — Rep. Julia Carson (D-Ind.).
The racist left realized some time ago that the Tea Party has the majority and the moral high ground, so they have no intention of trying to have any sort of discussion with us. We'd expose them for the evil little scum bags they are, and they know it.
All they can do is lie and accuse us of being what they themselves are. They've got nothing else.
AMEN
This man rants while black youth beat the living p*** out of white shoppers in Philadelphia. Dozens attack whites while this idiot race baiting slob gives the youth the high five. He ought to be arrested and charged with inciting violence
Leftists never argue any issue on the merits of the issue,
because they CAN’T.
Don’t forget the “NOOSE CAMPAIGN” they tried in 2007 was just a repeat of the “BLACK CHURCHES BURNING” of 1996.
We hold Bill Cosby in rather high esteem as well.
“And I have to tell you, one of the things I‘m starting to think about is reconsidering my membership in the Congressional Black Caucus because I don’t think that they‘re moving toward the right manner in which we’re going to solve the problems, not only in the black community, but all across the United States of America.” -FOXNEWS
I heard him say this, live this morning.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/allen-west-im-considering-quitting-the-congressional-black-caucus/
He should hire some body guards for protection from the Black caucus.
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Do not be fooled by Cosby. True, he sees and speaks about obvious flaws in what passes for “black culture” but just as he was 40 years ago, he is a racist.
Spoken by a black Muslim who took his deceased Granny’s seat.
He's also a notorious philanderer.
Serious question..Can these folks making these outlandish statements be sued for defamation? It seems to me that saying the TEA Party wants to kill blacks goes way beyond free speech.
Surprised it took him this long to become aware of what the CBC is really all about. Will wait to see what he does.
She was just alive enough for the Dems to keep the seat and literally
wheel her in when they needed that last vote.
I don't know how long she was in that condition.
This is the new tone that Obummer wanted? Right?
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Absolutely!
Why doesn’t the House GOP censure Carson for his lies? Force the Democrats to defend or disavow him.
Because anti-white racism is not to be fought in barry’s hood.
Bill Cosby was widely condemned for chastising black Americans when he suggested that they start taking responsibility for their lives.
As you can imagine, Rep. Carson’s district is demographically favorable for this type of rhetoric. He’s only preachin’ what the congregation wants to hear (much like Jeremiah Wright). In most other districts these comments would mark him as a kook and he would have no chance of election. In Indiana’s 7th, he will be returned to office in a landslide victory.
Oh, by the way, his grandma was perhaps the most crooked and corrupt representative ever produced by the State of Indiana. And she knew how to “spread the wealth around” to all her cronies and a few crumbs to her constituents. And they loved her, too.
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