Posted on 03/03/2016 11:34:38 AM PST by Kaslin
On Wednesday's CNN Tonight, W. Kamau Bell claimed that white supremacy is the new ideology of the Republican Party: "If the Republican Party is a gumbo...the roux of that gumbo is white supremacy, and the core of that is the Ku Klux Klan." Bell later asserted that the Obama birther issue was when white supremacy supposedly became dominant in the GOP: "It came from the first four years of Barack Obama's presidency...where they allowed Donald Trump to demand the President show his birth certificate — and they just stood by and went, maybe he's not born here." [video below]
Host Don Lemon brought on the comedian to preview his upcoming CNN series, United Shades of America. Lemon first asked, "It's 2016. We're arguing about the KKK's role in the presidential election. Would you have ever thought — imagined that?" Bell bluntly replied, "With the direction the Republican Party's been going for the last few years, absolutely." The guest gave his "gumbo" answer when the anchor prompted him to explain why.
Comedian/CNN Host: The KKK is 'The Core' of the Republican Party
Lemon followed up by pointing out that "the leaders of the Republican Party...are disavowing anything to do with the Ku Klux Klan." He then wondered, "Are they saying that because they have to, or do you think that they believe that...and shouldn't you given some credit for that at least?" Bell replied, in part, by underlining that "they're also thinking about starting a new party, from what I understand — like, they are, in some way, acknowledging that the party has gotten out of their control."
The United Shades of America host raised the Obama birther issue later in the segment, and added, "They allowed that to happen, and this is the result of that. This is like the pimple coming home to roost."
Back in August 2015, Bell and Lemon made fun of the Iowa State Fair as "one of the whitest places in America." The comedian cracked that attendees of the fair were "taking pictures of me. I don't think it's because I'm famous. It's because I'm a black dude."
The transcript of the relevant portion of the W. Kamau Bell segment from CNN Tonight on March 2, 2016:
DON LEMON: Kamau, it's 2016. We're arguing about the KKK's role in the presidential election. Would you have ever thought — imagined that?
BELL: With the direction the Republican Party's been going for the last few years, absolutely.
LEMON: Why do you say that?
[CNN Graphic: "America In Black & White: Inside Look At The KKK"]
W. KAMAU BELL, UNITED SHADES OF AMERICA: The Republican Party — if the Republican Party is a gumbo — the modern Republican Party — the roux of that gumbo is white supremacy, and the core of that is the Ku Klux Klan.
LEMON: Do you — now, the members of the Republican Party would say — and if you listen to the — the leaders of the Republican Party, they are disavowing anything to do with the Ku Klux Klan. Is — are they saying that because they have to, or — or do you think that they believe that? Is that — and shouldn't you given some credit for that at least?
[CNN Graphic: "KKK And The Presidential Election"]
BELL: But they're also thinking about starting a new party, from what I understand — like, they are, in some way, acknowledging that the party has gotten out of their control; and they're thinking about running a candidate — they're thinking about waking Mitt Romney up. You know what I mean? Like, they are aware that the party has gotten out of control, and there's not — I feel like they're saying there's nothing we can do about it, other than reconvene somewhere else.
LEMON: Well, to Frank Bruni and Gloria Borger — I had them just on — and I was like, is this a surprise to them? Was this an epiphany to them — that they've realized that, somehow, their party is out of control, especially when it comes to these issues — you know, addressing racism and the Ku Klux Klan? And to you — it sounds like, to you, that you believe that, all of a sudden, they're like, wow! Where did this come from?
BELL: Yeah, and it came from — it came from the first four years of Barack Obama's presidency — President Barack Obama — where they allowed Donald Trump to demand the President show his birth certificate — and they just stood by and went, maybe he's not born here. We don't — how would we ever know? Hawaii, we don't know that's a state. They allowed that to happen, and this is the result of that. This is like — this is like the pimple coming home to roost.
If you want to support using the race card and the IRS against your opponent feel free.
Yep and Byrd and maybe they should ask Gore about his daddy
Who is Oliver Robinson? and why doesn’t Facebook ban him than?
Robert Byrd.
Next.
I am SICK of the lies told about the Republicans and the KKK.
Time for some FACTS.
The KKK was the militant arm of the Democrat Party. Let me review some facts:
- Senator Robert Bird (Democrat) was a KKK Kleagle. He was Secretary of the Democrat Caucus up until 2009. He voted NO on the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
- George Wallace (Democrat) Governor of Alabama supported the KKK and was a major Segregationist. It took President Eisenhower (Republican) to send troops to Alabama to allow minorities to attend white schools in Alabama.
- William Fulbright (Democrat) was the Mentor of Bill Clinton, Fulbright was a BIG Segregationist, signed the Southern Manifesto, and voted NO on the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
I tried to find ONE DEMOCRAT who disavowed any of these Racists in their own Party. Never happened. BUT they can’t stop talking about Trump and that he didn’t disavow David Duke (KKK) fast enough, even though he did about 20 times. You will NEVER hear any Democrat in Politics today disavow Senator Robert KKK Kleagle Bird.
The left has mastered putting things down the memory hole like.. scrubbing history of the "Socialist" from National Socialist Workers Party aka NAZI
What was that famous line?.. The greatest deception the Satan ever pulled was to convince the world he didn't exist.
Knock yourself out.
You hit the nail square on the head.
What he really said:
“I have some pollemz wid my teef.”
If Cruz really said that....then he is an ass. I have stayed out of the primary fray that happens every 4 years on FR....try to keep in mind that it may just be my opinion...but i really don’t see Trump as someone who cares much for a Duke or a little, little almost non-existent group of malcontents called the KKK (totally overrated for the last 40 years) because he has been too busy building his empire. If Cruz would play the race card...that speaks volumes to me.
“We were the people who passed the civil rights laws in the 60’s “
Which were opposed by Goldwater and other conservatives of the day because they saw it for the immense intrusion into private life that it would become.
These are the laws that have led us to quotas, gay marriage, federal control of housing, employment, and everything else that they can label a violation of equality.
People who defend that act need to take the blame when the government ruins some little business for discriminating against the chosen minority of the moment.
1. There is nothing “funny” about the KKK
2. The KKK was founded by Democrats during reconstruction
3. Only well known former Klansman was Robert Byrd of West Virginia who was NOT a republican
So Mr Comedian learn your damn history and come back when you grow a set
Freegards
LEX
Without Republicans NONE of the early civil rights legislation would have been passed. NONE.
Wasn’t he a grand klegle/recruiter
If Buckwheat had this son, he fix that front “tooofh”!
Oh, god.
I was based out of Massachusetts for 20+ years.
You’re preaching to the choir.
Breathtaking!
He doesn't get that the subject of the article is not about Trump but that ignorant comedian
The birther issue was created by Hillary Clinton.
Some people will do anything to support RINO’s.
So thanks to Mitt for endorsing Trump for President.
“Without Republicans NONE of the early civil rights legislation would have been passed. NONE.”
I remember that.
I blame them for it. You appear to celebrate it.
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