“It (race) didn’t make any difference to me as long as I had a tea party and we get together,” said Johnson.
That’s fine and dandy Ms. Johnson, but you’d be welcome at ANY Tea Party rally. Would I be able to come to yours since I’m not of the black persuasion? :)
“At least half of the 75 or so people who attended the first meeting are white.”
I would say yes.
I”m sure not a big fan of groups that identify themselves by race. However, I put it in the same category as congressman West joining the Black Caucus, he wanted to affect change from the inside. Sadly, the Blacks have had a “group think” for so long, and it's not going to change over night.