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Hank Johnson: Blacks like Ben Carson ‘trying to tap into the ignorance of people’
The Washington Times ^ | December 8, 2014 | David Sherfinski

Posted on 12/09/2014 6:43:29 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Rep. Hank Johnson, Georgia Democrat, said black people like retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson are trying to tap into the ignorance of people who have been whipped “into a frenzy, like a lynch mob.”

Mr. Johnson was speaking on Michael Smerconish’s radio show about President Obama and opposition that he’s faced since winning election.

“I support the president, I believe he’s done as much as is humanly possible to advance the cause of justice and prosperity and freedom for all people, not just blacks, and not just here in America, but across the world. I think he has changed the paradigm of American foreign policy,” Mr. Johnson said in comments first flagged by Buzzfeed. “But it’s unfortunate that everything he does tends to pick up opposition from his political enemies, and it has become more than just political — it’s personal enemies.”

“And so, to the extent that we have African Americans trying to tap into that vein of ignorance, African Americans like Dr. Ben Carson, who is a very smart, well-educated man and knows exactly what he’s doing, when we have blacks like that trying to tap into the ignorance of people who have been whipped into a frenzy, like a lynch mob, and you go to try to garner support from those folks, I think it’s very disappointing that we would have that kind of political discourse going on in this country,” said Mr. Johnson, a member of the Congressional Black Caucus.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Georgia; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 2016election; bencarson; blackcaucus; blackkk; blacks; cbc; conservatism; election2016; entitlement; georgia; guam; hankjohnson; tedcruz; texas
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To: Jet Jaguar

Rain —

Blame Global Warming, declare the drought over, ask for Fed help for the flooding, ...


21 posted on 12/09/2014 7:09:48 PM PST by Scrambler Bob (/s /s /s /s /s, my replies are "liberally" sprinkled with them behind every word and letter.!)
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To: Viennacon


22 posted on 12/09/2014 7:11:36 PM PST by Iron Munro (D.H.S. has the same headcount as the US Marine Corps with twice the budget)
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To: Jet Jaguar
Hank Johnson on midgets.

An expert.

Mental midgets, that is.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMjcpIg1H6k&feature=player_detailpage

23 posted on 12/09/2014 7:12:05 PM PST by boop (I never use the words democrats and republicans. I use liberals and Americans.)
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To: left that other site

When did Hank Johnson claim there was a helium shortage?


24 posted on 12/09/2014 7:13:08 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (The mods stole my tagline.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

It was a while ago. it really struck me funny at the time. I will see if i can find the video.

Ah. here it is!

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=hank+johnson+helium+video&FORM=VIRE1#view=detail&mid=5CF3E1CA03EBBEB48ADE5CF3E1CA03EBBEB48ADE


25 posted on 12/09/2014 7:20:00 PM PST by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Has Guam capsized yet?


26 posted on 12/09/2014 7:24:49 PM PST by Lorianne (fed pork, bailouts, gone taxmoney)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Hank Johnson discussing Ignorance is like Stalin discussing dictators.


27 posted on 12/09/2014 7:29:51 PM PST by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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To: left that other site

No helium?

No balloons?

Oops, there goes another rubber tree plant!


28 posted on 12/09/2014 7:37:58 PM PST by TomGuy
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To: TomGuy

Perhaps we can overrun Guam with midgets holding helium balloons to prevent it from capsizing?

Since they already talk with funny little voices, we can save on helium .


29 posted on 12/09/2014 7:46:10 PM PST by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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To: left that other site

Interesting.


30 posted on 12/09/2014 8:01:00 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (The mods stole my tagline.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

From the article...
“And so, to the extent that we have African Americans trying to tap into that vein of ignorance, African Americans like Dr. Ben Carson, who is a very smart, well-educated man and knows exactly what he’s doing, when we have blacks like that trying to tap into the ignorance of people who have been whipped into a frenzy, like a lynch mob, and you go to try to garner support from those folks, I think it’s very disappointing that we would have that kind of political discourse going on in this country,” said Mr. Johnson, a member of the Congressional Black Caucus.”

Huh?


31 posted on 12/09/2014 8:34:43 PM PST by LMAO (("Begging hands and Bleeding hearts will only cry out for more"...Anthem from Rush))
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Too funny that the idiot Johnson tries to blame conservatives for “tapping into black ignorance” when the Democrat Party does that on a daily basis.


32 posted on 12/09/2014 8:35:31 PM PST by VeniVidiVici ( Better a conservative teabagger than a liberal teabagee)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Actualy, it is Obama, Holder, Johnson, and members of the CBC (Congressional Black Communists) who tap in to the ignorance of people, especially liberals and blacks


33 posted on 12/09/2014 8:36:26 PM PST by falcon99
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
"And then, the one side of the island came up like this..."

34 posted on 12/09/2014 9:37:32 PM PST by Organic Panic
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Hank Johnson drooled & gibbered: “And so, to the extent that we have African Americans trying to tap into that vein of ignorance, African Americans like Dr. Ben Carson, who is a very smart, well-educated man and knows exactly what he’s doing, when we have blacks like that trying to tap into the ignorance of people who have been whipped into a frenzy, like a lynch mob, [or like people who believe that Guam is going to tip over on them]..."

ROTFLMAO! Hey, Hank - STFU, you stoopid idjit!

35 posted on 12/09/2014 10:43:19 PM PST by kiryandil (making the jests that some FReepers aren't allowed to...)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

‘Rep. Hank Johnson, Georgia Democrat,’ is literally one of the most STUPID persons EVER elected into political office and is a freaking IDIOT, in my understanding of the man.


36 posted on 12/09/2014 11:14:49 PM PST by ConservativeMind ("Humane" = "Don't pen up pets or eat meat, but allow infanticide, abortion, and euthanasia.")
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

And if anybody knows a thing or two about ignorance, it is Hank. He lives ignorance every day.


37 posted on 12/10/2014 12:06:35 AM PST by jospehm20
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bs23CjIWMgA

No, it is not an April Fools Day joke. Georgia Congressman Hank Johnson (Democrat) said during an Armed Services Committee hearing last week that Guam is in danger. My fear that the whole island will become so overly populated that it will tip over and capsize, he said in all seriousness.

We dont anticipate that, responded Adm. Robert Willard. For some reason he did not bust out laughing.

Johnson went on to warn about climate change.

38 posted on 12/10/2014 12:38:12 AM PST by SoFloFreeper
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Why didn’t he just call him an Uncle Tom and be done with it?


39 posted on 12/10/2014 3:45:30 AM PST by ilovesarah2012
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Ben Carson has bowel movements that are smarter than Hank Johnson...


40 posted on 12/10/2014 3:52:40 AM PST by democratsaremyenemy
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