Comments on: The Tea Party is a Racist Organization

By: NJ

NJ — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 22:09:08 +0000

Factually accurate description != sterotyping.

By: Jacob

Jacob — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:38:11 +0000

Didn’t the “free thinkers” of the ’60s and ’70s rebel at the period’s establishment stereotyping them? Now, those same anti-establishment-types are the establishment, and what is their favorite hobby? Stereotyping conservatives as racist, greedy, fundamentalist homophobes. Who are the hypocrites now?

By: Victor

Victor — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:07:01 +0000

I know very few people that attend Tea Party rallys, but the ones I do are the most racist people I have ever met. They have expressed unambiguously bigoted views that , to that point, I thought no civilized person could hold. Their biggest reason for going to the Tea Party rallys? They say they feel at home there.

By: MikeMa

MikeMa — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:26:39 +0000

It would have been so easy to acknowledge that, yes, certain members of the teabaggers have exhibited a wee bit of racism. And further, we are doing everything we can, wink, wink, to control and, you know, quieten them down. We have a big tent and lots of good ideas…

Those were the right words, if not the right attitude, to defuse a bad situation. But the teabagers refuse even to accept the reality in front of them. Governance is well beyond their grasp. To have bigots and fools like Williams in charge is, well, perfect. He may have been kicked out of one group but I’ll bet he’s not done by a long shot.

By: gwen

gwen — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:05:09 +0000

Eight of my great great grandparents were enslaved. As slaves, they we forced to work long hard hours to increase the prosperity of those who enslaved them. This letter is so very offensive to the memory of the hardships endured by a whole class of people.

By: NorthWestJohn

NorthWestJohn — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:45:41 +0000

NewEnglandBob – Capitalizing a proper name does not involve respect for the named entity. It shows respect for the rules of the English language. I noticed you used a trio of capital Ks…

By: NewEnglandBob

NewEnglandBob — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:58:59 +0000

The tea party organization (I refuse to capitalize the name) is one of the most racial, bigoted and hateful organizations in the US. It doesn’t quite rival the KKK (yet).

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:47:39 +0000

Dr. Laden, would say say that it is reasonable to judge an entire organization by the actions of a few people?

No, certainly not. My suggestion that the Tea Party is a racist organization is based on a wide range of evidence from many sources of numerous individuals.

By: Jim51

Jim51 — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:37:31 +0000

Benjamin,
That would be ‘refudiate’ not repudiate.
Jim51

By: Benjamin Franz

Benjamin Franz — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:33:21 +0000

@Emil: Mark Williams is not just a 'certain member' of the Tea Party. He is the chairman of one of the largest sections of it. His 'Tea Party Express' claims 450,000 members and as an organization has explicitly stood behind him on this. That the Tea Party Express as an organization refused to repudiate him over his racist rant is why it was expelled from from the National Tea Party Federation.