NAACP calls Tea Party speaker’s quip ‘outrageous, insidious’

[G_j]

http://rawstory.com/2010/02/naacp-tancredo-remarks-outrageous-insidious-politics-denigration/

Exclusive: NAACP calls Tea Party speaker’s quip ‘outrageous, insidious’

By Sahil Kapur
Friday, February 5th, 2010 -- 12:06 pm


Convention's opening speaker suggested reinstating law that kept blacks from voting

WASHINGTON -- Former Republican Congressman Tom Tancredo may have fired up the most zealous conservatives at the first ever National Tea Party Convention, but he hasn't pleased the renowned civil rights group NAACP.

Speaking before a crowd of 600 delegates in Nashville, Tennessee, Tancredo fired away at "the cult of multiculturalism" and claimed President Obama was elected because "we do not have a civics, literacy test before people can vote in this country," according to ABC News.

The historical context of Tancredo's comments is important. As the NAACP notes on its Web site, "literacy tests and poll taxes systematically denied African American people their constitutional rights" for nearly a century following the abolition of slavery in 1870.

It wasn't until 1965 when the Voting Rights Act allowed African Americans to participate in the political process.

[EFerrari]

1. And *this* is why we need Black History Month.

So these m#therf#ckers can never forget that we fought them and beat them.

[Raschel]

2. "Cult of multiculturalism"? How sick is that? I thought we are the melting pot.

[G_j]

8. sounds like a white supremisist meme to me -nt

[fascisthunter]

3. boohoohoo... your slavery and oppression of blacks is OVER!

how about Americans give you pathetic nazis a multicultural beat down!

[markbark]

4. We do not have a civics, literacy test before people can vote in this country

Well, I don't know about a literacy test, but how about this little quiz?

1. Name the five rights protected under the first amendment to the US Constitution.
2. Which section of the US Constitution enumerates the President's Power over Military, Cabinet, Pardon Power and Appointments?
3. What are the names of your state Representative/Delegate, Senators, US Representative and Senators?

I'd bet dollars to doughnuts that a vast majority of Freepers/Teabaggers could not answer those questions.
(Unfortunately, I'd wager a majority of DU'ers couldn't either :( )

--MAB

[BumRushDaShow]

5. Meanwhile, this grandson of immigrants

descends from people who weren't even here until the 20th century and his anchor-baby parents managed to reap the benefits of others' misfortune. His lack of historical knowledge is breathtaking. But what would you expect? :shrug: He's a free-loader off the back of those who were here and were forced to work for free.

[sellitman]

6. Kicked so that everyone can see what the Cons are about.

Effin A-holes!

[StClone]

7. Anyone surprised ?

[G_j]

9. not at all. nt