"What if the Tea Party was black ?" is a question that every news outlets should ask themselves. It's not my question, but the question asked by Pittsburgh rapper Jasiri X.
Recently, The Tea Party Activists lashed out and are freaking out at the NAACP's resolution calling Tea Party Leaders to denounce racist behavior among their members. Sean Hannity on Fox News went as far as to tie the NAACP to the New Black Panthers Party.
Sarah Palin was quick to blast the NAACP with her usual tool : Facebook ! "I am saddened by the NAACP's claim that patriotic Americans who stand up for the United States of America's Constitutional rights are somehow 'racists" Palin wrote in a Facebook note.
She continued and added :
I just spent a few beautiful Alaskan days with some beautiful Americans in my husband's birthplace - they are Todd's family and they are Yupik Eskimo. In the decades that our families have blended, I have never heard one proud, patriotic member judge another member based on skin color. Both Todd and I were raised to measure a person according to their capacity and willingness to love, work, forgive, contribute, and show good character. We're joined by the vast majority of Americans in this belief whereby we measure a man by his character, not his color. Because of amazing efforts and accomplishments by those who came before my generation, it is foreign to us to consider condemning or condoning anyone's actions based on race or gender. Being with our diverse family in a melting pot that is a Native village just days ago reminded me of that.
This is some typical divisive politics that is so absolutely unnecessary, especially at this time of turmoil within our country. Turmoil when you consider the state of the economy and so many other challenges that we are facing. This is just so unnecessary.
(...)No, the Tea Party Movement is a beautiful movement, full of diverse people, diverse backgrounds. Folks of all walks of life who, for the most part, happen to oppose President Obama's policies. Not the color of his skin. They don't care that he's half white or half black.
She even mocked the NAACP on her twitter's page for passing their resolution.
Yesterday, Tea Party Express spokesman Mark Williams, the same man who called President Barack Obama "Indonesian Muslim turned welfare thug", went on CNN (yes CNN is now the paradise for every Racists like Erik Erickson or Mark Williams, to call the NAACP a "Racist organisation". When appearing as Guest on CNN last night, Williams was challenged by CNN Contributor Rolland Martin to denounce racist behavior within the Tea Party. He replied instead "Racists have their own movement. It's called the NAACP."
Yeah, idiots, there is no racism within the Tea Party. Even when with our own eyes, we see racist signs comparing the POTUS to a monkey, to a Witch Doctor, asking to see his "long form BC" at every Tea Party Rallies : It's not Racism, right ?
But as stated by Jasiri X, it's the reaction of the media who makes you wonder what would have happened if the Tea Party was black ! If it was a group of Blacks or Latinos coming at rallies with racist signs, with guns yelling hostile rhetoric directed at the President of US and the US gouvernment ? Just look how Fox News is freaking out with the faux scandal of the DOJ and the New Black Panthers Party !
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What if the tea party was black
Holding guns like the Black Panther Party was back
If Al was Rush Limbaugh and Jesse was Sean Hannity
And Tavis was Glenn Beck would they harm they families
If Sarah Palin was suddenly Sistah Soaljah
Would they leave it with the votes or go and get the soldiers
Yall know if the tea party was black
The government would have been had the army attack
What if Michael Baisden was on ya FM dial
For 3 hours every day calling the president foul
Would they say free speech or find evidence how
To charge him with treason like see he's unamerican now
What if Minister Farrakhan prayed for the death
Of the commander in chief that he be laid to rest
Would they treat it as the gravest threat or never make an arrest
Even today he's still hated for less
What if President Obama would have lost the election
Quit his job so he could go talk to the left and
Bash the government for being off of direction
Fraught with deception
And told black people they want all of our weapons
And we want our own country and called for secession
Would he be arrested and tossed in corrections
For trying to foster aggression
Against the people's lawful selection
Our questions
What if the tea party was black
Holding guns like the Black Panther Party was back
If Al was Rush Limbaugh and Jesse was Sean Hannity
And Tavis was Glenn Beck would they harm they families
If Sarah Palin was suddenly Sistah Soaljah
Would they leave it with the votes or go and get the soldiers
Yall know if the tea party was black
The government would have been had the army attack
What If black people went on Facebook and made a page
That for the death if the president elect we prayed
Would the creators be tazed and thrown in a cage
We know the page wouldn't have been displayed all these days
What if Jeremiah Wright said that everybody white
Wasn't a real America would you feel scared of him
If he had a militia with pictures that depict the president as Hitler
They would kill and bury that
Wait
What if Cynthia McKinney lamented the winning of the new president
And hinted he wasn't really a true resident
With no proof or evidence
Would the media treat it like a huge press event
They would have attacked whatever group she represents
They would have called her a kook on precedent
And any network that gave her due preference
Would be the laughing stock of the news so our question is
What if the tea party was black
Holding guns like the Black Panther Party was back
If Al was Rush Limbaugh and Jesse was Sean Hannity
And Tavis was Glenn Beck would they harm they families
If Sarah Palin was suddenly Sistah Soaljah
Would they leave it with the votes or go and get the soldiers
Yall know if the tea party was black
The government would have been had the army attack