Comments on: Growing party’s populari-tea in Black History Month http://dailycaller.com/2010/02/09/growing-partys-populari-tea-in-black-history-month/ The Daily Caller features breaking news, opinion, research, and entertainment 24 hours a day. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:04:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: ohiogranny http://dailycaller.com/2010/02/09/growing-partys-populari-tea-in-black-history-month/comment-page-1/#comment-17508 ohiogranny Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:54:50 +0000 http://dailycaller.com/?p=370957#comment-17508 Lenny is 100% correct. Now what? We have no idea how to reach people who have been taught that we are the enemy or that we are the ones who are the racists. Lenny, I've met black folks who believe that Lincoln was a democrat. That the KKK were GOPers. That Bull Conner and George Wallace were from the right. Many black women don't get that humanism and abortion is not elevating and that anyone who believes it is bad is a racist. How do we reach out if we get scalded and scolded by the Jacksons', Sharptons', and even the Keanye Wests'? People have it imprinted on them at birth and can't see that the rising tide raises all boats but the end of prosperity means losing out for all. irishpol, Lenny is giving us a clue and we should take that baton and run with it. So how? Tell us Obi Wan, we seriously would if we could. Lenny is 100% correct. Now what? We have no idea how to reach people who have been taught that we are the enemy or that we are the ones who are the racists. Lenny, I’ve met black folks who believe that Lincoln was a democrat. That the KKK were GOPers. That Bull Conner and George Wallace were from the right. Many black women don’t get that humanism and abortion is not elevating and that anyone who believes it is bad is a racist.
How do we reach out if we get scalded and scolded by the Jacksons’, Sharptons’, and even the Keanye Wests’? People have it imprinted on them at birth and can’t see that the rising tide raises all boats but the end of prosperity means losing out for all.
irishpol, Lenny is giving us a clue and we should take that baton and run with it. So how? Tell us Obi Wan, we seriously would if we could.

]]> By: ohiogranny http://dailycaller.com/2010/02/09/growing-partys-populari-tea-in-black-history-month/comment-page-1/#comment-17488 ohiogranny Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:34:13 +0000 http://dailycaller.com/?p=370957#comment-17488 Dear Lenny McAllister, I totally agree with you that we need to reach out to people of color but how? It seems the average, normal, decent, hardworking person of color (geez Lenny, we don't even have words to describe our brothers and sisters from other mothers/fathers) have all been told that Lincoln was a democrat, JFK was their friend, that the KKK were/are GOPers. Anything we say is deemed racist but the likes of Sharpton and Jackson. And I mean everything we say. Whenever I see faces at a Tea Party event that are more pigmented, I have to resist scaring them off with a hug fest. If we tried to do an outreach, we would be accused of some evil plan. If we don't try, we are accused of exclusion. Tell us how we can get our neighbors Wide Awake. Thanks. ps. to irishpol, dude, Lenny is giving us a clue, we should take it, say Thank You, and try to use it for our benefit. Dear Lenny McAllister, I totally agree with you that we need to reach out to people of color but how? It seems the average, normal, decent, hardworking person of color (geez Lenny, we don’t even have words to describe our brothers and sisters from other mothers/fathers) have all been told that Lincoln was a democrat, JFK was their friend, that the KKK were/are GOPers. Anything we say is deemed racist but the likes of Sharpton and Jackson. And I mean everything we say.
Whenever I see faces at a Tea Party event that are more pigmented, I have to resist scaring them off with a hug fest.
If we tried to do an outreach, we would be accused of some evil plan. If we don’t try, we are accused of exclusion. Tell us how we can get our neighbors Wide Awake.
Thanks.
ps. to irishpol, dude, Lenny is giving us a clue, we should take it, say Thank You, and try to use it for our benefit.

]]> By: blueridge http://dailycaller.com/2010/02/09/growing-partys-populari-tea-in-black-history-month/comment-page-1/#comment-16473 blueridge Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:47:04 +0000 http://dailycaller.com/?p=370957#comment-16473 Please folks can we stop with the race thing. Let's focus on how we are the same and the things we have in common. With the Tea Party it is about ideas and these ideas can be accepted and embraced by anyone. All are welcome and there should be no pandering. Please folks can we stop with the race thing. Let’s focus on how we are the same and the things we have in common. With the Tea Party it is about ideas and these ideas can be accepted and embraced by anyone. All are welcome and there should be no pandering.

]]> By: libertyatstake http://dailycaller.com/2010/02/09/growing-partys-populari-tea-in-black-history-month/comment-page-1/#comment-16409 libertyatstake Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:59:35 +0000 http://dailycaller.com/?p=370957#comment-16409 Give it time, Mr. McAllister. There are already some blacks at the rallies. I personally witnessed a black man railing through a bull horn at the very gates of the White House on April 15, 2009. MSM was conspicuous by its absence. There are also many well known black conservatives, e.g. Thomas Sowell, Walter E. Williams, and Herman Cain come to mind. I believe these guys will soon be getting their rightful platform in the national discourse, denied for so long by MSM actively assisiting in keeping the black vote on the Democrat plantation. http://libertyatstake.blogspot.com/ Give it time, Mr. McAllister. There are already some blacks at the rallies. I personally witnessed a black man railing through a bull horn at the very gates of the White House on April 15, 2009. MSM was conspicuous by its absence.

There are also many well known black conservatives, e.g. Thomas Sowell, Walter E. Williams, and Herman Cain come to mind. I believe these guys will soon be getting their rightful platform in the national discourse, denied for so long by MSM actively assisiting in keeping the black vote on the Democrat plantation.

http://libertyatstake.blogspot.com/

]]> By: irishpol http://dailycaller.com/2010/02/09/growing-partys-populari-tea-in-black-history-month/comment-page-1/#comment-16299 irishpol Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:30:02 +0000 http://dailycaller.com/?p=370957#comment-16299 Crimson--Their image? Do you really believe that the Tea Party movement has a racist image? To say that you couldn’t possibly ever have attended a Tea Party rally, because if you did you’d see that never once have the organizers failed to involve one or more black speakers on the platform. Not once have I ever witnessed even an insignificant racist slight from any of the organizers, speakers or participants at a rally—and I’ve attended at least a half dozen including the 9/12 gathering on the mall. If I were a racist I’d say that the blacks of America are being racist by their failure to attend these rallies in sufficient numbers, but that would be no less absurd than saying the Tea Party movement is not doing enough to “attract” blacks at the protests. For whatever reason or reasons in their collective heads, black America has decided at this point in time that the Tea Party movement is not their “cup of tea”. I think they’re wrong, and I hope they collectively reconsider; but notwithstanding their collective decision, how in the world can you say that the “image” of the movement should be changed and not mean the message. No, I didn’t misread that article, I’m afraid you did. Crimson–Their image? Do you really believe that the Tea Party movement has a racist image? To say that you couldn’t possibly ever have attended a Tea Party rally, because if you did you’d see that never once have the organizers failed to involve one or more black speakers on the platform. Not once have I ever witnessed even an insignificant racist slight from any of the organizers, speakers or participants at a rally—and I’ve attended at least a half dozen including the 9/12 gathering on the mall. If I were a racist I’d say that the blacks of America are being racist by their failure to attend these rallies in sufficient numbers, but that would be no less absurd than saying the Tea Party movement is not doing enough to “attract” blacks at the protests. For whatever reason or reasons in their collective heads, black America has decided at this point in time that the Tea Party movement is not their “cup of tea”. I think they’re wrong, and I hope they collectively reconsider; but notwithstanding their collective decision, how in the world can you say that the “image” of the movement should be changed and not mean the message. No, I didn’t misread that article, I’m afraid you did.

]]> By: crimson http://dailycaller.com/2010/02/09/growing-partys-populari-tea-in-black-history-month/comment-page-1/#comment-16244 crimson Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:20:44 +0000 http://dailycaller.com/?p=370957#comment-16244 Hey irishpol, you completely misread this. He's not saying that the Tea Party movement needs to change their message of fiscal responsibility but instead just change their image so that minorities feel welcome to take part in this movement of all Americans. Hey irishpol, you completely misread this. He’s not saying that the Tea Party movement needs to change their message of fiscal responsibility but instead just change their image so that minorities feel welcome to take part in this movement of all Americans.

]]> By: irishpol http://dailycaller.com/2010/02/09/growing-partys-populari-tea-in-black-history-month/comment-page-1/#comment-16222 irishpol Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:42:02 +0000 http://dailycaller.com/?p=370957#comment-16222 In all due respect, you’re simply dead wrong. What you seem to be saying is that since the blacks are not attending the Tea Party gatherings in sufficient numbers, the Tea Party movement must “fine-tune” their message to attract a larger number of blacks. Your thesis is outrageous and is nothing less than racist commentary. Tucker Carlson and The DC should be embarrassed for publishing it—Black History month or not. Without question what you have to say is absolutely politically correct, but still, pure racism. I suppose if we were to hear from Andrew Sullivan on the make-up of this convention, we’d be hearing that he didn’t see enough openly gays waving their little rainbow flags. But if you believe that identity politics is what the Founder’s of this great nation had in mind for it, I’d strongly suggest you read some of those history books Glenn Beck has been touting. For many years we were told that an individual should be judged on their character and not the color of their skin. But now you tell us that a head-count at a Tea Party rally will decide whether or not that movement is going to be found “acceptable” by the American people. This is what the MSM and the entrenched politicians have been telling us for the past 40 years, and look where it’s gotten us! Well, sir, you may be black, but speaking as a non-racist white man, you have no more and no less rights and privileges in America than I do. And if Americans are foolish enough to buy into the snake oil you’re selling, they’ll deserve what they’ll get. In all due respect, you’re simply dead wrong. What you seem to be saying is that since the blacks are not attending the Tea Party gatherings in sufficient numbers, the Tea Party movement must “fine-tune” their message to attract a larger number of blacks. Your thesis is outrageous and is nothing less than racist commentary. Tucker Carlson and The DC should be embarrassed for publishing it—Black History month or not. Without question what you have to say is absolutely politically correct, but still, pure racism. I suppose if we were to hear from Andrew Sullivan on the make-up of this convention, we’d be hearing that he didn’t see enough openly gays waving their little rainbow flags. But if you believe that identity politics is what the Founder’s of this great nation had in mind for it, I’d strongly suggest you read some of those history books Glenn Beck has been touting. For many years we were told that an individual should be judged on their character and not the color of their skin. But now you tell us that a head-count at a Tea Party rally will decide whether or not that movement is going to be found “acceptable” by the American people. This is what the MSM and the entrenched politicians have been telling us for the past 40 years, and look where it’s gotten us! Well, sir, you may be black, but speaking as a non-racist white man, you have no more and no less rights and privileges in America than I do. And if Americans are foolish enough to buy into the snake oil you’re selling, they’ll deserve what they’ll get.

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