they are able to make a living out of their troubles --- racism not only pays the bills ... it keeps them in the big house
i know ... that was bad On Mar 23, 8:29 am, MJ <[email protected]> wrote: > "There is a class of colored people who make a business of keeping the > troubles, the wrongs and the hardships of the Negro race before the public. > Having learned that they are able to make a living out of their troubles, > they have grown into the settled habit of advertising their wrongs -- partly > because they want sympathy and partly because it pays. Some of these people > do not want the Negro to lose his grievances, because they do not want to > lose their jobs." > -- Booker T. WashingtonAt 09:27 AM 3/23/2012, you wrote:What we have seen so > far has both racist and homophobic > overtones, both of which are contrary to the fundamentals of our > democracy. > --- > one more time ... the USA is not a democracy and never will be > It’s outrageous and it shows the kind of racialized, > mean-spirited and divisive political attitudes that still exist in the > South > --- > racism is not limited to the South and that pos at the NAACP should > hire a protection agency if he keeps making that accusation > On Thursday we will demand to know who authorized and developed > such a racist and bigoted portrayal > --- > demand all you want ... freedom of speech rules! > On Mar 22, 8:00 pm, Tommy News <[email protected]> wrote: > > This is why so many of us hate the Tea Party > > > >http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/racist-homophobic-gay-kfc-obama-... > > > > Racist Homophobic “Gay KFC Obama” Image Reveals Bitter Marriage Attacks > > by David Badash on March 22, 2012 > > > > in Bigotry Watch,Discrimination,Legislation,News,Politics > > > > A manipulated image of President Obama in a sexually-revealing pose, > > wearing skin-tight lace up body suit and matching green boots, sitting > > on a field with a bucket of fried chicken between his legs reveals the > > level of anti-gay hate coming out of North Carolina from opponents of > > same-sex marriage. > > The image, originally included in a post titled, “Obama Goes Pro Gay > > Marriage to Get NC on Election Day,” was featured on a Tea Party > > website called The John Locke Foundation. ”The John Locke Foundation > > employs research, journalism, and outreach programs to transform > > government through competition, innovation, personal freedom, and > > personal responsibility,” according to their website. “JLF seeks a > > better balance between the public sector and private institutions of > > family, faith, community, and enterprise.” > > > > Art Pope, co-founder of The John Locke Foundation, is a North Carolina > > businessman who heavily supports the Tea Party via the Koch Brother’s > > group, Americans for Prosperity. > > > > “Out of no where, President Obama suddenly feels the need to declare > > his objection to North Carolina’s pending vote to ban on gay > > marriage,” Tara Servatius, author of the post begins. She claims > > Obama’s opposition to a hotly-debated amendment to the North Carolina > > constitution that would ban same-sex marriage is Obama merely > > “pandering” to LGBT voters, as Chris Kromm at the Art Pope Exposed > > blog wrote, and who captured the image before it was removed from the > > site, presumably after attacks in the media. > > > > Kromm notes “Servatius, a former right-wing radio commentator for > > Charlotte’s WBT AM, is a regular contributor to the Meck Deck. > > (UPDATE: Servatius also runs the MeckDeck Twitter account, and authors > > a good share of their posts.),” and adds: > > > > Given her prominent role at Meck Deck, how involved was Servatius in > > the decision to post the Obama image, and keep it up for two days? > > Last year, a Charlotte blogger noted that Servatius was a speaker at > > an event for the neo-Confederate group the League of the South. > > > > The NAACP of North Carolina is non-too-pleased either, Kromm notes: > > > > Rev. William Barber of the NC NAACP has issued a statement: > > > > REV. BARBER STATEMENT We at the NCNAACP have learned of the > > disgusting picture of our President on the John Locke Foundation blog > > and website. What we have seen so far has both racist and homophobic > > overtones, both of which are contrary to the fundamentals of our > > democracy. It’s outrageous and it shows the kind of racialized, > > mean-spirited and divisive political attitudes that still exist in the > > South. On Thursday we will demand to know who authorized and developed > > such a racist and bigoted portrayal to be placed on the site of an > > organization that seeks to have so much influence into the shaping of > > public policy in NC. Whoever did it is completely over the line. It is > > reckless and dangerous. And should not only be an affront to the black > > community, the civil rights community, the LBGT community, but every > > North Carolinian. > > > > "It is better to vote for what you want and not get it > > than it is to vote for what you don't want and get it." > > --Eugene V. Debs > > > > -- > > Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. > > Have a great day, > > Tommy > > > > -- > > Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. > > Have a great day, > > Tommy > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help seehttp://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > * Visit our other community athttp://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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