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And it's coming out today. This is typical of them to do this just in time for the elections and as usual they are resorting to the race card as a act of desperation. This clearly proves that the NAACP getting involved like this shows that they are the ones that are racist. There is no proof that these candidates provide platforms for anti-semites and bigots.
NAACP releases report accusing tea party groups of links to bigots - KansasCity.com
Three months ago in Kansas City, the NAACP first raised charges of racism within the tea party movement. Today a report is being released accusing tea party groups of providing platforms to anti-Semites and other bigots.
“These groups and individuals are out there, and we ignore them at our own peril,” said NAACP President Benjamin Todd Jealous in a statement announcing the report. “They are speaking at tea party events, recruiting at rallies, and in some cases remain in the tea party leadership itself.”
The 94-page report is being released by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in a teleconference today.
In July, NAACP delegates passed a resolution at their national convention in Kansas City condemning racism within the tea party movement, creating a national furor. The NAACP board of directors ratified the resolution last week.
Tea party leaders condemned the report on Tuesday.
“Here we go again,” said Judson Phillips, founder of Tea Party Nation. “This is typical of this liberal group’s smear tactics.”
A Kansas City Star article in July found ties between several racist groups and tea parties, but tea party leaders said such incidents were not widespread.
The new report describes what it calls links between tea party factions and white supremacist groups, anti-immigrant organizations and militias, according
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NAACP releases report accusing tea party groups of links to bigots - KansasCity.com
Three months ago in Kansas City, the NAACP first raised charges of racism within the tea party movement. Today a report is being released accusing tea party groups of providing platforms to anti-Semites and other bigots.
“These groups and individuals are out there, and we ignore them at our own peril,” said NAACP President Benjamin Todd Jealous in a statement announcing the report. “They are speaking at tea party events, recruiting at rallies, and in some cases remain in the tea party leadership itself.”
The 94-page report is being released by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in a teleconference today.
In July, NAACP delegates passed a resolution at their national convention in Kansas City condemning racism within the tea party movement, creating a national furor. The NAACP board of directors ratified the resolution last week.
Tea party leaders condemned the report on Tuesday.
“Here we go again,” said Judson Phillips, founder of Tea Party Nation. “This is typical of this liberal group’s smear tactics.”
A Kansas City Star article in July found ties between several racist groups and tea parties, but tea party leaders said such incidents were not widespread.
The new report describes what it calls links between tea party factions and white supremacist groups, anti-immigrant organizations and militias, according
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