So they're not racist.... but they are?

[OmahaBlueDog]

OK, Joe Biden says he doesn't think the T-Baggers are a bunch of racsists:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/20100718/el_yblog_upshot/biden-tea-party-isnt-racist


But, Mark Williams has been told he can't share the Lipton anymore because he's perceived as racsist

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/20100718/el_yblog_upshot/tea-party-group-expels-leader-for-clearly-offensive-blog-post


Meanwhile..according to the article cited above, vis a vis Joe Biden, John Cornyn said of the baggers....

"These are citizens who should not be demonized or marginalized," he said. "These are people who are concerned about the direction of the country."

Hmmm...I have a question for anyone out here in DU land. Have any of the wingers ever made you feel demonized or marginalized because of your concerns over the direction of the country. Cornyn obviously thinks not, but I was remembering some things (and y'all will certainly have better examples than I can dream up) like this gem from Newt Gingrich:

<<Contrasting Words


7.1
Often we search hard for words to define our opponents. Sometimes we are hesitant to use contrast. Remember that creating a difference helps you. These are powerful words that can create a clear and easily understood contrast. Apply these to the opponent, their record, proposals and their party.


7.2
decay, failure (fail) collapse(ing) deeper, crisis, urgent(cy), destructive, destroy, sick, pathetic, lie, liberal, they/them, unionized bureaucracy, "compassion" is not enough, betray, consequences, limit(s), shallow, traitors, sensationalists, endanger, coercion, hypocricy, radical, threaten, devour, waste, corruption, incompetent, permissive attitude, destructive, impose, self-serving, greed, ideological, insecure, anti-(issue): flag, family, child, jobs; pessimistic, excuses, intolerant, stagnation, welfare, corrupt, selfish, insensitive, status quo, mandate(s) taxes, spend (ing) shame, disgrace, punish (poor...) bizarre, cynicism, cheat, steal, abuse of power, machine, bosses, obsolete, criminal rights, red tape, patronage.>>

http://www.wfu.edu/~zulick/454/gopac.html

Nah .. no demonization there.

[slackmaster]

1. It's the duality of Man, the Jungian thing

[driver8]

3. One of my favorite scenes in "Full Metal Jacket." n/t

[slackmaster]

4. This peace craze will blow over soon enough

:hi:

[driver8]

13. You'd better get your head and your ass wired together, or I will take a giant shit on you.

:hi:

[Frances]

2. My neighbor told me yesterday that she's a member of the

Tea Party.

She believes that Obama was chosen by a secret society to destroy the U.S. so that we can have one world government. The leaders of this secret society are connected with the Masons, who worship the devil.

Now, that's what I call real demonization!

Anyway both Bush presidents, Kissinger, Clinton, and Obama, as members of this secret society, want to kill the people of the U.S. until only one million people are left.

I always thought of this neighbor as fundamentalist but had no idea that she thought like this. She says that she gets her information from some Christian radio station where she used to work.

[OHdem10]

5. Van Impe, Hagee, Televangelists believe this same theory

and the one world government will produce the Anti-Christ
Obama, the anti-Christ.

[Frances]

8. So ironic

These people are the opposite of what Jesus said people should be

[OmahaBlueDog]

7. This is the newest twist on an old conspiracy theory

The masonic thing as been around for years. As near as I can tell, most masons are currently conspiring to get hospitalization for children suffering from extreme burns and loss of limbs.

In the 70s and 80s, it was David Rockefeller and the tri-lateral commission.

It is a scary thing not to find out that your neighbors are fundies.. but just how fundie they are. I had one neighbor send over a Bo Gritz video in '96. Another seemingly sane neighbor suddenly started sporting Gary Bauer stickers.

[OHdem10]

6. Actually Biden said exactly what NAACP Leader,Jealous said.

The Tea Party is not racist, but there are racist elements
in the Tea Party.

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[HughBeaumont]

12. Astounding.

"...that he attended for over 20 yrs, danced in the aisles while his inspirational mentor, family Reverend spewed Racist Hate America Bilge is not Fabricated as are the NAACP attention getting blatherings. It is a Fact.

Libs really are desperate bunch as they realize their Gravy Train will be slowing down this Fall. The predictable desperate last gasp they have is, of course, the Race Card.

LOL !!"

It's utterly amazing that brilliant mind allows you to walk erect. Thank you and your shitbag kind for destroying this country for 30 years with your votes. Yeah, Republicans will fix EVERYthing - just cut taxes and give the rich people their every want and desire so they can trickle down their loving piss onto us!

Silly rabbit - don't even know you're being HAD.

[gateley]

10. Joe is the VP of the United States. Neither he nor the Prez will call

any group of people racists. It would backlash on Obama. Why is that so hard to understand? They know there are plenty of racists affiliated with the baggers (and the Secret Service does as well), but they don't say it in public.

[spanone]

11. the kkk are just strong willed political junkies, they're not really that bad

:sarcasm: :shrug:

[Magleetis]

14. The Tea Party

is about race and only race. Otherwise they would have been whining when Bush was shitting all over the USA. They don't have the balls to come out and say what they really want to say.