Rep. Carson (D-Ind): Tea Party would be happy with blacks 'hanging from a tree'

[kpete]

Rep. Carson: Tea Party would be happy with blacks 'hanging from a tree'
By Justin Sink - 08/31/11 09:31 AM ET

Rep. Andre Carson (D-Ind.), the whip of the Congressional Black Caucus, is standing by remarks he made at a recent town hall when he said that tea-party affiliated members of Congress see African Americans as "second-class citizens" and would be happy to see blacks "hanging from a tree."

"This is the effort that we're seeing of Jim Crow," Carson said. "Some of these folks in Congress right now would love to see us as second-class citizens."

"Some of them in Congress right now of this Tea Party movement would love to see you and me ... hanging on a tree. Some of them in Congress are comfortable where we were 50 or 60 years ago."

"The Tea Party is protecting its millionaire and oil company friends while gutting critical services that they know protect the livelihood of African-Americans, as well as Latinos and other disadvantaged minorities,” Carson spokesman Jason Tomcsi said.

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/178973-rep-carson-stands-by-comment-tea-party-would-be-happy-with-blacks-hanging-from-a-tree

[brooklynite]

1. Irresponsible hyperbole...

...which makes relevant criticism of the Tea Party harder to sell.

[backscatter712]

7. No, it's the fucking truth.

Seriously, fuck the Tea Klux Klan.

[Ganja Ninja]

9. It's the honest unvarnished truth.

Playing nice with these racists scumbags is not the way to deal with them.

[Voltaire]

2. That is my Rep

And he speaks for me. I don't see a bit of hyperbole in his remarks.

[arbusto_baboso]

3. As a white male, I cannot see where Mr. Carson is wrong.

He has hit the nail squarely on its whitebread head.

[backscatter712]

8. Me neither. n/t

[JustAnotherGen]

4. I'm in agreement with Mr. Carson

It's not hyperbole - it's the truth. Not ALL IndieTeaPublicans are bigots - but a lot of them just traded the 'hood' for a sign calling out the 'halfrican'.

[hifiguy]

5. He speaks the truth, as I see it.

Most of the baggers are vicious racists, missing only the hoods and sheets.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

6. Not "irresponsible hyperbole!" It's the fucking truth!!! Stop denying the racism inherent in the

Teabagging "KKK" Party!!!

K&R!!! :kick::kick::kick::kick: