Posted on 01/20/2011 11:14:46 AM PST by cj in tx
Anita MonCrief, infamous ACORN whistleblower, will go on Sean Hannity's radio show this afternoon in the 3 -4 pm (eastern) time slot to discuss the founding of America's first black Tea Party.
Named after the first person to die in the Revolutionary War, the Crispus Attucks Tea Party was founded Tuesay, January 18th, 2011, at "This Is It" soul food restaurant in the heart of Houston, Texas' 3rd district.
(Read the interesting original court documents about the "Boston Massacre," including a dramatic description of Attucks' slaying, here.)
The 3rd district is Represented by Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, and was the focal point of rampant ACORN-style vote fraud and widespread voter intimidation this past November. It is thus fitting that this tea party had its inaugural meeting right down the street from Lee's residence.
With the typical politesse and considerate attitude of conservatives -- always left unreported by the press (do ya think?) -- Rep. Lee was extended an invitation to the event. And with typical leftist rudeness, Lee snubbed it. Wonder why? These are her constituents, after all.
Surprisingly, the local Fox News channel reporting on the event hastened to observe that many attendees at this founding meeting were white. Simply unbelievable. Is it not even possible to attend an event in support of the group without the information being somehow skewed by the media to suggest that it wasn't "authentic" because white people were there???
One blogger put up a hilarious parody of liberal hypocrisy, observing that if they could get away with it, liberals would report the event as: White Tea Party Racists Attend Black Tea Party.
Well, never mind. "The times they are a changin!" Yes they are, and the media is getting the message, whether they want to hear it or not. We are not going away.
Be sure to listen in to Anita's description of this exciting event and how it all came to be.
Anita says she has the prime spot in Hannity’s line-up today: 5pm ET.
There is no "Tea Party." That's part of its beauty.
There is, however Gulag Bound -- and there is a spoon.
Thanks for your generosity, but there is no "Tea Party." That's part of its beauty.
There is, however Gulag Bound -- and there is a spoon.
All tea parties are local
Her locality just happens to be majority minority.
God bless her.
LOL - yes, mostly.
It's the start of something I think should not continue - but that probably can't be stopped, people being what they are.
It's the start of hyphenations - Black-Conservative, Latino-Conservative, each with their own definition of what "a conservative" is, depending on their culture, life experience, blah, blah, blah.
It's the beginning of compromise between hyphenated conservative groups who don't see eye-to-eye.
And above all, it sets something other than being a Conservative above, well, being a Conservative.
I'd rather see a group of Conservatives where one might say "I'm a conservative black" or "I'm a conservative latino/latina".
It's a word-ordering thing.
She is a gutsy lady, however I will not support anyone, anymore, that wants to start a group dedicated to blacks just because they are black.
She could be doing gutsier work by telling blacks whey they should be joining the existing tea party movement.
I’ll join you in that opinion.
DITTO
Just as soon as it becomes acceptable to form white groups, talk to me about joining forces with folks who can't identify with thoughts that aren't about color. I'm so sick of this crap. Blacks don't want a colorblind society.
My comments are in response to your comments only, I am not attacking you personally.
It's not just for blacks!
Surprisingly, the local Fox News channel reporting on the event hastened to observe that many attendees at this founding meeting were white.
Sorry, that's not what I got from the story. YMMV
And I certainly don't take it personally. You have to admit that most of the black folks you talk to have been so indoctrinated that you might as well be talking to Michael Moore about free markets.
I think other black conservative voices may be the only hope, but I may be wrong. These times we live in may have a stronger effect on the black communities than anybody knows. When all the government programs dry up from lack of funding, there's liable to be an awakening.
I love Anita Moncrief. She is truly a hero.
I don’t think that is her point.
why?
“She could be doing gutsier work by telling blacks whey they should be joining the existing tea party movement.”
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results...
- Albert Einstein
“So, the title of the story is bogus and this lady is not trying to form a group of blacks?”
Correct. It is not exclusive to blacks, as is say, the CBC.
Do you have any idea how tea parties work?
New tea parties are being formed all across the country. This tea party is being started in an urban black area, because they don't have one.
Anita MonCrief explained this on another thread. She said the media was calling it a black tea party, not her. That's why half the people that came were white.
The quote you highlighted was from another commenter- I was responding in disagreement.
Sorry about that.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.