VP: Tea Party 'Not a Racist Organization'

ABC News ^ | Sunday, July 18, 2010

[kristinn]

“Do you think elements of the Tea Party are racist?” This Week anchor Jake Tapper asked Vice President Joe Biden in an EXCLUSIVE interview. Biden equivocated at first, but then settled on a pretty firm no.

“Well, the truth is that at least elements that were involved in some of the Tea Party folks expressed racist views,” he said.

SNIP

“I don’t believe, the president doesn’t believe that the Tea Party is -- is a racist organization. I don’t believe that,” Biden said. “Very conservative. Very different views on government and a whole lot of things. But it is not a racist organization.”

[Blue Collar Christian]

Broken clock.

[Man50D]

Where’s the video showing Tea Party folks making racial slurs Joe? This is nothing more than the socialists attempting to deflect attention from the important issues including BO/BS illegally holding office because he is not a natural born citizen, unconstitutional Obamacare, unconstitutional finance legislation, amnesty for illegal aliens etc..

[xtinct]

fact is (based on Michelle Obama's presence just before the NAACP vote to call Tea Party Folks --> racists) the NAACP is just an opposition tool the Obama Administration used to deflect a little heat off his oil spill situation among other things like the economy and jobs...

BUT as I tried to tell these hard-headed idiots in January 2009 ... their race card has expired ... they still continue to beat a dead horse...

[SunkenCiv]

"well, yes and yes, er, no."

• Biden fined $219k for '08 violations

Thanks kristinn.

[FlyVet]

Very conservative. Very different views on government and a whole lot of things

Yeah, crazy right-wing views like "Stop robbing my grandchildren".

[screaminsunshine]

Forget the Tea Party its time for the ‘Tar and Feathers’ party.

[Chode]

to say those words, it must of burned like fire in his mouth...

[KarlInOhio]

That would have been a very different statement today if the "Racist Tea Party Crackers" resolution from the NAACP had gained any traction at all. This goes to show that you cannot allow a lie to spread but must fight it immediately, unlike the usual GOP response recently of quietly saying "sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me" at every Democrat assault.

[rogue yam]

If the Tea Party was racist then it would be messing with Joe Biden and nobody messes with Joe Biden.

[A_Former_Democrat]

Why wasn’t there a follow up then:

“Mr Vice President, then . . .do you think the NAACP is a racist organization, especially given its attempts to marginalize the Tea Party with false accusations of racism?”

“Since you’ve said the Tea Party isn’t a racist organization, do you believe that John Lewis, Eldridge Cleaver and Barney Frank were lying?”

Why are these types of questions never asked? Why are organizations like La Raza never asked if the support for illegals would be the same if it was WHITE people coming here illegally from Europe and Russia?

[OrioleFan]

the truth is that at least elements that were involved in some of the Tea Party folks expressed racist views

Citations please, Joe. Else this is slander.

[personalaccts]

that would be because the tea party hasn’t said Obama is a clean, well spoken black person, or you must speak “indian” to work at the 7-11

[SunkenCiv]

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