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Mfume calls black conservatives puppets
Washingtn Times ^ | 7/13/04 | Steve Miller

Posted on 07/12/2004 9:59:40 PM PDT by kattracks

PHILADELPHIA -- Conservative black organizations are formed and funded by white Republicans, NAACP President Kweisi Mfume said yesterday in an address to a packed ballroom at the group's annual convention here.
    "When the ultraconservative right-wing attacker has run out of attack strategy," Mr. Mfume said, "he goes and gets someone that looks like you and me to continue the attacks."
    Paraphrasing a line from a 2002 speech by NAACP Chairman Julian Bond, he said, "And like the ventriloquist's dummies, they sit there in the puppet master's voice, but we can see whose lips are moving, and we can hear his money talk."
    In a speech punctuated by cheers from the audience, Mr. Mfume said: "They can't deal with the leaders we choose for ourselves, so they manufacture, promote and hire new ones."

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KEYWORDS: blackconservatives; naacp; uncletom
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To: kattracks

and being a puppet, he should know, right?


81 posted on 07/13/2004 5:04:30 AM PDT by The Wizard (Democrats: enemies of America)
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To: kattracks
Wonder when the black community will realize that the NAACP is actually encouraging and strengthening the grips of economic oppression on them? The very people the NAACP are denigrating here have broken out of the oppression that is the welfare state and have become successful. They are *gasp* capable of independent thought and economic prosperity.

When will history render it's verdict on these economic and cultural pimps?
82 posted on 07/13/2004 5:13:09 AM PDT by IamConservative (A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.)
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To: calljack; goldstategop

Was it Justice Clarence Thomas who made the statement about how it was racist to claim all blacks looked alike, but accepted today that they all must think alike? I'm bungling the quote... he said it much more artfully. It was a powerful statement, I thought.


83 posted on 07/13/2004 5:16:23 AM PDT by GraceCoolidge
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To: mhking
"Anyone who doesn't toe the party line (such as myself; such as Cosby, based on his recent comments) is persona-non-gratis."

Actually, anyone who doesn't allow the NAACP to pull their strings is a puppet.

How's that for twisted reasoning?

84 posted on 07/13/2004 5:17:24 AM PDT by Luis Gonzalez (Sin Patria, pero sin amo)
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To: kattracks
So, Colin and Condi are just house niggas to massa Bush, says the NAACP!

A racist to his own people! What a jerk!

85 posted on 07/13/2004 5:19:34 AM PDT by TexasCajun
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To: MegaSilver
PHILADELPHIA -- Liberal black organizations are formed and funded by white Democrats, CBC President Iam Truth said yesterday in an address to a packed ballroom at the group's annual convention here. "When the ultraliberal left-wing attacker has run out of attack strategy," Mr. Truth said, "he goes and gets someone that looks like you and me to continue the attacks." Paraphrasing a line from a 2002 speech by NAACP Chairman Julian Bond, he said, "And like the ventriloquist's dummies, they sit there in the puppet master's voice, but we can see whose lips are moving, and we can hear his money talk."

In a speech punctuated by cheers from the audience, Mr. Truth said: "They can't deal with the leaders we choose for ourselves, so they manufacture, promote and hire new ones."

Now isn't that more accurate?
86 posted on 07/13/2004 5:23:43 AM PDT by stocksthatgoup (Polls - Proof that when the Main Stream Media wants your opinion, they will give it to you)
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To: stocksthatgoup
They can't deal with the leaders we choose for ourselves, so they manufacture, promote and hire new ones."

Unlike the democrats who don't!!
87 posted on 07/13/2004 5:27:10 AM PDT by stocksthatgoup (Polls - Proof that when the Main Stream Media wants your opinion, they will give it to you)
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To: kattracks

Mfume.........Bond.............and their ilk have succeeded brilliantly in doing one thing:

Setting back race relations in this country by over 20 years.


88 posted on 07/13/2004 5:32:54 AM PDT by RightOnline
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To: kattracks

Saving bump.


89 posted on 07/13/2004 5:37:32 AM PDT by JimRed (Fight election fraud! Volunteer as a local poll watcher, challenger or district official.)
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To: Ursa63

Ursa, if I said that I'd be a racist reactionary! Thank you for sharing your wisdom; now, how do I spread the word to those who look like me without appearing to support the Robert "KKK" Byrd types?

;^(


91 posted on 07/13/2004 5:49:25 AM PDT by JimRed (Fight election fraud! Volunteer as a local poll watcher, challenger or district official.)
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To: Warrior Nurse
Frizzel needs to get his head out of the sand.

Frizzel's got his head stuck somewhere, but it sure isn't the sand. :=)

92 posted on 07/13/2004 5:52:13 AM PDT by Bob
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To: kattracks
Mfume calls black conservatives puppets

I refuse to be criticized by anyone who's name sounds like he's got too many crackers in his mouth.

93 posted on 07/13/2004 5:53:49 AM PDT by Lazamataz ("Stay well - Stay safe - Stay armed - Yorktown" -- harpseal)
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To: mhking
You spotted the most import paragraphs in the article which you had to read through to the end. The article should have been subtitled "Doctor William Cosby restricted to performing Minstrel Show."
94 posted on 07/13/2004 5:59:33 AM PDT by Jimmy Valentine's brother (Hey Slick Willy.....Pogue Mahone!)
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To: kattracks
Some attendees sported buttons supporting Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry and tonight can attend a free screening of Michael Moore's Bush-bashing movie, "Fahrenheit 9/11."

Says it all. Non-partisan? Right.

95 posted on 07/13/2004 6:01:25 AM PDT by kabar
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To: Howlin

I think their collective fit is a direct indication of where the Dems are headed, off a cliff. The problem is they know it, and can't control themselves anymore. Every leftist divisive issue they have is no longer a vote getter.


96 posted on 07/13/2004 6:03:54 AM PDT by snooker
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To: kattracks

Mfume is a bigot. He is a racist. He is pond scum.


97 posted on 07/13/2004 6:07:44 AM PDT by ought-six
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To: kattracks
Awww. When Bush won't come and play, he throws a temper tantrum at those who are playing nice.

Where's a belt when you need one?

99 posted on 07/13/2004 6:09:16 AM PDT by Maigrey ( If you disagree with {Kerry} on most any issue, you may just have caught him on the wrong day. -GWB)
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To: nopardons

Molly Ivins; what a vacuous twit. Ordinarily, I like to watch O'Reilly, but last night with those two, he embarrassed me.

I'm on his side on one thing, though: Julian Bond is dumber than a box of rocks.


100 posted on 07/13/2004 6:32:11 AM PDT by Marauder (Show me a liberal and I'll show you a sick individual.)
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