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Andre Carson: Tea party wants blacks 'hanging on a tree'
POLITICO ^ | 8/31/11 | JAKE SHERMAN

Posted on 08/31/2011 5:33:25 AM PDT by markomalley

A top lawmaker in the Congressional Black Caucus says tea partiers on Capitol Hill would like to see African Americans hanging from trees and accuses the movement of wishing for a return to the Jim Crow era.

Rep. Andre Carson, a Democrat from Indiana who serves as the CBC’s chief vote counter, said at a CBC event in Miami that some in Congress would “love to see us as second-class citizens” and “some of them in Congress right now of this tea party movement would love to see you and me…hanging on a tree.”

Carson also said the tea party is stopping change in Congress, likening it to “the effort that we’re seeing of Jim Crow.”

The explosive comments, caught on tape, were uploaded on the internet Tuesday, and Carson’s office stood by the remarks. Jason Tomcsi, Carson’s spokesman, said the comment was “in response to frustration voiced by many in Miami and in his home district in Indianapolis regarding Congress’ inability to bolster the economy.” Tomcsi, in an email, wrote that “the congressman used strong language because the Tea Party agenda jeopardizes our most vulnerable and leaves them without the ability to improve their economic standing.

“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,” Tomcsi wrote. “We are talking about child nutrition, job creation, job training, housing assistance, and Head Start, and that is just the beginning. A child without basic nutrition, secure housing, and quality education has no real chance at a meaningful and productive life.”

Carson is hardly the first lawmaker to use heated rhetoric. Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) yelled “you lie” as President Barack Obama was addressing Congress. Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-Texas) yelled “baby killer” at former Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) as abortion was being discussed during the health care debate.

Carson, who represents Indianapolis, is the second Muslim to ever serve in Congress. He has been in office since 2008, and took the seat that was held by his late grandmother — Rep. Julia Carson (D-Ind.).


TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Indiana
KEYWORDS: 112th; andrecarson; carson; cbc; civility; leftwingracists; lynching; newtone; racecard; racism; teaparty
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To: CPT Clay
Do they believe that this rhetoric is helpful in the discussion?

The racist left realized some time ago that the Tea Party has the majority and the moral high ground, so they have no intention of trying to have any sort of discussion with us. We'd expose them for the evil little scum bags they are, and they know it.

All they can do is lie and accuse us of being what they themselves are. They've got nothing else.

101 posted on 08/31/2011 7:29:34 AM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: ilovesarah2012
"I find it past offensive. It is a lie and I am sure he can offer no evidence whatsoever that any in the Tea Party wants to lynch anyone. It sickens me that he can get away with this crap.

AMEN

102 posted on 08/31/2011 7:31:20 AM PDT by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military Men And Women)
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To: ilovesarah2012

This man rants while black youth beat the living p*** out of white shoppers in Philadelphia. Dozens attack whites while this idiot race baiting slob gives the youth the high five. He ought to be arrested and charged with inciting violence


103 posted on 08/31/2011 7:32:58 AM PDT by oldironsides
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To: Windflier

Leftists never argue any issue on the merits of the issue,
because they CAN’T.


104 posted on 08/31/2011 7:33:29 AM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter knows whom he's working for)
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To: Mr. Jeeves

Don’t forget the “NOOSE CAMPAIGN” they tried in 2007 was just a repeat of the “BLACK CHURCHES BURNING” of 1996.


105 posted on 08/31/2011 7:41:53 AM PDT by IMR 4350
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To: Le Chien Rouge

We hold Bill Cosby in rather high esteem as well.


106 posted on 08/31/2011 7:43:06 AM PDT by Saltmeat
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To: Roccus

“And I have to tell you, one of the things I‘m starting to think about is reconsidering my membership in the Congressional Black Caucus because I don’t think that they‘re moving toward the right manner in which we’re going to solve the problems, not only in the black community, but all across the United States of America.” -FOXNEWS

I heard him say this, live this morning.

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/allen-west-im-considering-quitting-the-congressional-black-caucus/


107 posted on 08/31/2011 7:52:07 AM PDT by Pan_Yans Wife ("Real solidarity means coming together for the common good."-Sarah Palin)
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To: Pan_Yans Wife
Wow, He is going to get the Uncle Tom treatment for sure now.

He should hire some body guards for protection from the Black caucus.

108 posted on 08/31/2011 7:57:35 AM PDT by bkaycee (Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved.)
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109 posted on 08/31/2011 7:58:27 AM PDT by devolve (If my graphics offend you/HLS scroll down - If too large simply carefully back away from your PC)
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To: Saltmeat

Do not be fooled by Cosby. True, he sees and speaks about obvious flaws in what passes for “black culture” but just as he was 40 years ago, he is a racist.


110 posted on 08/31/2011 7:59:17 AM PDT by Roccus (Obama & Holder LLP, Procurers of fine arms to the most discerning drug lords (202) 456-1414)
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To: markomalley

Spoken by a black Muslim who took his deceased Granny’s seat.


111 posted on 08/31/2011 8:00:14 AM PDT by mojitojoe (WH says potus didn’t feel the earthquake. No worries. Another is scheduled for November 2012)
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To: Roccus
True, he sees and speaks about obvious flaws in what passes for “black culture” but just as he was 40 years ago, he is a racist.

He's also a notorious philanderer.

112 posted on 08/31/2011 8:00:29 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: markomalley
The loony left wants CW2 more than anything else. Then they will consolidate their power for the next 40 years , or so they believe. THEY MUST BE THROWN OUT OF POWER IN 2012 OR AMERICA IS DONE.
113 posted on 08/31/2011 8:04:49 AM PDT by Cheerio (Barry Hussein Soetoro-0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
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Serious question..Can these folks making these outlandish statements be sued for defamation? It seems to me that saying the TEA Party wants to kill blacks goes way beyond free speech.


114 posted on 08/31/2011 8:08:38 AM PDT by Michael Barnes (Obamaa+ Downgrade)
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To: Pan_Yans Wife

Surprised it took him this long to become aware of what the CBC is really all about. Will wait to see what he does.


115 posted on 08/31/2011 8:10:46 AM PDT by Roccus (Obama & Holder LLP, Procurers of fine arms to the most discerning drug lords (202) 456-1414)
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To: Anti-Bubba182
Oh, the grandson of that corpsicle. She was, health-wise by any
standard in reality, unfit to serve her district.

She was just alive enough for the Dems to keep the seat and literally
wheel her in when they needed that last vote.

I don't know how long she was in that condition.

116 posted on 08/31/2011 8:15:45 AM PDT by Calvin Locke
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To: listenhillary

This is the new tone that Obummer wanted? Right?
_________________
Absolutely!


117 posted on 08/31/2011 8:17:01 AM PDT by mojitojoe (WH says potus didn’t feel the earthquake. No worries. Another is scheduled for November 2012)
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To: reaganaut1

Why doesn’t the House GOP censure Carson for his lies? Force the Democrats to defend or disavow him.


Because anti-white racism is not to be fought in barry’s hood.


118 posted on 08/31/2011 8:18:51 AM PDT by Loud Mime (Democrats: debt, dependence and derision)
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To: Roccus

Bill Cosby was widely condemned for chastising black Americans when he suggested that they start taking responsibility for their lives.


119 posted on 08/31/2011 8:21:55 AM PDT by listenhillary (Look your representatives in the eye and ask if they intend to pay off the debt. They will look away)
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To: ilovesarah2012

As you can imagine, Rep. Carson’s district is demographically favorable for this type of rhetoric. He’s only preachin’ what the congregation wants to hear (much like Jeremiah Wright). In most other districts these comments would mark him as a kook and he would have no chance of election. In Indiana’s 7th, he will be returned to office in a landslide victory.

Oh, by the way, his grandma was perhaps the most crooked and corrupt representative ever produced by the State of Indiana. And she knew how to “spread the wealth around” to all her cronies and a few crumbs to her constituents. And they loved her, too.


120 posted on 08/31/2011 8:45:21 AM PDT by henkster (Socialists and liberals all want jobs; they just don't want to work.)
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To: MrB

BTW, every conservative American would “like to see blacks”

living productive lives, producing stable families with fathers in the home helping to raise the next productive, well educated generation.
_________________________

Excellent statement. And the leaders of AFP, Tea Party Express & every other related group should be out in front of media cameras stating this & demanding that Andre Carson & other race baiters apologize for their lying comments. This kind of thing must be responded to!


121 posted on 08/31/2011 9:18:35 AM PDT by Twotone (Marte Et Clypeo)
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To: Redleg Duke; All

“Carson is hardly the first lawmaker to use heated rhetoric. Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) yelled “you lie””

So telling the TRUTH about Obama’s proposals is equivalent to Racist race-baiting lies that Repubs want TO KILL PEOPLE?

While I am shocked that the Indianapolis Star covered this on the Website, local Indy television news hasn’t mentioned this, AT ALL.


122 posted on 08/31/2011 9:30:01 AM PDT by tcrlaf (PREFRONTAL LOBOTOMISTS FOR OBAMA2012!)
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To: SMARTY

123 posted on 08/31/2011 9:40:06 AM PDT by WOBBLY BOB (My mind is like a steel trap: rusty and illegal in 37 states.)
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To: listenhillary

“I think they are choosing their spokespeople very carefully.”

Most people in Indianapolis have NO IDEA they are represented in Congress by a racist, Black Panther radical muslim.

While the Indianapolis Star did mention his comments on the Website, it’s like he does not exist to local television media.


124 posted on 08/31/2011 9:40:38 AM PDT by tcrlaf (PREFRONTAL LOBOTOMISTS FOR OBAMA2012!)
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To: markomalley
ANdre andre andre.....

From trees?

Trying to put carpenters out of work? No gallows builders unions to channel slush funds through?

125 posted on 08/31/2011 9:48:55 AM PDT by rawcatslyentist (It is necessary that a person be born of a father who is a citizen; ~Vattel's Law of Nations)
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To: SZonian

“...This kind of crap is going to lead to violence in the streets and I don’t mean by white folks either. Have you been watching the news lately about blacks going feral attacking WHITE folks in the “knockout game”? The kidnapping, rape, sodomy, torture and murder of WHITES by blacks? The so called “flash mobs”? The unprovoked attack by about 4 blacks on a WHITE in Philadelphia?...”

Seeing as how Pennsylvania’s Castle Doctrine Law just went into effet this week, and the number of PA residents who carry a sidearm daily, I suspect that the brave flash mob idiots are in for a big, big surprise should they continue to target innocent folks.

A big surprise indeed.


126 posted on 08/31/2011 10:01:50 AM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: listenhillary

Does nothing to alter the validity of my post.


127 posted on 08/31/2011 10:30:29 AM PDT by Roccus (Obama & Holder LLP, Procurers of fine arms to the most discerning drug lords (202) 456-1414)
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To: Bedford Forrest
>"Where is Mr. Suntan Man [Boehner] when these Black Caucus race hustlers run around the country committing serial hate crimes?"

He's enjoying his lifetime appointment for not rocking the boat.

Why should the dims oppose him when he gets along so well?

Why should the repugs oppose him when they know he can win?

We NEED TERM LIMITS, just to keep them honest!

128 posted on 08/31/2011 11:23:42 AM PDT by rawcatslyentist (It is necessary that a person be born of a father who is a citizen; ~Vattel's Law of Nations)
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To: markomalley

Andre Carson: black Neo-racist.


129 posted on 08/31/2011 11:44:12 AM PDT by Qbert ("The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry" - William F. Buckley, Jr.)
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To: Qbert

If it WERE true, Marty Robbins will help you go out in style race baiter!

The Hanging Tree...... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YF9AALr0m8


130 posted on 08/31/2011 12:03:53 PM PDT by outhousepatrol
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To: markomalley

He should apologize for his use of words. It’s not “hanging on a tree” it’s “hanging from a tree”


131 posted on 08/31/2011 12:20:30 PM PDT by TheCause ("that these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States")
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To: markomalley

Andre Carson..Self Serving Race Baiter along with a Whole bunch of others!!!


132 posted on 08/31/2011 1:25:59 PM PDT by mongo141
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To: Roccus

Carson was speaking specifically about the “TEA Party” freshman representatives. That is about 80 Congressmen. The leadership, as well as the rest of the Congress, should be refuting this guy’s words.


133 posted on 09/01/2011 5:31:37 AM PDT by jch10 (I stand with Sarah Palin)
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To: jch10
The leadership, as well as the rest of the Congress, should be refuting this guy’s words.

...and they are not for the reason I stated.

134 posted on 09/01/2011 6:19:35 AM PDT by Roccus (Obama & Holder LLP, Procurers of fine arms to the most discerning drug lords (202) 456-1414)
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To: Windflier

Thanks for the clarification. I believe that you nailed it.


135 posted on 09/01/2011 11:34:30 AM PDT by CPT Clay (Pick up your weapon and follow me.)
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To: markomalley; All

This is the same guy who made up the story about tea partiers hurling racist slurs against Rep John Lewis during the infamous walk outside the capitol during the health care vote

http://biggovernment.com/sright/2010/05/06/rep-andre-carson-tea-party-protesters-are-one-of-the-largest-threats-to-our-internal-security/


136 posted on 09/01/2011 11:57:16 AM PDT by Lorianne
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To: markomalley; All

The Congressional Muslim Staffers Association has been in existence since 2006, the year in which Keith Ellison was the first Muslim elected to Congress. Their website states that:

” Members often publicly speak about how Muslim Americans can pursue careers in Federal government, particularly in Congress, and how to be politically involved.”

Under the heading “Why Should Young Muslims Participate in Professional Internships?” “Opportunities to meet the two Muslim American Members of Congress, the Hon. Keith Ellison (MN) and Hon. ANDRE CARSON (Indiana)” is listed as third. The last bullet point on the list leaves no doubt that the CMSA is an Islamist organization:

http://www.militantislammonitor.org/article/id/4635


137 posted on 09/01/2011 12:33:14 PM PDT by Lorianne
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To: CPT Clay

138 posted on 09/01/2011 10:43:25 PM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: MrB
When communists assume power in a country, one of the first things they do to consolidate power is to find anyone with leadership potential that isn’t under their power and “disappear” them.

For those of us who's families have been the victims of this communist "disappearing" act in the past, we are not going to let this happen again. We are ready. We are prepared and, thanks to digital technology, we know where the communists live and the routes they take to and from work... Shock & awe? You bet...

139 posted on 09/07/2011 9:57:31 PM PDT by April Lexington (Study the Constitution so you know what they are taking away!)
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To: April Lexington

See, that is something that people need to keep in mind when they talk about going “lone wolf” and taking on some gov’t ninja raiding party that comes to their house to confiscate whatever.

No, don’t take them on, you’ll just die, and we’ll be one patriot down.

Live to fight another day.

FIND OUT WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACT,
and take them out
(obviously, I’m speaking “politically”, just like Trumpka was, right?)
after planning an opportunity to do so.

The “disappearing act” can work in both directions.


140 posted on 09/08/2011 5:59:53 AM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter knows whom he's working for)
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To: April Lexington

I meant “Hoffa” instead of “Trumpka”...

but I’m sure the latter has made similar statements as well.


141 posted on 09/08/2011 6:02:34 AM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter knows whom he's working for)
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