Black Tea Party members are defending the group from criticism that it is racist, but actions speak louder than words.
Gathered at a Washington, D.C., press conference, black members of the group said that recent events, such as a racist letter one Tea Party Express leader posted written by "Colored People" to Abraham Lincoln and racist billboards, had come from "outsiders who infiltrated the groups to discredit their work and it should be rejected," the AP writes.
"These people do not oppose Barack Obama because of his skin color. They oppose him because of his policies," said Lloyd Marcus, a spokesman for the group.
The Tea Party lost all credibility, though, with their rants about the Democrats, Obama and comparing politics to slavery:
"Democrats have re-enslaved America," said Kevin Jackson, president of the Black Conservative Coalition. Jackson added that the Tea Party movement would initiate another Emancipation Proclamation by reducing the size of government:
"This time, even the white folks get freed."
"Destroy America. That's what the D in Democrat Party means," said Conservative Moms for America leader Mary Baker. Baker also said Democrats were pushing "anti-God politics."
Alan Keyes, who ran against Obama for the U.S. Senate in 2004, said that President Obama "got elected on a virulent form of racism" and exploited his race for political gain.
I'm not sure what presidential election Keys saw, but I remember Obama's race being a constant liability.
The Tea Party has also distinguished themselves by calling Democrats "white supremacists" and "elitists."
I don't even have to condemn these folks. I'll just let their words speak for themselves. Tea Party members of all races have shown that it might be a bit of a stretch to take them seriously.
They push theories like the one that Obama was not born here, despite indisputable proof.
They criticize the help government provides to its citizens, such as unemployment and social security, and then partake of those same benefits.
At Tea Party events around the country, you see blatantly racist signs and read about racist comments from participants.
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27-July-10 - Mocienne Petit Jackson, a Netherlands woman who claims to be the child of pop sensation Michael Jackson and Diana Ross' sister, Barbara Ross, has filed documents in a Los Angeles court, according to TMZ.
23-July-10 - Could it be that Rangel simply forgot the rules? Did it slip his mind that he wasn't supposed to use his letterhead to get corporate donations for a building named after him, as charged? That's not the Charlie Rangel I knew, but that Rangel will surely be exposed when his trial starts.
23-July-10 - R&B heartthrob Brian McKnight, who was accused of being a long-lost baby daddy to a 14-year-old Florida boy, is not be the child's biological father.
22-July-10 - Staying out of trouble is not an easy feat for rapper Foxy Brown, who was arrested in Brooklyn on Wednesday for violating an order of protection, according to TMZ.
23-July-10 - A child pyromaniac is suspected of murdering his mother and siblings, setting fire to his home, and then slitting his own throat with a razor.
22-July-10 - Ieshuh Griffin is a legislative candidate from Wisconsin who seems willing to do whatever it takes to get elected. In the five words that candidates are allowed to put on the ballot to describe themselves, Griffin put the phrase, "Not the white man's b*tch."
21-July-10 - DeFarra Gaymon, a father of four and the CEO of Credit Union of Atlanta, was shot to death in a Newark, N.J. park known for male prostitution.
20-July-10 - Snoop Dogg and his wife revealed to People Magazine that the discovery that their then-6-year-old daughter, Cori, had lupus helped bring their family closer.
