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Thousands of tea party protesters were in Washington yesterday for a tax day protest.  They were there to protest the misuse of our tax dollars and the irresponsible spending by politicians.  But if you talked to any member of the main stream media, they would probably tell you that all the protesters were there because they don’t like the fact that we have a black president.  The racism charge is starting to get a little worn out and redundant and there is no evidence to support it.  Unfortunately, a total lack of evidence hasn’t stopped the media from continually pushing the idea that the tea party is founded on racism.  At yesterday’s rally in D.C. two large blows were given to the racism theory.

The first blow was reported by Politico in a story about the liberals who tried to infiltrate and “crash” the tea party.

Brooks Alexander, a 23-year-old Olney, Md., hotel worker and Obama supporter who wore an Obama t-shirt to the evening rally, said infiltrators were being disrespectful.

“They’re doing a disservice not only to themselves, but to the people who are here trying to express their views,” said Alexander, who is African American and said he traveled to the rally to verify for himself liberal accounts blasting the tea party as racist.

“All my friends told me I was crazy to come down here in an Obama shirt,” he said. “Obviously I have political disagreements [with the tea party], but I cannot lie. I cannot say that people have been anything but nice to me. They have been shaking my hand. One guy told me I had a lot of [guts] for coming down here. I will definitely walk away from this with a new understanding of the tea party.”

So a black man wearing an Obama t-shirt was treated respectfully by the tea party protesters.  Hmmmm…  This is a far cry from the accusations we hear from liberals.  Do you think a George Bush supporter would have been treated the same way a few years ago if he/she had gone to an anti-war protest wearing a Bush t-shirt?

The second blow to the racism accusation occurred when an NBC reporter asked a black tea party member if he felt uncomfortable since there were so few black people in attendance.  It was obvious she was trying to encourage an answer that would provide evidence of racism in the tea party movement.  His answer to her question was absolutely perfect– “No, these are my people… Americans.”

When liberals realize that we are all Americans first, regardless of race or religion, they may begin to understand the tea party movement.  Until that day comes (if it ever does), they will continue to throw baseless accusations at anyone who disagrees with them.  And the easiest accusation to make is that of racism.

This cartoon is great. The Democrats are losing the debate on health care so they resorted to pulling the race card.

The main stream media and many liberal politicians have been accusing those who protest Obama as being racists.  Evidently, opposing big government is a race issue.  Now, it seems that the protesters may also be violent.

In her weekly press briefing, Nancy Pelosi warned of possible violence by people protesting health reform and other big government policies.  According to the Washington Post she said,

I have concerns about some of the language that is being used because I saw this, myself, in the late ’70s in San Francisco. This kind of rhetoric was very frightening, and it created a climate in which violence took place.

So I wish that we would all, again, curb our enthusiasm in some of the statements that are made, so that understanding that some of the people — the ears that it is falling on are not as balanced as the person making the statement might assume.

So, Pelosi thinks “this kind of rhetoric” can create a climate in which violence may take place.  What rhetoric is she talking about?  Is it the clever signs the tea party protesters are coming up with?  The ones with slogans like “Cap government and trade Congress”?

Where was Pelosi during the Bush years when the rhetoric actually was violent?  Why didn’t she make a statement about how frightened she was of the protesters then?  Why don’t we compare some of the people who protested Bush and some of the ones currently protesting Obama?

Here are some pictures of tea party protesters from all over the country.  These are the people who are being accused of racism and violent language—

Jimmy Carter recently said an “overwhelming portion” of those who disagree with Obama are racists. So, if by “overwhelming portion” he means a majority, then there is a good statistical chance that he thinks I’m a racist. What is he basing this claim on? According to an interview with Brian Williams, he basis this claim on the fact that some people in this country are still racist, therefore an overwhelming portion of those who protest against Obama are racists. I know it doesn’t follow logically, but it seems many other liberals are saying similar things these days. I have always been a proponent of limited government and a strict adherence to the Constitution, but now those beliefs somehow make me a racist in the eyes of many liberals.  Why?

I thought Obama was supposed to transcend race? Why are his supporters bringing it up at every turn when there is no evidence of racism?

In the beginning of this video, notice how Brian Williams says that many of the signs carried by protesters had racial themes. In your opinion, are any of the signs shown racist? The only one I think could possibly be taken as racist is

When Obama won the 2008 election we heard that he had transcended race.   A black man had been elected president and the highest of glass ceilings had been broken.  Race, it seemed, was no longer a major issue in our country.  A new era had been ushered in.  What the heck happened?  It seems like people are being called racists by a myriad of public figures on a daily basis.  Why isn’t anyone talking about all that transcending race stuff anymore?

Racism seems to have been redefined in recent months. It no longer means judging someone by the color of their skin.  It now means disagreeing with Obama and the Democrats.  If you support Obama you are a virtuous, enlightened, knowledgeable soul.  If you disagree with him, you are a racist, Nazi, brown shirt, member of a mob, and (insert your favorite liberal insult here).

Jonah Goldberg, the author of Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Change, wrote a piece for National Review Online where he disused the racism claims.  According to Goldberg,

Poor Arlen Specter. He just keeps getting yelled at. In a previous post, I showed a video where Specter was holding a town hall and was shouted at. It has happened to him again, but this time after being yelled at, he claims he is encouraging Constitutional rights. Really? I can’t think of any of the rights listed in the Constitution that he is encouraging by supporting the Democrat/Obama agenda.

Nowhere in the Constitution is Congress given the authority to control our health care. Article 1, section 8 lists all the powers of Congress. Health care is simply not there. This means,