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The Tea Party movement proclaims it isn't racist, but there were less than half a dozen black people in the crowd, a head count that supports the recent CNN/Opinion Research Poll finding that only two percent of the Tea Party activists were African-American.
The ringmaster for the event was Preston Scott, former sportscaster and host of the morning show of the Fox News radio affiliate, WFLA 100.7 FM.
Scott made a concerted effort to prove to the sea of pale white faces in the audience that the Tea Party and his rally were racially diverse. He had his African-American intern, Jerome Hutson, and State Rep. Jennifer Carroll, R-Jacksonville, speak. Two African-American music ministers from a Tallahassee church led the crowd in singing "God Bless America."
The Tea Party movement proclaims it isn't racist, but there were less than half a dozen black people in the crowd, a head count that supports the recent CNN/Opinion Research Poll finding that only two percent of the Tea Party activists were African-American.
This is travesty and needs to be addressed pronto. I would suggest the Democrats sponsor a law similar to affirmative action and force Blacks into joining the tea party.
This has nothing to do with race, it's a political divide.
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Is the NAACP racist because their members are overwhelmingly Black?
So because there are only a handful of blacks at a Tea Party rally..you are making the charge that the "white" Tea Party members are racists?? Are you claiming that blacks are not welcome in the Tea Party because of the color of their skin?? Makes no sense..you and people like you who make these claims have zero credibility with most Americans... Keep up the good work
The Tea Party movement proclaims it isn't racist, but there were less than half a dozen black people in the crowd, a head count that supports the recent CNN/Opinion Research Poll finding that only two percent of the Tea Party activists were African-American.
The ringmaster for the event was Preston Scott, former sportscaster and host of the morning show of the Fox News radio affiliate, WFLA 100.7 FM.
Scott made a concerted effort to prove to the sea of pale white faces in the audience that the Tea Party and his rally were racially diverse. He had his African-American intern, Jerome Hutson, and State Rep. Jennifer Carroll, R-Jacksonville, speak. Two African-American music ministers from a Tallahassee church led the crowd in singing "God Bless America."
Last I heard black people make up roughly 13 percent of the U.S. population. What percentage of the U.S. population are actively attending Tea Party rallies?
Hey Chardonaye: FAIL
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