Chris Rock: American Tea Partiers Are Racist and Insane
It was the summer of 1996, and I remember it like it was yesterday. HBO aired Chris Rock in concert, “Bring the Pain” the one-hour special was titled, and I was sure after it was over that the future of standup comedy was in the best of hands. Rock stalked the stage like a leopard about to pounce and his gazelle was most every sacred cow in the area of race relations there was at the time: O.J. Simpson, Marion Barry, white bigots, prison, and most famously… “I love black people, but I hate niggas.”
At the time I had just turned 30 and had also just dropped out of college after only three semesters (it was time to pick a major and I had no idea what I wanted to be when I grew up), but what an eye-opening experience those three semesters were. Political correctness was everywhere, infesting everything. I actually had a professor who used the term “herstory” instead of “history.” There was the criminal justice professor who insisted we abolish prisons and enough enviro-nonsense taught as fact that I sometimes wondered what country I was living in. Nice people, just not very bright. Well, that’s exactly fair. They weren’t all dumb, but they weren’t all nice, either.
At the time I was writing a weekly column for the student newspaper. Being the only conservative and a budding rabble rouser, I’d been run through the Orwellian PC grinder more than once. Hate mail, marched into the editor’s office over this and that, suspended due to trumped up charges of plagiarism, and my crowning achievement: the threat of a protest from the Black Student Union because of my defense of Clarence Thomas when Anita Hill came to speak. Thankfully, the union was headed by a genuinely decent guy who let me appear at their next meeting and confront the racism charges head on, but as right as I was this stuff was still incredibly bruising. It’s Alice in Wonderland where you’re all alone in a world where right is wrong and up is down and you lose nights of sleep second guessing yourself.
So it was right after a year and a half of this when I witnessed Chris Rock take the stage and just say whatever it was he wanted to say. Not saying I agreed with him, not saying he was right or wrong. But like George Carlin and Dennis Miller and Richard Pryor and Sam Kinison, Rock was his own man and that night and he laid waste to all things political correctness. And what was most impressive was the way Rock’s mind worked. That intellectual brilliance all the great stand ups share was glaringly obvious, and along with the criticism from the Usual PC-Suspects, he won a much-deserved Grammy.
I loved him for that. And that’s why I love our popular culture, it has that kind of healing power. Unfortunately, it also has just as much power to disappoint.
I’ve never seen that Chris Rock again. Never. And I’m not talking about his ripping on black people, that’s not the point, I’m talking about bravely bucking political correctness regardless of the target. And because political correctness is intellectually shallow, Rock’s brilliance has never been as apparent as it was that summer night in 1996. He does a lot of vulgar comedy, but when he veers into social and political issues it’s the usual-usual like this – about as edgy, brave, and intellectually interesting as what we see daily from Obama’s #1 Palace Guard, Jon Stewart.
And today we get this from Mr. Rock, an unbelievably vicious and elitist attack on everyday Americans who peaceably gather to protest their government:
“I actually like it, in the sense that—you got kids?” asked Rock. “Kids always act up the most before they go to sleep. And when I see the Tea Party and all this stuff, it actually feels like racism’s almost over. Because this is the last—this is the act up before the sleep. They’re going crazy. They’re insane. You want to get rid of them—and the next thing you know, they’re f—-ing knocked out. And that’s what’s going on in the country right now.”
In a mere fifteen years, the future of standup has willingly allowed himself to be grinded down into just another elitist Hollywood overlord, another coward smearing a whole group of people he’s likely never met. You think Rock’s ever stepped out of his limo and attended a Tea Party? You think he’s ever escaped the posse he’s hired to laugh at his jokes to talk to any of us?
Really, who’s the bigot here? Who sold out?
You’d think by now I’d be tired of having my heart broken by these people — and by “these people,” I mean the “entertainment class.”
Power to the people. Down with the Hollywood elite.
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Comments
I confess. This has demoralized me
Submitted by Lipton on Fri, 02/18/2011 - 4:20pm.
I don't know why, but no matter how strong conservatives get, we will never get the entertainment media. It is like there is too much against us.
No matter how nasty MSM, liberals, K. Olbermann get, it doesn't seem to shake the notion that conservatives are bad in everyway.
Lipton...Don't let the...
Submitted by PrairieSky on Fri, 02/18/2011 - 5:34pm.
bastards get you down.
Is the media (all forms of it) firmly under the control of the unhinged, lying left? You bet, but who has the highest ratings on cable TV news? Fox News, which is most definitely not part of the leftist media...Look at the rise of the Tea Party movement...Who make up the majority of the Tea Party? Average Americans who just happen to lean right politically...Look at what happened in the elections in November...Who's running the House right now? It ain't Queen Nancy.
The American right has been a sleeping giant who I think has now finally been re-awakened, and is making its voice heard...Loudly. Hang in there, and remember...There are a lot more of us than there are of them, and there is strength in numbers.
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction...It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them (our children) to do the same." ~President Ronald Reagan
Thanks
Submitted by Lipton on Fri, 02/18/2011 - 6:33pm.
I needed a pick me up and what better time than Friday afternoon?
My pleasure, and...
Submitted by PrairieSky on Fri, 02/18/2011 - 6:57pm.
have a good weekend! :-D
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction...It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them (our children) to do the same." ~President Ronald Reagan
Hey Chris!
Submitted by NC Cop on Fri, 02/18/2011 - 4:22pm.
I think you're mistaking the "craziness" for what's going on in Wisconsin.
I've never witnessed such blatant hypocrisy in my life. When liberals storm a government building with violent rhetoric and signs, there's not a peep. When conservatives conduct PEACEFUL protests against Obama and his dangerous policies they are "racist" and dangerous.
I thank God every day that I've never voted for a democrat/liberal in my life.....and never will.
You set yourself up for that let down..
Submitted by nonncom on Fri, 02/18/2011 - 4:26pm.
Didn't see it coming?.....money and perceptions of power change everything....the people gave him the right to speak out, but they also empowered him to think he might just really know something.....self delusion.....the disease of Hollywood elitists....I give you Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, Shawn Penn, etc.....Chris Rock turns out to be just a pretender in the quest to replace Richard Pryor......Rest in Pease, Rich....we miss you....
Yetserday's News
Submitted by RightRealDeal on Fri, 02/18/2011 - 4:29pm.
Jesse Jackson/ Rev. Al (neither ever worked a day in their lives) wannabe.
Sounds like Rock is
Submitted by rbosque on Fri, 02/18/2011 - 4:40pm.
Sounds like Rock is auditioning for a movie and he's trying to make himself relavant to the Hollywood Gods.
Chris Rock was never funny
Submitted by Trewq on Fri, 02/18/2011 - 4:46pm.
I think the real truth is Chris Rock was never that funny, he just had a great delivery of funny material that belonged to others (mostly Nick Dipaolo and to a lesser extent Wanda Sykes). I remember when Rock quit his HBO show and his reason was, "It's not just fun anymore now that my friends have left." No, Rock wasn't able to be FUNNY anymore now that the brains of the operation had gone out on its own (DiPaolo and Sykes). That was more than 10 years ago, and Rock has not been funny since. Look at DiPaolo's material over the past decade, imagine it being delivered in Rock's unique fashion, and you have Bring the Pain from 1996.
If ever
Submitted by vote24 on Fri, 02/18/2011 - 4:46pm.
If there was ever a more racist human being, I've not seen them.
And another racist blck
Submitted by Willis_Leon_Johnson on Fri, 02/18/2011 - 4:51pm.
And another racist blck person projecting his racism on everybody else.
He sees racism evrywhere he looks and thinks everybody is as stupid and moronic as he is.
oh yeah... another 'entertainer' that is stupid enough to think that REAL PEOPLE care what slime oozes from his lips.
End 'gun violence in America' - Require training and MANDATORY "Shall Carry" by every Citizen.
If harry reid is the best person to lead the senate, what does that say about the other 99 senators?
Chris Rock
Submitted by Rikki_Doxx on Fri, 02/18/2011 - 4:53pm.
Chris Rock has to be the most unfunny racist person out there.
How about this? "Chris Rock is racist and insane"...
Submitted by PrairieSky on Fri, 02/18/2011 - 4:56pm.
That's at least a more accurate statement. Another unhinged, libnut, emptyheaded loser celebrity heard from...
I have never understood why Rock is popular...This fool can't open his mouth about anything without constantly saying the "f" word. As soon as he came onto the scene years ago, I immediately dismissed him because I don't think he's funny and all he does is use filthy language, in an attempt to distract from the fact that he isn't funny...What a loser.
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction...It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them (our children) to do the same." ~President Ronald Reagan
What, muvaf***ah!!!! You got
Submitted by killa37 on Sat, 02/19/2011 - 2:39am.
What, muvaf***ah!!!! You got a f***ng problem with my f****ng material??? Listen, crackah, yo' nuffin' but a racist f****ng muvaf***ah. U probly a f***ng Teabagger, muvaf***ah!!!!!
I've never seen a black
Submitted by Miss_Me_Yet on Fri, 02/18/2011 - 5:06pm.
I've never seen a black parrot before. Uglier in person than I would have imagined.
Liberals ... we can't live with them, they couldn't survive without us ...
I look White,belong to the Tea Party therefore...
Submitted by Army Brat on Fri, 02/18/2011 - 5:09pm.
I am racist.
wow... What a nasty little world he must live in. i am so glad I'm not a part of it. His racism is clear to see. Another Hollywood type that I will no longer be able to stomach as my memory serves me too well when it comes to crap like this.
Insult me and expect me to watch you perform? Not likely. C-ya Chris. Damn sure wouldn't wanna be ya.
No evidence of racism
Submitted by Beukeboom on Fri, 02/18/2011 - 5:16pm.
No evidence of racism whatsoever yet the left falsely accuses still.
This is why the "racism" charge no-longer has any real meaning
Submitted by Dave. on Fri, 02/18/2011 - 5:50pm.
...and is pretty much ignored by anyone that matters.
It's like the boy who creid wolf.
After a while...ya know?
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
If I ever watched him, I'd
Submitted by Cowboy on Fri, 02/18/2011 - 6:30pm.
If I ever watched him, I'd stop.
Who is this moron? Another
Submitted by LAM SON 719 on Fri, 02/18/2011 - 6:39pm.
Who is this moron? Another been comic using the race card to peddle his latest unfunny DVD?
It's a shame, but he's just a
Submitted by ant on Fri, 02/18/2011 - 6:49pm.
It's a shame, but he's just a tool with low-self-esteem looking to get on what he considers the "cool" crowd. No need to think, just parrot the line. What is a real shame, and I've mentioned this before, but for years people have bemoaned 'business-as-usual" in Washington and making changes to empower the people again, and then when a legitimate strong movement with great potential comes along, half of these same complainers piss it away or actively fight it. It's pathetic, if Obama is "change" and "government of the people", I'm Captain friggin' America.
Isn't this like...
Submitted by The_Pumpcrop on Fri, 02/18/2011 - 8:46pm.
... the pot calling the kettle.... er... I mean..... y'know.....
Chrissy
Submitted by PrimalElements on Fri, 02/18/2011 - 9:22pm.
From the heart of a racist and insane person.
That settles it
Submitted by TomJoe on Fri, 02/18/2011 - 9:38pm.
Well. that settles it. Chris Rock says tea party is racist. There is nothing more to be said. Chris Rock is the man. He's the guy to follow. Folks we lost the argument. Darn it Why couldn't he just stay out if it? Damn Chris Rock says tea partiers are racist. I am so disappointed. I thought that we were making strides in our side of the argument but now everything has come crashing down on us. Chris Rock says tea partiers are racist.
Bye everyone it was great while it lasted.
Chris Rock says tea partiers are racist.
That's all to be said now.
Pssst, Did you all get the sarcasm? I knew you would
Chris Rock
Submitted by NVRAT on Fri, 02/18/2011 - 9:44pm.
Who really gives a Da#n. This joker is about revalent as a horse tu#d in the desert.
Walk carefully
Submitted by Jerry Mack on Fri, 02/18/2011 - 9:49pm.
M. Jordan once said that he did not want to P.O. any political group. Because both Republicans and Democrats purchased tickets.
chris is a rock head!
Submitted by Armymom on Sat, 02/19/2011 - 12:10am.
chris is a rock head! Typical black racist who gets his news from the MSM and CNN!
The entertainment "elite"
Submitted by All American on Sat, 02/19/2011 - 12:38am.
Clearly the single most useless and vapid people on the face of the earth.
Personally, I have BANNED any "entertainment / celebrity" oriantated meterial from my house.
I will NOT allow their total lack of values, disrespectfulness or narcistic tendencies to corupt my family.
They do not work, much less think, and contribute zippo to the human race nor to the America we cherish.
Many years ago, these losers were literally called "buffoons", "fools" and actors were considered an undesirable group of people. On second thought, they still are !
Chris Rock was funny 15 years
Submitted by Thoreau on Sat, 02/19/2011 - 2:16am.
Chris Rock was funny 15 years ago. He's starting to sound like a broken record now, with a little Danny Glover thrown in for flavor.
Everybody Hates Chris
Submitted by ripper58 on Sat, 02/19/2011 - 8:40am.
now you know why!
Dumb as a rock
Submitted by jon_torlin on Sat, 02/19/2011 - 10:07am.
He really is as dumb as many of the characters he played in the movies. Most of the movies he was in suck anyway, so I'm not missing anything.
I'm really tired of people like Rock, Jackson and a whole host of black racists.
-Jon
I'm A Racist?
Submitted by GeneralAl on Sat, 02/19/2011 - 3:04pm.
O.K., I'm a racist! If that's the case, let me say some racist things! Most blacks are thieves, rapist, murderers, child molesters, and have low I'Q.'s. Don't like it do you Chris because you and I both know its not true and its vicious hate speech. So why do you engage in it toward us? Give up? Because you. sir are the racist trying to paint your personality on those of us with whom you don't agree! Get a real life, Jack Ass!
"Old Soldiers never die, they just fade away"!