Rachel Maddow on Friday referred to attendees of the National Tea Party convention in Nashville, Tennessee, as white-hooded racists.
Continuing MSNBC's sad tradition, Maddow first attacked one of the convention's speakers: "The opening speech last night was given by failed presidential candidate, ex-congressman and professional anti-immigrant, Tom Tancredo who started the event off with a bang, a big loud racist bang."
From there, she went after the audience (video embedded below the fold with transcript):
RACHEL MADDOW, HOST: But first, a couple of holy crawfish stories in today`s political news. The much-maligned national tea party convention is underway today in Nashville. This is the one that is for profit. Tickets cost over $500.
Described as "something that smells scammy" by right-wing Web site, "Red State," the convention lost many of its sponsors and two members of Congress due to speak at the event.
Republicans Michele Bachmann and Marcia Blackburn pulled out. Sarah Palin is still due to address the confab tomorrow. She`s reportedly being paid a six-figure speaking fee to do so.
The opening speech last night was given by failed presidential candidate, ex-congressman and professional anti-immigrant, Tom Tancredo who started the event off with a bang, a big loud racist bang.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
FMR. REP. TOM TANCREDO (R-CO): Mostly because I think we do not have a civics literacy test before people can vote in the country, people who could not even spell the word, "vote," or say it in English, put a committed, socialist ideologue in the White House. The name is Barack Hussein Obama.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
MADDOW: Just for reference here, when Tom Tancredo talks about literacy tests, that`s what they used in the south to keep black people from voting before civil rights legislation and court rulings put a stop to that.
So the convention opened with a clarion call to bring back the literacy tests for voting. And as you could hear, the tea party convention crowd erupted in cheers at the suggestion, although, to be fair, it was sort of hard to tell exactly what the sounds coming from the crowd meant. They were sort of a little bit muffled by, you know, the white hoods.
Maddow was playing a little fast and loose with the facts here. After all, the federal government first used literacy tests as part of an immigration policy enacted in 1917.
It is of course correct that literacy tests were used in the south to prevent blacks from voting. However, as Tancredo's hot-button issue is indeed immigration, it's absurd to link his statement Thursday evening to racism.
After all, he referred to "people who could not even spell the word, 'vote,' or say it in English." That's an immigration issue.
If Maddow disagrees, maybe she should familiarize herself with a civics test that immigrants must take today to become American citizens. She needn't go far, for some of the questions are posted at MSNBC.com:
1. How many stripes are there on the U.S. flag?
- 10
- 13
- 50
- 51
2. Who is the chief justice of the Supreme Court today?
- George W. Bush
- Alberto Gonzales
- Thomas Jefferson
- John G. Roberts Jr.
3. In what year was the Constitution written?
- 1776
- 1787
- 1876
- 1812
4. Which of these is guaranteed by the First Amendment?
- Freedom of the press
- Right to bear arms
- Right to happiness
- Right to trial by jury
5. How many Supreme Court justices are there?
- 3
- 9
- 10
- 13
6. What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called?
- The Preamble
- The Bill of Rights
- First Ten Amendments
- Lewis "Scooter" Libby
7. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
- July 4, 1776
- July 4, 1787
- July 4, 1812
- July 4, 1876
8. Which of the following amendments to the Constitution does NOT address or guarantee voting rights?
- 19th Amendment
- 24th Amendment
- 15th Amendment
- 7th Amendment
9. What are the 13 original states?
- Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, New Zealand, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Rhode Island, Maryland
- Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Rhode Island, Maryland
- Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Rhode Island, Maryland
- Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Rhode Island, Maryland, Washington, D.C.
10. What do the stripes on the U.S. flag mean?
- The Cabinet
- One for each state in the Union
- They represent the 13 original states
- One for each article of the Constitution
11. What is the introduction to the Constitution called?
- The Preamble
- The Bill of Rights
- The Declaration of Independence
- The Articles of Confederation
12. How many changes or amendments are there to the Constitution?
- 9
- 10
- 13
- 27
13. Which of the following is NOT one of the constitutional requirements to be eligible to become president?
- Must be at least 35 years old by the time he/she will serve
- Must have lived in the United States for at least 14 years
- Must be a natural-born citizen of the United States
- Must have served as a governor
14. Who selects the Supreme Court justices?
- The Electoral College
- The people
- They are appointed by the president
- The Senate
15. How many representatives are there in Congress?
- 50
- 100
- 102
- 435
16. Who said, "Give me liberty or give me death"?
- George Washington
- Benjamin Franklin
- Thomas Jefferson
- Patrick Henry
17. Why did the Pilgrims come to America?
- In search of gold
- To meet the Indians
- For religious freedom
- To escape the Revolutionary War
18. Who has the power to declare war?
- Congress
- The president
- Chief justice of the Supreme Court
- Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
19. What INS form is used to apply to become a naturalized citizen?
- Form N-200 "Petition for Naturalization"
- N-400 "Application for Naturalization"
- Social Security card
- FD-258
20. Which of these contains three rights or freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights?
- Right to life, right to liberty, right to the pursuit of happiness
- Freedom of speech, freedom of press, freedom of religion
- Right to protest, right to protection under the law, freedom of religion
- Freedom of religion, right to elect representatives, human rights
So, Ms. Maddow, if it's not racist for the U.S. government to expect immigrants to answer these questions, is it racist to want voters to AT LEAST be able to spell the word "vote"?
—Noel Sheppard is the Associate Editor of NewsBusters. Follow him at Facebook and Twitter.
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As an aside...
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 18:05 ET by dmntd1I was with some Dark Blue Obama supporters yesterday, and the racist claptrap coming out of their mouths was disturbing.... One even admitted that he understood the concept behind the forming of the KKK, being that they were trying to maintain their way of life....
We dare not tempt them with weakness. For only when our arms are sufficient beyond doubt can we be certain beyond doubt that they will never be employed.
This simpleton........................
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 18:21 ET by Patriot IIshould not be let out alone! What the H is she talking about? Talk about out of it......she better go back to dikes on bikes...maybe they understand her!
This miserable loser.......................
Mon, 02/08/2010 - 10:21 ET by Patriot IIneeds some new writers!!! I am as sick and tired of the worn out term racists as I am, "its bushes fault" Get your head out of your butt lady, you are a loser!!!!
If They Were Required
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 18:05 ET by GeneralAlIf they were required to read and write in English, they might not be as easily deceived into voting for liberal Communist Democrats!!!!!!
Who cares
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 18:05 ET by Joe CamelI don't watch this woman?????? Is this a woman???? Who cares what she has to say?
Indeed....
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 19:11 ET by pantrymanRachel Madcow.....the original self-loathing, totally godless Jew....
Remember in November..this year !!
She may be godless
Sun, 02/07/2010 - 02:22 ET by sanderson13But I think she's Catholic. For the record.
You're right.....
Sun, 02/07/2010 - 04:07 ET by pantrymanshe is......but to me she could be Orthodox Druid for all that it matters. And I still see her as 10 pounds of sh!t in a 5 pound bag...
Guess that will teach me to look before I leap, eh???
Remember in November...this year !!
Maddow
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 23:51 ET by PeteykMaddow is a lesbian, so, sortof of like a man who likes women. Only she doesn't have a penis.
Holy fk, I think I just
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 18:15 ET by ThoreauHoly fk, I think I just puked in my mouth!
Here is a question>>>
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 18:15 ET by c5thenIf a voter can't read ( either at all or English) how will they select their choice in the voting booth?
I bet that Maddow couldn't pass the naturalization test above
Throw 'da bums out!!!
Before it's too late.
A heroic comrade from ACORN
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 18:24 ET by antA heroic comrade from ACORN will instruct them.
Or, the next voting law will
Sun, 02/07/2010 - 08:20 ET by motherbeltOr, the next voting law will require ballots with pictures of the candidates....
Maddow couldn't pass it?
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 20:24 ET by syvyn11Heck son, neither could Obama. Neither could his entire cabinet.
Better yet, if an immigrant can't read . . .
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 21:28 ET by Galvanic. . . how are they going to understand the citizenship papers they sign?
You know, normally I think
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 18:17 ET by BKeyserYou know, normally I think that Maddow is just a snarky little peon who's generally affraid to really take anything on; she frequently seems to end her brow-beatings with something like, "Well, I hope you'll find that you were treated fairly in this interview." Kind of a: see, I'm a nice little girl, no need to go back to your friends and have them all dump on me backtrack.
But this, frankly, is beyond the pale. It's one thing to disagree. It's another thing to make such a blatently-false charge that umbrellas every Tea Party activist and labels them a "white hood-wearing racist." This puts her in the Jeneane Garafalo league. This should be a dismissable offense. Apologies and retractions should not be acceptable.
There's a lot of things I'd like to say about this "news anchor" but thankfully, I'm able to self-censor.
MSNBC- FIRE THIS WOMAN NOW!
You'll have to forgive Ms.
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 18:18 ET by Chris NormanYou'll have to forgive Ms. Maddow. She just can't understand or comprehend the sort of people attending this convention - they are completely alien to her and her way of life - as they are normal, everyday Americans.
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
Dear Rachel. What is a
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 18:20 ET by antDear Rachel. What is a professional anti-immigrant?
You know, if I am going to be banned from NewsBusters...
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 18:27 ET by R D Helm...it isn't going to be due to some stoopid, brainwashed, far-left freedom and liberty-hating communist bi....oh, wait.
I am so angry right now I am spinning on my eyebrows and spitting nails.
I am sick to death of being called a racist simply because I support the principles my country was founded upon.
-Dave
Thanks, Obama.
Dave,Don't take it
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 19:07 ET by Chris NormanDave,
Don't take it personally. Like I've said before, being impugned by the crap spewers at MSNBC is like being cussed out by some pathetic off-their-meds street person - one can only shake one's head in sorrow and keep walking - fast.
BTW, by her looks in the picture, it appears she is in her "kd lang phase"...
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
Chris,
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 20:45 ET by R D HelmYeah, I try not to, but it's just sooooooooooooooo frustrating.
KD Lang phase. LOL.
-Dave
Thanks, Obama.
kd lang Phase
Sun, 02/07/2010 - 08:11 ET by DoktorFrankenHow apropos - all lower-case to go with her lower-class approach.
Sarah Palin: The Most Dangerous Conservative In America
It appears that all these
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 18:25 ET by mostlymoderateIt appears that all these people throwing the word "racist" around have never seen true "racism". Racism is voting for a president for no reason other than the fact that he looks like an African-American (even though he isn't). Racism is getting special treatment in college entrance, employment recruiting, scholarship money, contractor bids, etc. Racism is thinking that because of your race, you should be treated as a "special person". A "racist" person makes race their primary issue in every situation.
At least no one saw her say it
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 18:30 ET by libfailOn her show since no one watches it.
http://libfail.com
Maddow
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 18:32 ET by tampamom25I'd be willing to bet she couldn't pass the immigration test, but she passes the liberal test.....she can lie and distort facts.
Rachel Who??
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 18:35 ET by saintknowitall.... enough said.
Tin hats?
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 18:38 ET by AgentAmerican...and leftwing moonbats are lunatics in tin foil hats!
Now, we're even!
Awake the sleeping giant...and that giant is WE THE PEOPLE!
Maddow is like so deep...
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 18:52 ET by acumenAnd the original tea partiers were no more than just anti-Britites...whatever Maddow.
But please don't stop....keep workin' that smirk for us. Your help in awakening the sleeping giant has been immeasurable. Looking so forward to seeing you again this November crying over beers with Matthews wondering how it all went so wrong. I'll bring the mirror to help you figure it all out.
Madcow is a biased, racist,
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 18:54 ET by nadadhimmiMadcow is a biased, racist, heterophobic, hate mongering biotch.
MADCOW...
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 20:29 ET by danybhoyMaddow is a classic American Progressive that is very well educated, but is totally disconected from the America not in Manhattan, Hollywood, Washington DC, & at some colleges.
I will say she is a product of social promotion. Was she qualified to get her foot in the door? Probably. But has she earned her keep as an on air talent? Hell no, she had failed in radio & TV, & I want to know who is pushing her for the purposes of a larger agenda. She is not the "it girl" many on the left think she is, & I want to know who is behind her.
"Please awake & see the truth, he can only be if you believe what he tells you...Remember who you are, what you stand for...There will always be way"- WITHIN TEMPTATION http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fir0Cffv1ng&featured=related
These lib mouth pieces are
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 19:01 ET by wolfemanicThese lib mouth pieces are so oversold and undersupplied.
Maddow is all poo-poo kaa-kaa no substance.
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. - Mahatma Gandhi
I'm a hispanic AMERICAN
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 19:10 ET by ProudAmerican58I'm a hispanic AMERICAN women and have nothing but the utmost respect for Tom Tancredo. Does he always say things in the most "politically correct" way? No. But it doesn't matter because at the end of day he and I share the same values.
I watched Rachel Maddow cover this on her show last night and wanted to barf!
Well, as Dennis Prager often says about the Left, rather than debate us on our ideas they simply find it easier to attack our humanity.
All she needed to do.....
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 19:26 ET by Ozconservativewas search Youtube for "Obama voters". This is what she would have found:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19v5Kjmc8FI
Truth is absolute, truth is supreme, truth is never disposable in national political life - John Howard, Australian Prime Minister
Ozconservative
Sun, 02/07/2010 - 11:32 ET by ahusserI like this series of pictures from "The Smoking Gun" website:
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2008/1217081mugyear20.html
"Somehow, I told you so, just doesn't quite say it." Will Smith in 'I, Robot.'
I sort of agree
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 19:48 ET by hoosherdaddy137I sort of agree with Maddow, this even to me sounds raciest. I hope Tancredo didnt get paid all that well because his remarks will do nothing but hurt the Tea Party movement. I am a firm supporter of the movement, but Tancredo's speech made my stomach turn. I dont care who he thinks he was talking about, but if an american citizen wishes to live his life and speak somethng other then english, then so be it. Yeah some people get upset at the idea an american might want to speak only spanish, well, go somewhere else and shop, or eat, or whatever! The whole point behind the Tea Party movement is FREEDOM, not forcing everyone to do the same things you do. Do not alienate people for their differences embrace them, you might just find more support in hard working immigrants then you think.
The Lion didn't become King of the jungle by courting the favor, or earning the admiration of lesser mammals.
I fail to see the logic.
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 20:52 ET by antI fail to see the logic. How efficently, for example, would a construction project go with everyone speaking different languages and noone understanding each other? It makes no sense to make the country into a Tower of Babel.
your missing the point. I
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 21:19 ET by hoosherdaddy137your missing the point. I doubt the country will become so full of immigrants that no one will understand one another. my point was, freedom is the point, not forcing our will upon another
The Lion didn't become King of the jungle by courting the favor, or earning the admiration of lesser mammals.
No disrespect..
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 21:38 ET by ant..I don't believe in people forcing their will on others as well. I do believe, though, that multi-culturalism tends to divide rather than unite and I think language is a big part of that. I probably was missing your point though.
Regarding Non-English Speaking "Americans"
Sun, 02/07/2010 - 08:40 ET by DoktorFranken''I dont care who he thinks he was talking about, but if an american citizen wishes to live his life and speak somethng other then english, then so be it.''
All spelling, capitalization, and punctuation issues aside, I believe that any American citizen who refuses to speak the language of the land (English) should also be willing to be responsible for the consequences. Don't force that person's issue upon the vast majority of citizens who are willing to be fully immersed in America's culture.
The alleged ''Diversity'' that has been rammed down American's throats these past years is, for lack of a better description, un-American.
Sarah Palin: The Most Dangerous Conservative In America
The Only Problem....
Sun, 02/07/2010 - 08:05 ET by Pappadave...with your proposal to "live and let live" insofar as language is concerned is that there's not a bi-lingual country on earth that hasn't eventually been torn apart. Even in Canada, there's an ongoing movement for Quebec to secede from the majority English-speaking population. Basques have been fighting Spain for "autonomy" for over a century and even the Mandarin-speaking Chinese have tried to forceably subdue the Cantonese-speakers. The Tagalog-speakers are continually at "war" with Spanish-speaking Filipinos. This is an English-speaking country. If people want to speak some other language at home, it's fine with me, but doing so will severely handicap and shortchange their children.
MSNBC hires left wing
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 20:05 ET by celatorMSNBC hires left wing oddballs like Maddow, Olbermann and Matthews to do exactly what they do on the air: mock Americans, create revolting images of conservatives, promote all things Obama, distort history, erase the truth from news events, etc. etc.
The question is: why does MSNBC feel compelled to hire these kinds of people to do all this? What is it about MSNBC, the management, the business model, whatever, that convinces MSNBC that this kind of long running, month after month, year after year angry adolescent commentary will draw an audience?
The amazing answer may be that they do not care about having a large audience. They are more than willing to lose their stockholders' hard earned money to promote a radical left agenda.
MSNBC creates these kind of programs, promotes these commentators because they express exactly the political preferences of its management, decision makers and owners. Otherwise, the Maddows, Olbermann and Matthews types would not be on MSNBC air. MSBNC hired these three clowns because they express the same political rantings the top brass approves.
Simple as that.
celator
Sun, 02/07/2010 - 11:39 ET by ahusserI totally agree with your commentary. The problem: Who are these people behind the scenes? What we usually see is just the tip of the iceberg. Several times when I caught some lefty bias in a supposed documentary (usually on the History channel). It was hard to find the bona fides of one of the "expert" commentators or the producers. You have to know that the show(s) are produced to show a point of view, that the narration copy is written and edited and the 'experts' chosen all for this purpose.
"Somehow, I told you so, just doesn't quite say it." Will Smith in 'I, Robot.'
south park, meet msnbc and etc
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 20:12 ET by jon_torlinYou know, when I see this "person" saying stuff like this, I wonder how they come up with these titles and names and etc "racists" "anti-black" and so on with the variations that tend to come up and are similar to previous things.
South Park a couple of years ago had a two-parter episode that was sort of a dig at Family Guy and had manatees that picked out the topics using beach balls and of course the big topic was Mohammed being depicted. Funny episode for the most part.
Maybe truth is stranger than fiction, maybe at MSNBC or some place where these liberals hang out, there's got to be a bowl or a rolling cage with a hand crank with pieces of paper that have words on them pulled at random. Maybe that's how they all seem to start talking about the same thing over and over, like Rush doing his montage of different "reporters" using the same statements or similar variations.
I don't see how it could be any other way, just as this thing about tea party conventioners were described as racists in white hoods.
-Jon
Jon
Sun, 02/07/2010 - 08:49 ET by DoktorFrankenAs a South Park fan, I've got to say that your explanation for the insanity that is MSNBC is as logical as anything else that might be the actual truth as to why their agenda is so out of touch with Reality.
Sort of an Occam's Razor kinda thing. ``Pluralitas non est ponenda sine neccesitate''. Or was that Spock from Star Trek? I dunno. I never spoke Vulcan.
Sarah Palin: The Most Dangerous Conservative In America
MSNBC discriminates against women
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 20:15 ET by zachlindI don’t watch MSNBC because they discriminate against women. You would think in this day and age they would have at least one female in their nightly lineup.
Madcow is a shemale. Is
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 21:17 ET by ricklailMadcow is a shemale. Is that not close enough to count?
Semper superne nitens
I am getting very impatent
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 20:19 ET by ricklailI am getting very impatent waiting on Comcast to buy NBC abd shut this crap down. Racist means nothing to me anymore. They use it for anything a conservative says.
As a matter of fact I got a threatening letter today for using "arrogant sneer" in a letter to the editor. The writer said it I was racist because it meant "uppity nigger." By the way this is being investigated by our sheriff's investigator because they threatened my life over the word arrogant sneer
Semper superne nitens
Unbelievable rick
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 20:27 ET by BKeyserThey'll find any excuse, huh? Well, I decided after shoveling the 26" of snow from my driveway this afternoon that I'm going to look into joining the New Black Panther Party because now I too, hate whitey!
I posted this earlieir
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 21:14 ET by ricklailI posted this earlieir today in the open thread. Nobody commented on it. I receive a threat or what I believe to be a threat if I wrote another letter critical of the One to our local paper.
I thank the good Lord I live in eastern NC where it may snow 1" a year.
Semper superne itens
I saw it
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 21:36 ET by jon_torlinI saw it and how you mentioned it twice. To be honest, I wouldn't know what to say other than be careful, but people say that all the time. At least the police are involved and have it under investigation.
I hope they find the perp and bust him.
-Jon
rick---
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 22:24 ET by matthewdeanI saw your post, and noted though your wife was alarmed, you were not.
That told me you had a handle on the situation, so I passed on making a comment.
Stay aware. Stay safe.
MD
Thats a great letter
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 23:12 ET by general companyRick, great that the paper published it. Did you recieve the threat at your house? The tolerant leftist sure are violent?
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
Here We Go Again.........
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 21:19 ET by DaMamaRachel Maddow has got to be one of the most ignorant women on TV, running a close second to Joy Behar.
What an incredibly irresponsible thing to say! My God, can she be any more ridiculous?
Please - someone tell me what is racist about these people at this convention? Just because they don't like Obama's policies does NOT make someone a racist!
That's like saying just because you don't like peas, you hate every vegetable on earth.
This poor woman hasn't got the IQ of a sea slug.
DaMama
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 21:34 ET by ricklailWe might argue all day about Madcow being a woman. Assuming she is that is hard to decide which one in more ignorant.
Semper superne nitens
south park reference
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 21:37 ET by jon_torlinThat's why I said what I said in reference to South Park above. It only makes sense that this is why they think this way and how their talking points get run.
-Jon
A toad stool is smarter
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 22:09 ET by Cho Yi FanA toad stool is smarter than Joy Behar.
"A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have".
Thomas Jefferson
So is a...
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 23:14 ET by Tom in NCSo is a toads stool.
What?
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 21:36 ET by VodzguyDoes anyone really care what this ______ says about anything? Ann Coulter once said that "To a liberal history started yesterday"
How many people watch her show?
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 21:39 ET by John WIAbout 150,000 people?............Maybe?
1.5% of the population of New York City?.........Maybe?
She's like Maher.
About as interesting as watching paint dry.
Really???
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 21:42 ET by SkipperMLMIsn't she afraid Michael Steel will burn a cross in her yard for saying that?
Si vis pacem, para bellum
Chapelle
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 21:44 ET by jon_torlinI'm having a Chapelle flashback that I saw only recently in a re-run of how Chapelle played a blind white supremacist. That's all I want to say on that, I can't even say anything about it out loud without laughing.
-Jon
She's wrong on the voting issue too!!
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 21:51 ET by SkipperMLMThis law was to keep illiteralte white people from voting because they wouldn't know the issues if they couldn't read, much less fill out a voting card. They had already a separate law keeping blacks and women from voting!
Si vis pacem, para bellum
Not exactly...
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 22:39 ET by mvfreemanWhites got exemptions that would still allow them to vote.
." In 1890, Southern states began
to adopt explicit literacy tests to disenfranchise voters. This had a
large differential racial impact, since 40-60% of blacks were illiterate,
compared to 8-18% of whites. Poor, illiterate whites opposed the tests,
realizing that they too would be disenfranchised. To placate them, Southern
states adopted an "understanding clause" or a "grandfather
clause," which entitled voters who could not pass the literacy test
to vote, provided they could demonstrate their understanding of the meaning
of a passage in the constitution to the satisfaction of the registrar,
or were or were descended from someone eligible to vote in 1867, the year
before blacks attained the franchise. Discriminatory administration ensured
that blacks would not be eligible to vote through the understanding clause.
However, illiterate whites also felt the impact of the literacy tests,
since some of the understanding and grandfather clauses expired after
a few years, and some whites were reluctant to expose their illiteracy
by publicly resorting to them."
http://www.umich.edu/~lawrace/disenfranchise1.htm
Ok...that's debatable MV
Sun, 02/07/2010 - 19:49 ET by SkipperMLMBut I disagree as there were tax laws in a lot of states that forbade blacks from owning property and therefore were not allowed to vote. But, I'm not a history major, so I defer.
Besides your source comes from a school that list The War of Northern Aggression as the "Civil War".
Just kidding...a little southern humor.
Si vis pacem, para bellum
Hey there Rach
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 22:07 ET by Cho Yi FanHey there Rach your looking especially butch tonight as you spew the usual hackenyed liberal homily. It must be disheartening for you to see your beloved liberal socialist icon Barak floundering in lake Jimmy Carter. He's everything I expected and more.So why is it that Dem lib women are always homely or downright ugly and Republican gals usually look hot. Maybe it's something in the water.
"A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have".
Thomas Jefferson
So what is Tancredo talking about?
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 22:15 ET by mvfreemanSince there is a civics test that people have to take to become a citizen and therefore have the right to vote, what's his beef?
The assertion that folks who can't spell "vote" put O in the White House is pure hyperbole.
Obama is president because white people voted for him.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/results.htm
Still I Wonder...
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 22:15 ET by viluzionI'm guessing 99 out of the 100 viewers of the Madcow show are her detractors. It would be hard to convince me that more than a handful of people worldwide enjoy watching.
Who's a racist?
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 23:00 ET by Lord-come-soon-please"people who could not even spell the word, "vote," or say it in English, put a committed, socialist ideologue in the White House. The name is Barack Hussein Obama"
Nowhere in this quote does Tancredo mention people of color. Rachel Madcow translates these words to mean minorities and immigrants of color. Who's the racist?
Everything is racist to MSNBC.
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 23:13 ET by SupermanMy goodness. Does a day ever go by when MSNBC isn't accusing someone of being racist? It's one thing for MSNBC to be in the tank for Obama and the left, but this whole racist name calling is going too far. It's also very hypocritical for MSNBC to be calling people racist when MSNBC went crazy when Glenn Beck called Obama a racist.
Tell this useful idiot I
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 23:17 ET by ConservativeRexTell this useful idiot I don't need any hood. I'll tell her what I think of her to her ugly assed face. What a tool she is.
Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum
compared too What?
Sun, 02/07/2010 - 01:05 ET by Chattychitoblack hoods?
Lesbian and Gay hoods?
Illegal alien hoods?
Red riding hoods?
give us break Maddow go soak your head?
it is alright to descent as long as your not Republican. If you are then you're a hood.
...Burka comes to mind
Sun, 02/07/2010 - 01:18 ET by bigtimer...Burka comes to mind here...she's a perfect model for one...permanently.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
I have seen
Sun, 02/07/2010 - 05:00 ET by Chattychitosome of the ladies who are forced to wear these burka's and you know. they should be in a burka. Uuuuugly!
Even I..
Sun, 02/07/2010 - 08:25 ET by Pappadave...sometimes think Tancredo is a bit over-the-top in his comments, but he is NOT a racist and he is NOT anti-immigrant. He's anti-ILLEGAL immigrant. One wonders why the left can't seem to tell the difference or understand what the word "illegal" even means. For those who insist that illegals "do jobs Americans won't do," remind them that when ICE raided that Iowa meat-packing plant a couple of years ago and removed 40 illegals, within 2 days, there were 500 AMERICAN applicants for those 40 job vacancies.
Liberal tolerance on
Sun, 02/07/2010 - 09:08 ET by wiwfLiberal tolerance on parade
The Rocky Mountain Collegian: Illustrating Idiocy
DUDE! They were giving out...
Sun, 02/07/2010 - 12:26 ET by stage9free white hoods at the Tea Party Convention?? Man! I KNEW I should've gone! Oh well, I guess I'll just have to go cut my own. Is it still a legitmate hood if it has paisleys and flowers printed on it? What are the specs on the hole sizes and spacing again? Anyone got their fabric pattern handy?
indeed!
"If God is dead, somebody is going to have to take his place. It will be megalomania or erotomania, the drive for power or the drive for pleasure, the clenched fist or the phallus, Hitler or Hugh Hefner." — Malcolm Muggeridge
Rick Maddow
Sun, 02/07/2010 - 12:43 ET by StCroix64Who does this guy think he is and why are they letting him on TV? Talking trying to incite a riot....A group of American citizens excercising their right to assemble and discuss ideas and this Maddow guy comes on like they are trying to burn DC...He's a joke.
Rachel Maddow
Sun, 02/07/2010 - 13:40 ET by donaldduckWho is Rachel Madcow?? The woman and her pulpit are totally irrelevant. She and that whole stable of unstable "opinion journalists" on MessNBC - "I forgot for an hour that he was black" Mathews, Mr. Ed, KO-KO the Klown and Madcow, will be history shortly, a la Air America, and they will all be working for Team Obama. And you know, the air waves will be much fresher because of it. Like a stiff breeze blowing the smog out of the valley.
Here's how it's done:
Sun, 02/07/2010 - 18:29 ET by mattmWhen libs don't like your politics, you're a racist, a bigot, a homophobe, a misogynist, and a greedy, selfish, insensitive, hateful pig.
And if you speak out, then they lie about what you said and about what you meant, and use those lies to paint you as a racist, a bigot, a homophobe, a misogynist, and a greedy, selfish, insensitive, hateful pig.
And when you call them out for their lies and insults and prejudice, they remind you that you're nothing but a racist, a bigot, a homophobe, a misogynist, and a greedy, selfish, insensitive, hateful pig.
They don't have to bother with annoying things like facts, or logical arguments. All they have to do is say you're a racist, a bigot, a homophobe, a misogynist, and a greedy, selfish, insensitive, hateful pig, and their job is done.
This makes life easier for liberals, and allows them time to think up more ways to destroy the education system, the military and the economy.
Just curious how many of
Mon, 02/08/2010 - 01:11 ET by toneyukiJust curious how many of those questions fellow NBers can answer?
I'll admit, I had to look up a few of them.
I left the Republican party because the Republic party went to the LEFT of me.
Missed one (the one about
Mon, 02/08/2010 - 01:22 ET by RR GOPMissed one (the one about the INS form). Really not that hard, though I can see how a couple of those questions with dates would give folks some problems as well as the amendments, as numbers are hard to associate with other information sometimes.
I'll admit I still can't name all of the presidents in order and am not really clear on the electoral college procedure (Constitution vs. reality, that is, what the role of the citizen voter is).
"Under Capitalism, man exploits man. Under Communism it's just the opposite."
"All that Communism needs to make it successful is for someone to feed and clothe it."
Either your civics classes
Mon, 02/08/2010 - 01:38 ET by toneyukiEither your civics classes were better than mine, or your memory is!
Just for fun can you name the 57 states and there capitals?
I left the Republican party because the Republic party went to the LEFT of me.