{"id":1528,"date":"2010-01-19T23:31:48","date_gmt":"2010-01-20T07:31:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=1528"},"modified":"2010-01-20T09:58:03","modified_gmt":"2010-01-20T17:58:03","slug":"fox-news-brews-black-tea-party-conservatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=1528","title":{"rendered":"Fox News Brews Black Tea Party Conservatives"},"content":{"rendered":"

In its perpetual promotion of Tea Baggery, Fox News is now peering into a bowl of tea leaves and divining a thoroughly imaginary movement that can only be seen by faithful disciples of Wingnutism.<\/p>\n

The article on their web site (and linked from Fox Nation) utterly reeks of parody. I spent twenty minutes looking for the Onion logo, but eventually had to accept the fact that this is for real:<\/p>\n

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Black Conservatives Take Lead Role in Tea Party Movement.<\/a><\/p>\n

“Though the movement has attracted criticism for its supposed lack of diversity — MSNBC host Chris Matthews recently called the groups “monochromatic” and “all white” — those minority activists who are involved say the movement has little to do with race, and that it is attracting a more diverse crowd every day.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"ObamaHonestly? Supposed lack of diversity? Even one of the black “leaders”<\/em> profiled in the article describes the Tea Parties as “mostly white.”<\/em> And now, after nearly a year of overtly racist rhetoric and symbolism Fox News is going to portray Tea Baggers as a bastion of tolerance and diversity? The same Tea Baggers who call President Obama a Lyin African; who accuse Obama and Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor of being racists; who carry signs that depict the President as Hitler or a witch doctor? Those Tea Baggers?<\/p>\n

The article on the Fox web site actually only identifies three of the black conservatives they allege are leading the Tea Party – a singer, an author, and candidate for a House seat in Maryland. Setting aside the fact that three people hardly constitutes a vibrant caucus, and the fact that none of them actually have any official leadership role in the Tea Party infrastructure, each of them do have personal interests to exploit. But that just affirms their place in the party of greedy, self-serving, leeches.<\/p>\n

Without bothering to support their assertions, the article describes the “enthusiastic involvement of black conservatives in the tea party rallies and trips,”<\/em> That lie is exposed by pretty much any photograph of an actual Bagger event. And when you see the real leaders of the Tea Party nation, it is unmistakable who this movement is really working for. Like Dale Robertson, the head of TeaParty.org, at left.<\/p>\n

It is highly unlikely that Fox can peddle this nonsense to anyone beyond their protected sphere of demented influence. But just the fact that they are trying would be laughable, if it weren’t so ugly.
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