Democratic Rep. Alan Grayson is facing
considerable outrage after comparing the tea party to the Ku Klux Klan.
He is circulating a fundraising email that
shows a burning cross and two Klansmen in the background. The graphic uses the cross to begin spelling
out “tea party,” and the caption reads, “Now You Know What the ‘T’ Stands For.”
If Rep. Alan Grayson knew anything at all
about American history, he would know that it was the Democratic Party that formed
the Ku Klux Klan after the Civil War in an attempt to keep black Americans down
after the Republican President Lincoln and the Congress abolished slavery.
This is the same white Southern Democrat
tactics that have been used for 150 years. The only difference is that now the Democrats
feel they have black Americans in their pocket (just where they've always wanted them), so they're going to use
intimidation, slurs and lies to go after their current enemies, the Tea Party.
It comes as no surprise that an angry,
hypocritical racist like Grayson would dip into his party's historical bag of
tricks and pull out a burning cross.
In defending his slanders against the Tea
Party, Grayson said, "If the hood fits, wear it." Perhaps he should take his own advice. I'm sure he still has a hood or two in his
closet.
I particularly love the fact that all the "smart" people have to stoop to name calling when they have opposition. One of my favorites is The Teabaggers... classy
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