Tea party same crackers that supported segregation in the 1960s also says gop caused more damage to country than alqaeda. Charles rangel says tea party supporters should not be offended by his reference to them as white crackers, asserting the reference to be a term of endearment. Charles rangel says tea party supporters should not be offended by his reference to them as white crackers, asserting the reference to be a term of. Charles rangel says he meant it as a compliment when he called tea party members white crackers. Tea party same white crackers who opposed civil rights rep. This type of sweeping generalization is not only untrue but selfserving. Tea partiers are like white crackers who opposed civil rights terrorists couldnt do a better job than the republicans are doing, he also said. A member of the democratic party, he was the secondlongest serving incumbent member of the house of representatives at the time of his retirement, serving continuously since 1971. It is the same group we faced in the south with those. Charlie rangel barged into his office on the seventh floor of the adam clayton powell jr. Calling tea partyers white crackers actually term of. The evidence is overwhelming that the tea party is in fact a group of white crackers in a recent interview with the daily beast, representative charlie rangel stated that the tea party is akin to the crackers who fought against dr.
Charlie rangel bitterly lashed into his conservative foes, comparing tea party members to racist white crackers and republicans to terrorists. Charlie rangel dny suggested tea partiers are the same group who fought for segregation during the civil rights. Charlie rangel called the tea party the same group of white crackers who opposed civil rights in an interview published friday. Charlie rangel may think tea partiers are racist, wannabe slaveholders who wish the south won the civil war. Congressman charlie rangel compares tea party to hamas terrorists audio if there was aver a reason for term limits or competency tests for politicians, the below audio of charles rangel is. Rangel delivered a halfhearted apology for comparing members of the tea party to segregationist, white crackers of the jim crow era.
Aug 02, 20 in an interview with the daily beast published friday, rep. Ap it is the same group we faced in the south with those white crackers and the dogs and the police, the longtime new york congressman told the daily beast. In an interview with the daily beast published friday, rep. Rangel was first confronted with his 20 statement, when he likened the tea party to the same group we faced in the south, with the white crackers, the dogs and the police, the video. Recent research by new york universitys eric knowles adds an additional level of nuance and detail to our understanding of how white racism is a strong component in tea party gop ideology. Charlie rangel for comparing the tea party to white crackers who opposed civil rights in the south, friday. Charlie rangel may think tea partiers are racist, wannabe. Rangel was first confronted with his 20 statement, when he likened the tea party to the same group we faced in the south, with the white crackers, the dogs and the police, the video showed. Tea party same group of white crackers who opposed civil rights posted at 2. Africanglobe in a recent interview with the daily beast, representative charlie rangel stated that the tea party is akin to the crackers who fought against dr. I thought that was a term of endearment, he explained. As for the tea party, rangel spat, it is the same group we faced in the south with those white crackers and the dogs and the police. Charlie rangel dny, white cracker isnt derogatory its a term of.
Rangel was first confronted with his 20 statement, when he likened the tea party to the same group we faced in the south, with. Aug 06, 20 the spread of right wing hate is also alarming. If you white tea party crackers were offended by my choice of words, i apologize. Setting aside his use of a racist epithet, rangels comment is too outlandish to merit a rebuttal, but it does merit analysis. Terrorists couldnt do a better job than the republicans are doing. Representative for districts in new york from 1971 to 2017. It is the same group we faced in the south with those white crackers and the dogs and the police. Tea party is same group of white crackers who fought civil rights. Charlie rangel dny said in a recent interview with the daily beast that the tea party movement comprises the same white crackers who opposed the civil rights movement. They didnt care about how they looked, rangel said. I called tea party white crackers as term of endearment video new york democratic congressman charlie rangel sat down for a wideranging interview with huffington post live, during which he defended his earlier use of the term white crackers as a term of endearment. Aug 03, 20 congressman charlie rangels crackers comment about tea party members compared the political climate of today with that of the pro and antidesegregation camps of the civil rights movement, but the harlem politician also took some time out to praise certain republicans.
Rangel maintained that he believed the term was a term of endearment when. Racism speaks loud and clear when charlie rangel calls tea. Elayne boosler corrects charlie rangels white cracker. Charlie rangel dny suggested tea partiers are the same group who fought for segregation during the civil rights movement.
Because of this, rangel said the tea party could be defeated using the same tactics employed against jim crow. Nov 10, 2014 but host marc lamont hill then pushed rangel on comments he made in 20, calling the tea party white crackers. Most notably, he called tea partiers and other republicans white crackers. In fact, the congressman, who received some heat for comparing tea party members to the segregationist, white crackers of the jim crow era, is surprised that his word choice caused any controversy at all. Congressman charlie rangel compares tea party to hamas terrorists audio if there was aver a reason for term limits or competency tests for politicians, the below audio of charles rangel is exhibit one. Aug 02, 20 some of the most memorable rangel comments from freedlanders interview. Charlie rangel of new york compared congressional republicans to terrorists and likened supporters of the tea party movement to white crackers in an interview published friday. Tells us how you really feel about the tea party, charlie rangel. It is the same group we faced in the south with those white crackers and the dogs. Elayne boosler corrects charlie rangels white cracker comment about tea party posted at 6. Congressman charlie rangel dny made some colorful remarks in a daily beast interview released friday. Should charlie rangel be held accountable for calling the.
It is not surprising that lazy, shiftless politicians who have an abysmal record for their community would want to diffuse the issue of what they are doing for their communities by dropping the race card, innis, an african american. South, with those white crackers and the dogs and the police, he said at the time. Aug 03, 20 in his comments, rangel said the tea party. Tea party is same group of white crackers who fought civil rights but even at 83, dressed in a blue bow tie and crisp gray suit, rangel is relentless toward those who he feels are slowing the forces of progress. In an interview with the daily beast friday, rangel compared the tea party to southern racists, noting, it is the same group we faced. Aug 02, 20 taxcheating congressman charlie rangel once again has accused the tea party of supporting segregation, calling them white crackers.
Rangel no better than white southern dems who used the. Dont take offense referring to members of the tea party as white crackers is actually complimentary, said rep. Tea party same group of white crackers who opposed. Aug 02, 20 he stated of gop opposition to the obama agenda in the house, what is happening is sabotage. But darn it if he cant help but find them endearing, anyway. In fact, the congressman, who received some heat for comparing tea party members to the segregationist, white crackers of the jim crow era. Tea party same white crackers who opposed civil rights. Congressman charles charlie rangel said that the tea party is the same group we faced in the south. These tea partiers are the same terrorist white crackers we fought during desegregation.
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