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Showing Original Post only (View all)Wow, just wow. ...... Grand Wizard Joe Walsh at it again. [View all]
Joe Walsh Commemorates March On Washington With Racially-Charged 'I Have A Dream' Rant
Nearly a year removed from a one-term stint in office, former Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill.) commemorated the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington with an eyebrow-raising list of issues he believes are plaguing the black community.
In an address on his radio show billed as "My Own Dream For America," Walsh unleashed a line of racially-charged comments, headed by his view that African-Americans suffer from "dependency on the government plantation."
From Walsh's show's website:
.....(snip).....
I have a dream that young unmarried black women will say "no" to young black men who want to have sex.
I have a dream that today's black leadership will quit blaming racism and "the system" for what ails black America.
I have a dream that black America will take responsibility for improving their own lives.
I have a dream that one day black America will cease their dependency on the government plantation, which has enslaved them to lives of poverty, and instead depend on themselves, their families, their churches, and their communities.
Walsh was soundly defeated in Nov. 2012 by Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D). The Tea Party favorite has turned heads with race-related remarks in the past, headed by his belief that President Barack Obama is "a historic figure" who was only elected because he is black. ....................(more)
The complete piece is at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/28/joe-walsh-i-have-a-dream_n_3830217.html?ncid=txtlnkushpmg00000037
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I have a dream that all black boys and girls will grow up with a father.
ForgoTheConsequence
Aug 2013
#8
I have a dream that Joe Walsh will step on a rake and get hit in the face by the handle.
mysuzuki2
Aug 2013
#15
this perfectly illustrates the illogical and ugliness of racist america
noiretextatique
Aug 2013
#20