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marmar

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Wed Aug 28, 2013, 01:14 PM Aug 2013

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 the Tea Party ends up like it's namesake: Fawke Em Aug 2013 #1
Really. Sandy one Aug 2013 #19
Aha there it is JustAnotherGen Aug 2013 #2
Fucking Joe Walsh gopiscrap Aug 2013 #3
my thoughts exactly CurtEastPoint Aug 2013 #5
Walsh will end up flushing himself down the louis-t Aug 2013 #4
Picture of a 1920's tea party rally: Dawson Leery Aug 2013 #6
1920's I know they were doing that as late as the late 70's gopiscrap Aug 2013 #9
Joe Walsh (the musician) should write a song about that moron Bluzmann57 Aug 2013 #7
Hey, that's a great idea! johnp3907 Aug 2013 #25
He did a fundraiser for Tammy Duckworth. That's all I need to know. JeffHead Aug 2013 #30
I have a dream that all black boys and girls will grow up with a father. ForgoTheConsequence Aug 2013 #8
What a child BeyondGeography Aug 2013 #10
I had a dream... Wait Wut Aug 2013 #11
That piece of dung has a radio show?? LondonReign2 Aug 2013 #12
The station's a piece of dung, too. Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2013 #29
I have a dream that Walsh is struck dumb and never learns to sign. cali Aug 2013 #13
And of course there's no racism in America anymore... joeybee12 Aug 2013 #14
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
I have dream that he'd just STFU. a kennedy Aug 2013 #16
We need to do something about race... bobclark86 Aug 2013 #17
Funny I don't EC Aug 2013 #18
Of course not CakeGrrl Aug 2013 #22
If there's a chance they'll vote repub then it's not a problem Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2013 #28
this perfectly illustrates the illogical and ugliness of racist america noiretextatique Aug 2013 #20
+1000. The condescension to this POTUS is a giveaway. CakeGrrl Aug 2013 #23
I have a dream...that Joke Walsh goes back in time Rex Aug 2013 #21
ummm, isn't gov't actually a part of our communities, or at least supposed to be? and, joe, you niyad Aug 2013 #24
Why do people say "racially-charged" when they mean racist? johnp3907 Aug 2013 #26
Loser. n/t Jefferson23 Aug 2013 #27
Oh. THAT Joe Walsh. LWolf Aug 2013 #31
does this tool even know any African Americans? wordpix Aug 2013 #32
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