Tea Party Leader Who Claimed No Slurs? Now Famous For Holding N-word Sign

[Ichingcarpenter]

Call it the Tea Party version of the “Whitey Tape,” if the “Whitey Tape” really existed. Dale Robertson, self-proclaimed founder of the Tea Party movement, was quoted in today’s Washington Times denying he had ever “seen any racial slurs” at Tea Party events. He was responding to the furor over nasty, sometimes violent reactions to the passage of health care reform.






There’s just one problem with Robertson’s claim: He was famously photographed at a Feb. 27, 2009 Tea Party event holding a sign that featured the n-word. (via FreakOutNation)
For a movement trying to shake accusations of racism, the Tea Partiers could not have found a worse spokesman. Not only did Robertson’s sign have the n-word written on it, he had also misspelled it. The image plays into the worst stereotypes about Tea Partiers.

Here’s Robertson’s full quote, in which he tries to deflect the blame onto the Democrats:

“These people could be anybody. I wouldn’t put it past the Democrats to plant somebody there,” Mr. Robertson said. “They’re trying to label the tea party, but I’ve never seen any racial slurs.”

I happen to be friends with a lot of conservatives, including many involved in the Tea Party movement, and while I disagree with them, I don’t think for a second that Robertson speaks for them, or for most Tea Partiers. The problem is that, after over a year of protests, the movement has still not succeeded in expelling this element.

On a larger scale, conservatives seem invested in the notion that accusations of racism are worse than actual racism, and refuse to acknowledge all but the most explicit examples of it. In this case, there’s no mistaking it, but when James O’Keefe, for example, shows surprise at being a convincing pimp by saying “I’m one of the whitest guys ever,” he remains a conservative hero.

He told the Washington Times yesterday:



But Dale Robertson, founder of teaparty.org, said no one knows who might have yelled out racial epithets during the Capitol Hill protest. He said a Democratic lawmaker refused to accompany Capitol Police officers to identify a white man accused of spitting.

"These people could be anybody. I wouldn't put it past the Democrats to plant somebody there," Mr. Robertson said. "They're trying to label the tea party, but I've never seen any racial slurs."


http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/mar/26/movements-leaders-say-bad-behavior-not-their-cup-o/?page=2






http://www.mediaite.com/online/tea-party-leader-that-claimed-no-slurs-now-famous-for-n-word-sign/







THEY LIE....RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU


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[damyank913]

1. Gee, what a surprise-and a racist too?

Just a matter of time before it came out. Can't wait to find out who else gets exposed.

[Democat]

2. Tea party members may not consider "nigger" a racial slur?

To many tea party members, words like "nigger" are probably just normal language that they use everyday.

The tea party members seem more anti-minority than anti-government. They didn't seem very anti-government when a white guy was the one in charge of it.

[mitchum]

9. "But they call each other that!" is the standard justification from those mouthbreathers

[Earth Bound Misfit]

3. You just made my day

For a movement trying to shake accusations of racism, the Tea Partiers could not have found a worse spokesman. Not only did Robertson’s sign have the n-word written on it, he had also misspelled it. The image plays into the worst stereotypes about Tea Partiers.

"Time fer a sekund Amarkun Revolooshun" :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
:fistbump: :yourock:

ETA: The teabaggers will now "Take it on the chin" as the PUKES begin throwing them under the bus. Quell surprise! Look for more stories like this as the repuliCONs desperately attempt to disassociate themselves from that which they have helped artificially manufacture, incite, embrace and encourage.

[Ichingcarpenter]

4. Think this guy was drinking the same thing?

[Earth Bound Misfit]

5. I honestly don't know if I should laugh or cry.

[hobbit709]

6. Sometimes you have to laugh to keep from crying.

[Swamp Rat]

16. Play drums

:)

Early Moon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feSVAQVFEvs

[sakabatou]

20. Or play piano

Hikari/Simple and Clean from Kingdom Hearts.
Every Heart from Inuyasha.

[Earth Bound Misfit]

23. Good find, and much appreciated! n/t

[malaise]

7. Well they have descended to levels we haven't

heard about in decades.

Rec

[CoffinEd]

8. Now I'm certain!

I've long maintained that American men should not wear Capri pants. After seeing this photo, I'm absolutely certain.

[Oldtimeralso]

13. Man, I Think He Is Use To Going Down! n/t

[Lifelong Protester]

15. What he has is the highest form of 'high water' rolled up pants

playing the role of knee britches.

[PinkFloyd]

17. "Remember descent. The highest form of patriotic."

Where the hell were they with this when liberals objected to torture and the illegal war with a country that did nothing to us or had anything to do with 9/11?

**Edit**
And what the hell's up with the outfit? This isn't the 1700's. He looks like a big dork.

[The Wizard]

18. He is a big dork (NT)

[AlbertCat]

22. The highest form of patriotic

These are the people who want to make English the National Language. They can't tell and adjective from a noun!

[zbdent]

25. If they made English the National Language ...

they wouldn't recognize it ...

I remember a comedian talking about the confusion ... he heard one Eng. gentleman tell an English lady "I'll knock you up in the morning." The eavesdropper thought "I'll do it right now!" not realizing that the gentleman was referring to calling her the next morning ... (along those lines) ...

[donco6]

19. I remember descent.

It happened around 2000 when Herr Dumbass got elected. We've descended ever since.

[hypocrisyandlies]

10. k and r n/t

[troubledamerican]

11. "They LIE right in front of you" ... Oh yes.

[Rage Inc.]

12. Can't even spell the slur correctly!

What Rahm said that Sarah criticized!

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[tlw3]

21. Just another day in the life ....

I wrote this up just today:

Right Wing Encouraging Violence, “Riots” and “Revolution”; Showing Images Of Rape

http://bit.ly/aDQgoB


It has to stop.

[zbdent]

24. and, in true Teabomber fashion,

he even misspelled the slur ...

:eyes:

I guess that's how he claims he never saw any slurs ...

[bhikkhu]

26. maybe they should go back to the pointy hoods

it'd protect their identity, and make their position a little clearer as well.

[lonestarnot]

27. Yeah and if photographed in the hood, they would say there was no point!

:evilgrin: