So when did CORE go over to the dark side?

[scarletlib]

I can't believe my ears. I am sitting here listening to the Journal on C-span and Niger Innis of Congress of Racial Equality is sitting there defending the appointment of Janice Rogers Brown to the Feferal Court and he is spouting all the right wing talking points.

My god! I can't believe it. What in hell happened to CORE?

[cornermouse]

1. Take a good look at CORE's home page.

http://www.core-online.org/

They're about as neo as anyone can get.

Sponsored by Monsanto, a negative article about Jesse Jackson, possible nepotism, a rightwing style attack on the media, heavily interspersed with requests for cash donations.

Hmm... I wonder what this sounds like?

[punpirate]

2. This has a pretty good recent...

... account of the changes you describe:

http://www.lobbywatch.org/profile1.asp?PrId=174

Most of these changes are the work of Roy Innis and his son, Niger.

As an organization, it is simply not what it once was, and is now an apologist for the right wing.

[scarletlib]

3. Yes, I went to their website

They do a talk show every week on Righttalk radio. This is 100% pure right wing.

My god! I will say it again! I can't believe it. What is the world coming to?

I can't believe CORE sold out its principles to the right wing.

I am truly shocked.

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[cornermouse]

5. Some earn a living by working.

Some "earn" a living by selling out.

[fasttense]

4. Money seems to turn everyone. n/t

[liberalitch]

6. My parents were life long members.....

My mom is more than a liitle LIVID over their recent stances on Brown and some other things.

In her words "Your father and I weren't beaten up, spat on and called nigger lover only for this woman to undo what we and other CORE members tried to do."

[scarletlib]

8. If they are still members they should drop their memberships.

Show them the website with the link to rightwing radio and the other article linked in one of the other responses.

[liberalitch]

10. I think that mom is dropping her membership....

Dad went on to his reward in 1986 and is probably planning a good haunting!

[slor]

7. I tried to call C-SPAN...

and I was going to ask innis if he was being as well paid as armstrong williams. I think they are on to me, calling in too often.

[scarletlib]

9. I tried to get through too and couldn't.

I was going to ask him what happened to CORE and when did they join the darkside.

(If you have a way to get through to c-span could you share it? I only get a busy signal or it rings and then disconnects. In 5 years I have gotten through once.)

[Tomee450]

11. Innis took CORE

to the dark side a long time ago. Father and son are pure right wing today. Whenever either is on a program, I immediately reach for the remote. I never believed that Roger Innis could change so drastically. CORE is today a tool of the right wing.