Tancredo at Tea Party Convention: "Obama elected by people who couldn't spell "vote""

[SemiCharmedQuark]

As you may have seen in GD, GDP or Latest Breaking News, the Tea Party delegation chose Tom Tancredo as their opening speaker.

The opening speaker at the first National Tea Party Convention called President Obama a "committed Socialist ideologue" who was elected because "we do not have a civics, literacy test before people can vote."

"You have launched the counter-revolution," the speaker, former Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Colo.), told 600 or so delegates of the grassroots movement assembled at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville Wednesday night. "It is our nation.

Tancredo also insisted on using Obama's middle name, Hussein, and said he was thankful Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona lost the 2008 presidential election because Obama has mobilized an uprising.

"People who could not even spell the word 'vote' or say it in English put a committed socialist ideologue in the White House," he said.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2010/02/05/2010-02-05_tea_party_convention_starts_with_racially_incendiary_remark_literacy_tests_to_vo.html#ixzz0esfvX7Nu


I have seen several people say that we need to work with the Tea Party. I have seen others call us elitist for mocking them. Tancredo is clearly talking about minorities here (I suspect he is specifically talking about Latinos). He hates us. He was the opening speaker for these people and they happily applauded him. How can we be expected to reach out to these people?

[Cha]

1. The people who want to "work with the teabaggers"

are just as ignorant as they are. As I said, it's a full time job stamping out ignorance.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

2. Wanting to work with them is idealism, I think.

But I have a serious issue with the characterization of those of us horrified by the idea as "elitists" who are too snobby to work with them.

[Cha]

4. See..they're too ignorant to know that

snobby has nothing to do with not working with freaking racist, bigoted assholes. teabaggers have nothing to do with reality.

[Number23]

6. It's a curious blend of idealism wrapped up in a great big bow of cluelessness

Even many "liberals" are in denial about how pervasive racism is in this country and how it touches just about every aspect of American life. You know as well as I do that being called out as a racist to far too many people is worse than actually BEING a racist. People have gotten away with racist behavior and thinking for so long that they are significantly non-nonplussed by the very idea that someone would actually call them out on it.

I'm amazed every single time I see "liberals" calling for a joining of forces with teabaggers. And typically, the main ones doing so are also the main ones who find fault with every single thing that Obama does. Apparently even racist, xenophobic idiots who vote against their own interests are worthy of more fair and nuanced consideration than our President. Tells me all I need to know.

[Cha]

7. Precisely.

"Apparently even racist, xenophobic idiots who vote against their own interests are worthy of more fair and nuanced consideration than our President. Tells me all I need to know."

[firedupdem]

9. Thank you for pointing out the connection between those that want

to join up with the teabaggers and those that find fault with everything the President does or says. Tells me all I need to know as well.

[Fire1]

3. Yep. The stupid never ends. n/t

[Cha]

5. No it doesn't..it just gets exponentially

off the charts.

[Clio the Leo]

8. Bash the Latino community at your own peril Mr. Tancredo.....

.... we'll be more than happy to welcome them en nuestra tienda. Entonces diga adiós a la Florida.

[ginnyinWI]

10. if we had a literacy test, the GOP would be getting fewer votes.

Seems to me Tancredo is using the tactic of accusing your opponent of something you are guilty of. Think of the protest signs at the tea parties.

[sandnsea]

11. The country should be shocked at this speech

This is as blatantly racist and full of hate as David Duke or any other white supremist. Somehow because elected officials are involved, we're supposed to tolerate their point of view. Has the Southern Poverty Law Center decalred them a hate group yet? They should.

And they've used elitism to brand liberals for decades. Funny that the ones who they've been talking about the most, are now the ones who want to work with them. Crazy world.