Op-ed submission by Project 21
At a recent press conference sponsored by the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, Walter Fauntroy blasted Glenn Beck’s August 28 “Restoring Honor” rally by saying that when one refers to the Ku Klux Klan and the tea party movement, “you have to use [the terms] interchangeably.”
He continued, “conservatives of this country have declared war on that civil rights movement of the ’60s that brought together a coalition of conscience of people of every race, creed and color for a march on jobs and freedom.”
First of all, Fauntroy should acquaint himself with factual history. A former Democratic congressional delegate from the District of Columbia, he should remember that members of his political party founded the Ku Klux Klan. Secondly, as long as he and liberal Democrats are offended that Beck would have his rally on the same date and venue as Dr. King’s 1963 March on Washington, they should explore another piece of factual history.
The Ku Klux Klan was founded on Dec. 24, 1865. Shouldn’t Fauntroy, as a minister, be offended that the party he belongs to founded a terrorist hate group whose expressed purpose was to terrorize, intimidate and murder Jews, blacks, Catholics and others on the sacred eve of Christ’s birth? As a minister, which should be more offensive — Beck’s rally or that tidbit of fact?
But it’s not really about the date and venue at all. Fauntroy’s vitriol — along with the same from others — is the apoplectic, knee-jerk hysteria intended to foment discord where none exists and none was intended. I find it indefensible that his malevolent and divisive diatribes are presented by the media without contradiction or an addressing of the facts.
Specific to that point, I say it’s time for the likes of Fauntroy, Marc Morial of the National Urban League and Al Sharpton to defend their rhetoric. Over the years, I have quietly offered to debate these types. Now, I throw down the gauntlet and publicly challenge them. I will personally secure a venue to debate any one, or all of them together, pursuant to the legitimacy of their comments. After all, perhaps they have been misquoted or taken out of context. Perhaps they intended to say something else.
If not, I challenge these men to defend their remarks and publicly explain how the tea party compares to a segregationist terror group started by Democrats. I challenge Marc Morial to openly explain, in a debate format, why the Beck rally was “insulting” and a “hijacking the imagery and symbolism” of August 28 and the Lincoln Memorial.
The tea party is a joining together of persons from all political parties. It epitomizes the very thing Fauntroy readily acknowledged that the 1963 march did — it brings together people of conscience of the every race, creed and color to march for jobs and the restoration of constitutional freedoms.
It is time the civil rights establishment were called to not only explain, but stand under the microscope of public debate and demonstrate how their Erebusic rhetoric binds together the fabric of the American community.
I call upon the media to assist me in my effort. The media are quick to parrot every word these so-called civil rights leaders say that is antagonistic and divisive. In the interest of fair reporting, let them be equally quick to insist that they accept my challenge.
Let Fauntroy also explain, under the scrutiny of debate, how he can be so quick to condemn people for joining together to bring our country back to its roots while supporting those responsible for the murder of more than one-third of the present black population through abortion. Let him explain how he calls himself a minister, a reputed man of God, and can encourage people to commit murder.
Religious beliefs may allow one to focus on being a community rabble-rouser — an organizer. But, as a minister, the Word of God calls one to focus on soul-winning — spreading the Word of God and making disciples of those who will follow after Christ.
Fauntroy, Morial and Sharpton are brave attackers in the comfort of their minions, but my challenge is now on the table to see if they have the collective backbone to face me in a debate.
It’s easy to throw stones from behind a fence, but let them step up and defend themselves publicly.
After all, it’s just little ol’ me. They can’t be afraid to face me in a debate. Fauntroy and Sharpton are former presidential candidates, and Morial is certainly accustomed to making accusations from the secure confines of the National Urban League. Here is their chance to defend their convictions — in a public forum — against a lowly essayist such as myself.
C’mon, boys. Are you going to step up, or are you cowards — talking loud and saying nothing for the sake of fomenting discord?
Mychal Massie is the chairman of the black leadership network Project 21.
Anna Renee said:
I MUST be missing something here. I’m not sure what it is but I feel the need to now look at this Glen Beck movement very carefully, as well as the Tea Party Movement — because they both MUST really be FOR my black people!
Then I would be able to understand this piece by these black folks.
“The Ku Klux Klan was founded on Dec. 24, 1865. Shouldn’t Fauntroy, as a minister, be offended that the party he belongs to founded a terrorist hate group whose expressed purpose was to terrorize, intimidate and murder Jews, blacks, Catholics and others on the sacred eve of Christ’s birth? As a minister, which should be more offensive — Beck’s rally or that tidbit of fact?”
WOW!! This is so very twisted, no matter what side you stand on in this!!
As a blog brother of mine likes to state, I can’t be mad at some folks for the hustle they create for themselves, but this “sell out” hustle is wild for real!!
I’m trying to wrap my mind around this one.
asabagna said:
“The Ku Klux Klan was founded on Dec. 24, 1865. Shouldn’t Fauntroy, as a minister, be offended that the party he belongs to founded a terrorist hate group whose expressed purpose was to terrorize, intimidate and murder Jews, blacks, Catholics and others on the sacred eve of Christ’s birth? As a minister, which should be more offensive — Beck’s rally or that tidbit of fact?”
WOW!! This is so very twisted, no matter what side you stand on in this!!
Read here and here.
I agree… American politics is so very twisted! What is most twisted is the African-American unwavering allegiance to these political parties… I don’t understand it… other than to put it down to mental slavery! However it does explain why they continue to be in the state they are in and forever will be. They would rather identify themselves with these parties, referring to themselves as “Black Progressives” and “Black Republicans”, internalizing the divide and conquer strategies by demonizing and calling each other names, than uniting and working with each other to overcome political, economic, religious and cultural neo-slavery.
Ironically, white so-called “Progressives and Republicans” are always united when it counts, especially when it comes to their “Black” problem. This is why nothing ever changes for Black people, no matter who is in power, even when they put a Black face in charge.
Black people in America are no doubt being hustled, but in reality, they are the ones most guilty of hustling themselves… “no matter what side you stand on in this!!”
Anna Renee said:
When I read your comment I was taken aback. Then I realized after rereading my own comment that possibly I was not being clear. To clarify: I was being facetious! What I meant was as for the Klan being formed by “democrats”: What has that to do with the price of tea in China? I was pointing out the derail tactics that these guys use against each other. And as for scoring the “game” I say that Mychal Massie lost a point there.
As I stated, these guys are hustling and who am I to knock their politricks hustle? But because black folks are doing the hustle, does that mean every black person in America is glued to it, with their hearts and souls?
A resounding NO!!!
“They would rather identify themselves with these parties, referring to themselves as “Black Progressives” and “Black Republicans”, internalizing the divide and conquer strategies by demonizing and calling each other names, than uniting and working with each other to overcome political, economic, religious and cultural neo-slavery. ”
I know you don’t think this applies to ALL blacks in America, do you Asa? If so, you’ve been reading too many of these blogs, brother! The African American world is bigger than black bloggers or the media, even what you can get from BBC and Al Jazeera!
“What is most twisted is the African-American unwavering allegiance to these political parties… I don’t understand it… other than to put it down to mental slavery! ” Do I detect an air of false superiority?
Lets talk mental slavery, my brother. Mental slavery is not partial. It can affect the most simple minded all the way up to your level of intelligence. When one looks at any group of his black breddren and judges them based on what his enemy concludes, wholesale, and based on what he reads in blogs and in the media as a convenience, then THAT is mental slavery.
“However it does explain why they CONTINUE to be in the state they are in and FOREVER will be”
DAMN!!! This is DAMNED DAMNING!! What can I say? Do African Americans deserve respect? My God!!
I’ll say this: try a little tenderness Asa! When I talk about Jamaicans, or Canadians, I dare not curse like this! When I talk about Tanzanians, or Zimbabweans, I refuse to condemn based on what I read in Wikipedia.
Allow me to knock out from under you that high horse you’re sitting on! In love of course! 😀
Sayeed2k said:
You start with the unproven conclusion that Black people are tied to both parties when in fact all but a few ignorant and self hating Black people belong to one of the parties. Then you go on and on about us being too tied to them when in fact Black voters have shown themselves perfectly capable of sitting on their hands when it is necessary to force concessions from the Democrats. Finally you offer no alternative (neither Green or one of the Red Parties).
eshowoman said:
This some really confused babble.
Are you trying to prove that the KKK was the official terrorist movement of the Democratic party? The KKK was a white terrorist organization with no political affiliation comprised of members of both parties.
Walter Fauntleroy may be pro-choice but what does that have to do with the KKK?
A pimp exploits women’s bodies for financial gain. What does have to do with race unless you prefer your stable of hookers to be of only one race.
Hathor said:
The Republican Party was quite different after the Civil War than it is now and many of its politicians were Black. One of the KKK purposes was to get rid of the Blacks in government including the white Republican party member who continued to support Blacks in government. After much violence the Republicans saw the light and got rid of the so called Radicals. By the 1890’s there were no Republicans in the south sympathetic to the civil right cause.
Of course there were people in the KKK that voted Democratic, because they were mostly poor and disenfranchise whites. They love FDR more that Black folk. Since the Republicans had morphed into a party that favors businesses, members of the White Citizen Council would have been their preferred party. They had of way of instigating the KKK and other poor whites, so they didn’t get their hands dirty. The White Citizens Council worked politically to keep the south segregated. I don’t remember any Republican candidate ever trying to get the Black vote or standing up for civil rights in the south, during Jim Crow. Just what did states right mean? The only time I heard it used was only in a discussion about allowing the state to decide when Jim Crow should be over. If Strom Thurman had his way, Mychal Massie might still be a second class citizen. The Democratic party was dominant in the south, because of poor and working class whites.
It seems with people from Project 21, that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing. I don’t think they have ever done research before they speak.
asabagna said:
Sis. Anna, we have this Jamaican saying: “Mi dash mi cawn, mi nuh cawl no fowl”. Translation: “I throw out my corn, I don’t call the chickens to feed”. Context: in Jamaica when I was growing up, every morning and evening we would feed the chickens with corn. We would just throw it out on the ground and they would come running. We never had to call them and the other animals in our yard would ignore it, for they knew it wasn’t directed at them. Truth is a lot like that. You throw some out there and those for whom it’s specifically for, know it and will run to (or from) it. Everyone else ignores it and goes about their business.
Let me give you a personal analogy. I am a police officer. I have read on Black blogs and heard in the media, including BBC and Aljazeera, lots of negative comments about police officers in general and Black police officers in particular. Whether I agree with their comments or not, if I know that what they are saying isn’t reflected in me, then I listen, take no offense and move on. The commentator is speaking from the truth of their experiences, from what they have observed, from what they have read or heard. However, there are times when I may be moved to add context or rebut what they have said, but I don’t take it personally.
So when I make a general comment (good or bad) about African-Americans, Black Progressives, Black Republicans, Black Christians, Black Muslims, Jamaicans, Tanzanians, Zimbabweans or Canadians etc., those to whom the comment specifically applies to, will personalize it… those it don’t, take no offense and move on. That is my intent… it’s never to offend but undoubtedly there are those who will be offended by what I say… and I’m okay with that.
And speaking of truth, when someone speaks the truth as they see it, without reservation, they are almost always accused of being on a “high horse”… or what white people would call in regards to such a Black person: “an uppity nigger”. Whenever I am told I’m on a high horse, or referred to as “an uppity nigger” by my white colleagues (usually not in those exact words, but it’s equivalent), I embrace it, because perspective is based on from where you sit. Being on a high horse means you are above the bullshit and can see things a lot more clearly than others. It also means there is some truth to what I’m saying… maybe not the entire truth, but just enough to be affective.
So with that preface, as I throw some more corn from my high horse, this is what I see: the point isn’t who formed the Klan, the point is that African-Americans are doing the work for the Klan by attacking each other based on who identifies themselves as Democrats or Republicans. Now I have no problem referring to someone as a “sellout”. In fact, I’ve been called one myself… numerous times. But when you are on a high horse, you see clearly that a sellout isn’t based on what you believe or say, especially when it comes to politricks, but on what you do. That is why for me, if I was so inclined, I would call someone like a Barack Obama a sellout, because of what he does and doesn’t do for the Black community, not based on what he believes or says, nor whether he calls himself a Democrat or a Republican.
Allow me to throw some more corn from my high horse. African-Americans are always talking about “Black unity”, “Black people will never overcome until they unite”, “we need to unite to be strong and succeed”, “blah, blah, blah”. What I see… yes from my high horse… is that those who preach this the loudest are the ones most quick to demonize other Black people. Now let me be clear, I don’t believe in uniting with every Black person. There are some Black people I want no part of. As P.E. states: “a brother ain’t a brother just because of color”. But this is what I know about unity… it takes no effort to preach unity with those who only believe what you believe. The downside of this is that it leads to the blind leading the blind… a sheep or slave mentality where you are happily lead, ultimately to your own destruction, by one of your own in the name of unity.
I’ve been asked many times why do I post the op-eds from Project 21? I have had one person say to me that they can’t be a part of our collective because of this. I have been emailed a number of times to remove blogs from our blogroll because of something Freeslave, Brotherpeacemaker and Nkwazi wrote… or because we have a particular blog in our blogroll! As you know, we have had at least one reader state they will not return because we post Christian/religious content on this blog.
Now I know that if you ask all these people if they believe in Black Unity, they would unequivocally state a resounding “yes!” I say “fuck them… they are full of shit!”… and from my high horse I am above their shit. So although I don’t agree with most of what Project 21 may promote, these are Black people with a point of view… and AfroSpear is about listening to different points of view of Black people, regardless of their political, religious or ideological perspective and respectfully engage or challenge these perspectives, in discussion and debate if we disagree (see Hathor’s comment above)… not calling them names.
So from my high horse, this is what I see as the basis of real unity among us, Black folks. If I had just wanted to unite with only those who believe what I believe, only those who I am comfortable with, this blog would not exist.
Sis. Anna, you are not the first nor the last person who has attempted to knock me from “that high horse I’m sitting on… in love of-course…” but I’m okay with that too, in fact, I welcome it. That’s what real truth and real unity is all about.
Blessings!
Anna Renee said:
I’m insulted that you felt the need to translate your patwa, bruh. I know what you said! 😉
You also said that being on that high horse keeps you above the bullshit. Yeah, but make sure you’re not sitting on horseshit!!
As for African Americans always talking about unity blah blah blah, Jamaicans are always singing about it, n’est pas?
Now I agree that we black folks should listen to each others point of view, but I don’t and won’t make sweeping generalizations about an entire ethnicity or nationality of people based on what I see members of that group doing.
We just ain’t that monolithic.
So I don’t so much take offense at your comment about African Americans “… continue(ing) to be in the state they are in and forever will be.”, as I see it, from the ground, as being divisive, unnecessary, counterproductive and stuff like that. Because believe it or not, black people in America are not in one type of state of being as so many like to falsely claim.
And as a democrat, I vote when I want to for the reason I want to, which is seldom. But I’m on the books as democrat. That doesn’t mean I’m slavishly or “unwavering (allied) to these political parties”
What I have tried to do from my very limited place is to divert attention away from politricks so as to get a fuller, more well balanced look at ourselves, as black folks. We are very diverse–even within political arenas. So UNITY as we sometimes fantasize about it may not be possible. We don’t all see it the same way. But it is possible to respect each other, and each other’s right to choose. We can critique it though.
I like reading Lucien Jones blog. He’s Jamaican and he’s a Christian, and he blogs about Jamaican politics, and current events, as well as posting prayers and relating things happening in Jamaica to the Bible. He has talked alot about the Christopher Coke (Dudu) “debacle” to use his word. I read what he writes. But I would do myself a disservice to say something like Jamaicans “… continue to be in the state they are in and forever will be.” based on some of the things some Jamaicans are doing to their fellow Jamaicans.
Whenever we do this, I see it as my calling/job to call it out whenever I feel like it when I come across it. And that’s the truth from my perspective.
All Power to the Afrospear!
ernesto aguilar said:
Always wondered why Afrospear consistently posts Project 21’s doublespeak without acknowledging in its footers that it’s a Black conservative group, not simply a “leadership network.”
asabagna said:
Because it really doesn’t matter. There is a always a link to their webpage provided for those who wish to do the research to find out more about them.
ernesto aguilar said:
IMO, it’s our responsibility as bloggers to give context, and context matters.
One shouldn’t post a release on Issue A from a group with a particular agenda without explaining to readers that agenda. Even simply adding the word “conservative” gives texture to references.
Obviously one can research anything and everything on the web.
More directly, it seems like there is some kinship with or support of Project 21 that makes obfuscation on what Project 21 is a conscious decision.
EnSayn said:
Latest figures released (true or false) shows African Americans support President Obama to the tune of some 91%. I am quite sure, that within that number, the VAST majority are Democrats sprinkled with some Republicans and possibly Independents, Greens, Libertarians on a very small scale. Yet, by and large the African American voter is Democrat (primarliy) and Republican. This is a fact, period. There should be no offense taken by this fact.
This is not a false broad brush painting of African Americans. Indeed, many of those African Americans that are mostly Democrat and Republican are also Jamaican, Panamanian, Haitian and West African as I know them personally. Some are in-laws, some relatives and others friends and neighbors. Which leads to something worse than mental slavery. Slavery, implies some knowledge of being enslaved. Here in the U.S. most people don’t even realize their condition. Don’t even realize they are voluntary victims of the mind control aparatus here.
When I first read this post I found nothing worthy to respond to other than the utter disregard for people living up to the values they so vehemetly defend . In essence this person writing is no better than the people he is disparaging. In fact he is very much like the unknown rapper that releases a “dis” song on a well known rapper hoping to get a public response by the well known rapper he/she dissed to put them on the map. If one could see through the pavement one would see this is all this person is seeking.
No, there will be no Black unity, at least not in the near future. No, there is no Black community. Just read the post above.
Hathor said:
Th question becomes, for whom are you going to vote. For me, I was an Independent and for many years and not registered in any party. I have voted for the Libertarian, Democratic and Republican party candidates and occasionally wrote in a vote when I felt there was no way in conscious I could vote for any candidate on the ballot. I see it as my civic duty to vote. In 1980, I registered to vote as a Republican, in order to vote in the primary for the candidate I wanted(not Reagan). In 1980, when Ronald Reagan became President, it solidified my final choice to officially register as a Democrat, because it didn’t matter if the individuals in the party were not racist, it was because Reagan ran on the Southern Strategy, to me the ultimate race hustler. The economic situation during Reagan’s term didn’t improve for me, nor did the tax cut effect me in any way, the closed loopholes in the tax code effected mostly the middle and working class and actually I paid more taxes after his tax cut. You see I actually calculate the percentage of taxes I pay I don’t take the politicians word for it. Interest rates for mortgages and loans remained high, 14 to 21 percent and the only people making money were the one who could afford large investments, not the savings account person. It wasn’t what Republican’s did for Black people, it was what Republican policy did for me. I am not moving lock step for Democrats, I have reasons I vote for Democrats. I get a little tired of Black conservatives asking what have Democrats done for me; they need to ask what are they doing for me, other than to question my integrity, to assume I am anti-capitalist and at times un-American.
Even thought I am registered Democrat, I still am an independent voter. I don’t think that I am unique.
EnSayn said:
@Anna Renee,
As long as African Americans continue to put their stakes in Democrat and Republican we will continue to get the same result, and remain in the same state.
You said “That doesn’t mean I’m slavishly or “unwavering (allied) to these political parties”
This may be true for the individual but as a group African Americans are slavishly allied to these parties.
As I stated before the African American voter is comprised of all nationalities of Black people whether Jamaican, Trinibagonian, Bajan, Puerto Rican, Panamanian African or South American.
A Jamaican in-law of mine was railing aginst the JLP now in control of Jamaica under Bruce Golding. He was saying what a mess the country was in right around the Dudus Coke issue was going on and a whole host of issues since Golding had been elected. So, I pointed out to him that the Jamaican dollar has been on a downward spiral since before the PNP (his party) was in charge and during the whole 19 year span they were in charge and the Jamaican dollar continued to fall now under the JLP. I asked him, if the two parties were so different why does the Jamaican dollar continue to lose value under both party’s leadership? No what? He had no answer. They are the same. And as long as Jamaican people continue to fight and squabble over who is PNP and who is JLP they will continue to be in the same mess.
There is no divisivness in this. It’s as simple as saying..”If you want something different, you must do something different.”
Anna Renee said:
I hear you dear Brother! But it’s good that we can hash it out like this, verdad?
on a different topic, you have a very interesting family of black unity! Jamaican in-laws, black South American daughter in law! Your family sounds beautiful, brother!
asabagna said:
“I’m insulted that you felt the need to translate your patwa, bruh. I know what you said!”
Sis. Anna… I apologize, my bad… I should have realized that you would understand patwa… but it was also for others who hadn’t been exposed to the lyrics! lol!
“You also said that being on that high horse keeps you above the bullshit. Yeah, but make sure you’re not sitting on horseshit!!”
No I’m pretty sure I’m above that too. The challenge for me isn’t being knocked from my high horse into the “shit” where others like to dwell, but it’s raising them up out of it.
“As for African Americans always talking about unity blah blah blah, Jamaicans are always singing about it, n’est pas?”
Oui, c’est vrai… and I’ve called them out on that too… especially with all the political killings in Jamaica… and until they unite and stop killing each other over who is JLP and PNP, then they will also “continue to be in the state they are in and forever will be.” However, my comments this time wasn’t directed at them. The truth is the truth… and the truth hurts… whether in Jamaica, Rwanda, Kenya, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Canada or for African-Americans. It’s the same neo-slavery mentality if Black people are killing each other with bullets… or with their words… whether it’s over colors, religion, politics, tribal affiliations, nationality, etc. The bottom line is that in the long run, it’s of no benefit to us, but to those who want to keep us divided.
@ Hathor… I behave exactly as you do when it comes to voting. I am not registered with any party and I vote for my best interests, whether for the Liberal or Conservative Party here in Canada. I don’t vote for the New Democrats though… I can’t stand Yuppie Socialism. At the same time, I don’t demonize members of any of the parties, especially if they are Black. I act intelligently and try to find common ground with all to work from. I must admit this is easier here in Canada as our politics isn’t as polarizing as it is in the USA, especially among Black people.
@Ensayn said:
“No, there will be no Black unity, at least not in the near future. No, there is no Black community.”
“As long as African Americans continue to put their stakes in Democrat and Republican we will continue to get the same result, and remain in the same state.”
“And as long as Jamaican people continue to fight and squabble over who is PNP and who is JLP they will continue to be in the same mess. There is no divisivness in this. It’s as simple as saying..”If you want something different, you must do something different.”
Bruh… you get it! Nuff said! More importantly, our Raiders kicked some Chargers assezz on Sunday!! I hope you called your family and gave them some smack! The Bolts have been consistently beating us down lately! Go Raiders!
Anna Renee said:
Ok, Ok, boo! Imma let you win….. THIS TIME! 😉
Sayeed2k said:
I find it hilarious for folk to claim that there is no Black unity in the face of 96% of Black folk voting Democratic That is unity in and of itself. One may disagree about the utility of voting Democratic but the unity of action on the part of Black folks is undeniable.
Uniting with Blacks People you disagree with works more often than you credit it. However 100% unity is not possible nor desirable since some Black people, like those found at the white founded and controlled Project 21 are professional yes men to conservative white interest. Uniting with them is equivalent to asking anti-colonialist to unite with pro-colonialist.
EnSayn said:
Asa, Yes they did! Finally! All my charger fam are hatin’ riight about now!
EnSayn said:
LOL Anna Renee, we are a big pot of gumbo in my fam. You cannot imagine the big debates (in love) we have when we all come together during holidays or special occasions! Not to mention the food.
What I love here is that in a way the Afrospear denmonstrates a form of unity. Often, people confuse unity with uniformity!
Peace to you all. Peace to the Afrospear!
Anna Renee said:
@Ensayn:
“Often, people confuse unity with uniformity!”
Ooooo! Imma have to steal that one, bro!
EnSayn said:
Gwan tek it!
Peace!
Anson Asaka said:
If Walter Fauntroy compared the Tea Party to the Klu Klux Klan, that is an unfortunate exaggeration. However, there are racist elements within the Tea Party. That racism is documented by protest signs and statements.
Mychal Massie mentioned that Democratic Party members created the Klu Klux Klan over 100 years ago. That discussion is irrelevant to the core issue. It has no bearing on the current roles being played by the Republican Party and the Tea Party. He conveniently neglected to mention the Republican Party’s Southern Strategy.
Today, not 100 years ago, Republican Party members are the ones attacking affirmative action, Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act and the 14th Amendment. Tea Party U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul actually opposes the public accommodations provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Mr. Paul and his Tea Party are receiving support from Stormfront, a white supremacist organization. Project 21 is silent on those issues.
http://new-possibilities.blogspot.com/2010/10/white-racists-love-tea-party-candidate.html
Although I understand the need for a diversity of opinions, here are the facts. Project 21 is a shell organization created by the National Center for Public Policy Research, a predominately white conservative group. The National Center was dissatisified with genuine black leaders. So, they decided to manufacture and promote so-called “new black leaders” to further their agenda.
Real leaders have followers or supporters. Who follows Project 21? Where are their members? Essentially, they manipulate the media to create the false perception that they represent a significant segment of the black community.
Project 21 is opposed to the interests of most African Americans. They oppose affirmative action and reparations. Instead of promoting a positive agenda for black people, they simply serve as a surrogate to attack black organizations and people. Their new vision involves tearing down President Obama, Jesse Jackson, Jr. Al Sharpton, the NAACP, the National Urban and others.
Dot311 said:
Mychal Massie and Project 21 have refused to respond to allegations that Mr Massie fabricated the quotes “n—-r and Uncle Tom” to smear me because I disagreed with him on an issue unrelated to race in a private email exchange. In the dead of night, hiding behind his enablers at Project 21, the conservative organization that founded Project 21 (National Center for Public Policy) and WorldNet Daily, Mr. Massie stoops to exactly the same “Smear ’em as a racist if they disagree” tactics he accuses liberal black leaders of using. And in refusing my invitation to produce proof to the contrary, Mr. Massie and his Enabler Organizations have effectively admitted that Mr. Massie lied about quotes to pull off vicious character assassination in falsely labeling me as a racist. That, ladies and gentlemen, is called libel. See the article “Ugly is as Ugly Does.” The vicious comparisons to Louis Farrakhan and David Duke will knock your socks off, especially when you know that the real story behind it, and that the only 3 word quote assigned to me was fabricated.
Anna Renee said:
Are you Dr. Elaine C. Harrington? Professor Emeritus of Passaic County Community College?
Dot311 said:
No I’m not. I’m a soccer mom who unwittingly crossed Mychal Massie in a private email exchange in 2005 primarily about reproductive rights. He didn’t like what I said so he fabricated quotes “n—r and Uncle Tom” (If not why doesn’t he meet with me and show me where in my emails I said these things?) to smear me as a racist (which he finds so abhorrent in liberal black leaders) in an Oct 2005 World Net Daily article.
Anna Renee said:
Oh, OK.
Well, some of them are hypocrites we know. That’s why we have to expose them out in the open Dot311! Do you blog?
Light said:
Black people all over the world need to wake up!!
Also Africa needs to take back it’s country and stop being the false face of poverty! Africa is rich beyond belief, it has more natral resources than anyother country, yet they let others come in and take it, while at the same time, the rest of the non-black would laughs at them, it’s embarrassing.
WAKEUP AFRICA!!! Run the outside invaders out and take back your country!!!