Posted by
Always To The Right on Wednesday, May 05, 2010 2:30:27 PM
For the past year, the national media has attempted to paint the Tea
Party movement and opposition to the Democratic agenda as based in
racism, a reaction to the election of the first African-American
President in November 2008. As the New York Times discovers,
the reality of the opposition makes that very difficult to believe.
Republicans have fielded a record number of African-American candidates
for Congress, most or all of which have entered those contests with
enthusiastic Tea Party support. And for that, the candidates credit … Barack Obama?
The same media double standard is true with the supposed racism they
keep reporting at Tea Parties. These rallies back candidates like
West, Princella Smith, Vernon
Parker, Ryan Frazier, and others. They support these candidates for
the simple reason that these candidates best represent their views on
governance, fiscal policy, and national security. Will they all win?
Probably not, although this year looks better than most, but it shows
that conservatives have no barriers to entry except on policy and
philosophy — just like any other political movement. The media spin on
Tea Parties and conservatives has gotten very, very threadbare — and
increasingly desperate.