I have posted links, they typically always go ignored and no one reads them. I've gone through this over and over, if not in this community, in the other(s). 99% of the time if someone believes the Tea Party is racist, their opinion is not budging and they have already made up their mind. If you're truly interested (and not just interested in trying to discredit me) I'm sure you have a TV and a radio and can find some conservative talk programs. Tune in sometime and listen to what actually gets said. Stop listening to the talking points and listen to what the people are actually saying.
But since people on the Right complain Fox is the only outlet to tell the "truth", then I'd expect a vigorous campaign of Tea Partiers disavowing the racists to show the "truth" that the rest of the media has been showing...
You're overstating Fox's role in things. There is not a massive campaign, because it isn't a massive problem. And furthermore, many feel this is exactly what people on the Left want to see happen--to make it a public discussion about race, etc, in order to distract away from the issues. Also, the Left has had some very different ideas on what exactly constitutes "racism". In my estimation, you have been successful. The more time we sit here constantly defending ourselves from attack and going back and forth with accusations, the more the message gets lost and ignored.
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Date: 29/4/10 18:28 (UTC)But since people on the Right complain Fox is the only outlet to tell the "truth", then I'd expect a vigorous campaign of Tea Partiers disavowing the racists to show the "truth" that the rest of the media has been showing...
You're overstating Fox's role in things. There is not a massive campaign, because it isn't a massive problem. And furthermore, many feel this is exactly what people on the Left want to see happen--to make it a public discussion about race, etc, in order to distract away from the issues. Also, the Left has had some very different ideas on what exactly constitutes "racism". In my estimation, you have been successful. The more time we sit here constantly defending ourselves from attack and going back and forth with accusations, the more the message gets lost and ignored.