More than a dozen conservative speakers, many of them candidates vying for office in Arizona, spoke to a crowd of about 400 Tea Party activists who gathered in support of Arizona’s anti-immigration law on Sunday at the U.S. Mexico Border. Many of the activists demanded that Congress and President Barack Obama increase resources for border […]
NAACP Calls for Tea Party to Condemn Racism within In Its Ranks
July 15, 2010 By
The NAACP, the nation’s largest and oldest civil rights organization, adopted a resolution Tuesday condemning racism within the Tea Party at their annual national convention held this year in Kansas City, Missouri. Among the accusations is that the Tea Party has been tolerating racism and welcoming white supremacists within their ranks. Hilary Shelton, director of […]
Tom Tancredo’s remarks at Tea Party convention catch the attention of immigration activists
February 9, 2010 By
A comment by former Congressman Tom Tancredo (R, CO) at last week’s Tea Party convention in Nashville has raised concern among immigration activists and Hispanic groups. During a speech, Tancredo said, “People who could not spell the word vote or say it in English put a committed socialist ideologue in the White House — name […]
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