Whitewashed Tea Party Group Wants Jews, African Americans And Hispanics
Faced with a “nagging perception that we are not diverse” FreedomWorks president Matt Kibbe has recently came out with a PR campaign in an attempt to modify the movement’s all-white image. The group recently announced DiverseTea, a targeted advertising and outreach campaign aimed at extending the tea party’s reach into minority communities.
Kibbe said the new initiative will “build a platform” for tea party leaders from across the spectrum, including “African Americans, Jews, Hispanics,” and others. Kibbe said that though it’s important the group reach out, the talk of diversifying the tea party is more about changing the perception of the movement rather than the reality. (TPM 9/14/10)
Dick Armey blames “liberal theology” for keeping diverse crowds away from the Tea Party movement. Sure. That or you’d have to be masochistic to be any sort of minority, woman, or even bottom 98% and be a part of this extremely right-wing pro-corporate movement.
As for Armey’s claim that minorities might be intimidated and maligned by friends and family for becoming involved in the Tea Party, that is simply insulting. He is saying that minorities are so weak minded and have so little personal conviction that they do not have minds of their own. If someone of influence tries to dissuade you from the Tea Party group it is more akin to “Friends don’t let friends drive drunk,” than harassment.
By the way. I see one group suspiciously left out. How about Muslims? Do they want American Muslims? Something makes me think not.
Oh yes. I’m sure Jewish people will be flocking to participate in all of those Christian prayers at the start of their rallies. And the African Americans will gladly hold up signs of Obama made to look like some ignorant right-wing version of what they think Africans look like with a bone through his nose. The confederate flags should really help their case too.
These groups vote Democrat because their party contains such combative elements towards these groups. Overwhelming majority of them DO NOT watch Faux Commentary so don’t expect to see their brains as cleanly polished of original thought most FOX “News” loyalists.
If we’re being honest, someone should show him the video of the black construction worker wandering into the anti-mosque rally; acceptance just oozed from that crowd didn’t it?
The diversity approach is simply to change the perception and not the reality of who they are or what they stand for.That is what the GOP and this crowd always do. They never want to change an ugly reality, only form a PR message that distorts it. We all remember Clear Skys, Clean Air, Healthy Forests, etc. from Frank Luntz in the Bush years that actually allowed more pollution and clear cutting the land. All they ever do is distort reality. That is the essence of every sign at every Tea Party rally.
Just like when we point out the racial elements of this party. They don’t really want Jews or African Americans or Hispanics. They only want to use them as props to appear they are diverse. Yet if they were as diverse as they claimed about a month ago, they would not need this outreach.
