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Political movement members deny bigotry; Palin appalled at accusation
by HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH
updated 7/14/2010 1:17:04 AM ET
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Leaders of the country's largest civil rights organization accused tea party activists on Tuesday of tolerating bigotry and approved a resolution condemning racism within the political movement.
The resolution was adopted during the annual convention in Kansas City of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, spokesman Chris Fleming said. Local tea party organizers disputed claims of racism and called on the NAACP to withdraw the resolution.
Debate was mostly closed to the public, but the final version of the resolution "calls on the tea party and all people of good will to repudiate the racist element and activities within the tea party," said Hilary Shelton, director of the NAACP's Washington bureau.
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1 comment:
The people who run the teabagger Astroturf scam are not people of good will. They are sleazy corporate lobbyists and pr people.
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