APPALLING – AT 9:23 A.M. ET:  In contrast to the good thoughts reported in our first post this morning, there has been another obscene attempt to play the race card, as we approach the 2012 election.  We'd love to see how the mainstream media responds to this.  From The Politico:

A top lawmaker in the Congressional Black Caucus says tea partiers on Capitol Hill would like to see African Americans hanging from trees and accuses the movement of wishing for a return to the Jim Crow era.

Rep. Andre Carson, a Democrat from Indiana who serves as the CBC’s chief vote counter, said at a CBC event in Miami that some in Congress would “love to see us as second-class citizens” and “some of them in Congress right now of this tea party movement would love to see you and me…hanging on a tree.”

Carson also said the tea party is stopping change in Congress, likening it to “the effort that we’re seeing of Jim Crow.”

The explosive comments, caught on tape, were uploaded on the internet Tuesday, and Carson’s office stood by the remarks. Jason Tomcsi, Carson’s spokesman, said the comment was “in response to frustration voiced by many in Miami and in his home district in Indianapolis regarding Congress’ inability to bolster the economy.” Tomcsi, in an email, wrote that “the congressman used strong language because the Tea Party agenda jeopardizes our most vulnerable and leaves them without the ability to improve their economic standing..."

COMMENT:  I'm afraid we're going to see more of that as the election draws nearer.  It is a device used to bring out the vote, to scare people into rushing to the polls to elect the same old failures and professional politicians.  Carson inherited his congressional seat from his grandmother.  We know of no accomplishment that he can point to as a member of Congress.

August 31, 2011