Lloyd Marcus at Renew America, June 28, 2010:

“Again, I say charges that the movement is racist are absurd. Here are a few of my personal tea party experiences. Keep in mind, I have performed at well over two hundred tea parties across America.

Before singing my “American Tea Party Anthem,” I say, “Hello my fellow patriots! I am not an African American! I am Lloyd Marcus, AMERCIAN!” The crowds go wild. Many tearfully thank me. They say hyphenating divides us. Would racists make such a statement?

I’ve seen numerous signs in the crowds which read, “Lloyd Marcus for President.” Why didn’t CNN show any of those signs on TV during my interview?

At a tea party in Texas, a white cowboy approached me pushing a stroller with two black babies. The proud new dad said he and his wife, who was also white, asked God to give them babies who needed their love. They felt blessed to adopt two babies from Africa. Could this couple be classified as redneck racists protesting Obama because he is black?

An incident happened at a tea party in Traverse City Michigan which ripped my heart out. A white woman in a wheel chair saw me approaching. She yelled, “Oh my gosh, it is Lloyd Marcus. I listen to your music. I read your columns. I love you. May I have a picture with you?”

The woman’s adult daughter confided to one of our staff members, “My mom is dying. She said all she wanted to do is meet Lloyd Marcus.” WOW! Now, do you understand why I am so outraged when the liberal mainstream media and ill-informed radio talk show callers attempt to portray the tea party folks as a bunch of racists?

On numerous occasions, I have been approached at tea parties by patriots who have emotionally thanked me for my participation in the movement. Because we share values and principles, they call me brother.

The “racist” accusation is an evil lie designed to control and shut up decent people who simply disagree with our president’s agenda. White racist skin heads do not care if you call them racist. They probably wear it as a badge of honor. But, the decent white folks who attend the tea parties are devastated by such charges.

Partners with the liberal mainstream media spreading the “lie” about the tea parties are Hollywood and the liberal democrats.

Here is a shameful misrepresentation of the tea party patriots by NAACP president, Ben Jealous, “A group of White males wealthier than their peers called the Tea Party has risen up in the land. They say that they want to take the country back. And take it back they surely will. They will take it back to 1963 if we let them.”

Folks, ask yourself. Would white people who one year ago voted in record numbers for a black man to lead our country suddenly have a desire to “take America back to 1963”? Ridiculous. Jealous’ comments are hate inspiring, manipulative and evil. http://www.newscorpse.com/ncWP/?p=1797

As long as God gives me strength, I will keep shouting from the roof tops, “The Tea Party Movement is not Racist!” God bless.”

My Comment

I should add that I think Marcus takes the optimistic view. I think racism does indeed exist and will be exacerbated by economic distress and rising international tension. However, the Tea Party Movement isn’t especially racist.  Indeed, it’s probably less so than some of the liberal media outlets who have no problem using words like “red-neck” or “white-trash”….and under whose apparent tolerance of non-whites lurks a barely-contained disdain should they wander off the plantation and actually voice their own opinions, rather than the regurgitated opinions of the foundation left.