Dem Rep. Andre Carson Defends Saying Tea Partiers Want Blacks “Hanging On a Tree”…
New tone!
(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.”
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.
“The Tea Party is protecting its millionaire and oil company friends while gutting critical services that they know protect the livelihood of African-Americans, as well as Latinos and other disadvantaged minorities,” Tomcsi wrote. “We are talking about child nutrition, job creation, job training, housing assistance, and Head Start, and that is just the beginning. A child without basic nutrition, secure housing, and quality education has no real chance at a meaningful and productive life.”
From yesterday: Congressional Black Caucus Declares “War” On Racist Tea Party, Claims Republicans Want To See Blacks “Hanging From A Tree”
Posted by ZIP on Wednesday, August 31, 2011, at 8:13 am | 
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He made those comments because of “Congress’ inability to bolster the economy.” That means give us more handouts.
This guy is also a Muslim and I heard on Levin’s show last night that he was endorsed by the Nation of Islam when he ran for office and he’s affiliated with CAIR.
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.”
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This kook … Andre Carson… is accusing his fellow Congressmen of racism?
Of wanting to kill him..?
WOW…
Of course Carson has proof of this… right?
because to make baseless outlandish accusations… would be lying…
He is a shill for Islam as he is supported $$$ by Islamists. He and Ellison are one. He is also one the the liars that claimed he heard the N-word several times at a TEA PARTY rally—he was proven to be a fabricator by numerous time lines caught on video
http://www.breitbart.tv/3-months-later-rep-andre-carson-still-has-no-proof-of-racial-slur/
I love to see an investigation of this guy – how he got elected – who put him up for election – was the election corrupt? More importantly I want to see Congress investigate and explain to the American people who in which department is setting the quotas for immigration, how people are getting into the country and who sends them here? I truly do not understand the mass influx of people from certain countries who hate us.
These blacks don’t want to stop the race baiting in America. When they get desperate they try to divert the real problem which is their dear leader Obumma.
Trying to blame the tea party form the 16% black unemployment.
Always whtie’s fault for the problems of blacks.
Gettin old give it up already tired of these same old same old
Looks like he wants to keep black Americans on Uncle Sams plantation
….“love to see us as second-class citizens”….
Rep. Carson you reap what you sow. That statement makes you a second class citizen not the color of your skin. A dumbass is a dumbass, no matter what color, and you sir, are a huge dumbass. Please STFU.
I would like to hear from Allen West…
I would like to West… to call Carson out on these inflammatory statements…
Job security!
(akin to Sharpton, Jackson, Wright, et al)
@Nord
You Got it. That is why he was set up to go to congress (doesn’t seem these days like it should be Capitalized anymore)
@ZIP & @ WM
I never thought or could envision that I would think this,
But YES, I Would like to see DEMONCRAT Rep Andre Carson
Hanging on a Tree
Andre – Keeping the Plantation of Dependency happy.
he is right every traitor should be hung from a tree.
Reverse racism, scream racism even when there is NONE! We’re wise to your tricks you sons-a-bitches.
No tree deserves to be insulted with your stinking corpse.
Just remember, Andre is not the brightest bulb. His grandmother a US Congresswoman) got him a job at the State of Indiana where he couragously manned a desk. He led picketers outside of the hall where V.P Cheney was going to speak at during the 2004 presidential campaign. He and his co horts were yelling various unoriginal leftist slogans. I approached and asked if he really believed the crap he was spewing. He said that things were worse in the country because of Bush and wanted to know if I was better off than 4 years ago. I said that I was and after the blank look, ok even blanker look passed, he said that it was because of his grandmother that my family’s situation was improved. I said that I don’t recall his grandmother helping me in any way when I was working my ass off to get through college and I was sure that my wife would not recall her doing anything to help her get through college either. I told him that it was because of our efforts to achieve a better life that got us into a better position than we were in 2000. All he could say was “Julia carson, she did it for you”. I looked at my friends and said, who’s a bigger fool, the idiot or the person who tries to talk sense to an idiot? As we walked away, he said ‘julia has gotten you everything’ or some stupid comment like that, we were too busy laughing at the other protesters at that point to care.
i’m actually kind of curious of what the court case would be like if you actually went and killed off a couple off these ass hats and claimed self defense.
they did declare war on us. is that enough to end their lives?
30 years ago they would have been tried and shot for treason.
maybe the people need to start doing the governments job.
-President FFM
**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.”
Yes … because hanging African-Americans from trees is so economically advantageous, jag-off…
Honestly, the GOP has charge of the House now. Please censure this ignorant asshole and the rest of the CBC for these remarks and get this destructive and non-productive and uncivil rhetoric in-check.
Since Andre is also a muslim, why did he not throw down the islamophobia card, too?
“The Tea Party is protecting its millionaire and oil company friends”
Yeah, ya know I was JUST talking with the Koch brothers….
whaddadoosh….
RTS
The GOP better call out that race baiting angry black man for inciting violence against the American people.
The angry blacks in this country are going after whitey with the blessing of the POTUS.
Stirring up a crisis that shall not go to waste.
“A child without basic nutrition, secure housing, and quality education has no real chance at a meaningful and productive life.”
Never had a chance and never will under the current administration or Democrats in general.
When CBC members and blacks in general start acting like normal Americans, we will be moving forward. Yes, I guess that I would like to see your point of view, congressman, hanging in a tree!
In my opinion, Congressman Carson’s statement that tea partiers want to see blacks hanging from a tree “was not intended to be a factual statement”.
-John Kyl
Well, let’s see….
First, he seems like a ‘typical black person’…….
Second, it’s ‘hanging FROM a tree’ if you want to get your rhetoric right.
The difference between libel and slander is simply one of the medium in which the defamatory statements are published for public consumption. Both slander and libel do require that the defamatory statements be published, which means that they cannot be issued in such a fashion that they are not widely available and are instead kept private.
Other than that, however, the same statement might be considered libel or slander depending upon the exact medium in which the statement was made. A statement which is made in print would be considered libel, whereas a statement which was made in a transitory medium would be considered slander.
I think the Tea Party has had enough mud slinging – these types of attackes are unwarrented – this guy goes too far.
Maybe some legal action would settle him down?
He isn’t the only Muslim. when I saw the full picture on video on Fox this morning I noticed the guy standing behind him, on his left has the bump on his forehead that marks Muslims . The bump that ends up there from their forehead hitting the floor during their prayers to the moon god.
The rush to racism is on! This guy is not just another 40 watt bulb easily dismissed, he is Obama’s re-election strategy in blackface. These race baiters are just getting warmed up. We ain’t seen nothin’ yet.
I firmly believe the CBC is trying to incite a race war!
How horrible! Where does this thinking get hatched? So then we could ask him back, “What you mean the equivalent of Ms. Maxine wanting to help us Tea Partiers (baggers, whatever) to go to Hell?”
Or more like they want to crucify Tea Party People for wanting some sense restored to things? For wanting the option of being heard and speaking up?
How disgusting.
What is wrong with these people? We only want to see one useless mulatto hanging from a metaphorical tree, and in 2012 we’ll string him up.
@tel1550
Absolutely!
Historically, the demokkkrats started the kkk as their terror arm and they lynched over 2,000 black and over 1,000 WHITE republicans…
the truth is that the CBC which is demokkkrat historically has the highest probability of lynching WHITE REPUBLICANS or black republicans…
ANDRE CARSON IS FROM THE PARTY OF THE LYNCHERS OF BOTH BLACK AND WHITE REPUBLICANS
NOT the other way around!!
and he’s a dumb abd
A blabbering baldheaded nincompoop with his pea sized brain and totaly stupid,stupid,stupid
Darn he is ssooo UGLY a vulture would file a defemation suit against him
I guess it’s rather unrealistic to think his constituents would recall him.
The way they have acted lately you would think they were swinging from trees………………by their tails!
In other words, Carson has no actual evidence to back his statement, so he will try to redirect attention from his slanderous words onto the policies he opposes.
Andre,
Whatsup? Hey bro, do you think I could stay at you house for awhile? I got real bad money problems and aint gonna work for no white slave owners. Maybe you could share your “wealth” with me? Whayasay bro?
The previous illustration is an example of the ridiculous stereotypes most white people abhor. However, Mr. Carson made the decision to wallow in the mud with the race baiters, slugs, and “entitlement” groups so he must pay the penalty. Anyone who even listens to this nonsense is too far gone to be rehabilitated.
Mr. Carson, you sir are in dire need of a dose of humility.
I’ll save you the time it takes to go to Wikipedia (Jesus, you’re as lazy as your prejudiced) and tell you that Carson holds the seat his grandmother held for some 20 years in Indianapolis and, when she died, he ran against 6 other Democrats in a primary.
He is no more “from another country” than you are. As for the rest of the ‘setting quotas for immigration,” Mr. Carson is not in the Executive Branch, has no real power in the House, and mainly serves as an excuse for Mark Levin to drum up racial discord and anger, so that little twerp can make a buck of angry, old white people.
ALL of this could have found in one second if you knew how to escape from the right wing bubble
timb……….get out of our “right wing” bubble…….
i just know Wikipedia is completely true and UN-biased
Tim, you’re just dumb to make an editor here
I think people like Andre Carson and Maxine Waters are deliberately provoking the Tea Party, desperately wanting and hoping for some kind of violent response. To borrow a phrase from Rahm Immanuel: “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” They need a crisis to vindicate their lies, hold on to power and justify shutting down all opposition to their leftist agenda.
They do not speak peaceably, but devise false accusations against those who live quietly in the land. They shout, “Aha! Aha! With our own eyes we saw him do it!” Psalm 35: 20-21
Do not let them think, “Aha, just what we wanted!” or say, “We have swallowed him up.” Psalm 35:25
May those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!” be appalled at their own shame. Psalm 40:15
timb gets banned at pattericos, and comes here to fling monkeyshit on the walls.