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| Julian Bond: GOP 'Nazi'; Rice, Powell 'Tokens'; Judges 'Taliban', etc. |
| 2006-02-02 |
| Civil rights activist and NAACP Chairman Julian Bond delivered a blistering partisan speech at Fayetteville State University in North Carolina last night, equating the Republican Party with the Nazi Party and characterizing Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her predecessor, Colin Powell, as "tokens." "The Republican Party would have the American flag and the swastika flying side by side," he charged. Calling President Bush a liar, Bond told the audience at the historically black institution that this White House's lies are more serious than the lies of his predecessor's because Clinton's lies didn't kill people. "We now find ourselves refighting old battles we thought we had already won," he said. "We have to fight discrimination whenever it raises its ugly head." He referred to former Attorney General John Ashcroft as J. Edgar Ashcroft. He compared Bush's judicial nominees to the Taliban. The talk so infuriated at least one black family in attendance among the 900 in the auditorium that they got up in walked out in protest. "He went on and on name calling," said Lee Wilson. "I walked out in the middle of his speech with my wife and three kids" The harsh partisan rhetoric from Bond should not have surprised anyone who has followed him in recent years. In July 2001, Bond said, "[Bush] has selected nominees from the Taliban wing of American politics, appeased the wretched appetites of the extreme right wing, and chosen Cabinet officials whose devotion to the Confederacy is nearly canine in its uncritical affection." |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #8 He may be crazy now, but he was pretty good in Goldfinger ... what ... never mind. |
| Posted by: DMFD 2006-02-02 22:59 |
| #7 wow! I wonder why W has passed over speaking to teh NAACP every year now, choosing instead to speak to black groups looking forward and making something of themselves and their families. Bond is a sick ol racist bigot - just the kind he opposed in a previously admirable life. His comments not drawing immediate condemnation from the usual grievance and outrage™ groups shows how sincere they are in their ideals. This made Drudge - they won't be able to hush it up - he's toast |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-02-02 19:37 |
| #6 Refer this to the IRS for revocation of tax exempt status. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-02-02 18:33 |
| #5 I'm hearin' the fear of irrelevancy. These statements sound both scared and tired at the same time. I think the NAACP and The Dems really need to try a new playbook. But, hey, thass just me.. |
| Posted by: macofromoc 2006-02-02 18:25 |
| #4 Julian Bond? Wasn't he the voice of reason in that band of hustlers and race pimps? Makes you wonder if derangement is caused by some sort of transmittable virus. I hope the ghost of Martin Luther King Jr. comes back and kicks all their asses. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2006-02-02 18:02 |
| #3 Jim. Chaddup. Go home. |
| Posted by: SLO Jim 2006-02-02 17:58 |
| #2 Julian? Shark. Shark? Julian. |
| Posted by: SLO Jim 2006-02-02 17:57 |
| #1 Julian? Shark. Shark? Julian. |
| Posted by: SLO Jim 2006-02-02 17:56 |