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08/29/10

At CNS News



Civil Rights Leader Says KKK and Tea Party Have To Be Used 'Interchangeably'

 

 

By Nicholas Ballasy

(CNSNews.com) - Civil rights activist Rev. Dr. Walter Fauntroy criticized Glenn Beck’s “Restoring Honor” rally set for this weekend and said the Ku Klux Klan and the Tea Party have to be used “interchangeably.”

“In 2010, the ring wing conservatives of this country have declared war on that civil rights movement of the 60s that brought together a coalition of conscience of people of every race creed and color for a march on jobs and freedom,” said Dr. Fauntroy, one of the chief organizers of Dr. Martin Luther King’s March on Washington in 1963.

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I've never heard of the Rev. Dr. Fauntroy before, but somebody ought to let the guy know that some jerk is running around impersonating him and spouting racist bullshit.

Either that, or when I joined the TEA Party, they forgot to send me my robes and my hatred handbook.