Caught on Tape: Racist NAACP Leader Says ‘Kenneth Gladney Not Black Enough,’ an ‘Uncle Tom’ July 9, 2010
Posted by seeineye in : Politics , add a commentby Jim Hoft
On May 5th, 2010 The Missouri NAACP hosted a press conference and rally on behalf of Perry Molens and Elston McCowan, demanding the county prosecutor drop assault charges stemming from an attack outside Russ Carnahan’s townhall in South St. Louis County on Health Care last August. Molens and McCowan were arrested after the staged Carnahan event in August after they beat, kicked and stomped on black vendor Kenneth Gladney. The two Russ Carnahan supporters and SEIU members also called Kenneth the n-word as they bashed him into the cement.
This press conference in May was intended to drum up political pressure to prevent the jury trial of the two SEIU staff members arrested for attacking Kenneth Gladney in the presence of three witnesses.
Video of the entire press conference was posted online in eight parts and includes speeches by Harold Crumpton (NAACP national board member and president, St Louis City branch), Mary Ratliff, (NAACP state president, Missouri), progressive blogger Adam Shriver (cited as their legal expert), Elston McCowan, Perry Molens, and emceed by Zaki Abruti, UAPO. Also attending the event were a host of self-defined socialist agitators and a self-proclaimed Huffington Post reporter, Jeanine Molloff.
Here is the unbelievable video of the racist NAACP event. The two men accused of attacking Gladney go on trial this month. Elston McCowan, the man standing next to the speaker, can be seen laughing when the speaker says Gladney is not a brother.
Following is the transcript:
Back in the day, we used to call someone like that, and I want to remind you, uh, when this incident occurred, I was really struck by a front page picture of this guy, which we called, a Negro, i mean that we call him a Negro in the fact that he works for not for our people but against our people. In the old days, we call him an Uncle Tom. I just gotta say that. Here it is, the day after a young brother, a young man, I didn’t mean to call him a brother, but on the front page of the Post Dispatch, ironically, he’s sitting in a wheelchair, being kissed on the forehead, by a European. Now just imagine that as a poster child picture, not working for our people.
UNREAL.
Ironically, Gladney reached out to the NAACP after the assault, but was mocked by their local president for not filing a claim. 11 months later, the same organization is out in public claiming Gladney isn’t black enough to protect and calling him an “Uncle Tom” for getting his a$$ kicked by SEIU thugs after a Carnahan town hall. And remember- Perry Molens, the SEIU staff member caught on video coming up behind Gladney and throwing him to the ground, is white.
This is outrageous.
Has the NAACP has become a radical racist, leftist group of thugs that promotes public beatings? It looks like it.
Institutional Bailouts: All Regulation, No Reform July 9, 2010
Posted by seeineye in : Politics , 1 comment so farby Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO)
How do you fix a problem? Well, in Washington, there is a sure-fire solution to any crisis: pass reactionary legislation without knowing what is in it to show you really “care” about the problem. Then, claim the problem is solved. Wait until the next crisis. Repeat.
The current crisis is big, overly exposed financial institutions; some of which have taken enough risks that they are now insolvent. Unfortunately, the regulatory reform (a Democratic metaphor for regulatory expansion) being considered by the House and Senate in response to the recent financial crisis will not solve the problem. In fact, it may make them worse by cloaking the real issues with new regulations but without addressing root causes. These misguided political ambitions are especially obvious in H.R. 4173, the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010.
Here are just a few examples of why H.R. 4173 is very effective at expanding government regulation but very ineffective at providing for the substantive reform needed to fix the failure points of our financial institutions:
Contrary to claims made by the Democratic majority:
- H.R. 4173 perpetuates financial bailouts. In reality, the bill allows the FDIC to bail out selected creditors. To pay off the creditors of a “too big to fail” financial institution, the bill gives the FDIC the authority to borrow an amount equal to the value of the firm being liquidated. For some larger institutions this could amount to $2 trillion (of taxpayer money) per institution. This “solution” actually incentivizes failure, as mismanaged institutions have a taxpayer bailout as a safety net. In contrast, House Republicans have pressed to end taxpayer-funded bailouts by creating an enhanced form of bankruptcy for large non-bank financial institutions, forcing participants to plan for the possibility of failure and face stiff consequences for mismanagement.
- H.R. 4173 Fails to Address the Biggest Single Cause of the Financial Crisis. Mismanagement of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were among the root causes of the housing and financial market melt-down, costing American taxpayers more than $145 billion so far. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) predicts that the cost could reach $380 billion or more if the Obama Administration continues using Fannie and Freddie as a place to store bad loans made by banks. And yet, despite this, H.R. 4173 virtually ignores these problem areas – authorizing only a study. Such a study will only delay reform and limit any opportunity for meaningful recovery in the housing market.
- H.R. 4173 Increases Government Control. This measure empowers the government to seize private firms and to funnel taxpayer funds to “rescue” them. It also creates a “consumer protection” czar whose agency will control consumer credit and financing. In addition, the Democrat’s bill creates an “Office of Financial Research” that is charged with monitoring the financial activities of private citizens while providing taxpayer funded research about consumers to Wall Street. None of these activities have sufficient oversight or accountability.
- H.R. 4173 Destroys Jobs and Threatens the Economy. Economists have also estimated that H.R. 4173 will reduce new job creation by 4.3 percent because of the way it constricts access to consumer credit, a move that is particularly damaging to small and seasonal businesses.
The short-term political benefits that the Democrats hope to reap from this ill-considered measure will cost U.S. firms in the global marketplace, leaving them unable to create stable jobs for American workers. The American people deserve both a better process and a far better policy outcome from their elected representatives.
In his first State of the Union address President Obama rebuked Republicans for opposing big-spending. He told us that saying “No” may be good politics, but it’s not good leadership. Well, saying “yes” to bad policy isn’t good leadership either, Mr. President. The 2000 plus page H.R. 4173 is just one more example of the Democratic majority’s attempts to grow government, not fix problems. Not only does it fail to address the root causes of the financial crisis, it’s bad for the economy, it’s bad for business, it’s bad for jobs, and it’s bad for America.
