Biden says tea party not a racist movement

[zabet]

Biden says tea party not a racist movement

WASHINGTON – The tea party is not a racist group, says Vice President Joe Biden, though he believes that some of those involved in the movement have expressed racist views.

"Very conservative, very different views on government and a whole lot of things," Biden said during an interview broadcast Sunday on ABC's "This Week." "But it is not a racist organization."

President Barack Obama doesn't think so, either, Biden said.

more here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_biden_tea_party






Defending the tea party?!?! :shrug:

[WolverineDG]

1. Try "not giving the other side any ammunition"

aka being diplomatic

dg

[babylonsister]

3. Yes; not much else he could have said. He didn't need to fan

the flames.

:hi:

[WolverineDG]

5. Heya sis!

Long time, no see! Hope all is well in your neck of the woods! :hi: :loveya:

dg

[babylonsister]

8. Hanging in there, dg.

:pals:

[blogslut]

2. That's your personal interpretation of what Mr. Biden said

Mine follows more closely to his actual statement:

"Very conservative, very different views on government and a whole lot of things," Biden said during an interview broadcast Sunday on ABC's "This Week." "But it is not a racist organization."

[zabet]

4. True....

I just figured nothing said at all is better than anything in the least bit positive being said. The Tea Party does not warrant the attention it gets from the press IMHO when we cannot even get decent and objective coverage of the wars.

[MadHound]

6. Wow, for once Biden is being tactful,

Sadly, this is the wrong time for him to be tactful. Oh well.

[Lost4words]

7. Way to go MBNA Joe! nt

[mucifer]

9. Here in Chicago there is an African American teapartier that has his own radio show

It's on WVON, the black talk radio station in Chicago. He's the only republican they have who has his own program thus his show is called "the other side". He does have a following.

http://wvon.com/personalities/charles-butler.html

[marmar]

10. As veep, he had to say it.....Uncensored, I'm sure he'd say something else.

nt

[MadMaddie]

11. This is getting old

Why not tell the truth and stop excusing these peoples actions. They need to be held accountable for their actions and their rhetoric.