Woodruff wrote:It's not at all that I find Fox News unacceptable...though I'll admit I view them with the same jaundiced view I give to most other media...it's that just a statement by them making a claim isn't enough. It wouldn't be enough for you if I did that (and rightly so), so why do they get that honor? Now if they had included a transcript or something of that nature, that would make all the difference in the world.
Though it may sound as though I do, I really don't disagree with you. You said in another post that you can't stand by condemning them without evidence, and I think you're exactly right. The only challenge is in finding other news outlets who are willing to report negatively about the NAACP, which you will agree is a dangerous move.
I, too, believe that the NAACP is racist, and I don't find it at all hard to believe that they did what Fox is accusing them of. But, like you, I would like to see more sources, just to be sure.
PLAYER57832 wrote:Given that Fox is the one posting the NAACP video of the ousted Agricultural secretary (though they have since apologized for that), I would say we have reason to doubt Fox's intent on this issue.
However, that whole line of debate is rather besides the point. If an organization knows it has racists and doesn't do a thing about it, then they are, by implication a harbinger of racism. In this case, it does not take each member (or any majority) coming out and saying they are racist or acting in racist ways. If the organization just stands by and lets the racist talk continue, the actions continue, then it is guilty of racism itself.
This is why it is important that the statement came BEFORE the ouster of this guy. Before, there was little evidence of the Tea Party taking action against racists who claimed to be within their ranks.
What is it with you and your repeated lack of understanding about what specific threads are about? We are talking about a specific statement by the NAACP: whether or not it happened, and, if it did, whether it was a deliberate attempt to discredit the Tea Party. You come in and address the issue in a 35-word paragraph, then launch into a tirade about how the Tea Party is racist. If you find this debate to be "besides the point," then start your own thread about something that you think is more to the point. Quit hijacking other people's threads to preach about your sad, misguided agenda.
