Ben Jealous Backpedals, Pushes “Spiderman” Excuse
“We aren’t saying that the tea party is racist,” Jealous said. “What we’re saying is that with their increasing power comes an increasing responsibility to act responsibly”.
Sounds a little redundant redundant. And an awful lot like the “I misspoke” excuse that is thrown around so often these days when people stick their foot in their mouth. An empty excuse that – ironically – accepts no responsibility and offers no apology.
But the message is clear: the NAACP can’t prove the Tea Party is a racist movement and instead has managed to alienate a good part of the African American community, the sizable group which found a political home in the Tea Party movement. So it’s time for damage control.
If only they’d consulted with Breitbart first, they could have spared themselves this embarrassment.
Via Instapundit.
UPDATE: Ed Driscoll links. Thanks!
