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Thread #120208 Message #3041232
Posted By: Sawzaw
26-Nov-10 - 11:54 PM
Thread Name: BS: KKK/Tea Party Day
Subject: RE: BS: KKK/Tea Party Day
The Tea Party movement is not racist, Vice President Joe Biden said yesterday, though he believes that some Tea Partiers have expressed racist views.
"Very conservative, very different views on government and a whole lot of things," Biden said during an interview broadcast on ABC's "This Week." "But it is not a racist organization."
President Obama doesn't think so, either, Biden said.Asked if the President agrees with Jimmy Carter's claim yesterday that race is driving the anger at Obama and his agenda, Gibbs said he doesn't.
"The president does not believe that criticism comes based on the color of his skin," Gibbs said. He treated the protests with a striking degree of respect, saying the White House understands that "people have disagreements" over the administration's initiatives on the auto industry and the economy.
"The president does not believe that it's based on the color of his skin," Gibbs repeated.