The Pot Calling the Kettle...White

I was taken aback recently when I heard former Congressman Walter Fauntroy saying that the Tea Party movement was “exclusive” as he discussed the Glenn Beck event at the Lincoln Memorial. Here you have a guy who supports the black caucus, which is 100% black, while the Tea Party includes all colors.

Whether one will admit it or not, prejudice is an equal opportunity destroyer. Contrary to popular belief, blacks can be as prejudiced as whites, just ask Shirley Sherrod. She was thrown under the bus (fired) by the Obama administration before they did their due diligence and discovered that she was not actually prejudice against the white farmer she helped in Georgia.

Many of the old guard black leaders harbor a root of bitterness that could insure that they end up with the very people they hated here on earth. Many who speak of brotherly love only mean that it exists between them and those who look like them.

So, give Brother Beck a break and let him hold his meeting. Perhaps the visage of all colors together will help the country realize the true dream of Dr. King. I am sure if Dr. King was alive, he would again be the key note speaker.