Amy Ridenour's National Center Blog has an excellent post about a "civil rights" rally that was held in Atlanta over the weekend. Harry Belafonte got most of the media's attention, but a number of leading Democrats spoke there also. This is the stuff that few in the media question. Why do elected representatives, who all happen to be Democrats, get away with standing on the same stage from which such hateful racist rhetoric is being spewed? In fact, their own rhetoric echoed many of the points that the worst race-baiters made. First, an excerpt from Ms. Ridenour, stating who sponsored this rally, and which politicians were there: "The event was sponsored, (Marc Morano of) CNSNews.com reports, by Jesse Jackson's Rainbow/PUSH Coalition. Participants included the National Urban League, The Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the NAACP, and the AFL-CIO.Several Members of Congress shared the podium, including House Democrat leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Ba...
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