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September 16, 2009 Black Tea Party Express Tour Team Member Experienced RacismBy Lloyd MarcusUnfortunately, my deleted email box is littered with numerous messages expressing the following: "You are the dumbest self hating f****** n***** I have ever seen!" These racists are outraged by my opening lines I boldly proclaimed at each rally. "Hello my fellow patriots! I am NOT an African-American! I am Lloyd Marcus, AMERCIAN!" At
every rally, my proclamation inspired great applause and cheers of joy
and approval from the audiences. After each rally many came to me with
tears in their eyes. They said, "I thank you from the bottom of my
heart for what you said. I am Irish (or Italian, or Asian) American.
And yet, I would never hyphenate. I feel hyphening divides us. While it
is fine to honor one's origin, let's all be American first". The
tea party audience's passionate response to my proclamation was a
surprise to me. I did not know so many Americans disapproved of
hyphenating pushed on us via political correctness. I
rejected hyphenating years ago. One day I woke up and heard I was no
longer black, I was African American. Anyone rejecting the new term was
called ignorant, insensitive and an Uncle Tom -- if you are black. Not
intending to be provocative or controversial, I casually stated that I
am not a hyphenated American, but simply an American at a tea party.
The audience's cheers of approval were surprising and heartwarming. [Editor's note: See also "Why I am no longer an African-American", published on 9/12, the day Lloyd performed in DC] As
I said, I am a singer, songwriter, entertainer and columnist using my
gifts to spread the message that conservatism is best for all
Americans. Liberals' response to my YouTube
videos, columns and performances on the Tea Party Express have been
extremely racist, vicious and hate-filled. In their incredible
arrogance, they vilify me for loving my country and not viewing myself
as a victim of white America. In the sick minds of liberals, as a black
man in America, I must support President Obama regardless of his
policies. I must resent white America. I must feel entitled to the earnings of other Americans. My belief that my success or failure is totally in the hands of myself and my God is anathema to them. As
to the claim that the tea party protesters are racist, they are not.
Quite the opposite. At every rally, with thousands in attendance, I was
overwhelmingly showered with affection and thanks for standing up for
America. At one rally, a sign read, "Lloyd  Marcus
for President". These protesters are not racist. They are decent hard
working ordinary Americans who love their country and disapprove of the
radical changes planned by the Obama administration. Race is not an
issue with them. They have deep concerns for their country.Disgustingly,
Obama-ites use race to silence the protesters. They know it is an
effective weapon to use against decent people. Ironically, the people
the Obam-ites call racist are the same people who hate hyphenating.
They want to be united as Americans. The
grand finale of the Tea Party Express Tour took place Saturday,
September 12 in Washington DC at the U.S. Capitol. I performed my song,
Twenty Ten. The crowd of over a million loved it. C-Span posted my
performance on YouTube. Shamefully, C-Span had to delete the
hate-filled racist comments posted by Obama supporters in response to
my performance. Why do so-called tolerant and compassionate liberals
think it is OK to freely use the "N" word when referring to blacks who
escape the "liberal plantation"? Despite
Obama-ite's hideous charges of racism, this amazing tea party movement
is driven by passion, concern and love of country by the American
people. A Tea Party Express "whistle stop" in Mt. Vernon, Texas
epitomized the mood of the movement. We
were late leaving our Dallas, Texas rally. We would arrive late at our
rally in Memphis, Tennessee. The decision was made to cancel the road
side "whistle stop" in Mt. Vernon, Texas. Besides, it was only suppose
to be a brief stop for a few folks to tour the bus, take pictures and
give us homemade treats. Then, we received the call, "You MUST stop.
There are a lot of people here!" The State Police lead our Tea Party
Express Tour bus into a crowd of 500 to 800 cheering excited people.
They treated us like rock stars. Totally unprepared, the truck with our
sound system was on its way to Memphis. We did not have a sound system
or a stage. We
made our way through the crowd to the bed of a pick up truck. National
radio talk show host Mark Williams, blue star mom Deborah Johns, singer
Diana Nagy, the Rivoli Revue (Ron and Kay) and I climbed on board.
Someone handed Mark a bull horn which he used to encourage the
extremely enthusiastic crowd. We said the Pledge of Allegiance and
Diana lead in the singing of "God Bless America". Many in the crowd
were sobbing. Then they showered us with thanks, hugs, bottled water,
bags of shacks and homemade treats. I thought, "How many angry racist
mobs bake and bring brownies and overwhelm a black guy with affection
and hugs?" Once
back on the bus, our team struggled to hold back tears. We felt
humbled, honored and blessed. Though extremely well received at each
rally, this "whistle stop" drove home the passion, love of country, and
importance of our mission to preserve and Take Back America! The
Tea Party protesters are hard working decent people who love their
country and want us all united as Americans. I am highly offended that
this evil administration seeks to divide us, not just by race, but also
by class envy. As I said to many of the audiences along the Tea Party
Express bus tour, "I love you. Stay strong. Do not allow their calling
you a racist to shut you up! Stand up for America. God bless you. And
God bless America!" 27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,29,0" width="425" height="344">C-SPAN's "Twenty Ten" performance video | |
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