“I traveled on the Tea Party Express tour bus as a singer/songwriter, entertainer and spokesperson; 16 states, 34 rallies in two weeks. I experienced vicious racial verbal attacks, not from the tea party protesters.
The racial hate expressed against me all came from the left, people who support President Obama’s radial socialist agenda. … 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!’ … 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. … 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. … 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.” –singer, songwriter and columnist Lloyd Marcus
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This reminds me of the scandal Bill Cosby created when he made similar comments during his public lectures about Americas youth and responsibility. I’m reminded of the movement, which must seem like a distant memory on the hill, of responsibility. Our elected officials need to stop finding ways to blame each other for the problems and take ownership of their mistakes. Take the current financial crisis, that was a combination of runaway socialist spending and corporate greed, the worst of both extremes. Far worse was the response, throw more money at the problem without proper oversight, management and accountability. God forbid someone stand up against the status quo and say it’s wrong less they get ridiculed as a racist or hate monger.