Let me go on the record: I don't respect Ben Jealous. Now, normally I don't talk negative about anyone, but there are exceptions. And the exception is this; anytime someone wants to publicly call another group of people names, insinuate without facts, and just talk to incite, they automatically open themselves up to personal criticism. Mr. Jealous is not advancing the goal of a color-blind society with incendiary remarks about the tea party or most recently, main-stream Americans. You can view and hear his recent comments here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53O7wuW8GZc&feature=youtube_gdata_player
The man is either a demagogue or a liar .. neither of which I think deserve our respect or attention. He accuses others of racism, but I think he does not understand the word. He pretends to be some type of leader, but leadership in America has always intoned a large measure of truth an optimism. He acts like a scared little man ... who doesn't really understand why he's scared.
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