buzz twang

Mallairds at Conservatory Water

DJ Lanphier — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:15:48 +0000

copper steeple

DJ Lanphier — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:06:42 +0000

urban jungle

DJ Lanphier — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:25:34 +0000

Plaza sky

DJ Lanphier — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 04:54:04 +0000

Glenn Beck to Tea Party: Leave Your Racist Signs at Home!

DJ Lanphier — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 13:00:55 +0000

Glenn Beck is one cynical and desperate dude. The upcoming “Restoring Honor” rally at Lincoln Memorial is meant to re-brand the sullied and racist image of the Tea Party into the rainbow coalition just in time for the fall election. But, Beck’s decision to blatantly ride on the coat tails of Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights movement is nothing except a badly orchestrated and cynical effort to co-opt the gravitas of MLK and the rights movement in order to replace the glaring lack of it in the Tea Party movement. They are that desperate.

It gets even better though. From the Atlanta Constitution-Journal:

On the air, Beck has asked attendees not to bring signs or come in anger, but to come in a peaceful spirit akin to the one espoused by King. “Don’t bring your signs,” he said on TV. “Bring your hearts … bring your open minds.”

Not bring signs? It’s a rally! Of course you bring signs! But, Beck is obviously concerned. It’s an admission that something went astray last time. He’s worried the same thing may occur this time. The Tea Party 9/12 rally last year was a smörgåsbord of racism and allusions to racist themes. Some examples for historical context:

The Tea Bag Party faithful brushed the documented claims of racism off as untrue, even in the face of the photographic and video evidence. Perhaps they simply can not see the racism. Perhaps they don’t want to see it. But, America knows what it saw.

To be clear, I’m not saying all Tea Baggers are racist. Yet, it can’t be denied that there is a strong racist element within the Tea Party ranks, and that a great deal of the motivation behind the entire platform (such as is is) is of a nativist, racist, hateful and eliminationist nature. Historically, fear, hate and racism have been great allies. And, they continue to be such. The Tea Party is the current day Nativist party, a modern version of the Know-Nothings. The platforms and ideas espoused are practically identical. No one disuptes that the Know-Nothings were a racist and eliminationist movement. The question remains who will claim the mantle of leadership of the Tea Party. Who will speak out against the racism?

The signs above tell the story. Will it happen again? Time will tell.

Greywacke Arch and jazz

DJ Lanphier — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 08:05:50 +0000

Greywacke Arch and jazz:

One of a few hundred thousand reasons why I love this little island…

Shiny train

DJ Lanphier — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 05:06:44 +0000

leaves city sky

DJ Lanphier — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 04:56:26 +0000

where the dinosaurs live

DJ Lanphier — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 01:58:49 +0000

No more landmines

DJ Lanphier — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 23:53:53 +0000

A dumpster in midtown Manhattan filled with rolls of stickers for No More Landmines. It seemed sad, ironic, and wasteful. Although, it is my understanding that the campaign was a great success. And, so it goes…

42nd Street

DJ Lanphier — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:17:30 +0000

Two tree trunks

DJ Lanphier — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 02:11:04 +0000

Cars on FDR

DJ Lanphier — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:19:32 +0000

Glade Arch

DJ Lanphier — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 03:08:44 +0000

Walk along water

DJ Lanphier — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 21:50:56 +0000

algae fractal

DJ Lanphier — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 23:22:37 +0000

the perfect storm

DJ Lanphier — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 22:03:32 +0000

Tudor style on 5th midtown

DJ Lanphier — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 21:27:20 +0000

Empire no Kong

DJ Lanphier — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:07:51 +0000

Why Americans FAIL

DJ Lanphier — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:00:30 +0000

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