CPAC Participant Defends Slavery At Minority Outreach Panel: It Gave ‘Food And Shelter’ To Blacks
NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — A panel at the Conservative Political Action Committee on Republican minority outreach exploded into controversy on Friday afternoon, after an audience member defended slavery as good for African-Americans.
The exchange occurred after an audience member from North Carolina, 30-year-old Scott Terry, asked whether Republicans could endorse races remaining separate but equal. After the presenter, K. Carl Smith of Frederick Douglass Republicans, answered by referencing a letter by Frederick Douglass forgiving his former master, the audience member said “For what? For feeding him and housing him?” Several people in the audience cheered and applauded Terry’s outburst.
After the exchange, Terry muttered under his breath, “why can’t we just have segregation?” noting the Constitution’s protections for freedom of association. Watch it:
ThinkProgress spoke with Terry, who sported a Rick Santorum sticker and attended CPAC with a friend who wore a Confederate Flag-emblazoned t-shirt, about his views after the panel. Terry maintained that white people have been “systematically disenfranchised” by federal legislation.
When asked by ThinkProgress if he’d accept a society where African-Americans were permanently subservient to whites, he said “I’d be fine with that.” He also claimed that African-Americans “should be allowed to vote in Africa,” and that “all the Tea Parties” were concerned with the same racial problems that he was.
At one point, a woman challenged him on the Republican Party’s roots, to which Terry responded, “I didn’t know the legacy of the Republican Party included women correcting men in public.”
He claimed to be a direct descendent of Confederate President Jefferson Davis.
The panel continued to be racked in controversy, as an African-American audience member repeatedly challenged the racism on display at this event. CPAC is the marquee conservative conference of the year, with speakers ranging from former Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney to Senator Marco Rubio.
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OP: The details just make it worse, and worse, and worse. (Mods, I added the Oppression tag since this white man is clearly being oppressed)
NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — A panel at the Conservative Political Action Committee on Republican minority outreach exploded into controversy on Friday afternoon, after an audience member defended slavery as good for African-Americans.
The exchange occurred after an audience member from North Carolina, 30-year-old Scott Terry, asked whether Republicans could endorse races remaining separate but equal. After the presenter, K. Carl Smith of Frederick Douglass Republicans, answered by referencing a letter by Frederick Douglass forgiving his former master, the audience member said “For what? For feeding him and housing him?” Several people in the audience cheered and applauded Terry’s outburst.
After the exchange, Terry muttered under his breath, “why can’t we just have segregation?” noting the Constitution’s protections for freedom of association. Watch it:
ThinkProgress spoke with Terry, who sported a Rick Santorum sticker and attended CPAC with a friend who wore a Confederate Flag-emblazoned t-shirt, about his views after the panel. Terry maintained that white people have been “systematically disenfranchised” by federal legislation.
When asked by ThinkProgress if he’d accept a society where African-Americans were permanently subservient to whites, he said “I’d be fine with that.” He also claimed that African-Americans “should be allowed to vote in Africa,” and that “all the Tea Parties” were concerned with the same racial problems that he was.
At one point, a woman challenged him on the Republican Party’s roots, to which Terry responded, “I didn’t know the legacy of the Republican Party included women correcting men in public.”
He claimed to be a direct descendent of Confederate President Jefferson Davis.
The panel continued to be racked in controversy, as an African-American audience member repeatedly challenged the racism on display at this event. CPAC is the marquee conservative conference of the year, with speakers ranging from former Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney to Senator Marco Rubio.
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OP: The details just make it worse, and worse, and worse. (Mods, I added the Oppression tag since this white man is clearly being oppressed)
That level of racism is always breathtaking to observe.
Edited at 2013-03-16 06:50 am (UTC)
ETA: I will admit to a certain schadenfreude every time women active in the Republican party face overt sexism. The obvious response to a statement like,
I didn’t know the legacy of the Republican Party included women correcting men in public.”
ought to be, "That is sexist and unacceptable in modern society." But of course the current incarnation of the GOP considers ever accusing anyone of sexism, racism, or any kind of bigotry a cardinal sin, far worse than actually being a sexist, racist, bigoted pos. The Catch-22 is ugly, but also a bit amusing. Yes, women of the GOP, you "chose your choice" when you decided to join the Republican Party - I hope it is serving you well.
IDK, perhaps I ought to be ashamed of this sentiment.
Edited at 2013-03-16 07:07 am (UTC)
Edited at 2013-03-16 07:07 am (UTC)
Done.
Scratch that, you've gone way beyond "wrong" and into "what the fuck is wrong with you". Next thing we know he'll be telling Jews that the Holocaust was actually awesome for them.
Edited at 2013-03-16 07:59 am (UTC)
...That was probably the most colorful sarcasm I will utter all day.
Toasting these sentiments with a tall, cold glass of my favorite beverage: Republican/Conservative tears.
But I am eminently more incensed, because this flippant fucker does not think I am human. Fuck you, man. We had better not ever meet in a dark alley, because I will fuck you UP.
THIS is what is at CPAC. Blatant THIS.
I wish I could be incensed, but in reality I'm loling, and I'm just going to use this as an example when I have someone tell me that people are too ashamed to be racist, and therefore we're post-racism.
This made me think it was the Onion. Alas...
so I sincerely hope someone breaks his legs.thinkknow he needs to be smacked upside of his smug little head. What a worthless little man.Fixed that for ya.
Just.....holy fucking Jesus Christ on a pogo stick. O.o
why can’t we just have segregation?
I didn’t know the legacy of the Republican Party included women correcting men in public.
Honestly, the more they fuck up with the cameras going, the better for the rest of us. I want them all to jump off a cliff somewhere.
The Republican party could do a little something for "minority outreach" by saying that racists are not welcome in their party and quit the race baiting. But they would lose a majority of their voters if they did that.
I know there are Republicans who aren't this bad. I hope they finally figure out that the moderates and financial conservatives need to break away from the fanatically extreme far right. I still won't vote for them, but at least I can listen to them with less rage.
Also nice to see some bonus misogyny from both the racist audience member AND the panel guy, from the source's update:
"In the middle of my delivery, while discussing the 1848 “Women’s Rights Convention,” I was rudely interrupted by a woman working for the Voice of Russia. She abruptly asked me: “How many black women were there?” This question was intentionally disruptive and coercive with no way of creating a positive dialogue."
.... While discussing Women's Rights Convention.... asking how many women were there... was "intentionally disruptive and coercive"???
This also needs my personal favorite tag: honkeyshines.
I was invited by the Tea Party Patriots to conduct a breakout session entitled: “Trump The Race Card” and share the Frederick Douglass Republican Message. In the middle of my delivery, while discussing the 1848 “Women’s Rights Convention,” I was rudely interrupted by a woman working for the Voice of Russia. She abruptly asked me: “How many black women were there?” This question was intentionally disruptive and coercive with no way of creating a positive dialogue.
In addition, a young man who wasn’t a Tea Party Patriot, made some racially insensitive comments, he said: “Blacks should be happy that the slave master gave them shelter, clothing, and food.” At the conclusion of the breakout session, I further explained to him the Frederick Douglass Republican Message which he embraced, bought a book, and we left as friends.
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/0
.....Aaaaaaand nothing of value was gained.
Even before you posted this update, I figured K. Carl Smith would be an unironic apologist all over this hot mess of a story.
Well, Republican Party, you keep fucking that chicken, then.
Is it wrong that I'm absolutely cackling at this importent, ignorant fool. He's a real gem, ain't he? And the GOP wonders why they can't win.
Edited at 2013-03-16 03:36 pm (UTC)
I really hope they continue with this new strategy. Even people who are complete idiots will eventually figure them out!
Oh, this fucker needs a beatdown. Seriously, right now, kick the SHIT out of him. Maybe some of the stupid will go along with it.