NAACP: Civil Rights Movement No More
In a form the IRS attached with its letter, the agency explained its claim that Mr. Bond made statements opposing Mr. Bush for the presidency this way: “Specifically … Mr. Bond condemned the administration policies of George W. Bush on education, the economy, and the war in Iraq.”
Reacting to those claims, Mr. Mfume said, “We are non-partisan, but we’ve never been non-critical.”
Mr. Bond said: “Nor does any law require that we not be critical. We’ll fight this clearly partisan effort to still our voices. … We’re aware of the difference between criticism and partisanism and are confident we have not crossed the line.” (full article)
Yes Mr. Bond, you did cross that line a long time ago.
I will limit my rant on this issue to just two points: Courage and confidence. This issue has shown once again that this organization lacks both.
Courage: the law clearly instructs all non-profits that they are to steer clear of endorsing any canidate in an election. Statements such as “Their (Republicans) idea of equal rights is the American flag and the Confederate swastika flying side by side…” , or “… their (Republicans) idea of reparations is to give war criminal Jefferson Davis a pardon…”, or “(President Bush had reached into) “the Taliban wing of American politics” to fill some of the top positions in his administration†does not exactly reflect neutrality. For the people that took part in the all of the various civil rights protests during the 1950’s and 60’s, they were well aware of the law (regardless of how biased they were), and were willing to face the consequences of their actions (jail time, fireman hoses, etc.) . The NAACP has clearly broken the law and they ONCE AGAIN run to the white man for cover and protection (Kerry is calling for an investigation into the IRS’ allegations) instead of facing the music. RACISM HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.
Confidence : by not facing the consequences of their actions, they have also demonstrated that they lack the confidence in the American people (in particular Black Americans). If the NAACP was to loose their non-profit status, they will be at the mercy of financial giving from ordinary Americans. How can an organization which claims to bring hope lack confidence in the people that they claim they help? This also shows that they lack confidence in the validity of their own organization.
The one thing that encourages me is the growing number of Blacks that are voicing similar sentiments regarding organizations such as the NAACP. Once again I stress the fact that historically this organization has done much good, but by actions such as adverting responsibility, what was once a blazing fire for truth and justice is nothing more than a flickering ember.
Thanks to Booker Rising regarding the Kerry response piece.
