Rep. Carter: Have You Heard Of Tulia, Jasper, Or Vidor?
Vince Leibowitz | Jun 27, 2006 | Comments 3
I blogged on this Chron story about the VRA last week, but somehow neglected to notice this quote by Rep. John Carter (R-Round Rock) and further neglected to call out Rep. Carter for his brilliant and no doubt, very, very well-thought-out statement:
“I don’t think we have racial bias in Texas anymore,” said Rep. John Carter, R-Round Rock.
Good LORD! Has he forgotten Jasper? How about Tulia? Granted, Vidor may be a bit far-back historically speaking, but still, you’d think a United States Congressman would have enough sense to Google “Texas” and “racism” or something before making a statement like that.
I’m surprised he didn’t say something like, “You know, we don’t have any racial bias in Texas anymore, but them blacks and browns sure know their place!”
IDIOT! I repeat: IDIOT!
Will the NAACP, LULAC, or SOMEONE please, for the love of God, send a strongly-worded open-letter to this man, please? Preferably one over the signatures of many influental Texans who have fought for the cause of civil rights over the years, and one that chastises him in full for such a dumb remark.
Or, in the alternative, it’d be great if everyone reading this would call up the Congressman’s DC office at (202) 225-3864 (or the district ones: (512) 246-1600 & (254) 933-1392), and say something like:
“Please tell Congressman Carter that, if he things Texas does not have racial bias, he should sit down at the nearest computer and Google, “James Byrd, Jr.,” or “Tulia, Texas” and then re-evaluate his position. Thank you!”
Heloooooooooooooooooooooo! Did this man not watch coverage of the immigration protests? Did he not see the Parade of Hicks, Rednecks, and GED bearing minute-from-a-meth-addiction overweight-housewife-Rosanne-look-alikes on nearly every local channel from Dallas to Austin saying, “Well, I think they ought to just go back where they came from!”
Was he under a rock? Was he simply asleep? Doesn’t he ever go over and talk to people in the Congressional Delegation like Congressmen Gonzalez, Cuellar, Eddie Berniece Johnson or Sheila Jackson Lee?
Congressman Carter, I double-dog DARE you to go up to Sheila Jackson Lee or Congressman Gonzalez on the floor of the House and ask them “Hey, you don’t think there is any racism in Texas, do you?” I’m sure after they’ve counted to ten and finished gritting their teeth, they’ll give you an answer.
Oh, and while you are at it, call up County Commissioner John Wiley Price in Dallas and ask him if there is racism (or ‘racial bias’) in Texas. Or any number of elected officials in the Valley. Ask them. See what they say. Ask them if their constituents are ever the victims of racism—and I’m not just talking about in the voting booth, either.
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Filed Under: Texas Congressional Delegation • Texas Republicans
[...] Vince Leibowitz at Capitol Annex has three great posts up on Rep. John Carter’s “jumbled” comments on the Voting Rights Act (see below). The most recent of his posts points to the fact that the MSM is picking up on a civilrights.org report titled, Voting Rights in Texas, 1982-2006. Here’s some of what they found: The recent 2004 election offers insight into continuing voter discrimination in Texas. In conjunction with other organizations, MALDEF served as a resource center to address election irregularities. Fielding complaints throughout the voting period, MALDEF learned of several voting rights violations, including: [...]
“Heloooooooooooooooooooooo! Did this man not watch coverage of the immigration protests? Did he not see the Parade of Hicks, Rednecks, and GED bearing minute-from-a-meth-addiction overweight-housewife-Rosanne-look-alikes on nearly every local channel from Dallas to Austin saying, “Well, I think they ought to just go back where they came from!â€
Being against illegal immigration is racist? By that definition, I would submit that being against Hicks, Rednecks, and GED bearing minute-from-a-meth-addiction overweight-housewife-Rosanne-look-alikes would be construed racism as well.
Here’s hoping you have all of your teeth.
I wish people would look at Vidor before they continue to use us as an example. Sure we still are not up to the percentages others would like. While that is not totally in our control I invite you to read the comments left to this article by some Katrina victims http://www.gregburnett.com/2005/09/24#a1722
Also since when is it racism to be against someone breaking the law? Hell lets just go ahead and start overlooking thiefs, drug pushers, and rape while we are at it. Sure we are a land of immagrants. First we are a land of laws that must be up held above all.