Tainting the tea party movement with the charge of racism is proving to be an effective strategy for Democrats. There is no evidence that tea party adherents are any more racist than other Republicans, and indeed many other Americans. But getting them to spend their time purging their ranks and having candidates distance themselves should help Democrats win in November [2010].

The AP did not print the words as written for the president, instead choosing to transcribe the speech with what might be considered a bit more accuracy. For example, the teleprompter read, "Stop complaining." But the president said "Stop complainin ." And that is how the AP reported it.

Almost from the beginning of the tea party movement all we heard from the Obama administration, liberal Democrats in congress, and the mainstream media was how the tea party people were uneducated, angry, racists, mean, violent, and unpatriotic. Hmmm, and then of course that brings into mind the wonderful, educated, intelligent, diverse patriotic protesters that peacefully entered the halls of the Wisconsin capitol.

In this video ad put out by Andrew Briebert - Shirley Sherrod explains her feelings about helping a white farmer get his land back. Shirley Sherrod was let go as a result of this revelation.