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By Tony Lamont

Earlier today I was handed a transcript from a speech that Congressman Andre Carson shared with members of the National Black Caucus. I must say that I knew after reading it, that some folks were gonna be Hot! How dare he say something like that, how dare he make those kind-of comments about the Tea-party and it’s congressional members.

Well, my thought is “It’s about time!” somebody needed to say it. Look I hate politics, but I understand how the political game has to be played. But it seems as though there’s a group of politicians that want this country to go backwards. Stick to the constitution, forget the amendments, let the haves…have, and the have-nots figure it out for themselves. I applaud Andre for saying what he said, and when I see him I’m gonna tell him to his face…Speak Brother Speak!

Transcript from speech; Congressman Andre Carson-(D-Indiana) (Audio Only): I’m saying right now under Chairman Emanuel Cleaver’s leadership we have seen change in Congress. [Unintelligible] congress, the Tea Party is stopping that change and this is beyond symbolic change, this is the effort that we’re seeing of Jim Crow. Some of these folks in congress rightr now would love to see us as second class citizens. Some of them in congress right now of this Tea Party movement would love to see you and me [unintelligible] hanging on a tree. Some of them right now in congress are comfortable where we were 50 or 60 years ago but it’s a new day a black president and a Congressional Black Caucus willing to [unintelligible]