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A pattern of racism by Mark Williams, founder of the Tea Party Express, got him and his organization kicked out of the National Tea Party Federation. Responding to an NAACP resolution demanding the Tea Party curb the racists in its movement, Williams wrote an over the top racist satire on the group's website. When the NAACP Tea Party resolution first made news last week, Tea Party officials denied the racism it suggested. But the Tea party expelled Williams after his racist satire was highlighted by the national media. Resource for this article - Tea Party Express racist Mark Williams kicked out of movement by Personal Money Store.

Tea Party racism exemplified in Tea Party Express

By expelling the Tea Party Express, founded by Williams, the Tea Party is now without one of its most powerful factions. The New York Daily News reports that Tea Party Express accomplishments include raising $ 2.3 million and helping Republican Scott Brown get elected to the late Ted Kennedy's seat. Last month Williams stepped down as chair to lead a campaign against a mosque project in New York known as the ground zero mosque, which he has called a monument to 9/11 attackers where Muslims will "worship the terrorist money-god". Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, who supports the project was called a "Jewish Uncle Tom who would have turned rat on Anne Frank" by Williams for backing the project .

Tea Party Express confirms NAACP resolution

When the NAACP passed their resolution demanding the Tea Party take steps to separate racism from its movement, Williams was calling Muhammad a monkey god and also the Tea Party was playing victim. Tea Party officials and right wing news pundits said the NAACP was calling the Tea Party a racist organization. The NAACP were the real racists, was their comeback. But a letter Williams wrote and posted on teapartyexpress.org made the NAACP Tea Party resolution's claims absolutely clear.

Lincoln lauded as racist by Tea Party Express

The Tea Party movement expelled Williams and his Tea Party Express after he wrote a letter, labeled as "satire," from NAACP President Benjamin Todd Jealous to President Lincoln . This particular excerpt from the letter was posted by Fox News:

"Perhaps one of the most racist point of all within the Tea Parties is their demand that government 'stop raising our taxes.' That is outrageous! How will we coloreds ever get a wide-screen TV in each and every room if non-coloreds get to keep what they earn?" he wrote. "Mr. Lincoln, you were the greatest racist ever. We had a great gig. 3 squares, room and board, all our decisions made by the massa within the house. Please repeal the 13th and 14th Amendments and let us get back to where we belong."

Will NAACP Tea Party resolution give Tea Party a backbone?

Long term Tea Party interests may benefit from booting the Tea Party Express. The Huffington Post reports that now the movement must take responsibility for having an organizational structure. Until now, its vast organic, grass roots nature served as a convenient excuse for denying the kind of accusations that the NAACP made in the first place.

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