As NAACP aims to stay in national debate, charge of tea party racism draws fire
July 14th, 2010 | Published in News
By Krissah Thompson
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, July 14, 2010; A04
One thing is clear as the NAACP gathers this week for its 101st annual meeting: The civil rights organization is intent on being seen as still relevant.
Even former Alaska governor Sarah Palin sent out a Twitter message about the group Tuesday, helping to make the NAACP convention a hot topic on conservative Web sites. She condemned the organization’s passage of a resolution denouncing what it called “racist elements” within the “tea party” movement.
The statement, which won overwhelming support among the group’s voting members, sparked a round of denials from grass-roots conservatives and lots of media coverage.