Who cares what Barber says? He's a loud mouth fat man with an agenda....Rev William Barber, Moral Mondays, North Carolina in a speech at Netroots Nation.
“It is extreme and immoral to suppress the right to vote,” Reverend Barber said. “It is extreme and immoral to deny Medicaid for millions of poor people especially people who have been elected to office and then insurance simply because they’ve been elected. It is extreme and immoral to raise taxes on the working poor and cutting earned income taxes, and to raise taxes on the poor and the middle class in order to cut taxes for the wealthy. It is extreme and immoral to use power to cut off people’s water in Detroit. … It is extreme and immoral to end unemployment for those who have lost jobs for no fault of their own. It is extreme and immoral to re-segregate our schools and underfund our public schools. It is extreme and immoral for people who came from immigrants to now to have a mean amnesia and cry out against immigrants and the rights of children. It is mean, it is immoral, it is extreme to kick hardworking people when they are down. That’s not just bad policy. It’s against the common good and a disregard for human rights. … In fact, this kind of philosophy rooted in the policies of immoral deconstruction, if you look at them carefully, they are historically inaccurate, they are constitutionally inconsistent, they are morally indefensible, and they are economically insane.”
http://dailyhaymaker.com/?p=5143It seems like WRAL has film of NAACP president William Barber every day. They give him face time if he’s standing on the street BY HIMSELF. They’ll cover a “press conference” that includes him and four others. His antics over redistricting of Wake County schools did little to nothing to help poor or minority kids, but were a big cause of the chaos currently engulfing the school system. The mainstream media likes to paint Barber and his organization as a source of unification and harmony. But at the drop of cheeseburger or the rip of a pair of stretched-tight 8XL pants, William Barber can get statewide publicity and stir up TONS of chaos and animosity.
Barber’s latest “victory” involves getting the McCrory administration to order the yanking of a Confederate flag from a historical exhibit at the old State Capitol commemorating the sesquicentennial (150th anniversary) of The War Between The States. (It’s interesting that several media outlets refer to Barber as “civil rights leaders.” Is the AP stylebook now requiring that you pluralize references to loudmouths who weigh in at a half-ton or more? )
Let’s see what Gov. Pat got for his trouble here. He caved in to the demands of someone who WILL NEVER campaign for him or vote for him. He backed down to pressure from a man who takes pleasure in making conservatives and Republicans look bad. Gov. Pat appears to have ticked off a group of people that were likely with him in 2012, and he will NEED in 2016. Thomas Smith, commander of the North Carolina Division of The Sons of Confederate Veterans, has tossed his two cents in on this flag fiasco:
Governor Pat McCrory is, from all accounts, a man dedicated to helping North Carolina move ahead. However, on Friday, March 29, 2013, he made a serious mistake. At first glance, maybe ordering (through his Secretary of Cultural Resources) the removal of an historical exhibit of period flags from the historic old State Capitol might seem like a minor concern. After all, we’re not talking about the budget, roads, or schools. But the removal of that exhibit–and to be precise, removing the historic Confederate Battle Flag–because of political pressure from an individual, Rev. William Barber of the NAACP, who has never supported McCrory in anything and most likely never will, is both an error historically and politically.
The purpose of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, and in particular its Historic Sites Division, in this exhibit, was to portray the exact way the old Capitol looked during the tragic War Between the States period (1861-1865), and to do so with balance in the context of our lived history. After all, the old Capitol is an historic site and serves as a museum; the legislature meets over in the newer Legislative Building, and only very rarely uses the 1840 Capitol building ceremonially.
Accordingly, historical flags of the period were hung upstairs in the House chamber of the historic State Capitol as a part of an exhibit (not in Governor McCrory’s office downstairs at the far end of the building). Signage and docents were there to conduct tours and inform visitors about that painful period. As part of the sesquicentennial commemoration, the exhibit was scheduled to be there until the end of observances in 2015.
This, as explained Historic Sites director Keith Hardison, was entirely correct historically, since such flags did indeed hang in the old Capitol during the historical period. The object, very clearly, was to represent our history–ALL of our history, including some items and symbols that not everyone might approve of today and that might be painful to some.
As Hardison pointed out, the historian’s role is not to censure the past, but to portray and illustrate it as accurately as possible. On the contrary, the NAACP president, Rev. Barber, apparently sees himself as the unelected arbiter of anything and everything in our state, including real and tangible portions of our collective history that he interprets as “offensive.” He complained loudly that the Battle Flag should not be displayed in the old Capitol, even though it was part of a strictly historical display and not displayed in any political or offensive manner. He insisted it had to go.
This is where the misguided action of the Governor’s Office, acting through Governor Pat McCrory’s Secretary of Cultural Resources, makes this issue much more than the usual complaint by Reverend Barber. The caving into political pressure by the governor and his secretary is very troubling. From a simple political consideration, Governor McCrory must know that there is absolutely no way that he can ever placate Barber politically.
But more disturbingly, this action, for all the misplaced good intentions that Governor McCrory and his secretary may well have had, indicates that the highly contagious infection of “political correctness” and the willingness to censor our history if a pressure group shouts loud enough has reached the halls of power in Raleigh.
Applying a litmus test to whether a portion of our history can be displayed at a state historic site, even if that portion is essential to understanding our history, is the worst kind of censorship. Such action is not worthy of our governor, certainly not of a governor who wants to represent our state, its people, and all its history.
Earlier, I applauded McCrory for just saying NO to identity politics. But I will have to consider a retraction — considering this debacle. Rev. Round & Loud will – to paraphrase the words of Chris Tucker in “Rush Hour” – never, never, never, never, never ever back off the GOP or McCrory. Barber and his small group of lefties will take this victory and continue to swing away at the next opportunity to embarrass the state’s new Republican chief executive.
This could have been a GREAT “Sister Souljah” moment for Team McCrory, where they could have told the Round Rev to shove it, and shored up their already weary and dispirited right flank. But, no. They chose a quick and dirty surrender that boosted the morale and enthusiasm of the, um, loyal opposition. Let’s say Barber denounces every forthcoming GOP policy initiative as “racist” or “insensitive.” Will Team McCrory stick with this “cave” strategy? If they do, what was the point of voting for them in 2012? What will be the point of voting to reelect Gov. Pat in 2016?
It is also immoral for you to run up your credit card tens of thousands of dollars on things you just got to have and then declare bankruptcy.Rev William Barber, Moral Mondays, North Carolina in a speech at Netroots Nation.
“It is extreme and immoral to suppress the right to vote,” Reverend Barber said. “It is extreme and immoral to deny Medicaid for millions of poor people especially people who have been elected to office and then insurance simply because they’ve been elected. It is extreme and immoral to raise taxes on the working poor and cutting earned income taxes, and to raise taxes on the poor and the middle class in order to cut taxes for the wealthy. It is extreme and immoral to use power to cut off people’s water in Detroit. … It is extreme and immoral to end unemployment for those who have lost jobs for no fault of their own. It is extreme and immoral to re-segregate our schools and underfund our public schools. It is extreme and immoral for people who came from immigrants to now to have a mean amnesia and cry out against immigrants and the rights of children. It is mean, it is immoral, it is extreme to kick hardworking people when they are down. That’s not just bad policy. It’s against the common good and a disregard for human rights. … In fact, this kind of philosophy rooted in the policies of immoral deconstruction, if you look at them carefully, they are historically inaccurate, they are constitutionally inconsistent, they are morally indefensible, and they are economically insane.”
I'm trying to figure out what she was trying to prove by posting this....Everyone's entitled to their opinion. You'll have to forgive me, however, if I do not accept Mr. Petty's assessment as "gospel".
LOL.... that makes two of us....I'm trying to figure out what she was trying to prove by posting this....
good God, Tom Petty said no such thing!!!i suppose the left claiming that "christianity" equals pedophilia is pretty much the same thing as conservatives claiming that all muslims are terrorists.
congrats for showing your true nature.
Rev William Barber has a Christian, social justice agenda.Who cares what Barber says? He's a loud mouth fat man with an agenda....
http://dailyhaymaker.com/?p=5143
I suspect Tom Petty was talking about you in particular, the Catholic who looks the other way.It is also immoral for you to run up your credit card tens of thousands of dollars on things you just got to have and then declare bankruptcy.
But for the government to do the same is Ok with the reverend I guess? IOW, let someone else down the road pay for our "charity." There is a moral responsibility that goes with all your demands of handouts julieofohio.
And please, tell the reverend there is a lot more to do with Being a Christian than demanding the government fund every cause you can think of. A lot more!
I suspect you might be right Julie.I suspect Tom Petty was talking about you in particular, the Catholic who looks the other way.
Yep. Just like everybody else.Rev William Barber has a Christian, social justice agenda.
http://civitasreview.com/politicians/william-barber-rakes-in-taxpayer-dollars-leads-moral-no-it-is-money-mondays/While the Rev. William Barber, head of the NCNAACP, likes to call opponents extremists and rant about the immorality of legislative actions, he never mentions one important detail concerning his personal interest. An organization associated with his church, Rebuilding Broken Places Community Development Corporation, of which he is the founder and still chairman, has bellied up to the taxpayer buffet to the tune of over $1.15 million in recent years. A quick search shows some but not all of the taxpayer dollars garnered by his organization (State Agencies come from NC Open Book:
State Agency
Child Nutrition Programs
Dept. of Health and Human Services
$565,220
State Agency
Not Listed
Not Listed
$1,275
State Agency
Support Our Students
Dept. of Public Safety
$245,426
State Agency
Dropout Prevention Grant
Dept. of Public Instruction
$173,331
State Funded
Econ Dev & Capacity Building
NC Rural Center
$134,480
State Funded
Capacity Building (Jan 2013)
NC Community Dev. Initiative
>$40,000
Tentative Total
>$1,159,732
As the head of the NCNAACP and the organizer of the Historic Thousands on Jones Street (HKonJ), he is the originator and ringmaster of the “Moral Money Monday” protests. Barber has said in many places that the HKonJ organizations are the organizers and force behind the “Moral Money Monday” protests.
It is a collection of groups that, like Barber’s group, has benefited handsomely from taxpayer dollars. While he cloaks his actions in morality and even the trappings of Christianity, going as far as wearing religious garb at the protests, his interest is really about that least religious of concerns – Mammon, or money.
He and his cohorts in the HKonJ organizing group do not want to lose access or control of the taxpayers’ dollars. This may very well happen if the current legislature continues to reduce taxes, reform government and stop funding special-interest groups.
So remember from now on to refer to the Monday protests by their proper name !Moral Money Monday” !
I think you should let individuals decide what it means to be christian to them, not what your person interpretation is.It is also immoral for you to run up your credit card tens of thousands of dollars on things you just got to have and then declare bankruptcy.
But for the government to do the same is Ok with the reverend I guess? IOW, let someone else down the road pay for our "charity." There is a moral responsibility that goes with all your demands of handouts julieofohio.
And please, tell the reverend there is a lot more to do with Being a Christian than demanding the government fund every cause you can think of. A lot more!
By the way I read your "Respponse" to my article i sent you yesterday.I suspect you might be right Julie.
But at least I do not feel guilty feigning all this concern for the lower classes by giving them other peoples money, or even worse, money we do not have --- for the sake of looking generous when all the while we know it is mostly for vote pandering.
Or did you think all those democrats are as generous with their own personal bank accounts as they are with ours?
I think it was Rep Keith Ellison who described the GOP philosophy thusly:I think you should let individuals decide what it means to be christian to them, not what your person interpretation is.
As for the idea that it is immoral to use credit. For starters, the foundation of American society is based off of credit and running a deficit is generally a healthy thing to do economically.
You can see it on a smaller scale. I take out money to go to college and as a result I get a better job down the road and can pay it back by my increasing returns. The same holds true of the government. you spend money, on say high speed trains, create jobs all over the place which then allows those people to go spend their money at other businesses, creating a larger tax pool.
What is immoral to me is being a billionaire CEO in AMerica, using our taxpayer dollars via roads, etc. An then change your company's location to the cayman islands by creating a po box to avoid paying taxes. That is unpatriotic and loyal.
You would, however, of course, blame the poor indebted person over the billionaires CEO. WHy? Cause the political ideology you follow is funded by the ultra rich to make you hate your fellow neighbor and not the billionaire who bankrupt the country, get bailed out when in trouble, and then flee the country when their on their feet.
with the monies, Rev. Barber feeds children, supports students, prevents dropouts,
Why do you hate God?