Liberal Columnist Cynthia Tucker: Tea Party is about "Fear of a white minority" (video)

Today's liberal playing the race card is Liberal Columnist and Pulitzer Prize winner Cynthia Tucker. Talking to Chris Matthews, she claimed voter anger and the Tea Party are about "race" and "fear of a white minority." Tingles was fascinated.

Via NewsBusters:

CYNTHIA TUCKER, ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION: Well I think it may help the Democrats in some races this time, Chris, because some of the Tea Party candidates are so extreme. But there is another issue. There is, as Norah said, a whole lot of voter anger, discontent out there. We haven't talked about the elephant in the room, and I don't mean the Republicans: race. Changing demographics. Fear of a white minority.

CHRIS MATTHEWS, HOST: That's so interesting.

TUCKER: Obama's election has suddenly made many white Americans aware of the loss of a white majority.

MATTHEWS: That's so interesting.

Hardball guest Cynthia Tucker calls Town Hall protesters racists

Hardball's Chris Mathews asked Cynthia Tucker of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution what percentage of Town Hall protesters "...don't like the idea of having a black president." Tucker answered, "I think 45 to 65% of the people who appear at these groups..."



From the video:

CHRIS MATTHEWS: Put 100 of these people in a room. Strap them into gurneys. Inject them with sodium pentathol. How many of them would say "I don't like the idea of having a black president"? What percentage?

CYNTHIA TUCKER: Oh, I'm just guessing. This is just off the cuff. I think 45 to 65% of the people who appear at these groups are people who will never be comfortable with the idea of a black president.