This from an NPR interview of Julian Bond:
SIEGEL: Some people read into the Tea Party's almost neuralgic reaction to government spending, a sense that white people figure black people benefit disproportionately from federal programs. Do you suspect a racial subtext to that whole argument?
BOND: Absolutely. And I'm not saying that all of the Tea Party members are racist. Not at all. I don't think anybody says that. But I think there's an element of racial animus there and the feeling that some white people have that these black people are now getting something that I'm not getting and I should be getting it, too.
Yet another reason to defund NPR. Neuralgic reaction to government spending? How obtuse can an obtuse liberal be? Companion posts:
The Bigger the Government, the More to Fight Over: The NPR Case