Jennifer Burke (A Black Woman), continued:
I am a proud Tea Party member who happens to be a black woman. Unlike Hilary Shelton, Senior Vice President for Advocacy for the NAACP who was recently caught on tape lying about his alleged Tea Party experience, I have both attended and spoken at Tea Party rallies. Never once have I felt afraid. Never once have I witnessed pervasive racism. Never once have I heard speakers use language that was racially divisive. I, as my fellow black Conservative tea party participants can also attest, have simply seen a group of people who believe that the integrity of our nation and the foundation upon which it was built is under attack by far left Progressives who have infiltrated the Democrat party and changed the landscape of their agenda for the worse.
I believe in the foundation of this country; the Constitution. I believe that we are a nation based on rule of law, not that of feelings. I believe that we have the right to pursue happiness, but that happiness is not guaranteed. I am for individual liberties, limited government, and real “hope” that lies at its very core in the notion that we all, despite our color or upbringing, can rise up to achieve what we dare to dream and, even more importantly, what we dare to work towards.
Neither I nor my fellow tea party members will be silenced for we believe that the very core of our nation is being attacked and dismantled. The cry against the movement as racist simply serves as an indicator of the power of its existence and the fear it has instilled in Progressives and their organizations. This fear takes root in the fact that we who believe in the foundation upon which this country was built are willing to stand up and fight for it. As one of the rallying cries of the movement that has come to fruition says…..We are not racist. We are not violent. We are just no longer silent!"
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