Morgan Freeman - Tea Party/GOP are Racist - Piers Morgan Tonight

Morgan Freeman laid down the chips on the Tea Party in a new interview with Piers Morgan that is due to air Friday night.

The Oscar-winning actor sat down with the British TV host and, amongst other things, discussed his belief that the right wing Tea Party's anti-Obama stance is rooted in racism.

When asked by Morgan whether Obama's presidency has made racism in the United States better or worse, Freeman, who once played apartheid-defying South African president Nelson Mandela, frankly stated that his time in office has made it worse, as he has become a target of the right's aggression.

"Their stated policy, publicly stated, is to do whatever it takes to see to it that Obama only serves one term," the actor said. "What's, what does that, what underlines that? 'Screw the country. We're going to whatever we do to get this black man, we can, we're going to do whatever we can to get this black man outta here.'"

Declaring once again that "it's a racist thing," Freeman said the group's rise has shown the hate still lingering in America.

"Well, it just shows the weak, dark, underside of America," he said. "We're supposed to be better than that. We really are. That's, that's why all those people were in tears when Obama was elected president. "Ah, look at what we are. Look at how, this is America." You know? And then it just sort of started turning because these people surfaced like stirring up muddy water."

The actor continued, saying that he understood President Obama not fighting back, seeking to stick to his principles, but wishes that he'd be more aggressive now.

Freeman endorsed Obama during his run for the presidency, but declined to campaign with him, saying that he was an actor, not a politician. He attended a White House Civil Rights concert in 2010.

Source - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09...

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[fierystix]

I really love the giant "alhaqiqa1" you put one very single video, especially when not a single one of them is your own original work.

[animals0feel1pain2]

I don't like Obama's policies, and he's definitely a wolf in sheep's clothing sometimes, helping big banks over helping the middle class.

But I definitely think we can see how the Republicans have tried to make sure he's a one-term president no matter what.

How long did they keep up the birther issue or continue claiming he's Muslim?

But now they're fucking up with the contraception issue and women's health issues that they'll probably lose the election.

[rdbiii]

I'm really disappointed as I've always been impressed with Morgan's views on race prior to this. My dislike of Obama has nothing to do with the Colorado is skin and everything to do with the content of his character.

[Spitfire995]

Morgan Freeman is an idiot, just because we don't like obama we are racists? Fuck off asshole, we've heard enough of that ''you are a racist'' shit.

[BA CARL]

Morgan Freeman is a terrific actor but a political idiot.

[watchingwhatyourdoin]

tax religion and free humanity

[watchingwhatyourdoin]

the religious right have broken our hearts with their ignorance, divided us in their arrogance and will kill us all in the name of their god if we don't stand up to them. this insanity must stop.

[Yoganao]

Obama beats Rommey by a landslide & Obama now has his second term, yay!

[luk4tolu]

I repeat - Obama does not have a failed record. People need to do research for themselves and not just follow the rhetoric. The economy has improved greatly - it's just that there is so much inequality those in the bottom don't really get anything.

[11TheAlexander]

Ahh yes it has nothing to do with his policies and failed record, it is only about his skin! everyone is a racist! PLEASE! Give it up. Stick to doing voiceovers Freeman because you seem to be lacking intelligence in politics big time.

[BenZeneProject]

When are people going to learn that a President does not actually wield power, their job is to draw attention away from it.