Trading Punches
July 9, 2013 - by
When Reverend William Barber steps up to a microphone wearing his vestments and clerical collar and lets fly with a haymaker calling Republicans immoral or characterizing Republican legislators as George Wallaces who want to turn back the clock to the days of Jim Crow – it’s just natural some Republican’s going to feel an itch to throw a punch back.
And that’s what the Civitas Institute did: It just reported Reverend Barber’s ‘raking in taxpayers’ money’ through his Rebuilding Broken Places Community Development Corporation – which has received $1.15 million in grants from taxpayers.
That haymaker, naturally, struck a nerve.
One of Barber’s supporters clicked onto Civitas’ website and punched back saying, Here’re fourteen reasons Republicans are fascists.
Which, of course, provoked a Civitas supporter into throwing another punch writing, How did Barber’s group spend its money? And did it pay him his salary?
Now Rev. Barber’s said some unkind things about Republicans and, in response, Civitas has asked him a harsh question – but it’s also a simple question for Rev. Barber to answer and clear the air.
And, if he does, that haymaker Civitas just threw may backfire.
But if he doesn’t, well, Rev. Barber’s likely to hear that question over and over again – every time he steps up to a podium.
Trading Punches
July 9, 2013/
When Reverend William Barber steps up to a microphone wearing his vestments and clerical collar and lets fly with a haymaker calling Republicans immoral or characterizing Republican legislators as George Wallaces who want to turn back the clock to the days of Jim Crow – it’s just natural some Republican’s going to feel an itch to throw a punch back.
And that’s what the Civitas Institute did: It just reported Reverend Barber’s ‘raking in taxpayers’ money’ through his Rebuilding Broken Places Community Development Corporation – which has received $1.15 million in grants from taxpayers.
That haymaker, naturally, struck a nerve.
One of Barber’s supporters clicked onto Civitas’ website and punched back saying, Here’re fourteen reasons Republicans are fascists.
Which, of course, provoked a Civitas supporter into throwing another punch writing, How did Barber’s group spend its money? And did it pay him his salary?
Now Rev. Barber’s said some unkind things about Republicans and, in response, Civitas has asked him a harsh question – but it’s also a simple question for Rev. Barber to answer and clear the air.
And, if he does, that haymaker Civitas just threw may backfire.
But if he doesn’t, well, Rev. Barber’s likely to hear that question over and over again – every time he steps up to a podium.