Video: Black man upsets tea party’s racist white power structure
posted at 7:14 pm on April 21, 2009 by Allahpundit
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And has the crowd eating out of his hand. It’s Zo, on the scene in Sacramento to cover the party for PJTV and recruited at the last minute to say a few words to the throng, the missing teleprompter notwithstanding. He specifically asked that people post this clip as a rebuke to Janeane Garofalo, which I’m happy to do — although he’s kidding himself if he thinks it’ll change anything. She’s already weighed in on black conservatives. How do you sleep at night, race traitor?
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How long before the trolls chime in saying Zo is a novelty, ethnic window dressing, inauthentic or something similar?
PBoilermaker on April 21, 2009 at 7:17 PM
Poor black man doesn’t know who he should be…
/sarc
GoodBoy on April 21, 2009 at 7:22 PM
I would happily vote for Zo for anything.
Run Zo, run!
Disturb the Universe on April 21, 2009 at 7:22 PM
When Zo speaks his radical right wing truth to power, this typical white person LISTENS. Period.
Ris4victory on April 21, 2009 at 7:24 PM
Count me in as a novelty or Tio Thomas. Go Zo!
nazarioj001 on April 21, 2009 at 7:24 PM
Heh, I was there and I met Zo that day. Nice guy, just running around with his camera doing his thing. I have yet to purchase a micro USB cable to yank the pictures off my phone … almost did but I thought the moment had passed. It was a huge event. Really covered a large part of the lawn and I heard it several blocks away.
Saw a rather amusing sign about the “Fresh Prince of Bill Ayers.” Heh.
Also: many would be surprised to know that we finally have our very own giant paper mache puppet heads – of what I can only presume to be one of the founding fathers.
Also, as I was wandering around taking crowd shots and pics, I ran across an African American dude who was being simply unhelpful. Had this Obama shirt with “Hope he fails.” beneath it. Heh. He was being interviewed by a journalist with the most incredibly perplexed look on his face. I guess the journalist hadn’t assimilated what was going on and worked up enough juice to scream “race traitor!” yet. Perhaps that’ll go into whatever column he writes.
TheUnrepentantGeek on April 21, 2009 at 7:25 PM
What a great guy, heartfelt…
right2bright on April 21, 2009 at 7:25 PM
Funny stuff about libs protesting at the drop of the hat but conservatives having to be dragged away from work.
dKap on April 21, 2009 at 7:29 PM
Well, I guess this dispels pretty much all that tripe the pasty goth chick with the large head gurgled out on the Olberwhackadoo show with the guy that has an even more noteworthy skull size.
Anyway, haven’t most all of us garofaloed at one time? Isn’t that the noise from someone getting sick at both ends?
ericdijon on April 21, 2009 at 7:30 PM
I just love this guy.
Jaynie59 on April 21, 2009 at 7:31 PM
Little Ms. Tx. Katrina is the Obama, “mixed” race….Does that count?
nondhimmie on April 21, 2009 at 7:32 PM
One thing I know,Barack Obama is not a great speaker,
or is articulate,Zo on the otherhand,covers those two
bases quite nicely!
And,while Liberal African Americans want to live in the
past along with Hopey/Changy,Zo is livin in the 21ST
century!
Zo is an awesome America!
canopfor on April 21, 2009 at 7:32 PM
I really like this young man.
Terrye on April 21, 2009 at 7:36 PM
Obama’s half white side envies him.
Obama’s half black side hates him.
Michelle just thinks his soul is broken.
profitsbeard on April 21, 2009 at 7:36 PM
RACIST
blatantblue on April 21, 2009 at 7:37 PM
One huge notable difference between Zo and any African-American at a libtard rally with a microphone:
He didn’t seem to need to tell us he was black. And nobody else did, either.
Try that at a libtard rally.
Go Zo!
BobMbx on April 21, 2009 at 7:37 PM
Agents of REVIVAL
John the Libertarian on April 21, 2009 at 7:38 PM
Excellent.
And he can talk extemporaneously and without a teleprompter.
How refreshing!
tru2tx on April 21, 2009 at 7:38 PM
He’s a good man! It was really nice to see a more personable side! God bless him!
JellyToast on April 21, 2009 at 7:39 PM
A prize-winning argument!
ericdijon on April 21, 2009 at 7:39 PM
That’s disconcerting. He said God 3 times and implied that God made him an agent of revival…Paging Napolitano.
Spirit of 1776 on April 21, 2009 at 7:40 PM
Very good stuff.
BadgerHawk on April 21, 2009 at 7:41 PM
Give that Man an Oscar!.
God bless you Mr. Zo zilla
hawkman on April 21, 2009 at 7:45 PM
Zo is great – most of the libtards write him off as an Oreo to make their world safe.
SkinnerVic on April 21, 2009 at 7:47 PM
One of our speakers was Willy Lawson and he was really great. Oh yeah, and he’s black. We also had a “Freedom Forum” segment where regular folks could come up, take the microphone and speak for 1 minute. Lots of fellow black Americans had plenty to say.
You know what they said? They said, “don’t let them play that racist bullshit card on you. It’s a trick”.
Jeanine garafolo (or whatever) is a smelly leftard and she needs to do SOMETHING about that awful hair. And we’d all be grateful if she’d shave those arm pits and her upper lip.
Key West Reader on April 21, 2009 at 7:53 PM
Obama’s half white side envies him.
Obama’s half Black side hates him.
Michelle just thinks his soul is broken.
profitsbeard on April 21,2009 at 7:36PM.
profitsbeard:
I see a movie,or a soap opera in this theme,
maybe like ‘Sands of Passion’,
Like Liberals through the hour glass!haha:)
canopfor on April 21, 2009 at 7:54 PM
To me, this was much more impressive than his videos. This guy is a natural. We need politicians on “our side” who can connect with a crowd like that.
DaveS on April 21, 2009 at 7:55 PM
Stockholm Syndrome my butt. Not having to advertise your race, means your identity goes deeper than that.
Zo rocks!
PastorJon on April 21, 2009 at 7:55 PM
profitsbeard on April 21,2009 at 7:36PM.
Can we drop the “half black, half white” talk? If you’re sitting there measuring someone’s whiteness, you’re probably a racist. At the very least, you are unhealthily obsessed with it.
DaveS on April 21, 2009 at 7:56 PM
Go Zo!
Countdown to government document drop on him.
jukin on April 21, 2009 at 7:57 PM
Yes it is!
Seven Percent Solution on April 21, 2009 at 7:58 PM
Zo is an independent thinker who happens to be black. That scares the begeeses out of liberals.
canditaylor68 on April 21, 2009 at 7:59 PM
Pssst. Dave? We’re all racists, remember? Jeaneane said so.
P.S. ProfitsBeard is an esteemed poster on many boards so watch it, pal. He can debate you with only one synapse snapping while his brain is on ice and housed in a cylinder detached from his body across a leftist professor’s classroom underneath a spare podium.
Key West Reader on April 21, 2009 at 8:00 PM
WTG Zo!
oakpack on April 21, 2009 at 8:02 PM
I don’t think you clearly grasp the topic…
ericdijon on April 21, 2009 at 8:03 PM
I was about 10 feet away from him–got him on my BlackBerry. It was great!
Bob's Kid on April 21, 2009 at 8:03 PM
DaveS at 7:56 PM-
You are a half wit.
profitsbeard on April 21, 2009 at 8:05 PM
I was thinking the same thing while watching the video.
Run Zo Run.
ORrighty on April 21, 2009 at 8:09 PM
Zo is the man! “Republicans”, “Conservatives” & “Libertarians” take note: This guy represents the future of opposition to socialism.
Browncoatone on April 21, 2009 at 8:10 PM
I would love to see Zo debate obama on the issues. Zo would eat him alive. Zo is an inspiration and a breath of fresh air.
milwife88 on April 21, 2009 at 8:11 PM
The worst racists I have ever met were flaming liberals.
‘Nuff said.
Spiritk9 on April 21, 2009 at 8:19 PM
Zo is to Chris Rock as Michael Steele is to the Wu Tang.
Surrender, AllahP.
Conservatives are about as cool as a dog poop in a bag of sweet rolls.
strangelet on April 21, 2009 at 8:20 PM
What a great guy!
He didn’t get the Liberal memo about blacks coming to heel when they hear the master’s whistle did he?
caygeon on April 21, 2009 at 8:22 PM
Is this a simile or do you have a sense for this sort of thing?
ericdijon on April 21, 2009 at 8:25 PM
No, please don’t. We need you doing what you’re doing on a grander scale. We need you in the battle for popular culture.
spmat on April 21, 2009 at 8:25 PM
This guy is even more impressive in a more subdued state just speaking freely and not from a script. He’s got a gift that’s for sure.
Daemonocracy on April 21, 2009 at 8:28 PM
It’s all that pressure on the frontal lobe the liberals have going for them.
Kini on April 21, 2009 at 8:28 PM
Does this also apply to feeling it necessary to mention blackness?
mr.blacksheep on April 21, 2009 at 8:32 PM
Zo is black?
Hadn’t noticed. Looks human to me.
/enlightened leftist.
omnipotent on April 21, 2009 at 8:38 PM
Zo funny…
RalphyBoy on April 21, 2009 at 8:38 PM
Friggin Uncle Tom with Stockholm Syndrome
/enlightened leftist.
omnipotent on April 21, 2009 at 8:39 PM
Many on the MSM made a point of saying where’s are any black people at the tea parties. I saw quite a few and the point of using the video as a message that black were not left out.
Come to think about it, no one was left out.
Not a disparaging word was heard.
Quite different from a leftist rally where the message is about hate.
Kini on April 21, 2009 at 8:40 PM
I was there! I was jazzed to see Zo.
I turned to my mom, who has seen his video blogs, and clarified, “It’s the black conservative guy from the Internet.”
salmonczar on April 21, 2009 at 8:42 PM
Amazing job Zo as usual.
Ted Torgerson on April 21, 2009 at 8:42 PM
Yes. But there is something especially disturbing about the “half black, “half white” thing.
That was marginally witty. :-)
DaveS on April 21, 2009 at 8:46 PM
Whooa!
Watched part of one of his YouTube videos once.
Now, second look at Zo!
petefrt on April 21, 2009 at 8:52 PM
Can you imagine being black, you’ve finally gotten comfortably into the “middle and upper” class… people are more and more colorblind, you can be as successful as you are willing to work hard at, just gotten into the mainstream and then… the Liberal Democrats socialize your country, tank the economy, eliminate the God, who got you through all this, from the public square and now you’re real equal. Equally impoverished, unexceptional and part of a miserable mound…
I think a lot of black people are going to come to this realization real soon!
CCRWM on April 21, 2009 at 8:53 PM
Zo is Awesome! He doesn’t see color’s. That is obvious. I would vote for him in a heart beat. He is brilliant! Great to see him just talking to the Tea Party crowd.
sheebe on April 21, 2009 at 9:04 PM
Thank you for demonstrating a key difference between liberals and conservatives – you’re more concerned with what is ‘cool,’ and say as much in a crude, juvenile, immature manner.
I’ll be a dork any day, thanks.
flyawaybird on April 21, 2009 at 9:12 PM
TheUnrepentantGeek on April 21, 2009 at 7:25 PM
Just use the Bluetooth connection, no cable required.
PJ Emeritus on April 21, 2009 at 9:13 PM
This guy is great!
Sam Adams on April 21, 2009 at 9:21 PM
Machosauce ain’t the only one:
(And another brother who’s sick of the govt. wreaking havoc on black communities.)
Rae on April 21, 2009 at 9:27 PM
I’m not trying to be populist or jump a band wagon but I think this guy is an up and comer.
He started just stating an opinion, now he’s on PJTV, he’s at the conferences. It doesn’t hurt to have a conservative vioce who is downright entertaining and ninja to boot.
Long live Zo!
My only gripe is be more inclusive to us conservative punks!
@ntif@n on April 21, 2009 at 9:29 PM
; ) GO ZO!
jerrytbg on April 21, 2009 at 9:31 PM
Beautiful… just beautiful.
I’m proud to be a fellow citizen… thank you, Zo.
ajacksonian on April 21, 2009 at 9:33 PM
I hope you’re right. But I think you’re going to be in for a lot of disappointment.
I’m not a leftist troll or anything, but would it really be trollish behavior to correctly acknowledge that the vast majority of the people who showed up at these tea parties were white folks? And you know what, there’s nothing wrong with that. If blacks and other minorities want to join us, I’m all for it. But I don’t expect them too, and I won’t be surprised when they don’t.
Conservatives need to stop apologizing for being a predominately white movement and instead embrace it. They need to realize that if conservatism is going to make headway in this country again it’s going to be on the backs of white Americans. After all, they’re the only ones who seem to really care about preserving what’s left of traditional America.
I’m sure I’ll be seen as a racist bigot for even saying such horrible things, but it’s true.
2Brave2Bscared on April 21, 2009 at 9:36 PM
I would highly recommend taking an afternoon or evening to watch ALL of Zo’s videos. His passion comes through loud and clear. And geez, he doesn’t have to put himself out there, subjecting himself to threats and ridicule. I admire his courage. The very party that claims to have his best interest in mind call him every name in the book, and they claim Zo being in an interracial marriage is not diverse; he is a *sellout*. That sickens me. Zo, keep going! Your momentum is just picking up steam. Thanks to PJTV/HotAir/BigHollywood for taking him to the next level.
sybilll on April 21, 2009 at 9:37 PM
Thank you Zo!!–thank you, thank you, thank you!
Dollayo on April 21, 2009 at 10:08 PM
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That’s a 5 word work of art.
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Great insight. Actually it applies to anyone who happens to be young and starting out in life here.
bagoh20 on April 21, 2009 at 10:20 PM
He sounds too white. Must have grown up in a rich white neighborhood and is embarrassed by his race.
/a liberal
Will you marry me, Zo?
txag92 on April 21, 2009 at 10:28 PM
I had completely forgotten about “Sands”!
Tio on April 21, 2009 at 11:06 PM
Seventy-one comments as of 11:29 PM eastern for all the world to see and not a racist one among them.
I think Garofalo needs to fire her fact-checker…
CaptFlood on April 21, 2009 at 11:37 PM
Zo is OK in my book. Great little speech and love his videos. Good to see his serious side. I’m with him: we need revival and the Tea Parties are a good start.
Christian Conservative on April 21, 2009 at 11:46 PM
AGENTS OF REVIVAL! That’s 100% pure, unfiltered awesome.
Cylor on April 21, 2009 at 11:53 PM
Zo!
29Victor on April 22, 2009 at 12:15 AM
Sucks that the whole conversation didn’t need to devolve; any time some so-and-so’s skin is whatever compared to whoever’s… it’s bound to be stupid and redundant.
This coming from a bitter clinging right-wing extremist…
‘Zo is a blessing to the lovers or red, red, raw meat right-wing extremism.
God Bless the machosauce!
-R
roscopico on April 22, 2009 at 12:24 AM
as is always the case with most liberals Ms. Garofalo’s opinions on dissent seems to depend on which way the wind is blowing that particular day.
stormin1961 on April 22, 2009 at 12:55 AM
Hey, VeePee Joey B., take a look at Zo.
What we have here is a mainstream black man who is clean…and articulate…
Meredith on April 22, 2009 at 1:43 AM
Zo is everything Obama is not. I may be a right wing extremist, but not a racist. ZO for PREZ ‘12!
HotAirExpert on April 22, 2009 at 2:18 AM
Hey… now you’ve got two of them!
benny shakar on April 22, 2009 at 2:33 AM
The best part was that, for the first time, I could make out every word Zo said without having to playback in slomo.
Shy Guy on April 22, 2009 at 3:29 AM
This post title is unintentionally funny. I’m pretty sure the reason Republicans like black Republicans so much is because they can keep them around to show the world how not racist they are.
Nonfactor on April 22, 2009 at 4:47 AM
Let’s not forget Kevin over at the Black Sphere blog. For those that have not heard of him, head on over,
http://theblacksphere.blogspot.com/
My favourite quote,
Jim708 on April 22, 2009 at 5:14 AM
I’m pretty sure the reason Democrats HATE black Republicans so much is because they are a sign that the days of identity politics are slowly winding down, despite all of their self-serving efforts to keep minorities where they want them; that is, to keep them of the mindset that they need government to fend for them.
The fear is palpable from the left because they know that when black folks realize who has been using them and who is truly in favor of equality of opportunity, their days are numbered.
It is informative to watch those who loudly profess to be on the side of minorities unleash the vilest of hateful name-calling when someone like Michael Steele, Bill Cosby, or Zo (not that the three are comparable) speak their minds and their leftist sensibilities are offended.
It is the definition of hypocrisy.
hillbillyjim on April 22, 2009 at 5:55 AM
Very telling.
hillbillyjim on April 22, 2009 at 5:59 AM
The reason we like African American republicans/ conservatives is because we aren’t racist and want all people to succeed because when they succeed America succeeds. Democraps don’t want them to succeed, they want them to be beholden to democraps, thus they get them hooked on programs like they want them hooked on drugs, welfare, government. Keep telling them they’re victims, and powerless, and thus in need of the government, rather than giving them the tools to be the best they can be.
eaglewingz08 on April 22, 2009 at 7:20 AM
He loves this country and what it stands for… ethically, politically and historically… ’nuff said. What else matters? Nothing (unless you’re a lefty like Garofalo who measures people my melanin content).
mankai on April 22, 2009 at 8:14 AM
…”by” melanin content.
mankai on April 22, 2009 at 8:14 AM
Simply an insperational soal out looking to save this great nation from the lib ideology of self destruction. Where he leads I will follow. Where he tires I will lead, and when it requires more hands to fight I hope you will all join in to futher the saving of our constitutional republic. God bless America!
daverenkel on April 22, 2009 at 9:28 AM
Zo is a guy who became awesome the correct way. God bless Zo!
Libs, you can keep your Octomom.
Coronagold on April 22, 2009 at 10:08 AM
Another one of those white supremacist tea partiers.
Jerricho68 on April 22, 2009 at 10:16 AM
the funny thing about the likes of benny, garafalo and keiffy is that they gripe there are no black men in the GOP.. Then Steele and Zo will stand up and speak and they are automaticly a traitor/sell-out/ Uncle Tom to their race.
DaveC on April 22, 2009 at 11:18 AM
Dream Triple Bill on the 2012 campaign trail:
‘Zo
Carrie Prejean
Sarah Palin
Old white men, indeed.
Nat Hound on April 22, 2009 at 1:51 PM
Zo terrifying libtards everywhere.
darktood on April 22, 2009 at 2:02 PM
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