This last weekend at CPAC, as many of you have no doubt heard, there was a verbal smackdown extraordinaire put on by Andrew Breitbart. This smackdown was administered to not one, not two, but three left wing media hacks.
Max Blumenthal, as Erick put it here, is a lying hack. I really have nothing to add to what Erick or Breitbart had to say on Max.
For Tommy, let’s just say he is fun to have a beer with … and laugh and laugh and laugh at.
Now on to the real villain of our story today. Daryle Lamont Jenkins. You see, Andrew wasn’t the only one who got into it with Jenkins. During the Breitbart smackdown, I was standing directly behind Jenkins. You can see me in the videos, I am the guy in the orange sweater and blue hat.
Anyhow, after the smackdown Jenkins didn’t leave the venue. He had gone off to the side of the pavilion and was now talking to a friend of mine. I politely walked over and eventually engaged. Before we go to the tape, a little background.
First, I had no idea who this Jenkins guy was beyond being a lefty blogger. My intent in engaging him was for him to admit that he was there for the purpose of calling Breitbart a racist. Little did I know that this is what this guy does. Jenkins has been running a smear shop under the guise of being some sort of adjudicator of what is and is not racist. He has an entire “Rogue’s Gallery” of those he has branded racists. In Philly, Jenkins even implied that Joey Vento was some sort of racist for wanting to make english mandatory in his own business [h/t skye820].
You can see the despicable techniques used by One People’s Project to gather “content” for their “Rogue’s Gallery” as documented on Flopping Aces, again, by Skye.
Here is one part that definitely stuck out…
Current and past personal data including date and place of birth, home and business addresses and phone numbers, Social Security numbers, automobile plate numbers, names and birth dates of spouse(s), children and friends. Again, certain information, such as Social Security numbers, while extremely helpful, will not be published.
Criminal records, including driving record, mug shots, and fingerprint card.
Civil suit record, including informative depositions and divorce file (if any).
Any upcoming court appearances.
I thought about emphasizing the important parts in that, but then realized it would lose the intended effect.
Now, on to the tape!
Notice when he asked why Breitbart wasn’t calling him out? Yeah, I bet he wishes he hadn’t since Andrew was more than happy to have someone oblige.
Oops. Appears James was on the African American’s side the whole time.
You would think this would be enough to put this to rest, but wait there’s more.
After posting my video I ended up getting a few troll friends of Jenkins to comment and even email me on Youtube. Below is the conversation between me and a user named bolgernow, who is apparently some sort of Actor from Chicago. Well, not a real actor, just a Soap Opera actor. But I digress.
Hello Aaron…
I understand your views, & your point. Totally…The issue here is Breitbart’s actions are the proof. He saw the troubling racial past of a kid, & was IMPRESSED. So impressed, he hired him, & paid him $ to do that kind of work for him. Not good, but certainly doesn’t make someone a racist, free country right?
Now, when that past is exposed, Andrew attacks the reporter, Max Blumenthal yelling at him getting his face screaming insults at him for simply writing these accepted facts. He screams “Lies!” when it’s all true. He then intentionally distorts & lies about James attendance at the Race convention during the interview. That’s when Daryle correctly points out HE’S the source of confirmation. THAT’S the problem. That’s the issue here. See when people get called out on the truth, most say, “Oh yeah, he did do that, but it’s a free country right?”.
I wouldn’t agree with him, but I’d respect that. It’s honest…
I don’t know if Andrew is a racist, but he is attempting to subvert it, that’s the issue here. In other words, if he hired a kid knowing this past, why is he intentionally attempting to hide it?
Be well!
Bolger
That’s not even close to a correct assessment of what happened or who James O’Keefe is. What Daryle wrote, and what Blumenthal used as his source materials, were in fact lies.
The event was a debate on race relations, it had a conservative African American [Martin] on the panel. O’Keefe even supported Martin, in public after the event.
What O’Keefe did in exposing ACORN, and previously PP, should have opened many people’s eyes to the fact that these organizations leech off of the Black community. One might even equate those types of organizations as modern day plantation owners.
What Daryle’s problem is, is that he can only see things though the prism of race, this is why I called him a racialist. He starts from the position that whites are racists, and works from that premise to prove it as true. You can’t do that and objectively work on race relations.
I hate what the Democratic Party has done to the Black community and I hate that the Black community has yet to see the damage done to them by the Democratic Party. That said, I would like to make a distinction between the Democratic Party and those who are Democratic voters. The voters are fine people for the most part, but the party is rife with racialism.
I appreciate your email.
Aaron
James O’Keefe denied nothing from Blumenthal’s article. Nothing.
“We can say for certain that James O’Keefe was at the 2006 meeting with Jared Taylor. He has absolutely no way of denying that,” Jenkins(the guy you met) said. O’Keefe’s attorney did not respond to a request for comment on his client’s role in the conference.
Andrew didn’t go after Jenkins, he went after the reporter Max. Why?
The original speaker alongside racist Jared Taylor & homophobic white-grievance guy John Derbyshire was racist Steve Sailor
When Marcus Epstein(political friend who shares the exact same views as O’Keefe) realized this, he changed the venue & swapped out Sailor to “color it up” in order to use the “how could it be racist if we have a black person there?” excuse. It’s almost sadly evil. Kevin Martin is a member of Project 21, a group of only black conservatives paid $ to give the GOP message to the media. Think “Token” from South Park if you will. Staunch conservative David Almasi created & runs it showing “good responsible blacks” to media, as opposed to the “Jessie Jackson types”. It’s an image game. I hate the whole guilt by association thing. Don’t buy it, never did. You’re not responsible for the actions of others. Flat out. But the issue here is are you coming in contact with other people briefly while holding differing views, or did you align yourself with other people b/c you share the same political views? It looks like the later for James. Note who is in this clip with James. The guy at the door is Marcus Epstein:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4hrnbhIHDY [note, I don't see anything racist there]
Not to defend Daryle here, but did he call anyone else at this conference “racist”? No, as you both said. Why did he call Andrew it? Because Andrew is intentionally lying/subverting the facts about James past that he knows are true. The next logical question is why? I don’t know, you’d have to pull Andrew aside, grab a beer, and ask him. However, did you hear the tone in Andrew towards Daryle? He sang “You loooooooooooooooose” in such a creepy hateful tone. It gave me chills.
I think the Democratic party wants to understand the black community better to serve it, but they don’t always do that correctly. I’m not big fan of older Democrats like Dodd, Bacus, etc. They’re too old to govern effectively b/c they owe to many people too many favors & screw us the little people in order to pay those favors off. They corporatists. Sorry for the soap box…
I appreciate & respect your response Aaron. Be well my friend!
Bolger
I am sorry to say this to you, but you have to believe in quite the conspiracy to believe what you are saying. Assuming this was a white supremacist event as you and Daryle claim, it is hard to believe that the venue didn’t know what the event they were hosting was. So then I must assume that either they are also racist, or they were lied to.
That’s two assumptions right off the bat that are fairly specious, but let’s go on just for posterity’s sake.
Next you want me to believe that a white supremacist suddenly realized his whole panel was white supremacist at a white supremacist conference and decided he needed an “Token”, as you put it, “to color it up”, again as you put it. We are crawling far down the rabbit hole here, no?
I assume next I will have to choose between the red and blue pill.
And here it is. Next you want me to believe that there is a secret organization of conservative Blacks who cater to white supremacist to provide cover for them. Really? REALLY??
I truly hope that you don’t devolve further down into the rabbit hole. This path you are on will only leave you paranoid and broken. The idea that there is a racist behind every corner and under every bed, which seems to be the premise of Daryle and his organization, is McCarthy-esque and will set back race relations even farther than the re-segregation of the military by Woodrow Wilson.
Aaron
Um, no. I based mine views on simple facts:
“According to Epstein, LI did not fund the event — the only outside group to aid with Taft Club events was the American Cause, where Epstein worked from 2006 through 2009. The event was originally scheduled to take place inside of the Leadership Institute, but was moved across the street after police — who, said Epstein, had been monitoring the One Peoples Project investigative reports on the event — warned LI to expect protesters. Epstein paid $250 of his own money to rent a new room, and offered to pay the travel expenses of the speakers: Jared Taylor, John Derbyshire and Kevin Martin. Derbyshire, who was coming from New York, declined Epsteins offer. (Derbyshire, who is or was a member of a controversial listserv on human biodiversity, appeared at another Taft Club event in 2007.) Apart from that, Epstein paid for pizza by passing a hat around. The literature table that has attracted so much attention was not, he said, set up by the Taft Club. Much of the 40-odd member audience was composed of LI interns and staffers whod heard about the event at work.”
Don’t take my words for it, look at exactly what they wanted to discuss at the event:
“What: Race and Conservatism
There are few topics more sensitive than race, and conservatives have often shied away from discussing it directly. After Trent Lotts praise of Strom Thurmonds presidential run, a number of commentators implied that the GOP and conservatives have consistently winked and nodded at racists with code words and Willie Hortons. Race is clearly below the surface on a number of issues important to conservatives such as crime, busing, affirmative action, and immigration. How should these topics be dealt with? Should race and racial differences (if they exist) be a consideration in forming policies and arguments on these subjects? Should the GOP (and conservatives in general) appeal to hispanics, African Americans, and other minority groups? If so, how? To help answer these difficult questions are:
Jared Taylor: Mr. Taylor is president of the New Century Foundation and the editor of American Renaissance, a monthly newsletter described as a literate, undeceived journal of race, immigration and the decline of civility. He is the author of the books Paved With Good Intentions: The Failure of Race Relations in Contemporary America and Shadows of the Rising Sun: A Critical View of the Japanese Miracle and the editor of The Real American Dilemma: Race, Immigration, and the Future of America.
John Derbyshire: Mr. Derbyshire is a contributing editor to National Review,. He is the author of a variety of books on numerous topics such as Prime Obsession, Seeing Calvin Coolidge in a Dream, and Unknown Quantity.
Kevin Martin: Mr. Martin is an environmental contractor and a member of Project 21, a an initiative of The National Center for Public Policy Research to promote the views of African-Americans whose entrepreneurial spirit, dedication to family and commitment to individual responsibility has not traditionally been echoed by the nations civil rights establishment.
http://blog.vdare.com/archives/2006/08/28/race-and-conservatism-at-the-robert-a-taft-club/
I suggest you look deeply at this, the people involved, & take a breath. Be well!
Bolger
So conservatives who talk about race relations are racists. Got it.
Please don’t email here anymore. You obviously are also a racialist who uses innuendo to tar people as racist. Maybe I will be next.
Aaron.
P.S. Tell Daryle I said hi.
There was a bit more, but it had become an attempt at teaching a pig to fly. Oh well.
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Great diary.
Viet71 (Diary) Thursday, February 25th at 7:49AM EST (link)You and others here have opened my eyes to ACORN.
Many thanks for your words of wisdom.
Bolger's project 21 comment is not only racialist, it's racist
WarEagle01 (Diary) Thursday, February 25th at 8:32AM EST (link)He might as well have said, “You see, blacks are easily led and will do anything to help out their white betters.” Absolutely disgusting.
“A wise, doughy leg with rich tingly experiences will always reach better conclusions than will a more tanned, muscular leg that hasn’t felt those thrills.” –Chris Matthews’ Leg
“The alternative to the awful extremity of abortion is the indispensable joy of introducing this flawed world to someone who might make it better.”–John Hayward (AKA Dr. Zero)
Many Thanks, Aaron.
bigalsouth (Diary) Thursday, February 25th at 8:57AM EST (link)I have been trying to find out as much as I could about the guy who rudely confronted Breitbart at CPAC. Thanks to your post and the links, I was able to summarize what happened for my friends at the following:
http://itsaboutfreedom.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=590
Daryle Lamont Jenkins.
Ummmmmm Ummmmmm Ummmmmm
Educate, vent, discuss conservative issues at
http://itsaboutliberty.com
Jenkins is a pitiable figure
RedBeard Thursday, February 25th at 9:19AM EST (link)Devoting his life to this sort of wholesale negativity, to the point of a pathological need to make things up, frames him as a very sad and angry man indeed.
The good thing is that he exposes his irrational agenda with every word he speaks. The only people who could possibly agree with him are other irrational sad sacks with equally pinched, cramped, and sweaty brains.
Standard-bearer for grouchy curmudgeonry since, oh, 1975 or so.
Even worse
mustango (Diary) Thursday, February 25th at 9:22AM EST (link)The fact is, there is still actual, real, and highly damaging racism in this world and things like this “Rogues Gallery” only serve to cheapen the notion and inure people to it. And it’s far from just Daryle here; it’s all over the left-wing culture.
“Racist” is the new “commie”.
“I just miss — I miss being anonymous.” — Barack Obama
I fully sympathize, Mr. President. I miss you being anonymous too.
Max Blumenthal booger-boarded
WarEagle01 (Diary) Thursday, February 25th at 9:44AM EST (link)This is a must see (as long as you have a strong stomach). Hilarious.
Via HotAir.
“A wise, doughy leg with rich tingly experiences will always reach better conclusions than will a more tanned, muscular leg that hasn’t felt those thrills.” –Chris Matthews’ Leg
“The alternative to the awful extremity of abortion is the indispensable joy of introducing this flawed world to someone who might make it better.”–John Hayward (AKA Dr. Zero)
AmRen conference shut down by "anti-racists"
petrarch Thursday, February 25th at 9:46AM EST (link)On the subject of Jared Taylor and American Renaissance, they were supposed to have another conference this week. Due to pressure from “anti-racists” (including telephoned death threats), three successive hotels first scheduled and then revoked the reservations. So the conference fell apart.
Kathy Shaidle references John Derbyshire’s report here.
http://www.fivefeetoffury.com/
http://www.amren.com/mtnews/archives/2010/02/how_liberty_die.php
Do we have freedom of speech anymore? Guess not, if you don’t toe the liberal line. Regardless of what you think of Jared Taylor or AR, this can only be deeply disturbing if you care about liberty.
Scragged – Conservative Online Opinion Magazine
Aaron
Leopard1996 (Diary) Thursday, February 25th at 10:47AM EST (link)You should have told him to get off of the Liberal plantation. Kind of like Warren Balletin told Juan Williams, when Juan had a slight criticism of Obama.
“The accumluated filth of all their sex and murder will foam up about their waists and all the whores and politicians will look up and shout, “Save Us!”….and I’ll look down and whisper, “No”…The Watchmen
Aaron, thanks so much for this post. Wonderful video.
penguin2 (Diary) Thursday, February 25th at 11:01AM EST (link)He tried to talk over and all around you, and you did not let him get away with it. In fact, I thought he sort of ran away….
Extraordinary clips of Breitbart as well. That is what we need, our side confronting them and calling them out on their lies.
I do think you were brave.
Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God. – Benjamin Franklin
When Good stands up to Evil, Evil blinks. – Vassar Bushmills
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Can you imagine...
revolutionary Thursday, February 25th at 11:14AM EST (link)what would have happened if a conservative “reporter” attended a liberal meeting and “called someone out” on views they may or may not have? I doubt he’d make it out alive! And this blogger who is trying to stick up for him showed his true ignorance with the Trent Lott/Strom Thurmond reference. He is obviously spoon fed his news and told not to worry “his pretty little head” (pat pat) about grown up things. Anyone with half a brain (I DO mean those that don’t get their news from MSNBC and such) knows the real story behind Trent’s compliment. But that would probably throw this blogger into anaphilactic shock (I’m assuming he’s allergic to the truth) and we certainly wouldn’t want to be accused of trying to “off” him in any way! That might be racist, you know…
-For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery.
Jonathan Swift-
-Majority rule only works if you’re also considering individual rights. Because you can’t have five wolves and one sheep voting on what to have for supper.
Larry Flynt-
-I had reasoned this out in my mind, there was one of two things I had a right to, liberty or death; if I could not have one, I would have the other.
Harriet Tubman-
While this is America and everyone deserves
uglyandproud7 Thursday, February 25th at 12:34PM EST (link)thier opinion I live in Philadelphia and have heard of this Jenkins guy before and am surprised how ‘normal’ he appears in this video, the person I definitely believe has honestly mental issues/problems. From what I read and have heard and seen of him and his site he basically does nothing but obsess and stalks people he believes are skinheads or racists.
dan – south philly
I'd like to point out
Breeanne Howe (Diary) Thursday, February 25th at 7:24PM EST (link)to Bolger that he is correct in saying Jenkins didn’t call anyone else at the conference racists. He just called us, “little suit and tie nazis”. Awesome post Aaron! I am so glad you wrote on this and that you were so brave to stand up to that guy. He completely ran off from you and did not return. Bravo!
I am just glad you were there to get it on video Breeanneh.
Aaron Gardner (Diary) Thursday, February 25th at 7:58PM EST (link)And the funniest part about being called a suit and tie nazi … I wasn’t even wearing a suit or a tie.
conform and celebrate diversity….or else!!!
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