[nfb-talk] Stupidity running amuck on the Colbert Report!

[Joshua Lester]

There's not really much Mr. Carter or Clarence Fountain could do, by getting angry!
They're 82, and 83 years old!
Clarence's health hasn't been the greatest as of late, and he had to leave the group in 2008, for that very reason.
Thank God that he's able to travel again!
http://www.blindboys.com
Blessings, Joshua
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It’s also a very common misconception. To think that it wouldn’t be addressed is at least naive. I’m glad the group handled it instead of getting angry about it.
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Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY



On Nov 15, 2013, at 3:13 PM, Joshua Lester <JLester8462 at pccua.edu> wrote:

> Two nights ago, my friends, the Blind Boys of Alabama were guests on Stephen Colbert's show on Commedy Central.
> Colbert had the nerve to ask Jimmy Carter, (the leader of the group,) a stupid question.
> "As a blind person, does racism seem ridiculous to you, since you can't tell what race somebody is?"
> What's next?
> Not only is the question offensive from a racial standpoint, but it's offensive from the blindness perspective!
> I would have asked to have my group removed from the show, but Jimmy educated Mr. Colbert, and handled it with grace!
> There's a link to this ignorance on the group's Twitter page.
> http://www.twitter.com/blindboys
> Blessings, Joshua
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