Second Tea Party Group Distancing Itself From Mark Williams

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There’s evidence this morning that even more tea partiers are seeking to distance themselves from the Tea Party Express’ Mark Williams and his racially-tinged rhetoric. In an email sent to its members this morning, the Tea Party Nation group appeared to back away from Williams and make it clear that it doesn’t agree with his controversial anti-NAACP blog post.

“As most of you are aware, one of the leaders in the tea party movement posted a controversial blog many took to be racist,” Tea Party Nation leaders wrote in the email obtained by TPMDC. “Tea Party Nation and many other groups have repudiated racism and racists … We have banned members who were racists and will ban any members who show themselves to be racist.”

“The Tea Party Movement is not racist,” the leaders add. “Tea Party Nation welcomes all patriots, regardless of gender, ethnicity or national origin to join us and help save this great country.”

Over the weekend, the Tea Party Federation expelled Williams and the Tea Party Express after Williams’ anti-NAACP screed caused days of controversy on the national news.

Williams has refused to talk to the media about the Tea Party Federation’s move, but posted a long post to his blog over the weekend slamming the expulsion as little more than a publicity stunt.

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