By Kathleen Hennessey and Michael A. Memoli
Tribune Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON – The NAACP is expected to approve a resolution at its annual convention condemning the “tea party” movement for harboring “racist elements that are a threat to our democracy,” a spokeswoman for the civil rights organization said Monday.
The proposed resolution states the “movement is not just about higher taxes and limited government but something that could evolve and become more dangerous,” NAACP spokeswoman Leila McDowell said. Delegates gathering in Kansas City will consider the resolution as early as Tuesday.
The resolution would be the latest and perhaps the most pointed denunciation of the tea party movement, which has pushed back against recurring accusations of racism since its inception a year and a half ago.