Geraldo Rivera, a guest Friday on Fox & Friends, discussed the NAACP’s lack of congratulations for newly-elected black Republicans Sen. Tim Scott and Rep. Mia Love. Rivera said that there is no doubt about the NAACP being a satellite of the Democratic Party, adding that it stems from the fact they see the concept of personal responsibility as a GOP notion. That notion conflicts with the organization's embrace of perpetual victimization, which Rivera described as adopting "the credo essentially that 'woe is us, we are the victims, everything is against us.'"
Because of their embrace of personal responsibility, Geraldo believes Scott and Love are seen as Uncle Toms or Aunt Toms by the NAACP.
Steve Doocy (Co-host): Tim Scott and Mia Love, two African-Americans, both elected to the Congress, but what's curious is, and they're both African-Americans, is the NAACP has been completely silent about this historic event.
Ainsley Earhardt (Co-host): This is what the President and the CEO of the NAACP has said: this election was not about who won, but rather the citizens who lost the right to participate.
Peter Johnson (Co-host): And, Geraldo he went on to talk about in a press release about all the fraud, the abuse, the inability of African-Americans to get to the polls based on abuse in certain states. But why not talk about these folks that won?
Rivera: You're absolutely right, Peter. I have absolutely no objection to the NAACP pointing to alleged violations of people's right to vote. But the NAACP, and you saw it in the Trayvon Martin case particularly, and the reaction to Ferguson, Missouri situation with Michael Brown and the police shooting, the NAACP is designed, and I’m a life-long member, to be basically a victims' rights. They adopt the credo essentially that “woe is us, we are the victims, everything is against us.” And it is that mindset that disallows them to embrace and celebrate the victory of these two fine people who happen to be Republican. Why? Because Mia Love and Tim Scott in South Carolina, they embrace the notion of American exceptionalism, that we work hard. We are good people. We are extraordinary public servants. We can win. We can serve the people. We can succeed. And that I think is the biggest failing not only of the NAACP, but of the Democratic Party.
Johnson: Is the NAACP a satellite of the Democratic Party?
Rivera: I don't think there is any doubt about that.
Doocy: They revealed their hand.
Rivera: We revealed their hand long ago. But imagine how much more -- for instance, when was the last time you saw an NAACP rally or protest against urban violence? You never see that. Why? Because it's not the classic mold of “woe is us, we are the victims.” It is rather, it would have been an acceptance of responsibility that we have to do more to help ourselves and I think that's more of, sadly perceived as a Republican notion and these people, Scott and Love, are seen as Uncle Toms or Aunt Toms, or Thomases, and it's too bad. It really could be so much more energized of an organization.