Fox News' Sean Hannity is having trouble finding racist signs at Tea Party events but maybe that's because he's just not looking very hard. Radio h
July 17, 2010

Fox News' Sean Hannity is having trouble finding racist signs at Tea Party events but maybe that's because he's just not looking very hard.

Radio host Steven A. Smith joined Hannity Thursday night to discuss a resolution passed by the NAACP condemning racism in the Tea Party.

"The NAACP, they have the resolution -- explicitly racist behavior," said Hannity. "Do you have any specific examples?"

"Is there any example [of] any Tea Party members said anything racist, held any racist signs? Because we can't find any," Hannity asked Smith.

"[The NAACP] was saying that folks held racist signs in various cities," answered Smith. "I don't know."

But racially tinged signs from Tea Party events are widespread on the Internet. A sign from a Madison, Wisconsin Tea Party reads "Obama's Plan -- White Slavery."

A sign from another event says "Obama -- What you talkin about Willis! Spend my money?"

"Obamanomics -- Monkey see, Monkey spend!" reads a sign from a Denver Tea Party.

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