Michael Tomasky: Beyond words

The other day I offered a mild criticism of the NAACP's resolution on racism in the tea party movement, writing that it had a right to discipline its members privately or publicly as it saw fit.

I still believe that, but now, just for a little context on this whole thing, let's look at this "letter to Abraham Lincoln" "from the NAACP" written as a parody by tea party activist Mark Williams on his blog.

Before this, Williams had accused the NAACP of being racist because it has the word...