First he was called …

First he was called a “black tyrant” by Harry Belafonte. Now he’s been called a “white boy” by black activist Dick Gregory.

The exchange took place during the “Hannity & Colmes” program on the Fox News Channel. Gregory and Cybercast News Service Senior Staff Writer Marc Morano discussed comments Gregory made during an Aug. 6 march in Atlanta commemorating the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act.

Reading from Morano’s article, co-host Sean Hannity asked Gregory to confirm whether he had made a number of controversial remarks during the event.

The activist readily acknowledged that he had referred to Republicans as “white racist thugs” and called the United States “the most dishonest, ungodly, unspiritual nation that ever existed in the history of the planet.”

But, when Gregory hesitated in his responses, Hannity turned to Morano for confirmation.

“You don’t have to confirm what I said,” Gregory charged. “I’ve already said it. So I don’t need no white boy to come on and say yes, he said it.”

Surprised by Gregory’s reply, Hannity repeated, “No white boy? No white boy?” and asked Gregory if he wanted to apologize to Morano for calling him a racially charged term.

“Yes, I apologize for it,” Gregory replied.

“Well, I was already called a black tyrant by [Harry] Belafonte yesterday, so I welcome whatever Mr. Gregory wants to call me,” Morano said in response.

If Gregory were Republican, this would be hate speech.

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