Morgan Freeman: Tea Party Is Racist, They're Out To Get Obama

Morgan Freeman laid down the chips on the Tea Party in a new interview with Piers Morgan that is due to air Friday night.

The Oscar-winning actor sat down with the British TV host and, amongst other things, discussed his belief that the right wing Tea Party's anti-Obama stance is rooted in racism.

When asked by Morgan whether Obama's presidency has made racism in the United States better or worse, Freeman, who once played apartheid-defying South African president Nelson Mandela, frankly stated that his time in office has made it worse, as he has become a target of the right's aggression.

"Their stated policy, publicly stated, is to do whatever it takes to see to it that Obama only serves one term," the actor said. "What’s, what does that, what underlines that? 'Screw the country. We’re going to whatever we do to get this black man, we can, we’re going to do whatever we can to get this black man outta here.'"

Declaring once again that "it's a racist thing," Freeman said the group's rise has shown the hate still lingering in America.

"Well, it just shows the weak, dark, underside of America," he said. "We’re supposed to be better than that. We really are. That’s, that’s why all those people were in tears when Obama was elected president. “Ah, look at what we are. Look at how, this is America.” You know? And then it just sort of started turning because these people surfaced like stirring up muddy water."

The actor continued, saying that he understood President Obama not fighting back, seeking to stick to his principles, but wishes that he'd be more aggressive now.

Freeman endorsed Obama during his run for the presidency, but declined to campaign with him, saying that he was an actor, not a politician. He attended a White House Civil Rights concert in 2010.

Jon Stewart Rips Obama Solyndra Scandal, Media For Loving It (VIDEO)

,When it comes to President Obama, just about every 24-hour news network is guilty of indulging in a scandal, but the most recent one regarding California-based solar company Solyndra has Jon Stewart telling all media, "That custom-tailored Obama scandal you ordered is finally here."

Stewart approached the story of Solyndra's collapse after receiving over $500 million from the Obama administration to produce green energy by comparing it to previous scandals the media has eaten up, from Bill Ayers to birth certificates. But as he went through the scandal piece by piece, he couldn't deny the "weapons-grade political fodder" that is Solyndra's bankruptcy.

Not only does Solyndra sound like a dystopian future planet, but Obama's endorsement of it -- including a personal tour of the facilities -- adds insult to injury when it comes to the half a billion dollars it received from the government before its collapse. Although according to Stewart it only took about 1.3 percent of the money give to green energies by Obama, it was their poster child.

Stewart did give the President's investment, however foolish, the benefit of the doubt, saying that the failure of one company doesn't discredit the entire idea of a green energy economy, but he had to add one big "but":

"But, if in, let's say, 1936 you spoke about the growing importance of air travel in front of, I don't know, the Hindenberg, you'd be right about the future of air travel -- but you'd still be on f*cking fire!"

What really adds the shock value to the situation, and what has given House Republicans and the media even more ammunition against the President, is a "whiff of sinister cronyism." Watch the full segment below to hear Stewart's reaction to insider warningsthat predicted Solyndra would go bankrupt this year, reports that a top Solyndra investor visited the White House several times before their loan was approved and other detailsthat are undoubtedly giving Fox News an erection.