Tea Party protesters shout 'ni***r' and spit on lawmaker

[House4Life]

Angry activists who had gathered outside the Capitol to protest health care reform Saturday yelled "ni***r" at a few members of the Congressional Black Caucus,
including civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis from Georgia.

Protesters also spat on at least one black lawmaker, and the most high-profile openly gay lawmaker, Rep Barney Frank, was apparently called a "faggot." Rep Emanuel Cleaver said he was spat upon while
walking toward the Capitol. Police arrested the assailant, but Cleaver
decided not to press charges.

A statement from his office read: "This is not the first time the Congressman has been called the 'n' word and certainly not the worst assault he has endured in his years fighting for equal rights for all
Americans."

Democratic leaders expressed shock at the behavior and said it was time for Republicans to publicly condemn the behavior and distance themselves from the protesters. "I
heard people saying things today I've not heard since March 15th, 1960,
when I was marching to try and get off the back of the bus," House
Majority Whip James Clyburn said.

After following the "tea party" movement since its inception, one liberal blogger writes that she's "having a hard time
tonight trying to believe almost uniformly white tea partiers are
anything other than a racist, right-wing reaction to the election of an
African American president who brings with him feminists and gays."

RNC chief Michael Steele and the organizer of theTea Party Express movement have condemned the behavior, calling it "isolated."


I can't believe he didn't press charges?!
That's one of the most disgusting things you can do to someone!

[MarkK]

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[Pete_ is_ niccce]

Angry activists who had gathered outside the Capitol to protest health care reform Saturday yelled "ni***r" at a few members of the Congressional Black Caucus,
including civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis from Georgia.

Protesters also spat on at least one black lawmaker, and the most high-profile openly gay lawmaker, Rep Barney Frank, was apparently called a "faggot." Rep Emanuel Cleaver said he was spat upon while
walking toward the Capitol. Police arrested the assailant, but Cleaver
decided not to press charges.

A statement from his office read: "This is not the first time the Congressman has been called the 'n' word and certainly not the worst assault he has endured in his years fighting for equal rights for all
Americans."

Democratic leaders expressed shock at the behavior and said it was time for Republicans to publicly condemn the behavior and distance themselves from the protesters. "I
heard people saying things today I've not heard since March 15th, 1960,
when I was marching to try and get off the back of the bus," House
Majority Whip James Clyburn said.

After following the "tea party" movement since its inception, one liberal blogger writes that she's "having a hard time
tonight trying to believe almost uniformly white tea partiers are
anything other than a racist, right-wing reaction to the election of an
African American president who brings with him feminists and gays."

RNC chief Michael Steele and the organizer of theTea Party Express movement have condemned the behavior, calling it "isolated."


I can't believe he didn't press charges?!
That's one of the most disgusting things you can do to someone!

Another favorite word to describe all of this is "IT'S A ABERATION"

[DaBownca]

Another favorite word to describe all of this is "IT'S A ABERATION"

Paging DHP grammar police

[KBig]

Ive been watching CSPAN today like its March Madness!!


The ugly truth behind the Tea Party is undeniable and is being "seen" .

I cooked a special Ribeye Steak from WholeFoods and Scrambled eggs and watched the whole shyt unfurl.

truly historic...

[Dolemite73]

Ive been watching CSPAN today like its March Madness!!


The ugly truth behind the Tea Party is undeniable and is being "seen" .

I cooked a special Ribeye Steak from WholeFoods and Scrambled eggs and watched the whole shyt unfurl.

truly historic...

I am watching as well....Jessie Jackson Jr. was holding it down! Was not taking no shit from anybody. And I too just cooked some ribeyes to enjoy the festivities.

[KBig]

I am watching as well....Jessie Jackson Jr. was holding it down! Was not taking no shit from anybody. And I too just cooked some ribeyes to enjoy the festivities.

I dozed off for a spell... now Im back!
Still watching... shyt is really interesting... Especially when there is a parlimentary inquiry that the speaker(s) are knocking the fly shyt off of..

Oh yeah... btw... U STILL SUCK!!!!!1

[bigshawn]

Got to call it both ways.

[DaBownca]

Got to call it both ways.

Not on equal footing....Bush STOLE an election. These representatives were called NIGGER and spat at in PERSON.

[vic]

Got to call it both ways.

There is no both ways about it. You cant compare the collective anger aimed at
a man and his staff that blatantly stole an election, to a collective anger aimed
at individuals based in their political affiliation(s) race, religeon, or sexual orietation.

Dont go there.

[Pete_ is_ niccce]

Paging DHP grammar police

ABERRATION, sorry,I was watching March Madness

[vic]

After following the "tea party" movement since its inception, one liberal blogger writes that she's "having a hard time
tonight trying to believe almost uniformly white tea partiers are
anything other than a racist, right-wing reaction to the election of an
African American president who brings with him feminists and gays."

Its been so much more about race since Obama became POTUS. No matter
how much folks want to say its about this or about that, a great
deal of all this prefabrication, hides the hatred of a man that is not white,
and has a "funny" name. At least, some are showing their true colors,
and letting us know EXACTLY what they are all about.

KO talked about this in some detail a while back on his show, and he made
some good points. Better to hear them from his mouth:

[reese 60615]

if he would have spit on me i would have threw my hot coffee in his face

[bomb cola]

I'm kind of shocked that some in this thread think that spitting on black lawmakers and dropping N-bombs on them is somehow acceptable because some other politician had something thrown at him.

[DaBownca]

I'm kind of shocked that some in this thread think that spitting on black lawmakers and dropping N-bombs on them is somehow acceptable because some other politician had something thrown at him.

In his defense he never said it was acceptable he just equated the two....

[bomb cola]

In his defense he never said it was acceptable he just equated the two....

Fair enough.

[vic]

In his defense he never said it was acceptable he just equated the two....

There is no fair comparison between the two, so he cannot equate them.

[DaBownca]

There is no fair comparison between the two, so he cannot equate them.

I know that....you know that...yet WE weren't arguing that point...

[reese 60615]

young jeezy has decided to go by "jeezy" now. that is all..