ARE TEA PARTY MEMBERS FINALLY SAYING WHAT THEY'VE WANTED TO SAY ALL ALONG?New York Times: Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the U.S. Capitol and in congressional office buildings Saturday, shouting against proposed health care legislation. Two African American congressmen, Andre Carson of Indiana and John Lewis from Georgia, were subjected to racial epithets from protesters as they left the Capitol after hearing President Barack Obama deliver a last-minute address promoting the health care bill.
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) issued a statement late Saturday saying that he was spit upon while walking to the Capitol to cast a vote, leading the Capitol Police to usher him into the building out of concern for his safety. Police detained the individual, who was then released because Cleaver declined to press charges.
"The congressman was walking into the Capitol to vote, when one protester spat on him. The congressman would like to thank the U.S. Capitol Police officer who quickly escorted the other Members and him into the Capitol, and defused the tense situation with professionalism and care," said Danny Rotert, a spokesman for Cleaver.
Protesters outside the Capitol hurled epithets at Reps. John Lewis (D-Ga.) and Andre Carson (D-Ind.) as they left the building after President Obama delivered an 11th-hour speech on behalf of the health care bill. Carson told reporters that protesters yelled "kill the bill," then used a racial epithet to describe Carson and Lewis, who is a revered figure on both sides of the aisle.
According to observers, Frank was confronted by about 100 protesters inside the Longworth House Office Building, where Democrats were huddling for another meeting about the legislation. Some targeted Frank with anti-gay epithets and urged him to vote against the bill.
Democratic leaders and their aides said they were outraged by the day's behavior. "I have heard things today that I have not heard since March 15, 1960, when I was marching to get off the back of the bus," said House Majority Whip James Clyburn(D-S.C.), the highest-ranking black official in Congress.
How do we know it wasn't an infiltrator?
ReplyDeleteThe Tea Party movement is open, and there are incidents in Texas where, extreme La Rousce nuts tried to stir up reactions.
The Tea Party folks are non-violent and most would not act in that manner.
I abhore the Marxist Democrats' attempt to seize the American Health Care system, but would never spit on, or use racist langauge towards a sitting member of Congress.
We respect the Constitution, and the office of properly elected representatives of the Republic.
"ARE TEA PARTY MEMBERS FINALLY SAYING WHAT THEY'VE WANTED TO SAY ALL ALONG?"
ReplyDelete"WANTED TO SAY ALL ALONG?" Really?!?!?! Very bold there, Isiah. You are basically saying that Tea Party members have been closet racists the whole time and that is very careless.
Are there some racists members of the Tea Party? Of course, it would be ridiculous to think otherwise. Just as ridiculous as it would be to think that there AREN'T any in the Democratic party or even in the White House. Very careless and closed minded Ike!
Blame anything and everything on the tea party movement. Typical.
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