Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers.
I was there. It never happened.Tea Party Protests: 'Ni**er,' 'Fa**ot' Shouted At Members Of Congress
Tea Party protesters shout '******' and spit on lawmaker - National populist | Examiner.com
Tea party protesters scream '******' at black congressman | McClatchy
Black Congressman Spit On By KKK...I mean, Tea Party Protester! - YouTube
The cops thought so, too.
Just lies.
That's funny- it was all on film- just not Fox I guess... Scarey brainwashed hater lilly white A-holes...
Do you hate him so because he is so successful? Republican? Conservative? Black thru and thru? Highly educated? Multi talented?
What makes him a buck dancing, mammy singing coon to you? You sound so envious and bitter.
What other Presidential candidate sings Amazing Grace at the end of a press conference?
What other Presidential candidate doesn't know China is a nuclear power?
Cain takes pride in not knowing, its like a badge of honor with him. Ask him a foreign policy question.
He knows damn well that China is a nuclear power. His words are taken out of context.
For crying out loud the man has a Bachelors in Mathematics and a Masters in Computer Science and he worked ballistics for the US Navy. Of course he knows China is a nuclear power.
People are calling him stupid? Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.
And when Obama was elected President, how much foreign policy experience did he have? Or Bush, or Clinton. At least G.H. had been head of the CIA for a short time. Honestly I think you can go back as far as you want and seriously Nixon would be the only one that would have qualified for having foreign policy experience and even that is dicy. Kennedy and Johnson as far as I remember didn't have any either. Ford but only because he'd been VP to Nixon maybe.
Truly, I can't see where any POTUS when elected really had a stellar foreign policy resume.
I was there. It never happened.
The cops thought so, too.
Just lies.
That's funny- it was all on film- just not Fox I guess... Scarey brainwashed hater lilly white A-holes...
CBC up here, you know that really left wing Canadian news organization ran that film clip ad nauseum where supposedly someone shouted ****** at the congressman and you can't hear it. Why? Because it didn't happen. Even the CBC had to admit you can't hear it.
But I'd be more than happy to have someone check out a film clip if you have one that proves that it happened.
Please put up your link.
WASHINGTON Demonstrators outside the U.S. Capitol, angry over the proposed health care bill, shouted "******" Saturday at U.S. Rep. John Lewis, a Georgia congressman and civil rights icon who was nearly beaten to death during an Alabama march in the 1960s.
Retarded post is retarded.They really are. A lot are showing their true colors.The left wing is obsessed with race.
So the reason Cain was accused was because he was black?
Only blacks are accused of sexual harassment?
WASHINGTON Demonstrators outside the U.S. Capitol, angry over the proposed health care bill, shouted "******" Saturday at U.S. Rep. John Lewis, a Georgia congressman and civil rights icon who was nearly beaten to death during an Alabama march in the 1960s.
That's different . . . somehow.
You all would do yourselves a big favor and gain more support if you stopped using racist bullshit like "wondering off the plantation".
"Racist"?
[ame=http://www.amazon.com/Its-OK-Leave-Plantation-Underground/dp/0965521818]Amazon.com: It's OK to Leave the Plantation : The New Underground Railroad (9780965521819): C. Mason Weaver: Books[/ame]
As an analogy it's barely mildly provocative. Especially when compared to what was said in the OP about a right of center black American.
An Analogy used only on blacks, dont play stupid.
And why'd you post a book anyways? What is...er..huh?
Logic. a form of reasoning in which one thing is inferred to be similar to another thing in a certain respect, on the basis of the known similarity between the things in other respects.
Scenes from last year's health care debate (in case you've forgotten).
Sign up for email newsletters now!
Sign up for email newsletters now!
Never miss a McClatchy story
Register
Log in logout
member center
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Follow us on Twitter
Follow us on Facebook
Add us to your iPhone or G1 More on this Story
Story | There's no denying Obama's race plays a role in protests
Story | House Democrats poised to enact sweeping health care overhaul
Story | Tea Party protesters target lawmaker who agrees with them
Story | State of the health care debate: Talk radio attacks an 11-year old
On the Web | More politics coverage from McClatchy
By William Douglas | McClatchy Newspapers
William Douglas
WASHINGTON Demonstrators outside the U.S. Capitol, angry over the proposed health care bill, shouted "******" Saturday at U.S. Rep. John Lewis, a Georgia congressman and civil rights icon who was nearly beaten to death during an Alabama march in the 1960s.
Protesters also shouted obscenities at other members of the Congressional Black Caucus, spat on at least one black lawmaker and confronted an openly gay congressman with taunts.
Capitol Police escorted the members of Congress into the Capitol after the confrontation. At least one demonstrator was reported arrested.
"They were shouting, sort of harassing," Lewis said. "But, it's okay, I've faced this before. It reminded me of the 60s. It was a lot of downright hate and anger and people being downright mean."
Lewis said he was leaving the Cannon office building to walk to the Capitol to vote when protesters shouted "Kill the bill, kill the bill," Lewis said.
"I said 'I'm for the bill, I support the bill, I'm voting for the bill'," Lewis said.
A colleague who was accompanying Lewis said people in the crowd responded by saying "Kill the bill, then the n-word."
"It surprised me that people are so mean and we can't engage in a civil dialogue and debate," Lewis said.
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., said he was a few yards behind Lewis and distinctly heard "******."
"It was a chorus," Cleaver said. "In a way, I feel sorry for those people who are doing this nasty stuff - they're being whipped up. I decided I wouldn't be angry with any of them."
Cleaver's office said later in a statement that he'd also been spat upon and that Capitol Police had arrested his assailant. The statement praised the police, who Cleaver said escorted the members of Congress into the Capitol past the demonstrators.
"The man who spat on the congressman was arrested, but the congressman has chosen not to press charges," the statement said.
"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," the statement said. "That being said, he is disappointed that in the 21st century our national discourse has devolved to the point of name calling and spitting."
Protesters also used a slur as they confronted Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., an openly gay member of Congress.
Frank told the Boston Globe that the incident happened as he was walking from the Longworth office building to the Rayburn office building, both a short distance from the Capitol. Frank said the crowd consisted of a couple of hundred of people and that they referred to him as 'homo.' A writer for The Huffington Post said the protesters called Frank a "faggot."
"I'm disappointed with the unwillingness to be civil," Frank told the Globe. "I was, I guess, surprised by the rancor. What it means is obviously the health care bill is proxy for a lot of other sentiments, some of which are perfectly reasonable, but some of which are not."
"People out there today, on the whole, were really hateful," Frank said. "The leaders of this movement have a responsibility to speak out more."
Thousands of demonstrators gathered outside the Capitol on Saturday as the House Democratic leadership worked to gather enough votes to enact a health care overhaul proposal that has become the centerpiece of President Barack Obama's domestic agenda. Most were affiliated with so-called tea party organizations that originally sprang up during last summer's protests of the health care proposals.
Heated debate has surrounded what role race plays in the motivations of the tea party demonstrators. During protests last summer, demonstrators displayed a poster depicting Obama as an African witch doctor complete with headdress, above the words "OBAMACARE coming to a clinic near you." Former President Jimmy Carter asserted in September that racism was a major factor behind the hostility that Obama's proposals had faced.
The claim brought angry rebuttals from Republicans. Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele, who is black, accused Carter of playing the "race card."
On Saturday, Frank, however, said he was sorry Republican leaders didn't do more to disown the protesters.
Some Republicans "think they are benefiting from this rancor," he said.
House Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C., said Saturday's ugliness underscored for him that the health care overhaul isn't the only motivation for many 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," Clyburn said. "This is incredible, shocking to me."
He added, "A lot of us have said for a long time that none of this is about health care at all. It's about extending a basic fundamental right to people who are less powerful."
(James Rosen contributed to this story.)
More from McClatchy
There's no denying Obama's race plays a role in protests
What other Presidential candidate sings Amazing Grace at the end of a press conference?
What other Presidential candidate doesn't know China is a nuclear power?
Cain takes pride in not knowing, its like a badge of honor with him. Ask him a foreign policy question.
He knows damn well that China is a nuclear power. His words are taken out of context.
For crying out loud the man has a Bachelors in Mathematics and a Masters in Computer Science and he worked ballistics for the US Navy. Of course he knows China is a nuclear power.
People are calling him stupid? Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.
And when Obama was elected President, how much foreign policy experience did he have? Or Bush, or Clinton. At least G.H. had been head of the CIA for a short time. Honestly I think you can go back as far as you want and seriously Nixon would be the only one that would have qualified for having foreign policy experience and even that is dicy. Kennedy and Johnson as far as I remember didn't have any either. Ford but only because he'd been VP to Nixon maybe.
Truly, I can't see where any POTUS when elected really had a stellar foreign policy resume.
What was the proper context?
I spent 20 years in the Navy. After 9/11 we had a Naval Academy graduate pilot that decided he was going to carry his personal civilian 9mm on all C-130 flights he piloted overseas. He was detained in Latvia after the gun fell out of his flight bag onto the tarmac. College doesn't teach common sense or inquisitiveness.
Knowing which countries are nuclear powers is classified as foreign policy experience?
Haven't Democrats been doing this for several decades? This shouldn't be surprising to anyone unless you're very young. The Democrats think they own African Americans. They really do believe African Americans are only allowed to be Democrats. It's a plantation mentality. When they resort to this awful stuff,you know they're worried. More Conservative African American Republicans is obviously very bad for the Democrats. And they know that better than anyone does.
Haven't Democrats been doing this for several decades? This shouldn't be surprising to anyone unless you're very young. The Democrats think they own African Americans. They really do believe African Americans are only allowed to be Democrats. It's a plantation mentality. When they resort to this awful stuff,you know they're worried. More Conservative African American Republicans is obviously very bad for the Democrats. And they know that better than anyone does.
You're a typical example as to why Ron Paul will NEVER be president.
Haven't Democrats been doing this for several decades? This shouldn't be surprising to anyone unless you're very young. The Democrats think they own African Americans. They really do believe African Americans are only allowed to be Democrats. It's a plantation mentality. When they resort to this awful stuff,you know they're worried. More Conservative African American Republicans is obviously very bad for the Democrats. And they know that better than anyone does.
You're a typical example as to why Ron Paul will NEVER be president.
I have only stated fact. The Democrats do think they own African Americans. They always pull out this 'Uncle Tom' B.S. whenever it looks like African Americans may be thinking about ditching them. It's a very old tactic for them. If you're old enough you know this. The things they say are pretty awful. It's time for them to dump their old tired 'Uncle Tom' rhetoric.
You're a typical example as to why Ron Paul will NEVER be president.
I have only stated fact. The Democrats do think they own African Americans. They always pull out this 'Uncle Tom' B.S. whenever it looks like African Americans may be thinking about ditching them. It's a very old tactic for them. If you're old enough you know this. The things they say are pretty awful. It's time for them to dump their old tired 'Uncle Tom' rhetoric.
I'm 65, so I'm old enough to remember several things. What I remember most of all is that Republicans haven't done jack shit for blacks - and now they aren't doing jack shit for anyone below the 1%. Why do you think most blacks vote Democrat? What other logical choice do they have?
I have only stated fact. The Democrats do think they own African Americans. They always pull out this 'Uncle Tom' B.S. whenever it looks like African Americans may be thinking about ditching them. It's a very old tactic for them. If you're old enough you know this. The things they say are pretty awful. It's time for them to dump their old tired 'Uncle Tom' rhetoric.
I'm 65, so I'm old enough to remember several things. What I remember most of all is that Republicans haven't done jack shit for blacks - and now they aren't doing jack shit for anyone below the 1%. Why do you think most blacks vote Democrat? What other logical choice do they have?
That's a Plantation mentality. The Democrats haven't really done anything for African Americans. They've conducted a very successful P.R. Campaign,i'll have to give em that. But they haven't really done much. I think many African Americans are beginning to realize this. More will become Republicans in the future. And calling a man an "Uncle Tom N*gger" is pretty disgusting. You want to be a part of that crowd,than so be it. But it isn't right.
I'm 65, so I'm old enough to remember several things. What I remember most of all is that Republicans haven't done jack shit for blacks - and now they aren't doing jack shit for anyone below the 1%. Why do you think most blacks vote Democrat? What other logical choice do they have?
That's a Plantation mentality. The Democrats haven't really done anything for African Americans. They've conducted a very successful P.R. Campaign,i'll have to give em that. But they haven't really done much. I think many African Americans are beginning to realize this. More will become Republicans in the future. And calling a man an "Uncle Tom N*gger" is pretty disgusting. You want to be a part of that crowd,than so be it. But it isn't right.
What have Republicans done for blacks?
That's a Plantation mentality. The Democrats haven't really done anything for African Americans. They've conducted a very successful P.R. Campaign,i'll have to give em that. But they haven't really done much. I think many African Americans are beginning to realize this. More will become Republicans in the future. And calling a man an "Uncle Tom N*gger" is pretty disgusting. You want to be a part of that crowd,than so be it. But it isn't right.
What have Republicans done for blacks?
What do you want them to do for Blacks?
What have Republicans done for blacks?
What do you want them to do for Blacks?
The role of government is to serve the people - not just the 1%.
What do you want them to do for Blacks?
The role of government is to serve the people - not just the 1%.
Yea but what do you want Republicans to do for Blacks. Hating successful people doesn't answer that question.
