SHOCKING behavior yesterday in DC! As members of Congress walked to their offices, Tea Party people, protesting the Health Care bill, angrily shouted racist, derogatory rants.
"A staffer for Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) told reporters that Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) had been spat on by a protestor. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), a hero of the civil rights movement, was called a 'ni--er.' And Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) was called a "faggot," as protestors shouted at him with deliberately lisp-y screams."
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Tea Party protests: "Ni**er," "Fa**ot" shouted at members of Congress - (March 20, 2010)
My thoughts: It's been obvious for a while that the majority of members of the Tea Party movement are not REALLY angry with bills that may or not pass, the taxes, or if whether or not we can AFFORD improved health in this country, or the Constitution, etc....If THAT were the case, then they would have raised their voices during the Bush Administration. Why get angry NOW and not THEN?..
Because it's all about HATRED. These people attempt to express their anger under the guise of patriotism but they continue to prove that they are BIGOTS. They are just plain angry that a BLACK man is now President of the US. Perhaps they would feel more comfortable with a group they have more in common with.. like the KKK? And while we're at it, throw the ridiculous "birthers" in with these obnoxious Tea Bagger people too!
We can't continue to ignore obvious racism and prejudice.
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