Dumb All Over

by John M. Ellison IV

In response to Washington Post’s Staff Writer Paul Kane article:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/20/AR2010032002556.html

“Members of the Congressional Black Caucus said that racial epithets were hurled at them Saturday by angry protesters who had gathered at the Capitol to protest health-care legislation, and one congressman said he was spit upon. The most high-profile openly gay congressman, Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), was heckled with anti-gay chants.

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.”

A few months ago in Arizona, there was a Clash between neo-Nazis and tea baggers that I reported on. I’ve had debates/conversations with people arguing that they (tea baggers) weren’t a racist group. Well, let’s look at the facts.

*Although there was a clash, between neo-Nazis and tea baggers, still Neo-Nazi’s showed up to support the tea baggers

*The klan has endorsed them

*Teabag members called openly gay Rep. Barney Frank a homosexual slur.

*Rep. Emmanuel Cleaver was spat on and called racial epithets by teabag protesters.

Oh and these examples of free speech…

Do you need any more proof? I’ll wait.