CNN Claim: John Lewis Called a N*****, Barney Frank Called Sexual Slur by Tea Party Protesters

Saturday, March 20, 2010 | Kristinn

[kristinn]

CNN's Capitol Hill correspondent Dana Bash is reporting that Rep. John Lewis (D-GA), a black Congressman who is a Civil Rights era icon, was called a "n*****" by Tea Party protesters gathered on Capitol Hill today to rally against the Democrat's healthcare bill.

Bash also reported Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) was called a slur related to his homosexuality by Tea Party protesters.

No video so far of either incident.

Bash did note that the most constant and resonant words of the Tea Party protesters were "Kill the bill!" And that that chant was inescapable on the Hill today.

[filbert]

At a guess, I’d put the odds at around 5% an actual Tea Partier, and 95% a Democrat infiltrator.

[Billthedrill]

If CNN still thinks that accusing Tea Party attendees of using bad words is going to gain any traction they’re just as out of touch in the matter as they have been all along. These are, after all, people who routinely use the sexual slur “tea-bagger” who are calling for decorum here.

[Notwithstanding]

And CNN has been slurring Tea Partiers as “Right Wing Extremists” since day 1, despite the fact that the group consists of millions of every day Americans - as grass-roots as you get.

[Renegade]

Seems to me they WERE factual . What’s the problem . Hillary called the Jews bastards and nothing was done about it.Frank IS gay and should accept what people call him.
Farrakhan gets away with slandering whites all the time. Methinks it is time for a cleansing .

[bmwcyle]

I just yelled, “Bring the Democrats out, on a stick.” Did she miss that?

[drubyfive]

I saw video and heard audio of the “kill him” incident.

[Joe 6-pack]

Did CNN report on patriotic citizens being called "teabaggers"?

Oh yeah...they invented that.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

BARNEY FRANK IS A TEA BAGGER!

[clintonh8r]

Yeah, they called Bonnie Fwanker an “Anderson Cooper.”

[NoobRep]

I didn’t realize Robert Byrd had joined the Tea Party movement.

[Joan Kerrey]

Dana Bash is reporting that Rep. John Lewis (D-GA), a black Congressman who is a Civil Rights era icon, was called a “n*****” by Tea Party protesters

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Hmmm, I heard it was Barney who called Lewis a N****** after Lewis called Barney a F** during a verbal fight over the deem non vote procedure. Don’t know what to believe anymore. /s

[downtownconservative]

CNN plants and leftist agitators. No video or audio, no story.

[Diogenesis]

It is probably fabricated by the Soldiers of Allah and Obama
but with America on the verge of civil war, WHO CARES?

[jessduntno]

“Bash also reported Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) was called a slur related to his homosexuality...”

Teabaggewww? Faiwy?

They won’t have film or tape...miraculously...

[AdvisorB]

Barney was to busy daydreaming to mind.

[savedbygrace]

OK, well that changes everything. It obviously means the Democrats are correct about everything and the Republicans are wrong about everything.

What, nobody actually said any of those things? Never mind.

[bert]

barney frank is the Queeah from Massachusetts

is that a sexual slur?

Is CNN a real network?

[CaptSkip]

No video so far of either incident.

I usually say, "no recording - it didn't happen", but the Left is so demented against the Tea Party that I wouldn't be surprised if they manufactured some 'proof'.

[RichInOC]

No, no, they said Congressman Lewis is a-near.