Posted on 03/30/2010 9:39:35 AM PDT by PJ-Comix
There is $10,000 just waiting to be picked up by Al Sharpton. That is the prize money that Andrew Breitbart has offered to anyone who can reveal a video of Tea Party protestors in Washington, D.C. on March 20 who supposedly screamed the N-word at Congressman John Lewis. This "incident" first came to light when David Kerly breathlessly reported on it for ABC's World News Tonight:
...In fact, Cleaver, Emanuel Cleaver was together with John Lewis – they were walking over to the Capitol when somebody spit on Congressman Cleaver and yelled the ‘N’ word at Congressman Lewis. Cleaver was taken to police headquarters. He did ID the man, but he is not going to press charges. He’s not speaking about it. Lewis is not going to speak about it...
Yes, Kerly reported the racial invective as an absolute fact. Only one small problem. Despite the fact that many cameras were recording this scene, not one video has yet been produced proving this despite the fact that Andrew Breitbart has now offered a $10,000 cash incentive to do so:
It’s time for the allegedly pristine character of Rep. John Lewis to put up or shut up. Therefore, I am offering $10,000 of my own money to provide hard evidence that the N- word was hurled at him not 15 times, as his colleague reported, but just once. Surely one of those two cameras wielded by members of his entourage will prove his point.
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Umm, no, Sharpton won’t win the $100K.
Why?
Because his claim was a blatant LIE.
How about after he pays Stephen Pagonis what the judge decreed?
Liar Al Sharpton on Bogus Black Caucus Story: “I’ve Seen the Tape”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lNWY6zgxho
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If he can’t back-it-up, Sharpton’s big talk should be his last visit on any news program
I’m thinking that Mister Lewis said it himself if it were said at all.
I think that the congressmen were mistaken ( or stupid). I think IF anything was shouted at them it was the word “RENEGER”
I beleive Breitbart raised the prize to 100,000.
Since there are about a dozen tapes and none have the word, I suspect he'll just continue to not comment about it.
The "spitting tape" already conclusively proved Cleaver is a blatant liar. He even claimed the guy was arrested, even though he standing two feet from Cleaver as he pretends he can't see him to point him out to the cop. Nobody was even questioned by the police, let alone "arrested."
They began that walk to the capitol already knowing they would claim they were called racist names and spat upon. They didn't need for it to actually happen.
If Brietbart has to pay, I think he should give the money to the NY Police who won the as-yet uncollected lawsuit against Sharpton because of the Tawana Brawley fraud.
One FR wag wrote Lewis and Clever called each other that 15 times in the limo.
When someone wins the million dollar bet of the Amazing Randi.
Sharpton will display the Video at a news conference shortly where he will also apologize for the Tawana Brawley fiasco.
Correct answer-———>Never!
More than likely, judging from the lingo I get to hear in my daily job.
I think this is a big story and should be followed aggressively.
Bob Herbert and Leonard Pitts both wrote shameless columns where they tried to establish the story as historical fact, without any doubts. My local paper carries this stuff and then embellishes with more invective of its own. So forget Sharpton. Bob Herbert and Leonard Pitts, as further spun by a biased media, are the big, big, big story. Will they retract, along with ABC? That is the question.
Let me channel Rev. Al: “You all raaaaacist fo’ insinuating I play da race cahd falsely!”
Bet the rent if there was a tape it would be EVERYWHERE.
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