Posted on 03/20/2010 4:28:17 PM PDT by OldDeckHand
“Rising tensions on Capitol Hill” is a cliche in cable news, but it may never have been apt than today. With the House of Representatives currently negotiating a controversial vote on a Senate bill that aims to reform health care, protesters have gathered to voice their opposition to the bill. CNN’s Capitol Hill reporter Dana Bash reports today of personally witnessing epithets being used towards John Lewis (D-GA) and Barney Frank (D-MA) by protesters that had been identified earlier as “Tea Party people.”
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"We now have a very short clip of the protesters “kill the bill” towards Lewis as he walks towards the Capitol building, but no racial epithets can be heard."
As least they have the decency to point this out. Not surprisingly, the same can't be said for CNN.
“Gay slurs” like “teabagger”?
Video shows black tea party member was part of crowd (Pink shirt at very start of vid) that was shouting at CBC member. No racial insults can be heard:
vhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPoJGNhWB-s&feature=player_embedded
oooooooo.... they shouted BAD words at me ! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
You freaking libtards keep pushing this... and you are gonna WISH all we were doing was calling you names!
It's almost time, and thank god our side is armed and ready.
Did they say that 7 anti war protestors were ARRESTED or did they forget to tell everyone that. Did they say that the large majority of protestors wanted the freakin bill killed!!! Huh. I swear they are pushing me to a boiling point
Two scum destroying the USA. Keep shoutin’!!!!!!
This is desparation. Will change no votes.
Will only be valuable in “explaining” a Dem loss.
I won’t allow myself to be easily offended....can’t say that for other people.
If they don’t have audio, they’ll just “dub” it in.
Call Sean Penn, CNN needs him to donate 10 minutes of studio time. Saying nasty words into a microphone, over and over, until they get the cadence right.
Dana Bash needs a new face.
Maybe that’s why she’s for this Bill. Plastic surgeons are awfully expensive.
And? Some we will fall in love with healthcare now because someone pointed out that Barney Frank is gay? These people get used to being in cars being rocked by a crowd because if they plan to remain in Congress they are going to have to get out among the public and believe me, the public can’t wait. They are really looking forward to it.
I thought they were proud to be fags? I personally just call them thieves. Fag or minority or not. If they don’t respect liberty and the individual consent and sovereignity of their fellow citizens then they are traitors to the nation.
There were cameras all over this event, virtually everywhere, and not one has confirmed any of these self-serving, fabricated accusations. Of course, liberals don’t need any proof or substantiation to back of any of their charges.
Someone should have thrown a high heel at Barney.
Maybe an Air Jordan at Lewis.
Carson is a racist pig and CNN is a racist “news” network.
Good one.
Also, isn’t this the point at which we’re supposed to say “they had it coming,” “Stop whining,” and “if you can’t take the heat........”
Oh no, wait......that only applies to when Sarah Palin and her kids get de-humanized.
related thread
Health Care Protesters Hurl Verbal Epithets at Black Lawmakers
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2475614/posts
The big thing was she went on the infer that this has been going on all along which of course is a dem talking point and a lie and a big one that they need to try and make the tea party members look bad,which of course they can't since its a lie.
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