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I find it fascinating that in all the reports in the MSM on the story involving racial epithets being shouted at black Congressmen, very few mention that the only evidence for these racial slurs comes from the Congressmen themselves. And they'd never lie about something like that, right? Dan Loesch has a video of the Congressmen in question walking past tea party protestors and, while the slurs might have been shouted before or after the video, they are not being used while this particular camera was rolling:

Rep. Andre Carson, Indiana Democrat, who is a member of the Congressional Black Caucus, claims that "tea party" protesters hurled racial slurs at fellow CBC member Rep. John Lewis, Georgia Democrat. Mr. Carson said that "hundreds of people" were chanting, "Kill the bill," and he heard "at least 15 times" the "n – word" being thrown around. "It just happened on the way to votes. Coming out of [the Cannon House Office Building] . . . John Lewis’ chief of staff came with us. It was just the three of us walking down the steps. 'Kill the bill, kill the...

(SNIP) No one screamed “n***er.” No one screamed “f*ggot.” No one was spit on. Do you suppose the state-run media will correct their propaganda piece now? Rep. Emmanuel Cleaver says he will not press charges for being spit on. That’s probably a good idea.

When Richard Zahn heard noises on his back patio, he opened his sliding glass door and grabbed his shotgun. Then he chased after two men who ran out his back gate toward a lake. And the Seminole County Sheriff's Office gave chase in its own way — with a K9 unit and helicopter unit, according to an incident report from the Sheriff's Office. Zahn, who lives in the Burlington Oaks subdivision of Heathrow, came home on Tuesday and discovered his month-old, 42-inch Samsung television had been moved and wasn't working properly, the Sheriff's Office said. That night, according to the...

WASHINGTON — Demonstrators outside the U.S. Capitol , angry over the proposed health care bill, shouted "nigger" Saturday at U.S. Rep. John Lewis , a Georgia congressman and civil rights icon who was nearly beaten to death during an Alabama march in the 1960s.

A video has surfaced this evening of the incident today involving civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) and Tea Party protesters on Capitol Hill.Rep. Lewis has alleged that he was called a n***** by the protesters. Rep. Andre Carson (D-IN), who was walking with Rep. Lewis, says he heard the word n***** fifteen times.Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) claims "It was a chorus" of people yelling "n*****."The video, filmed by Marooned in Marin and posted at YouTube, shows Reps. Lewis and Carson walking together, with Rep. Cleaver several yards behind as they fight their way through the Tea Party patriots...

A Democrat Congressman who says he was a few yards behind Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) as he was walking between Congressional buildings today when Lewis was allegedly called a n***** by Tea Party protesters says that it was actually a chorus of voices calling Lewis a n*****.Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo) is quoted by McClatchy Newspapers as saying he "distinctly heard" Lewis called a n*****:"It was a chorus," Cleaver said. "In a way, I feel sorry for those people who are doing this nasty stuff - they're being whipped up. I decided I wouldn't be angry with any of them."Politico has...

STATE OF GEORGIA OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR Sonny Perdue GOVERNOR OP-ED / For Immediate Release Contact: Office of Communications Saturday, March 20, 2010 (404) 651-7774 ***Editor’s Note: Below is an op-ed by Governor Sonny Perdue. The Governor’s Office is aware of the late notice, but please consider this op-ed for publication in your opinions section or on your website.*** Bishop’s Healthcare Vote Important for Georgians to Watch By Governor Sonny Perdue Last Thursday, I wrote to Congressmen Sanford Bishop and John Barrow asking them to put the needs of their districts and state before their political party, and oppose the...

(WSB Radio State Capitol Bureau) -- A day after Democrats in the State Senate narrowly defeat a proposed constitutional amendment to allow Georgians to opt out of the federal health care plan, Senators vote to reconsider the measure and pass a similar bill that would do the same thing. Sen. Judson Hill is the sponsor of both measures. Senate Bill 317 passed on a vote of 31-16. "While I would have preferred to let Georgians vote to have their rights protected in the State Constitution, this legislation will protect Georgians in a similar way," he says. Hudson says the bill,...

The Fearful Forty; 40 Dems who are persuadable on health care reform you should call NOW editor's note Ed Whelan over at the Corner has made it easy for you to call congressmen who are wavering in support of or opposition to health care reform: The "(S)" means that the member voted for the Stupak amendment last fall. The full House phone directory is here. "Yes" on Obamacare Last Time but Might Want to Switch: Gabrielle Giffords, (D., Ariz.)-202-225-2542 Ann Kirkpatrick, (D., Ariz.)-202-225-2315 Harry Mitchell, (D., Ariz.)-202-225-2190 Vic Snyder, (D., Ariz.) (S)-202-225-2506 Marion Berry, (D., Ark.) (S)-202-225-4076 John Salazar, (D.,...

Televised reports suggest the victim, Anthony Beavers, was shot because he refused to turn over his new touchscreen cellphone in a robbery attempt. Beavers, a 2008 Jonesboro High School graduate, was a chess champion and "brilliant" student, a former teacher said Thursday. 20-year-old Broderick Smith, the suspect in the fatal shooting of the 19-year-old chess champion at the East Point MARTA station waived his first appearance before a judge in a courtroom at the Fulton County Jail Friday. At the time of the shooting, Broderick Smith was already serving probation for crimes committed in 2006 and 2008, including two charges...

WSB Radio) Police expect to soon file charges against an Atlanta man, suspected in the killing of a 19 year old at the East Point MARTA station. 20 year old Broderick Smith is scheduled to go before a judge later today. He was tracked down to his mother's apartment in the Westlake area of Fulton County. He's suspected in the shooting death of Anthony Beavers, of Jonesboro. Police say it appears the shooting was prompted by a robbery attempt. Beavers, apparently, refused to hand over his new, touch screen cell phone. Police say Smith then shot him. MARTA police say...

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Like most Americans, as an African American, I would find it quite refreshing to hear “leaders” in the minority community and editorial writers acknowledge the damage done by illegal immigration. The Americans most and first affected by the crime of illegal immigration are native-born Hispanics and African Americans. “I don’t believe there are any jobs that Americans won’t take, and that includes agricultural jobs,” says Carol Swain, professor of law at Vanderbilt University and author of “Debating Immigration.’” “Illegal immigration hurts low-skilled, low-wage workers of all races, but blacks are harmed the most because they’re disproportionately low-skilled.” Not the concept...

A U.S. Forest Service law enforcement officer was shot and killed in middle Georgia by a hunter who apparently mistook the ranger for a coyote. Officer Christoper Arby Upton, 37, was on routine patrol in the Ocmulgee Bluff Equestrian Recreation Area in Jasper County on Friday when he was shot by Norman Clinton Hale, 40, of McDonough. The incident happened about 11 p.m. in the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest near Monticello, according to a statement from the USDA Forest Service. Hale and another man were hunting coyote in the area. Hale and his hunting partner called 911 and reported the incident,...

Some barnyard animals could be moving into back yards under a bill that cleared a House committee Wednesday. The bill would allow homeowners to have chickens, milk goats and rabbits -- as well as sizable fruit and vegetable gardens -- so long as the goal would be to feed their families. Local governments wouldn’t have much room to object, unless they have complaints about things like noise or odor that they're willing to take to court. Subdivision covenants would still apply, said Rep. Bobby Franklin (R-Marietta), sponsor of the “Georgia Right to Grow” bill.

Former Dodge Sheriff Pleads Guilty to Election-Fraud Charge

A 33-year-old physical science teacher was arrested Wednesday afternoon for having sexual contact with a student. Laura Deane Lyles, of Jasper, faces two counts of sex assault, two counts of sodomy and four counts of furnishing alcohol to a minor, according to Capt. Frank Reynolds with the Pickens County Sheriff's Office. Lyles had been employed at Pickens County High School, about 40 miles north of Atlanta, where the male student is a student. She posted $27,700 bond and was released from jail Wednesday evening, Reynold said. One of the encounters allegedly took place on campus, Reynolds said. The alcohol incidents...

White Sorority Wins Step Competition, Then Told "Not Quite" By Boyce Watkins, PhD Feb 26th 2010 When the women of Zeta Tau Alpha won the Sprite Step Off national competition last week, they raised eye brows. People were not only intrigued because of their amazing abilities on the floor; people's necks were also turning because of the skin color of the champions. The white women of Zeta Tau Alpha have learned from the best and came with the best, dominating the competition and winning the national prize. My girl and protege at Bossip, Lady Drama, says that the women brought...

Unemployment rose in 30 states in January, the Labor Department said Wednesday, evidence that jobs remain scarce in most regions of the country. The data is somewhat better than December, when 43 states reported higher unemployment rates, but worse than November, when rates fell in most states. Still, five states reported record-high joblessness in January: California, at 12.5 percent; South Carolina, 12.6 percent; Florida, 11.9 percent; North Carolina, 11.1 percent; and Georgia, 10.4 percent. Michigan's unemployment rate is still the nation's highest, at 14.3 percent, followed by Nevada, with 13 percent and Rhode Island at 12.7 percent. South Carolina and...

CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. -- Channel 2 Action News investigative reporter Mark Winne has obtained a letter from Clayton County Police Chief Tim Robinson detailing shocking allegations of inappropriate conduct from four officers. The officers are accused of not reporting corruption, supplying drugs at illegal sex parties and even having sex on the job. The letter follows a three-month internal investigation that the police union calls flawed. “Unfortunately this morning, we had four officers that were terminated,” said Clayton County police spokesperson Lt. Tina Daniel. “The very culture of the Clayton County Police Department that allowed this behavior to exist must...

Georgia's tax collections fell for the 15th straight month, setting the stage for yet more cuts to the state's budget. State money managers reported on Monday that revenues slumped 10 percent from the same month the year before. For the fiscal year that ends June 30 tax collections are down almost 13 percent.

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Tom Kirby announced his candidacy for Georgia's 7th District a week ago. Do you think the Atlanta Journal-Constitution has mentioned this? Not once. If you want to know why, take a look at his website. Tom's talking about things like government accountability and term limits. He even has the gall to call himself a "Conservative Constitutionalist". He gets it. He understands. And I think it terrifies that LIE-beral rag.

Apparently Representative Deal will NOT resign until the Health Care Bill is decided. Tweet from Chuck Todd

A report by a Warner Robins Code Enforcement officer says the police ended a felony investigation on the orders of Mayor Chuck Shaheen. But the mayor says, he never told them to drop the case and that it should continue. The case concerns the removal of 800 to 1,000 tires from a condemned building on Commercial Circle, the former White's Tires. The city hired a man to haul off the tires and dispose of them. But according to a police report, investigators say the city paid $700 for a job that was never finished and turned into a crime. Council...

Yesterday they needed 216 to pass it, now they need 217. Like Ace says: Nomentum. U.S. Rep. Nathan Deal will delay his resignation from Congress by three weeks, citing intense pressure from House Republican leaders to remain and vote against President Barack Obama’s plan to overhaul the nation’s health care system…News of Deal’s decision was inadvertently broken by U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey, who congratulated Deal on his decision.On Monday, before 100 supporters at the Gainesville Civic Center, Deal said he would leave Congress, effective March 8, in order to devote all his time to his campaign for governor. Obama could...

ATLANTA -- A CBS Atlanta News investigation spotted several Atlanta police officers breaking the law outside municipal court Wednesday. "Why are you parked illegally?" asked CBS Atlanta Reporter Adam Murphy. "There's a yellow curb right here." Most officers didn't want to talk about it except for one policeman who had his patrol car parked illegally in front of a fire hydrant. "We were wondering why you were parked illegally in front of the fire hydrant?" asked Murphy. "I didn't see it," said the officer. "You didn't see it?" asked Murphy. "No, I went in the building and came out," said...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi needs one fewer vote to pass a health care bill thanks to the resignation yesterday of GOP Rep. Nathan Deal of Georgia. His departure next week will take sitting House members down to 431, meaning the magic number to pass health care drops to 216.

JONESBORO, Ga. -- Mohaberry Youhoing had just checked his mailbox yesterday when he noticed the first patrol car pull into the driveway of the Staten Street home he shares with his parents and four siblings. “And then I saw a whole, like 12 or 13 police cars driving in and came in here, and I got scared. I went upstairs with my mom,” said Youhoing, 18. He grabbed his video camera. He said his mom Shellielle, 43, wasn’t dressed, so he made an audio recording of her calls to 911. Here’s a portion of the 8 minutes Youhoing recorded: Woman’s...

DALTON (WRCB) -- A Dalton man who took his case all the way to Georgia's High Court, will still spend a decade behind bars. Even though the Supreme Court found favor in his case. Franklin Harris stole a lawn mower in 2006 and was charged with felony motor vehicle theft. His attorney argued a lawn mower isn't a motor vehicle, and the High Court not only agreed, they overturned his sentencing. Harris was re-sentenced on the charges yesterday, but the judge gave him the same 10-year sentence, because Harris is a repeat offender.

Get out the defibrillator quick: CNN is dying. What other conclusion can be drawn from the Nielsen ratings from February, which showed the once dominant news network finishing in fifth place for the first time ever- and now trailing CNBC and Headline News as well as its main competitors, FOX and MSNBC? The numbers are, as you can imagine, pretty stark. Wolf Blitzer's show, The Situation Room, was down 44% in total viewers in February. Campbell Brown, Larry King, and Anderson Cooper all posted their lowest ratings ever in February among total viewers, declining 50%, 55%, and 59%, respectively. The...

Police in the small Georgia town of Aragon are stepping up the search for Amber Graham, a 14-year-old ninth grader who vanished eight days ago. U.S. Marshals and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation will be joining what has been a low-key search for the last seven days as concern for the girl’s safety mounts, Aragon Police Captain Dwayne Alexander said. According to the girl's godmother, Ruthann Battles Dabbs, Amber's mother last saw her in her bedroom at 11:20 p.m. on Saturday Feb. 20. The girl said she would be ready for church in the morning. Amber's mother looked into the...

3 more states, South Carolina, New Hampshire and Indiana have joined Arizona in proposing bills requiring proof of Article II Eligibility for POTUS. Does this mean this is no longer a crazy, fringe conspiracy theory movement? Snippets from Washington Independent; ‘Birther’ Conspiracy Roils GOP Campaigns - State Legislators, Party Strategists Keep Anti-Obama Rumors Alive - South Carolina-Bill 3389, freshman state Rep. Tommy Stringer has introduced legislation that would amend the state’s election code to make sure that “a candidate for President or Vice President of the United States may not have his name printed on a ballot in this State...

Just days after his doctors expressed concerns about his rising cholesterol levels, President Obama dropped by a family-style restaurant for an authentic – but perhaps not so healthy – Southern style lunch in Savannah, Georgia. In between events, Obama paid a visit to Mrs. Wilkes' Dining Room and made it clear he did not want to hear it from the press about his choice of lunch. “I don’t want any lectures about my cholesterol,” Obama said. “Don’t tell Michelle.”

"This is real hope," one enthusiastic attendee told this writer during the First Annual Tenth Amendment Summit held in Atlanta, Georgia, February 25-26. Sponsored by Georgia gubernatorial candidate Ray McBerry and the Tenth Amendment Center (Los Angeles), the summit was attended by a capacity crowd of 400 who all seemed to share the same sentiment — and who cheered as each of about two dozen candidates used his three minutes to pledge adherence to the ideals of liberty and state sovereignty if elected to office.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will announce details of an estimated $6 billion program on Tuesday to generate jobs by providing incentives for Americans to make their homes more energy efficient, the latest step in his bid to convince Americans he can ease their economic woes. The plan, which must be passed by Congress, is intended to prompt Americans to invest in everything from insulation or new windows to overarching energy upgrades of their homes, creating construction and manufacturing jobs, and boosting energy efficiency. "The current thinking is that the program would be in the range of $6 billion,...

Republican Rep. John Linder of Georgia won't seek re-election in November's midterm election, a National Republican Congressional Committee spokesman said. Linder made the announcement Saturday during a speech at the Gwinnett County Republican headquarters in his home state, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. "It has been an honor to serve alongside John and his presence in the House will surely be missed," NRCC Chairman Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, said in a statement. Sessions added, "Above all, his service to the citizens of the Seventh Congressional District of Georgia was unmatched, and I am confident that voters in this ruby-red district will...

LAWRENCEVILLE - U.S. Rep. John Linder, R-Ga., is retiring after nearly 20 years in Congress. Linder made the announcement during a the dedication of the new Gwinnett County Republican Party headquarters. Linder has been in Congress 18 years.

Four women, two of them well into middle age, were discussing funeral plans for a friend when an Atlanta police officer told them to move. Three did but one asked “why.� In answer to her question, Minnie Carey, then 61, was handcuffed, put into a police wagon and taken to jail, where she was held for nine hours. The Citizen Review Board found that Atlanta Police officer Brandy Dolson had violated APD policies and had falsely arrested Carey. “I was blown away,� Carey told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “I had heard about people in the community being harassed by the police...

Four women, two of them well into middle age, were discussing funeral plans for a friend when an Atlanta police officer told them to move. Three did but one asked “why.” In answer to her question, Minnie Carey, then 61, was handcuffed, put into a police wagon and taken to jail, where she was held for nine hours. The Citizen Review Board found that Atlanta Police officer Brandy Dolson had violated APD policies and had falsely arrested Carey. “I was blown away,” Carey told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “I had heard about people in the community being harassed by the police...

DECATUR, Ga. (MyFOX ATLANTA) - A Decatur homeowner will not be charged for shooting an intruder Wednesday morning. DeKalb County police said 40-year-old Dexter Tucker was justified in shooting a 17-year-old who broke into his home. Tucker said he had run the scenario of an intruder in his mind many times before, but he never thought it would actually happen. Tucker said he was asleep when he heard knocking at the front door. The Decatur man said he peered through the shades but didn't answer the door. "Then he started beating on the door," Tucker recalled. Tucker said he saw...

More than 11.3 million homeowners -- nearly one-fourth of all Americans with a mortgage -- owe more on their loan than their home is now worth... More than 10% of people with mortgages owe 25% more than their home is worth. The number of underwater mortgages increased by about 620,000 from the third quarter... Another 2.3 million mortgages had less than 5% equity in their home, which could be wiped out if home prices fall further. Underwater mortgages are concentrated in few states: California, Florida, Nevada, Arizona, Michigan and Georgia. In Nevada, 70% of mortgages were underwater. In California, more...

ATLANTA (AP) - When the Olympic Games came to Atlanta in 1996, a building boom transformed the landscape of downtown and brought with it an influx of Latino immigrants - both legal and illegal. In the years since, the number of illegal immigrants living in Georgia has skyrocketed, more than doubling to 480,000 from January 2000 to January 2009 That gave Georgia the greatest percentage increase among the 10 states with the biggest illegal immigrant populations during those years. With cheap housing, easy transportation and an abundance of work, the immigrants put down roots and were quick to tell family...

The Tea Party movement has a mascot, and his name is William Temple. Temple, whose day job is preaching to an African-American congregation in Georgia, has been popping up at conservative events around the country, including the National Tea Party Convention in Nashville earlier this month and the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington this week. He’s easy to spot, no matter which of his 12 historical costumes he’s wearing, or which olde accent he’s adopted for the day. On Friday at CPAC, when Gov. Tim Pawlenty addressed a blazers-and-khakis-clad crowd, Temple stood on a balcony in full Revolutionary...

ATLANTA, GA (MetroCatholic) – This past week H.B. 1178 “The Patient’s Right to Nutrition and Hydration Act” was introduced in the Georgia House by Representative Martin Scott and co-sponsored by Rep. Tim Bearden and Rep. Mark Butler to help provide more protections for Georgian citizens in end of life care.This legislation seeks to insure that no patient shall be denied food and hydration. It has been brought to the attention of Georgia Right to Life and our legislature that there have been cases where patients have been denied basic food and hydration in order to speed up the dying process.Mike...

Petition: "Dear Georgia Legislators, I am pleased to be a citizen of Georgia, a consistent voter and a proud firearm owner. Thank you for your overall support of my right to bear arms last year by passing HB 89. I am grateful to have representation like you in the Georgia General Assembly. With my signature on this petition, I pledge support to HB 615, which is a bill that aims to restore my right to bear arms in Georgia. I would be very grateful of your favorable vote on this legislation when you have the opportunity."

A zebra from the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus escaped his handler and led police on a chase through downtown Atlanta on Thursday afternoon. The black-and-white striped animal was spotted all over town -- in the parking lot near the Richard B. Russell Federal Building, near Centennial Olympic Park, CNN and on the Downtown Connector. He was finally captured on the interstate near the Grady curve. According to witnesses, he was galloping between lanes of traffic on the Downtown Connector before his capture. Daniel Nance saw a westbound zebra zipping down Alabama Street near MARTA's Five Points station....

A McEachern High School football standout was killed early Thursday in an apparent murder-suicide at his family's Powder Springs home. Police identified one of the deceased as Rajaan Bennett, who earlier this month signed to play football next fall at Vanderbilt University.

A project to build the nation's first new nuclear plant in 30 years is eligible for $8.3 billion in federal loan guarantees -- even though the Westinghouse Electric Co. reactors to be used in the plant don't have final Nuclear Regulatory Commission approval. President Obama announced Tuesday that the loan guarantees will be offered to four electric utilities that would own the expanded Plant Vogtle near Waynesboro, Ga. Two new reactors are to be built there at a cost of about $14 billion. The main sticking point now is the commission's criticisms of Cranberry-based Westinghouse's design for buildings to house...