Breitbart offers $10k reward for proof that n-word was hurled at John Lewis
Andrew Breitbart, on his Big Government web site, is offering $10,000 for proof that U.S. Rep. John Lewis was assaulted with the n-word last Saturday in the run-up to the vote on health care.
This is the same web site that first put up the footage of ACORN staffers in Baltimore, giving advice on how to avoid paying taxes on cash acquired through prostitution.
By way of backbround: Last Saturday, as they went to the U.S. Capitol to hear a final speech on health care, Lewis and other African-American congressmen passed by a crowd of mostly white tea party protestors.
Here’s the Insider post that ran. This from a Detroit news outlet:
Rep. Andre Carson, D-Ind., told a reporter that as he left the Cannon House Office Building with Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., a leader of the civil rights era, some among the crowd chanted “the N-word, the N-word, 15 times.” Both Carson and Lewis are black, and Lewis spokeswoman Brenda Jones also said that it occurred.
“It was like going into the time machine with John Lewis,” said Carson, a large former police officer who said he wasn’t frightened but worried about the 70-year-old Lewis, who is twice his age. “He said it reminded him of another time.”
Brenda Jones, spokeswoman for Lewis, confirmed the incident.
Breitbart accuses Lewis and the other members of Congress of goading the crowd:
On Saturday, during the peaceful and patriotic tea party protest at the Capitol, the Democrats staged a series of symbolic acts meant to manipulate the media to do its bidding. The Congressional Black Caucus pulled the Selma card and chose to walk through the crowd in the hopes of creating a YouTube incident.
There is no reason in 21st century America on an issue that is not a black or white or a civil rights issue to have a bloc of black people walk slowly through a mostly white crowd to make a racial point. The walk in and of itself — with two of the participants holding their handheld cameras above their heads hoping to document “proof” — was an act of racism meant to create a contrast between the tea party crowd and themselves….
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…..
Rep. Lewis, if you can’t do that, I’ll give him a backup plan: a lie detector test. If you provide verifiable video evidence showing that a single racist epithet was hurled as you walked among the tea partiers, or you pass a simple lie detector test, I will provide a $10K check to the United Negro College Fund.
We’ve got a query into Lewis’ office, but do not expect the Atlanta congressman to engage.
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DannyX
March 26th, 2010
1:19 pm
WE NEED STRAIGHT JACKETS FOR….12:22, 12:37, 12:49, and 1:00!
Again, these people are not a danger to you but may harm themselves. Use cation.
Chief Wiggum
March 26th, 2010
1:23 pm
Ahh, DannyX…still avoiding the issue, trying to insult others, but not addressing the real issue here, which is whether or not John Lewis is lying.
If Rep. Lewis is telling the truth, there have to be quite a few bits of video proof. We’re waiting.
t
March 26th, 2010
1:24 pm
you are proving my point danny. you have adopted the strategy of your liberal leaders. Strategy: Don’t even consider what any opposition says! Their minds are warped! Popular thought says that the public is afraid of obamacare. is it possible that liberals are even more afraid that even larger portions of the public will turn on them?
The time is near
March 26th, 2010
1:31 pm
DannyX-The Time is near!!!!!!! CHANGE – The new slogan for all conservatives in this country
Barry
March 26th, 2010
1:37 pm
Hey Y’all:
What is wrong with you silly, childish people. You need to get a life. Putting up a reward to find someone who said the “N” word to black Congressmen. You know you Tea Party members did it. You know they are just the Republican Ku Klux Klan/Nazi Party who are nothing but racist devils. They did not have the courage to do it with many blacks walking together in solidarity as the Congressional Black Caucus did. Their courage to say things like that to an individual is when the believe they “out number” them. That is what ‘COWARDS” do and that is what the REPUBLICAN/KuKluxKlan/Nazy Party/ Tea Party is: A BUNCH OF SILLY, CHILDISH, DEMONIC, COWARDS. I pray that hell does not break lose from their cowardly actions. But if it does, they will be the first to run. YOU CAN BET ON IT. What they need to do is get a life, grow up, read the Bible, and “REPENT” for their wicked, evil ways. They are acting as their father; THE DEVIL. I applaude the Congressional Black Caucus for their courage in this matter.
David
March 26th, 2010
1:37 pm
The black caucus wasn’t walking through that white thuggish mob to incite them. The black congressmen were walk to their job! What the hell was that white thuggish mob doing trying to block their way?
That scene reminded me of those civil rights era videos, where the mobs of white adults were there to yell and shout at the black kids trying to go to school.
Cry all you want, Republicans… but that’s what it looked like to me. Maybe you should rein in that mob of neanderthals next time.
RetiredSoldier
March 26th, 2010
1:41 pm
Barry-
There is only one known former klansman in Congress, do you know who it is ye of all knowledge? Sen Robert Byrd of West Virginia, a democrat. Well?
DannyX
March 26th, 2010
1:44 pm
The opposition in this case t… just got caught dressing up a third rate journalist in a phone repairman outfit, and sent him and others up to the office of a US Senator with the intent of gaining access to the Senators phone room.
What is the issue? That this website has any creditability? That this website deserves respect?
This is the opposition?????????? If it is mocking it is the only thing that makes sense!
Republican turned Democrat
March 26th, 2010
1:46 pm
I love how so many of you are taking up for the ones that used the N-word and justifying it. That was heinous, ugly and totally uncalled for. But I guess this is GA and some old feelings die hard. I’m embarassed that in 2010 that language would be used towards a statesman, but I am besides myself with disbelief that some of you would actually defend the guilty as if it were no big deal. That is why the GOP is no longer relevent…because of what they, and their constituents stand for: bias, bigotry, racism, hatred etc. etc. What really amazes me is Richard Steele. He’s lost his mind representing them.
t
March 26th, 2010
1:46 pm
david, as others have noted, it is very rare for members to enter the public entrance as pelosi and the CBC did. They saw the group, and wanted to create a scene. why did no other members come in that entrance? why the black members? BECAUSE THEY WANTED YOU TO THINK OF CIVIL RIGHTS ERA! They want the sympathy because theyre losing the popular opinion battle on healthcare There is still no proof that anyone yelled anything. they say it did anyway and the media runs with it. this is a stunt to try and discredit opposition. if there was proof on video or audio that this was done, the media would have played in a million times. we have not seen it, therefore no one has it, therefore it may not have happened at all
t
March 26th, 2010
1:47 pm
danny, the opposition is any american who opposes the government getting even more involved in US healthcare.
eh?
March 26th, 2010
1:57 pm
Shame on you, John Lewis. You lied.
Barry
March 26th, 2010
2:06 pm
Hey Y’all:
t, you sound like and ignorant a-whole. In fact you sound like that crazy Iranian president who said that the Holocaust never happened. It was a manufactured lie. Man, you need to get your head on straight and grow up. You sound very childish in justifing the use of derogatory comments towards these congressman by saying it did not happen. You know damn well non of those “COWARDLY, STUPID, RACIST Tea Party/Republican/KuKluxKlan/NaziParty members would admit to their racist behavior. It would show wou they really are as did yourself: RACIST. There is a place for all ou you in HELL. The “FIRE” is going to be real ‘HOT” there for y’all.
President Obama
March 26th, 2010
2:08 pm
Those 401k, IRA & pension plans you planned to retire on will help fund my healthcare enterprise. Next on the agenda: make 30 million illegals U.S. citizens. That should keep me in power a few more decades !
t
March 26th, 2010
2:11 pm
you sound pretty ignorant to our current political landscape. do you honestly think neither side doesnt pull these type fo political stunts? it just so happens that dems have historically screamed “racist” at republicans based on nothing for political gains. Did you know that at the capitol a tea party member was holding up a big sign that said “if you see or hear anyone saying or doing something stupid or racist immediately identify them and get rid of them” (im summarizing btw). these people are normal citizens and yall cant handle honest debate on the healthcare bill.
E-Roll
March 26th, 2010
2:12 pm
So let me get this right, it is OK for the members of Congress that voted against the new law to walk across the street from the Cannon House Office Building to the cheers of the crowd but it is inciting the crowd if supportors of the new law walk the same path. I just looked at a couple of videos on Youtube and several groups of congressman and women walked across the street to the U.S. Capital, some were booed and some were cheered so if the C.B.C. had an “agenda” by walking across the street instead of entering through the tunnel then the same has to be said for the rest of the members of congress who came in through the public entrance.
t
March 26th, 2010
2:12 pm
oh and fyi, name calling makes you look very weak and stupid.
t
March 26th, 2010
2:14 pm
sarcasm off
mike
March 26th, 2010
2:15 pm
I guess you white folks can now act and show your true colors. Besides blaming everyone else for what you do, it is interesting to see on the news the domestic terrorists of the gop and tea buggers parties. I enjoy watching you fools on tv. BTW if you have a problem with black people walking, how about the next time you see one walking down the street, get out and tell them your issues. I am sure they would appreciate you ideas.
Captain Midnight
March 26th, 2010
2:16 pm
If only there existed a device that would easily have video recorded these slurs being spoken. I don’t know, mabe some small hand held device that could have captured the whole thing as it was happening,I don’t know, mabe a phone or something,but since it doesn’t, we’ll just have to believe the complete unsubstantiated claims of some known race pimps. I mean who are we, the Jetsons? PRODUCE A VIDEO MARCHERS OR STFU!
Captain Midnight
March 26th, 2010
2:21 pm
Really Mike, you’re sure they’d appreciate “you ideas” huh? Lol!
Republican turned Democrat
March 26th, 2010
2:25 pm
As if someone was standing around with a recording device just waiting for the words to be uttered…get real man! Everyone was SHOCKED at what was said, no one expected members of congress, in this day and age, to be hammered with racist remarks like that. Of course in CPT Midnight’s world, let’s just deny it happened at all and call the the congressman a liar instead of accepting that your Tea Party just lost serious face with any mainstream American.
John Boehmer
March 26th, 2010
2:28 pm
Let’s just get this straight once and for all. I admit, I am a racist as is 90% of the Republicans. We don’t care for darker skinned people and never will. We have our token members but only as long as they stay in line, which is why we had to get rid of Colin Powell. So all you cry babies go whine on Obama’s shoulder. We the Republicans could care less about you! We never have and never will!
Captain Midnight
March 26th, 2010
2:33 pm
The claim was that it was “chanted” no less than 15 times. If this were actually happening, somebody gets it on tape. Try again..
GaBlue
March 26th, 2010
2:34 pm
Here’s the scoop on the “crazy liberal” shooting up Cantor’s office: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/03/26/bullet-struck-cantors-office-appears-randomly-fired/
I mean, IF you trust this news source. Police determined the bullet was fired into the air and, on the way down, struck the first-floor window of a building that houses a local *campaign* office on another floor, not the office where he conducts official business. And since there is nothing on the outside of the building that identifies it with Cantor, and since Cantor is rarely there himself, they conclude that it was merely a case of random flying bullets, so commonplace on America’s streets nowadays. But I can understand one’s alarm at the initial report, given the climate of hostility and violence on which so many Americans pride themselves these days.
DannyX
March 26th, 2010
2:35 pm
So what were the Congressmen supposed to do Captain Midnight?
Disguise themselves as phone repairmen so they could walk through the crowd with their dignity?
Captain Midnight
March 26th, 2010
2:43 pm
I’m not saying they wern’t shouted down.They deserved to be. What I’m saying is that in this age of technology,If racial slurs had been shouted at these men, somebody gets it on tape. There is no tape cause it didn’t happen. Show me the money! If it don’t fit you must aquit! Film at 11:00?…not this time.
cmsfk
March 26th, 2010
2:52 pm
I find it interesting that right-wing extremists like Breitbart are suddenly demanding that people should prove that the the statements they make are true, and not just fabricated to elicit an emotional response. Ironic …
DannyX
March 26th, 2010
2:54 pm
So Captain Midnight, if I type out “Captain Midnight is an insecure, hysterical blogger that seems to have feminine-like mannerisms,” it doesn’t exist unless there is video proof?
Odd.
Wha Da !!!!!!
March 26th, 2010
2:55 pm
Dont you know only White Fok can be racist. Ask Mr. Jones over to da DeKalb County. He just tryn’ to get dem all involved and to da table.
The Only Moderate
March 26th, 2010
2:56 pm
The Congressional Black Caucus is the Congressional DEMOCRAT Black Caucus; ask J. C. Watts.
There might have been someone stupid enough to shout n—— as they walked the gauntlet they had contrived, but numerous sound recording devices didn’t catch a single one of the 15 incidents. They were heard ONLY by the Black (Democrat) Congressmen and their staff.
O’Keefe’s crew was in the Senator’s office to get pictures of the staff NOT answering the ‘phones, so they could say there was no constituent outcry against the healthcare legislation.
DannyX
March 26th, 2010
3:03 pm
No moderate would ever, ever say that it is ok under any circumstance to dress up in a disguise, then enter a US Senate office under false pretenses.
In fact only a person from the most extreme right would ever have the gall to in any way to condone that act.
How many names have you gone by today “the only moderate?”
Captain Midnight
March 26th, 2010
3:07 pm
Danny X, what doesn’t exist? What are you trying to say? Speak english man! I’ll tell you what you have proven; you’re a typical namecalling liberal.
DannyX
March 26th, 2010
3:08 pm
I’m not a name caller Captain Midnight. There is absolutely no video evidence.
Captain Midnight
March 26th, 2010
3:11 pm
How about audio? Anything other than the words of a man who has spent his entire life crying racism? Anything? Anything at all?….(crickets).
DannyX
March 26th, 2010
3:13 pm
Nope. No audio evidence either. I’m not a name caller. There is no evidence that I called you names Captain Midnight.
I never called you names.
DannyX
March 26th, 2010
3:16 pm
I will give anyone $10,000.00 that can prove I called Captain Midnight any bad names.
Btw Captain Midnight you are a dunce. Oh and an idiot.
Sgt. At Arms
March 26th, 2010
3:18 pm
Zzzzzz……It doesn’t really matter….The Health Care Bill passed!!!! I’m sure Gov. Sanford (SC) would love that money to take a quick trip down to Argentina. Wake me when there are new straws to reach for.
Captain Midnight
March 26th, 2010
3:22 pm
Well Danny, that means alot coming from a civil rights leader and community activist like yourself. Your uncle Malcom would be proud.
DawgDad
March 26th, 2010
3:31 pm
We are also seeing the Dem attack dogs out in force touting the shattered window. I remind everyone of this FACT: On 10/30/2008 the front windows on Cindy Sheehan’s campaign office were all shattered, and she got quite a bit of coverage out of that UNTIL it was discovered one of the Democratic party tricksters did it as a media attention grab. I’m not buying the current n-word or shattered glass set-up incidents, NOT ONE BIT. Beware people.
DannyX
March 26th, 2010
3:35 pm
Sorry Captain Midnight. That was not me calling you names. There is no evidence. That could have been anyone. People switch names all the time.
Maybe someone else thinks you’re an idiot. What proof do you have?
Hmmmm, maybe it was me? Prove it. (I must admit, it was me. Rather obvious.) Still you have no proof. Idiot.
middler and so tired of all the rhetoric :
March 26th, 2010
3:36 pm
Get over it! A majority decision. Like the hundreds in the Bush administration. Black men walking among white people is racist? Lying? OMG don’t even go there. And did Hannity ever get waterboarded and has Limbaugh relocated? I have a job and work hard to keep it. Am I just one of the unlucky ones who has to work at a job? It’s not healthcare. It’s a Democrat and a biracial man. If you are upset stop the rhetoric and violent threats and do something positive. Fix something. Help someone.
RetiredSoldier
March 26th, 2010
3:38 pm
Dawg-
Don’t forget in 2008 in Wisconsin, Dem activists flatened tires on the vehicles the Reps were going to us to get voters to the polls. They (the Dems) were caught and convicted.
Captain Midnight
March 26th, 2010
3:42 pm
Danny, wow what fun you’re having. I didn’t call you that or mabe I did or mabe I didn’t. Prove it. You can’t. haha I win.. Who looks like the idiot here Danny?
JL
March 26th, 2010
3:44 pm
Ignorance is bliss?
FYI, Cantor leased some office space but it was not identified because it was not in his district. The police already identified it as a stray bullet. They released that information yesterday so I’m sure Fox News will issue a correction.
professional skeptic
March 26th, 2010
3:47 pm
If walking through a crowd was race-baiting, why did the crowd take the bait?
Captain Midnight
March 26th, 2010
3:55 pm
Prof Skeptic, they didn’t. That’s why all the unsubstantiated claims of “they called us ni–ers”. When all else fails..wait for it..play the card baby!!
JL
March 26th, 2010
3:55 pm
Wake-UP.. The “It’s your fault that I beat you” excuse is insulting and only demeans your intelligence.
Bull Connor
March 26th, 2010
3:57 pm
This reminds me of the time a bunch of racist black people decided to protest in the streets of Birmingham, Alabama. Through this symbolic act, those racists tried to create a contrast between all the white citizens of town and themselves. The media played right into their hands and made our police force look bad. Yet, I haven’t heard or seen any verifiable video evidence that a single epithet was hurled that day in 1963. Thus, the only racist behavior that day was obviously by the black people.
DannyX
March 26th, 2010
3:58 pm
How about this, happened just a few months ago. Its actually related to this story.
A group of “journalists” disguise themselves as telephone repairmen, enter a US Senators office under false pretense, then proceed to ask for access to the phone room.
They were so stupid they videotaped the whole thing!!!!
Does that count as evidence these days?