This has been reported in numerous MSM places as well as blogs. Here's the NYT Prescriptions blog:
. . . there was an ugly tone to comments made by some demonstrators against three black lawmakers: Representatives André Carson of Indiana, Emanuel Cleaver II of Missouri and John Lewis of Georgia, all Democrats.As the battle gets closer to a climax, the true colors (in their sheets of white) come out. Posted by Linkmeister at March 21, 2010 12:01 AM | TrackBackAn aide to Mr. Lewis, a leader of the civil rights movement in the 1960s, said that as he walked to the Capitol, Mr. Lewis was called racial slurs. A spokesman for Mr. Cleaver said that a protester spat on the congressman as he was walking to the Capitol for a vote.
Democratic aides said some demonstrators made anti-gay remarks to Representative Barney Frank, Democrat of Massachusetts, who is gay.
I am sickened by what I saw and heard the last few days and yesterday particularly. Have high hopes a commentator on MSNBC last night was right when he said Boehner's (sp) speech could well come back to haunt the Republicans (and Tea Party hopefully) for years to come. I have never heard such hatred and for what? A reform of health care?? I hope the Coffee movement can negate some of this negativity. Time for the silent majority to get out there and do some serious damage to these rabid politicians and Fox News personnel. I am just disgusted
Posted by: Cyn at March 22, 2010 04:27 AM