Laughing at a Lamestream Media Columnist for his Willful Hatemongering

Miami Herald columnist Leonard Pitts Jr. recently claimed that “tea party protestors called John Lewis a ‘n-word’ the other day in the shadow of the U.S. Capitol.” As it so happens, audio and video of the event show that no such thing happened. (This isn’t surprising, as Lewis has a shameful history of crying wolf: in 2008, Lewis drew comparisons to 1960′s Alabama and claimed that “Sen. McCain and Gov. Palin are sowing the seeds of hatred and division” — merely because they had the audacity to criticize their main opponent in that year’s presidential election.) In addition, Pitts also commented that “Rep. Emanuel Cleaver was spat upon” — clearly trying to leave the impression that this was an intentional act. But, video shows that it was clearly unintentional — somebody yelling at Cleaver simply let some spittle inadvertently fly. Even Cleaver has changed his story: both Cleaver (the protestor “spat on me”) and his office (“This afternoon, the Congressman was walking into the Capitol to vote, when one protester spat on him”) originally portrayed it as an intentional act. But now Cleaver lamely protests that he never said that: “I haven’t talked about this incident on TV or anywhere… I never reported anything, never a single thing in Washington, not one thing.” I don’t expect Pitts to apologize for his gleeful rush to false judgment. And I don’t even expect Pitts to apologize for his willful hatemongering toward peaceful, liberty-loving Americans. In fact, I strongly encourage Pitts to continue dragging down the (already and deservedly low) reputation of the lamestream media, which amusingly chooses to print such laughable drivel. Bravo!

Note #1: The Pitts quotes (please note that Pitts spells out the n-word) are contained in: http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/03/24/1544302/tea-partiers-proved-that-i-was.html

Note #2: The 2008 quote of Lewis can be found at: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2008/10/11/john_lewis_condemns_gop_campai.html

Note #3: The quote from Cleaver’s office and the quote of Cleaver showing he has changed his story are located at: http://www.lonelyconservative.com/2010/04/02/rep-cleaver-i-never-said-i-was-spit-on/

Note #4: The quotes of Cleaver’s are also found at: http://hotair.com/archives/2010/04/02/emanuel-cleaver-i-havent-done-anything-to-hype-that-spitting-incident/

– Mark Kalinowski
North New Jersey Tea Party Group
Liberty, Free Markets, and Individual Rights

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