I should have said the videos were misleading seeing they were taken “well after the event”. Why do you think they would want to mislead someone into thinking the videos are proof?
LOL! They are only misleading if those who posted the videos and claimed them as proof there were no slurs, knew at the time that wasn't the place and time where the racial slurs were uttered. I find it highly curious and a little suspicious that it's been two weeks since the incident was disputed, and this claim by your side was just made. What took so long, skip? You'd think one of those Black Caucus provocateurs or those who were with them would have said something right away … like "hey that's not video of the place where the slurs were shouted at us". But nary a word about that … until now. Hmmmmmm.
Let's talk a little more about this Lee Fang … the guy who brought this new angle on the story to us. You think he's an unbiased participant? You think he's an *journalist*? You think he's above lying to further the cause? Well let's see ...
Start with the link you posted earlier. It says:
Only 22 seconds of video have emerged from the time in question, filmed by Lee Fang of the liberal American Progress think tank. … snip … Fang did not hear the epithet, but he said he believes it was used. "The hatred was palpable," he said.
Ah yes, American Progress. Liberal doesn't begin to describe their politics, skip. You know, don't you, that this so-called *think tank* is Soros funded and run by none other than John Podesta, who was Deputy Chief of Staff under Clinton. Remember him? He's ordered Ron Brown to defy court orders and obstruct a Judicial Watch suit related to Chinagate and Campaign Finance Gate by withholding documents until after the 1996 federal elections. And not just to protect Clinton, but himself. During the Chinagate investigation he was one of those how testified in court or before Congress and claimed he didn't remember, didn't know, or something similar hundreds of times. His law firm at the time was actively lobbying for the Chinese with regards to computer and encryption exports. His problems were so serious that in 1997 he found it necessary to obtain a presidential waiver to absolve him of any legal conflicts of interest in the matter. And yes, this is the same John Podesta who recently came out and defended admitted communist and 911 Truther, Van Jones. You think American Progress is above lying to push the agenda?
Now on to Fang.
I love how Lee Fang "believes" the slurs were made. Now there's a *journalist* for you.
As far as hatred being palpable, I'm sure it was, but the only hatred visible in the videos we've seen is clearly against the bill. "Kill The Bill". Since when is that sort of sentiment a crime?
Again, from the article you linked:
Some conservatives insist the absence of racial epithets on Fang's video and the 48-second clip show there was no hate.
Not "no hate" … just no RACIAL hate. An important difference. Afterall, not only is there a lack of any video evidence of slurs but there were black tea party members standing in the crowd and none of them have come forward to corroborate the congresscritter claims. Surely they'd have heard repeatedly "shouted" slurs? Surely all the media types who were wandering around the crowd that day (Lee Fang wasn't the only one) would have. But not a one has reported that he/she personally heard such language.
And I uncovered this regarding Lee Fang and Think Progress …
http://www.verumserum.com/?p=7649
I’ve written about the dishonesty of Think Progress and their researcher Lee Fang in particular here (
http://www.verumserum.com/?p=4686 ) and here (
http://www.verumserum.com/?p=4717 ). That second link was my attempt to uncover the truth behind the smear being promoted by Lee Fang about Tea Party protesters, i.e. that it was an astroturf campaign funded by well-heeled lobbyists. It was completely bogus, but he gave it enough credibility that the DNC flaks at MSNBC could pretend they were reporting news and not a DNC press release.
Mary Katherine Ham, writing at the Weekly Standard, has now done a similar service for Lee Fang’s latest disingenuous smear. In case you missed it, he’s gotten lots of attention from the DNC (including a new commercial) for his unveiling of a “leaked” strategy memo telling protesters to shout at members of congress. Of course, as is always the case with Fang’s work, what he left out is a lot more significant than what he said:
… snip ...
There’s more, but you’ve got the gist. Lee Fang’s report is a tissue of lies. He’s put up new dispatches on the Republican “mobs” every day since and each one continues to reference the “leaked memo” without explaining that it originally was sent out to 10 people or that the guy who wrote it isn’t even a Republican.
Lee Fang also continues to tie the memo to Freedom Works, even though there is no connection there. In fact, my connection to Think Progress is a lot more substantial than Bob MacGuffie’s connection to Freedom Works.
I thought about e-mailing Lee and asking him to explain why he continues to mislead his readers, but let’s face it…
Think Progress isn’t a collection of journalists, it’s a leftist propaganda site. Fang doesn’t give a damn about the truth, he cares about creating a plausible narrative that will allow the media to dismiss protesters en masse as a rabble. That way the media focuses on the sizzle and ignores the steak. It’s a good plan, really, assuming you have no scruples whatsoever.
Hmmmmm. Doesn't sound like a very trustworthy source to have started this latest defense of the black caucus provocateurs.
You know, there's one way to resolve this …
For these Black Caucus members to order the police who where there that day before them and make them testify under oath as to what they heard the crowd shouting. Surely with their trained powers of observation, the police would have heard the slurs if they were shouted not just once but fifteen times as claimed. The congressmen have the power to do that, you know. To compel testimony in important matters. But somehow, I suspect they won't do it here. Perhaps because there's another possibility for you to consider, one that they don't want to open up like a can of worms …
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2010/04/how_quickly_spread_the_tea_par.html
I checked with my source on the scene, Greg Farrell, to get a timeline on the passage of the Black Caucus members from the Cannon Building to the Capitol and back. According to Farrell, they left the Cannon Building about 2:30 PM on March 20th and returned about 3:15 PM. He had no reason to exaggerate.
I asked because at 4:51 that same day, McClatchy reporter William Douglas posted an article on the McClatchy website with the inflammatory headline, "Tea party protesters scream [n-word] at black congressman."
In other words, Douglas, with an attributed assist from James Rosen, managed to interview representatives John Lewis, Emanuel Cleaver, and Barney Frank, compose an 800-word article, and have it edited and formatted for posting within a 90-minute window.
… snip …
Only two possibilities present themselves, neither of them good: Douglas had started writing this enormously consequential article in advance and/or he assembled it with a reckless indifference to the facts. … snip …
The fact that Douglas is himself black and that the McClatchy chain has a liberal bent should not matter, but in this case they both do.
Here's more on that possibility:
http://rumcrook.wordpress.com/2010/...using-the-tunnel-as-they-do-99-9-of-the-time/
And I ask you again, skip.
Why don't the black caucus members release the video tapes they made of their *stroll* the other day? Hmmmmm?
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