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Rep. Andre Carson wants to change the subject. I don’t blame him.
On April 13, 2010 he told AP reporter Jesse Washington, “I think we need to move toward a dialogue that explores why this kind of divisive and reprehensible language is still making it into our political debate.”
The “divisive and reprehensible language” that Rep. Carson is referring to is his claim that while he left the Cannon office building on March 20 with Rep. John Lewis, they were verbally assaulted by health care protesters hurling the “N-word” at them. He said the scene was so hostile he “expected rocks to come” when he was coming out of Cannon.
I wanted to see the evidence. I wanted the truth. In the course of our search we have actually uncovered further video evidence that casts serious doubt on Rep.Carson’s claims:
Now this story is much more important than the accusation of fifteen racists among the thousands of protesters that day. This is now about the accusers.
It’s not just that Congressmen Carson’s accusation of an extraordinary racist verbal assault by the tea party participants on March 20 doesn’t appear to have occurred, it’s that the accusers have now gone into the bunker and, having raised the incendiary subject, are doing everything they can to avoid the discussion. Why? What’s changed?
When the accusation was made, the mainstream media made it the number one topic on every news show. The Democratic Party was leading the discussion. But when confronted on the baseless accusation, without even a modicum of evidence that it actually happened, other than an assertion, the Democratic Party, and its symbiotic allies the mainstream media, want to have another “beer summit.”
No. The Democratic Party and the political left cannot use the race card to shut up its opponents based upon pure fabrication any longer. This failed tactic ultimately serves to mitigate accusations of real racism — which we are not saying doesn’t exist.
When I offered a reward of $100,000 to be donated to the United Negro College Fund if anyone produced video and audio evidence that this occurred, I was accused of a publicity stunt (because everyone knows that the best way to get publicity in America is to accuse a civil rights icon of lying about racism). Rep. Carson himself suggested that my challenge was “a veiled attempt to justify actions that are simply unjustifiable.” Get it? He calls protesters racist and if you ask him to prove it, you’re a racist, too.
Needless to say, no one has claimed the $100,000.
Originally posted by kinda kurious
I see an angry mob in your video. It would be impossible to hear racial epithets amidst the loud booing. I suspect you see what you want to see.
Originally posted by Jenna
Originally posted by kinda kurious
I see an angry mob in your video. It would be impossible to hear racial epithets amidst the loud booing. I suspect you see what you want to see.
That's kind of the point. If it's too loud for anyone else to hear anything but loud booing and people chanting 'Kill the bill', how exactly did he clearly hear people yelling that particular word not once but 15 times when no one was near him?
He acted like he was afraid for his life when people were clearly just standing there yelling 'Kill the bill' while he walked by.
As for your video, it doesn't clearly show the man intentionally spitting on him. For all we know he was spitting when he spoke and it was accidental.
Originally posted by kinda kurious
I meant the camera microphone.
Originally posted by Benevolent Heretic
reply to post by suicydking
I agree. Thanks so much for stating the unbiased viewpoint. We should all take a lesson!
This video neither proves nor disproves a thing.
Originally posted by kinda kurious
I see an angry mob in your video. It would be impossible to hear racial epithets amidst the loud booing. I suspect you see what you want to see.
Here is a video which CLEARLY shows a Black lawmaker being spat on.
Yeah Huff Post is polar opposite to Breitbart, I get it.
The TPM represents many things, the least of which includes deceny.
Nice try Jibeho. Per usual, all sail and no rudder.
[edit on 27-4-2010 by kinda kurious]
Originally posted by jibeho
Originally posted by Benevolent Heretic
reply to post by suicydking
I agree. Thanks so much for stating the unbiased viewpoint. We should all take a lesson!
This video neither proves nor disproves a thing.
Good point!! This is why the accusation should not hold water either. No evidence to support the claim has ever been presented and yet this story was front page for days with no evidence to support it.
The accuser claims to hear 15 different people hurl the expletive 15 different times while walking down the steps. Perhaps you would hear at least something on the video. No. It must have been whispered at close range in his ear.
Furthermore, given Carson's history as a cop I find it rather strange that he didn't stop in his tracks to face the music when all 15 expletives were hurled in his face as he claims. I would.
This video proves more do deflate the accusation than the absolute zero evidence presented by the accusers. Is it absolute? No. But it serves to raise the doubt regarding the legitimacy of the accusation and its questionable details.
As far as I am concerned this is just another case of Tawana Brawley syndrome. The burden of proof is on the accuser and they have nothing.
Originally posted by jibeho
reply to post by suicydking
Is it just an innocent anecdote? Perhaps it was an accusation that was picked up and broadcast to millions in the court of public opinion. This story was used to vilify an entire legitimate group of honest people. When a story gets this much play their should be evidence to support it. Period! We call for this same evidence everyday here on ATS.
I love the angry mob description. Funny, I saw no one being restrained, I saw no objects being hurled. Hell, I barely saw any police in the clip.
When I think of an angry mob, I think of the Euro soccer riots of the 80's. I think of burning dumpsters in the streets of Pittsburgh.
Carson also claims that the Capitol police finally came to protect them. I don't see them in the video. Carson was also asked if he was afraid of the crowd and he replied "No, I'm a former cop".
Keep in mind that he alleges that all of this occurred on the steps of the Cannon building.
[edit on 27-4-2010 by jibeho]