Tea Party Bigotry Can’t Stop History

truthdig.com — On Saturday, the vile epithet that is euphemistically called “the N-word” had been hurled at Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., one of the great heroes of the civil rights movement, as he walked past the tea party crowd. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., who is also black, was spat upon. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., who is gay, was insulted with the epithet that I guess should be called “the F-word.” Most Republican opponents of health care reform had the decency — and the political sense — to disavow the racist and homophobic attacks. Incredibly, some did not. If the attempt at intimidation had any effect, apparently it was to stiffen Democrats’ resolve.

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