Posted on 04/06/2010 6:45:13 PM PDT by paltz
On March 20, Rep. Andre Carson, an Indiana Democrat, first told reporters that health care protesters outside the Capitol hurled racial slurs at fellow Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) member Rep. John Lewis, a Democrat from Georgia. Mr. Carson came off the House floor and told reporters his story about health care protesters hurling racial slurs during their walk from the Cannon Building to the chambers.
While we were interviewing Mr. Carson, Lauren Victoria, a freelance journalist and "unofficial" CBC blogger saw us talking to the Indiana Democrat:
"I don't know if I was the first to report, but I did Twitter using my BlackBerry once I'd had a chance to talk to Andre Carson. It's not like some reporter runs up to you and tells you something and you can instantly report on it second-hand. I want to find that member and determine what really happened.
I went to the lobby after the vote and saw six journalists around Carson. This was very rare, because he's such a junior guy. So there are a bunch of people around him and I heard only the tail end of the story. He saw me and knew I'd joined the group late, so he stuck around and retold the story. Other reporters probably had to find their computers, author the article and have it edited, while I just used Twitter at that time."
Below is the transcript of the interview a few reporters (including myself) had with Mr. Carson (AUDIO):
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
Paranoid individuals sometimes have auditory hallucinations.
Is Andre Carson the son of the late Julia Carson, the completely insane representative from the Indianapolis area? I have heard my stepdad talk about her (he and my mom live outside Indianapolis). If so, the apple didn’t fall far from the tree.
yes he’s her son, and a Muslim for more added fun.
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