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To: Tzimisce
How many more times are we going to see this lie repeated???????????????????????????

Are you sure it's a lie? I'm not. I'm sure, in fact, that there are a few idiots in the Tea Party rallies who would and probably did do exactly what was alleged.

The key here is not to call it "lies," because somebody will be sure to uncover or even manufacture a documented example. And then you'd be toast.

Instead, it's necessary to convince people that those idiots are very much marginal characters who absolutely do not represent the vast majority of the people who are protesting in these rallies.

This particular issue highlights the fundamental problem facing the Tea Party movement right now: its intentionally decentralized nature pretty much precludes any means by which the movement can create a public image for itself -- who it represents, and what it stands for.

The movement's public image is therefore created by those who report on it. And many, if not most, of the reporters are hostile.

29 posted on 04/07/2010 12:30:13 PM PDT by r9etb
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To: r9etb
I’m sure, in fact, that there are a few idiots in the Tea Party rallies who would and probably did do exactly what was alleged.,/i>

And your evidence is?
We have plenty of tapes covering every second of that walk by these black congressmen. There is no racist epithet anywhere.
There is a $100,000 reward for you if you can provide the evidence to back up your accusation, buddy, so let's see it.

36 posted on 04/07/2010 12:39:40 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: r9etb

>> I’m sure, in fact, that there are a few idiots

Are you sure it’s a fact, or are you just speculating?

There’s NO proof this occurred - to the contrary, there’s evidence of a motive to fabricate the allegations.

Until evidence of uncivil behavior surfaces, there’s no need to isolate the group from it.


38 posted on 04/07/2010 12:41:10 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Your Hope has been redistributed. Here's your Change.)
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To: r9etb

Breitbart has offered 10k to ANYONE who can prove it true.

I believe he later raised the reward offer.

To date, NO ONE has yet come forward with proof.

And when you report something as true but you can’t prove, it’s called “slander” and “libel” and it’s a crime. Again - the burden of proof is on the accuser not the accusee.

If it really is true, let them prove it. Otherwise, don’t say it.


39 posted on 04/07/2010 12:42:37 PM PDT by Tzimisce (No thanks. We have enough government already. - The Tick)
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To: r9etb
Are you sure it's a lie?

It is a lie and yes, I'm sure. We were there.

47 posted on 04/07/2010 12:51:43 PM PDT by RedMDer (0 = one D Ten T : Recycle Congress in 2010, 2012... Forward with Confidence! Forward!)
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To: r9etb
Are you sure it's a lie? I'm not. I'm sure, in fact, that there are a few idiots in the Tea Party rallies who would and probably did do exactly what was alleged.

WRONG, DUDE. I know someone who was there. The N-word did not happen, and the spitting was due to Cleaver being in the guy's face.

Stop helping the other side.

93 posted on 04/07/2010 8:19:38 PM PDT by backwoods-engineer ("It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself." --Jefferson)
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To: r9etb
Reward is up to $100k.

Either post proof or STFU. Seriously.

95 posted on 04/08/2010 5:59:18 AM PDT by Dead Corpse (III, Oathkeeper)
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