Yesterday, several United States Congressmen were heckled by teabaggers, who used racist and homophobic slurs. One congressman was spit on. Here’s a quick survey of how this story is being presented:
Huffington Post
Members Of Congress Called ‘Ni**er,’ ‘Fa**ot,’ Spat On By Tea Party Protesters
NY Times
Spitting and Slurs Directed at Lawmakers
FoX News
Tea Party Organizer Condemns Racial Slurs
Drudge
Not mentioned
USA Today
Boehner: Anti-gay, racial slurs ‘reprehensible’
CNN
House Republicans denounce racial slurs hurled at Democrats
ABC News
Health Care Opposition Turns Ugly
MSNBC
Rep.: Protesters Yelled Racial Slurs
Politico
Steele, Boehner: Slurs don’t represent protests
Here are the headlines in front of today’s historic vote on health care reform.
Huffington Post
HISTORY IN THE MAKING
Fox News
Republicans Say Dems Don’t Have the Votes
CNN
House Democrats confident they’ve got health care votes
Drudge
VOTE FOR YOUR LIFE!
AP
Democrats predict health bill will pass House
NY Times
Vote on Health Bill Today Caps a Journey Back From the Brink
ABC News
Health Care Tipping Point? ‘We Have the Votes,’ Key Democrat Says
BBC
Democrats ‘have votes on health’
Reuters
Heading for a close vote
LA Times
Democrats say they have votes needed to pass healthcare bill
MSNBC
Dems: ‘We have the votes’ for health bill
Boehner: Democrats ‘don’t have the votes yet’
I don’t ever want to hear another Teabagger claim there is no racism within the Teabag movement after this.
Interesting headline from MSNBC. It tells a story, doesn’t it?
I love this feature, E. Thanks again.
Cheers Escribat a great roundup.
Drudge or course is the most hypocritical by far. This is a vote to save thousands of lives.