Not Breaking: Teabaggers Don't Just Hate African Americans and Gays

[my2sense]

It seems that the teabagger element, wholeheartedly embraced by the Republican party, are equal opportunity haters:

Looks like black and gay lawmakers aren’t the only ones being pelted with vicious slurs by folks who oppose the health reform proposal. Add a Hispanic lawmaker to the list. Trifecta!

Rep. Ciro Rodriguez of Texas has confided to colleages that he was hammered by ethnic slurs by people opposed to reform passing, one of those colleagues tells me.

Rep March Kaptur told me in the hallway today that Rodriguez privately told her he’d been called “some names” back in his district. She confirmed that they were ethnic slurs, but declined to elaborate.

Separately, Kaptur said that Rep Phil Hare of Illinois had told her that someone had grabbed his jacket today, which suggests a threat of violence.

Update: We learn more:

Rodriguez’s spokesperson, Rebeca Chapa, gets in touch to say that he was slammed as a “wetback” by an anti-reform protestor at a town meeting this week.

And another opponent called Rodriguez’ home and told the family member who answered to “go back to Mexico.”

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source: http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/3/21/848721/-Not-Breaking:-Teabaggers-Dont-Just-Hate-African-Americans-and-Gays

[AndyA]

1. And their true feelings are revealed.

Pathetic excuses for human beings. The right wing just fuels their hatred and bigotry. :puke:

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. GOP true colors showing this weekend

[jpljr77]

3. Finally! Now maybe Fox News will do the honorable thing and ignore these jokers.

They probably won't, but this crap will surely blunt any impact they have.

Like many have said from the very beginning, this really is all about having a black man in the White House, and little else.

[mucifer]

4. they also sent a swastika to Rep. Weiner

[rurallib]

5. you have got to be kidding! good grief. Repukes and FUX launched

these guys. They are responsible.