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===John Lewis, n-word Confrontation===
 
===John Lewis, n-word Confrontation===
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After a series of effective town hall protests, [[Tea Party]] activists were labeled as racist by journalists and Representative John Lewis made a claim that he was called the n-word by someone in a crowd.<ref>[http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2010/04/26/no-more-beer-summits-tea-party-n-word-incident-didnt-happen-and-the-congressional-black-caucus-owes-america-an-apology/ No More Beer Summits: Tea Party 'N-Word' Incident Didn't Happen, And the Congressional Black Caucus Owes America an Apology]</ref>  Breitbart stepped up and challenged them, and offered a reward of $100,000 dollars for proof that such a thing was said.  That reward was never claimed, no proof was ever offered.<ref>[http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2013/12/16/msnbc-panelist-refuses-n-word/ MSNBC Panelist Insists Tea Partiers Used N-Word Despite Breitbart $100K Challenge]</ref>
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After a series of effective town hall protests, [[Tea Party]] activists were labeled as racist by journalists and Representative John Lewis made a claim that he was called the n-word by someone in a crowd.<ref>[http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2010/04/26/no-more-beer-summits-tea-party-n-word-incident-didnt-happen-and-the-congressional-black-caucus-owes-america-an-apology/ No More Beer Summits: Tea Party 'N-Word' Incident Didn't Happen, And the Congressional Black Caucus Owes America an Apology]</ref>  Breitbart stepped up and challenged them.  As a reward, he offered a donation of $100,000 dollars to the United Negro College Fund for proof that such a thing was said.<ref>[http://michellemalkin.com/2010/03/26/andrew-breitbart-offers-10000-to-united-negro-college-fund/ Andrew Breitbart Offers $10,000 to UNCF]</ref> That reward was never claimed, no proof was ever offered.<ref>[http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2013/12/16/msnbc-panelist-refuses-n-word/ MSNBC Panelist Insists Tea Partiers Used N-Word Despite Breitbart $100K Challenge]</ref>
    
Breitbart wrote: "Nancy Pelosi did a great disservice to a great civil rights icon by thrusting him out there to perform this mischievous task. His reputation is now on the line as a result of her desperation to take down the Tea Party movement."<ref>[http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2010/04/02/barack-obamas-helter-skelter-insane-clown-posse-alinsky-plans-to-deconstruct-america/ Barack Obama's Helter-Skelter, Insane Clown Posse, Alinsky Plans to 'Deconstruct' America]</ref>
 
Breitbart wrote: "Nancy Pelosi did a great disservice to a great civil rights icon by thrusting him out there to perform this mischievous task. His reputation is now on the line as a result of her desperation to take down the Tea Party movement."<ref>[http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2010/04/02/barack-obamas-helter-skelter-insane-clown-posse-alinsky-plans-to-deconstruct-america/ Barack Obama's Helter-Skelter, Insane Clown Posse, Alinsky Plans to 'Deconstruct' America]</ref>
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