Liberal Congressman Not Fond Of Tea, Tries To Push Race Card

Wednesday, April 7th 2010


Congressman Steve Cohen(D), Memphis, TN accused Tea Party activists during an interview on a radio talk show,of making hate-filled remarks concerning members of Congress at the Healthcare Protest in Washington in March, 2010.

Members of the Tea Party movement who were protesting the Healthcare reform legislation addressed Congressman Cohen in an open press conference that was covered by several newspaper and radio stations across the country.

Cohen referred to those who protested as being members of the Klu Klux Klan and compared their efforts to a Nazi anti-Semitic riot that took place prior to World War II.

Tea Party Protestors called for Cohen to meet with them and apologize for unfounded accusations, but Cohen insisted that there was video of the incident.

Congressional Candidate, Donn Janes (I), www.donnjanes.com a conservative, that stands for Fiscal Responsibility, Constitutionally Limited Government, and Free Markets, the same as the Tea Party movement, called Cohen a "bald-faced lying hypocrite," and went on to say that "By spreading these lies for political gain, he only fans the flames of hatred and violence."

John Farmer, editor of www.BlueCollarRepublican.com  was quoted as saying that he had spent numerous hours researching YouTube and video of activists he had known that had went to the Protest, and found no racial slurs or spitting.  Farmer, as well as Mid-South Tea Party Leader Mark Herr both confronted Cohen Tuesday night, April 6th at a Coffee Party in Memphis that he was guest speaker at.
Cohen admitted he had heard the information based on what a fellow Congressman had told him, in other words, rumor, yet could not prove of it's existence.