Tea Party Protesters Shout The N-Word At, Spit On Passing Legislators Tea Party protesters have once again descended upon Washington, D.C., and this time, in addition to carrying their obnoxious, misspelled, and vaguely racist signs, they’ve decided to spout hateful epithets at passing lawmakers as well: According to Rep. Andre Carson, the protesters “were shouting […]
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FBI: Beating outside Cracker Barrel may be hate crime
The FBI is investigating as a possible hate crime an incident in which a woman was beaten to the ground in front of her child at the entrance to a Cracker Barrel restaurant in Morrow, Georgia, south of Atlanta. Troy Dale West Jr., of Poulan, Georgia, is facing charges including misdemeanor battery and disorderly conduct after allegedly beating Army reservist Tashawnea Hill, 35, after the two had words just outside the Morrow, Georgia, restaurant the evening of September 9