Disgustingly Racist Incidents Reported on Tampa Convention Floor--And This Was Only Night One

AlterNet by Sarah Seltzer | Aug. 29, 2012 (News Report)

Two people were removed from the Republican National Convention Tuesday after they threw nuts at an African-American CNN camera operator and said, “This is how we feed animals.” Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Aug 29, 2012 - 12:28 PM PDT
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - Aug 29, 2012 - 12:30 PM PDT

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