Democrat Ben Luján represents New Mexico's 3rd Congressional District, basically the northern half of the state. He was in Farmington on Tuesday, a conservative enclave up in the northwest, visiting non-profit groups, when he was accosted by Teabaggers. Most it was the usual right-wing bullshit, but some of it was viciously racist:
Darrel Clark of Farmington said he came for "a chance to see the elusive representative."
"He needs to get out of politics and make room for an American," Clark said.
Luján is a lifelong New Mexican. Clark later explained that he meant an "American patriot."
Uh-huh. Sure. And by "American patriot" he meant a white Teabagger. Certainly not someone the name Luján, a person of color.
Now, okay, this was just one guy. But do you really think he was alone in thinking that? Do you really think he was the lone exception? Please.
As for Luján, as ThinkProgress notes, he "was born in Santa Fe,
has lived in the U.S. all his life, and is the son of a public school
administrator and the speaker of New Mexico's state House of
Representatives.
Sounds awfully American to me. Not that that matters to the racists who make up a lot more of the Tea Party "movement" than its members and apologists would like us to think.
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