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Witness Says Fox News Contributor Steven Crowder Goaded Union Protesters

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Killgore Trout12/12/2012 4:00:25 pm PST

Here’s a local media article on the Hot Dog guy
Lansing business owner alleges racial abuse, loses equipment in Right to Work protests at state Capitol

His cart was not on-site, Linda said.

She estimates the equipment losses totaled at least $500; other losses include supplies, condiments, coolers and food. He crawled out of the tent.

Tarver, who is black, was also the victim of racially-charged verbal attacks, his wife, Linda, said.

On her Facebook page, she wrote that union protesters called her husband “an Uncle Tom [n-word]” when he attempted to retrieve his equipment from the collapsed tent.

“When he came back to get his stuff, people called him the n-word,” she said. “They said he deserved what he got and he was on the wrong side. I think they thought he was part of [Americans for Prosperity].”

But Clint is not a political man, she said; she herself is, and has been involved with Americans for Prosperity.

Community members have rallied in support, raising more than $10,000 to replace Tarver’s damaged equipment and offset losses.

Dems have been gracious about it

“Everyone who works in and around the state Capitol knows Clint Tarver as ‘the hot dog guy,’ a man who is appreciated for his smiles and friendly greetings as much as he is for the food he serves,” Katie Carey, press secretary for the House Democratic caucus, said in a statement.

“The House Democratic Caucus was disappointed to learn that some of his equipment was damaged during ‘right-to-work’ protests yesterday. Violence of any kind is never acceptable, and it’s particularly dismaying when it happens to someone so beloved by the Capitol community,” she said. “We look forward to supporting Tarver’s business and hiring him to cater a caucus lunch next year.”