You are so totally wrong on so many points that I wonder if you really think at all. First, using the word "n....er", does not make one a racist, except in the eyes of ignorant asses. It may mean one is insensitive, politically incorrect, and not too bright, but it gives no indication of whether one believes that his/her race is superior to another.
When you use the word to show hate and vitriol...it is indeed a racist statement.
It is many more than just one person who spew racist nonsense in the tea party. All you really need to do is peruse this forum to see examples of teaper hatred.
Third, people are only represented by the people they get to vote for, or against. The only people this politician represents are the people of his district.
Once one gets beyond the ignorant nonsense, it is patently clear, that you don't even have a valid complaint, let alone a partisan political point.
Then why not condemn racism and racist comments made by your teaper breathern? Saying something isn't racist (justifying or rationalizing hate) is not condemning, it is enabling.
Since the comments were not racist, they don't demand condemnation. Since I am not a Tea party member, I don't have any teaper breathern. And, since the comments had absolutely nothing to do with racism, or hate, your assertion is nothing more than a figment of your own imagination and/or bad education.
I am a conservative that believes in a limited federal government, reasonable tax policy, reasonable regulatory policy, and accountability from government at all levels. That does not make me unAmerican, or a supporter of racists or racist politics.
I am also a firm believer that words are neither good, nor evil, and must be considered in the thought or idea that the words are used to convey to others. This stupid concept that some words are out of bounds, is akin to the blaspheny laws of the middle ages and some modern Moslem countries.
The people who wish to enforce this political correctness are no different than the witch hunters that we condemn in our history, or the people who cut off heads of others that do not agree with their religion.