President of a branch of the NAACP makes a fool of himself

Charlie Rangel's deputy chief of staff, Geoffrey Eaton, threw such a fit over a missing umbrella during a downpour at Harlem's popular Chez Lucienne restaurant that management had to call police to escort him out. Eaton, 52 - who's also president of the NAACP's Midtown branch - flew into a rage after a meal alone at the bar of the bistro when the staff couldn't find the umbrella he insisted he'd left by the door on his way in. BET.com contributor Bevy Smith, who was dining separately at the bistro, said, "He cursed out the entire waitstaff, and everyone was trying to appease him. He was like, 'Bleep that, I want a bleeping umbrella, why the bleep can't you find it?'" "I said, 'Shhhh.' He yells at me, 'Bleep you, and mind your own bleeping business . . . you're a disgrace to our race.'" After 15 minutes of Eaton's ranting and raving, the manager called cops to escort him out. Eaton was not arrested and left in a huff. Smith, a former fashion director for Vibe and Rolling Stone, said, "I was appalled that someone who is a president at the NAACP and works with Charlie Rangel could behave like that in a public place and towards women. He was clearly intoxicated."