Spitting?

(around 1:15)
I may be getting behind on my internet (taxes, I pay them) but this is the first time I've seen of the infamous tea-spitting incident. Verdict: if that's spitting then I've been a spit victim at many ball games, pep rallies, and playings of YMCA by the Village People. Spittle, maybe. Spitting, aw come oooon.