Rep. Brian Baird likens town hall patrons as “brown shirts”; alluding to the Nazi regime. Brian Baird (D) Washington, will hold “Telephone Town Halls” over the August recess so that his constituents that he has compared to Nazi’s will not be able to speak with him face to face.
Rep. Brian Baird
The way congress, especially those on the democratic side, are beginning to handle town hall meetings is disgraceful. There have been no problems at town halls until Obama’s SEIU thugs got involved in Missouri and other places.
Brian Baird’s “brown shirt” comments are completely out of line and out of touch. This is what Baird said about those attending the town halls:
“What we’re seeing right now is close to Brown Shirt tactics,” Baird, D-Vancouver, said in a phone interview. “I mean that very seriously.”
So essentially for democrats like Brian Baird if you face any opposition, compare your political opponents to Nazi’s and phone it in.
Baird’s not alone of course, Speaker Nancy Pelosi brought up the subject of “swastikas” the other day, saying that those attending town halls were carrying the Nazi symbol to the meetings. Senate leader Harry Reid said they were “sabotaging” the democratic process. Mr. Reid, this is the democratic process.
It’s okay in the eyes of the media for left wing groups like MoveOn.org to compare President Bush to Hitler, for Nancy Pelosi, Al Gore and Brian Baird to associate anyone who disagrees with them to Hitler’s brown shirts; but let a right wing group or person compare the left with fascism or Nazism and all hell breaks loose.
Brian Baird is a Rep. from a pretty liberal part of the country; but not all of his constituents agree with his decision.
Pam Benson of Larch Mountain, 62, said she realizes Baird disagrees with her on health care reform.
But the lack of town hall meetings makes her feel angrier and more helpless, she said.
“He’s supposed to be our representative,” said Benson, a purchasing manager for Portland Cascade Architecture and Engineering in Portland. “He’s supposed to listen to us, whether he’s on our side or not.”
Benson said she doesn’t understand why health care reform is moving forward when everyone she talks to seems to oppose it.
“We are not nut cases that disagree with this issue,” she said. “There are a lot of very well-informed people that are against this health care thing.”
Brian Baird’s brown shirt comments say otherwise, he does think you’re a nut if you oppose him.
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August 8th, 2009 at 11:38 am
Funny he should say that because if you drew a little mustache on his upper lip…
August 8th, 2009 at 12:53 pm
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August 9th, 2009 at 10:28 am
Does COngressman Baird feel the same about left-wingers who are constantly interrupting meetings and hearings to protest? Or middle-eastern reporters who throw shoes at the President? Or flag burners? Or those who hung Bush in effigy?
You never see the left standing up and calling those protestors nazis. In fact, they go out of their way to defend their constitutional rtights.
Brian Baird, you owe your constituents a face-to-face meeting to speak with them about some of the most important bills to ever come to the floor of the House. I was on you teleconference townhall and was disappointed with the way you completely controleld the conversation, picking and choosing who gets to speak and when. That is not democracy. Shame on you.
August 9th, 2009 at 11:09 am
so Andy which special interest group do you represent here? you have obviously been coached on what to say and keep the thing going. got your talking points in order?
August 11th, 2009 at 12:51 pm
“Senate leader Harry Reid said they were “sabotaging” the democratic process. Mr. Reid, this is the democratic process.”
Disrupting town hall meetings by shouting over anyone who wants to speak, lying about government “Death Panels”, and threating to kill union workers who support heath care reform is democratic?
Wow, you sure have a messed up view of democracy.
August 11th, 2009 at 3:09 pm
Rob, threatening to kill union workers? Wow! You don’t get bogged down with the facts much, do you?
August 13th, 2009 at 8:21 am
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August 13th, 2009 at 7:07 pm
For those of you who do not know their history, the “brown shirts” comment was completely accurate. They did it in Germany, France, Spain and Italy back when the Fascist were taking over back in the 30’s.
August 13th, 2009 at 9:49 pm
chris – ‘those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it’ – and people don’t understand history (as a general rule). We Americans have had it good for a long time. What we need to remember is that H!tler didn’t take over Germany over night. It was a process, incremental changes. Once people knew what was going on, it was too late to stop/change it. He had control.
Now we have the ‘purple shirts’, attempting to stifle free speech of the average American at the town hall meetings. And the media is complicit. People are more concerned with their immediate safety and portfolios than they are with the future. They just hope the alligator will eat them last or not notice them at all.
August 14th, 2009 at 1:59 pm
The fact remains that there is opposition to health care. And that the Liberals are shocked and more than a little afraid that the Conservatives are employing the tactics that have served them (the Liberals) so well over the last forty years. Seriously, a Congressman who is afraid to face his constituents? Might be time for you to retire or resign Brian.
August 17th, 2009 at 6:03 am
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August 22nd, 2009 at 3:37 pm
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August 22nd, 2009 at 3:39 pm
It’s good to see these liberal scumbags called out for what they are…
August 24th, 2009 at 10:14 am
Why are we called Naz!s when we exercise our basic freedom right to express our opinions? I think they are Naz1s pushing their Socialist views on us. I hope we all keep it going and defeat these lying, cheating people we have elective to our government. Let’s clean house.
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