Madame Speaker Nancy Pelosi says town hall protests are un-American. Oh, I’m sorry Madame Speaker, I thought it was a right under the 1st Amendment to peaceably assemble and petition the government for a redress of grievances. Speaker Pelosi doesn’t seem to believe in the first amendment unless it is being executed by someone who agrees with her.
Miss America Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi and Steny Hoyer wrote an op-ed in the USA Today in which they both tried to undermine the grassroots effort taking place against Obamacare. Pelosi herself compared the town hall protesters to Nazi’s by claiming they were carrying “Swastika’s” to the meetings. From USA Today:
These disruptions are occurring because opponents are afraid not just of differing views — but of the facts themselves. Drowning out opposing views is simply un-American. Drowning out the facts is how we failed at this task for decades.
Let me ask Nancy Pelosi; was it un-American to protest the Iraq War? Was it un-American to protest the outcome of the 2000 and 2004 elections? Is it un-American to protest daily in favor of Abortion on the steps of the Supreme Court? Then why is it considered un-American to confront your elected representative about an issue as important as healthcare?
Ms. Pelosi, no one on the right is afraid of differing views on healthcare, we simply do not want a socialized healthcare system that will undoubtedly destroy our economy. What are the facts that you claim we are afraid of? The only view point being drowned out is the view of those who oppose the democrats plan. (see SEIU for details)
Speaker Pelosi claiming town hall protesters are carrying swastika’s and saying town hall protesters are un-American is arrogant and quite frankly, dangerous.
Steny Hoyer Get’s it in the Ear
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August 10th, 2009 at 3:26 pm
it is un-american when the protests are aimed at the D’s. when it is aimed at the R’s it is OK. I didn’t hear nancy complain about code pink.
pelosi is a bald faced liar ( cia and other lies)and is the ultimate party hack.
August 10th, 2009 at 3:33 pm
In the entire history of the human species, this is the stupidest woman ever to achieve a position of power.
August 10th, 2009 at 3:40 pm
I must agree with McCain, stupidest woman ever.
August 10th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
Then again you have to consider those who sent her to congress…..
Or possibly those in her party who elected her to a leadership position. You sort of get into one of those chicken and egg arguments.
August 10th, 2009 at 3:45 pm
If Pelosi is the dumbest woman, Reid is the dumbest man. I worked for the law firm he started in Vegas, I could tell you some stories . . .
August 10th, 2009 at 3:53 pm
Did you guys see the video of this guy who brought his kid with cerebral palsy to the Dingle town hall meeting? He was on Fox today and said that he had some thugs come by his house and harass him after that. He threatened to shoot them if they came back. Good on him.
August 10th, 2009 at 4:00 pm
What an awful story and comments. Pelosi’s comment was directed at the protesters who are shouting and keeping discourse from going on at these town hall meetings. Why are they so afraid to hear what the other side has to say? Silencing dissent by force (shouting, in this case) is certainly not in keeping with the American tradition.
August 10th, 2009 at 4:08 pm
No, Pelosi’s comments were directed at people who’s opinion differs from her own. It’s becoming more clear every day that the Democrat strategy all along was “well, we don’t want to deal with this unpopular bill in front of constituents, so we’ll just make up this crap about ‘disruptive’ astroturfers that way we don’t have to”. This has all been engineered from the beginning to give Democrats cover. Fine, they don’t want to deal with us now, they can in about 1 year.
August 10th, 2009 at 4:23 pm
I don’t know how widespread these protests are, but I have seen video of the “Just Say No!” protesters and others. Just yelling something to drown out opposing views is barbaric, frightened behavior. Civilized people conduct discourse-something that involves both sides talking and listening. This is part of the democratic tradition, and it is something that has always made America what it is.
August 10th, 2009 at 4:26 pm
barbaric ? to me barbaric implies some kind of cruelty. maybe i bneed to check the dictionary.
August 10th, 2009 at 4:27 pm
When we listen to Gibbs on “Manufactured Anger” don’t you wonder what he is talking about. The President Invented manufactured anger. How quickly we forget about
how President Obama started this whole thing with his buddy Gates being arrested. He knew that Gates had gone off on the cop who was called to the scene. It was just like his mentor Rev Wright was telling him this is good because it will keep the race relation and class envy high on everyone’s mind, now when Obama has Gibbs say manufactured anger this is the lead in Obama needs to sell the fact that his Health Bill went down in flames. He then will proceed to find a way to tie this defeat into a racial issue. And if all goes according to plan he will use the race card in 2010 to have Acorn go out manufacture anger in our inner cities and use this to help elect more leftists to congress.He is now seeing that the moderate and conservatives in his party are waking up to what is being pulled off. They can kiss their jobs good bye because we are going to replace them with a conservative or Obama is going to replace them with a more leftist base.
August 10th, 2009 at 4:28 pm
2 a : marked by a lack of restraint : wild b : having a bizarre, primitive, or unsophisticated quality
ok, your useage was just fine
August 10th, 2009 at 4:31 pm
which is more barbaric, seiu thugs beating up black conservative dude, or citizens chanting loudly and being disruptive ?
or pelosi wild lies about the cia and un-american protestors ?
August 10th, 2009 at 5:34 pm
What an awful story and comments. Pelosi’s comment was directed at the protesters who are shouting and keeping discourse from going on at these town hall meetings. Why are they so afraid to hear what the other side has to say? Silencing dissent by force (shouting, in this case) is certainly not in keeping with the American tradition.
William evidently you live a glass bubble. The Dems have been using that tactic at colleges whenever a Conservative shows up to speak. I guess it hurts to much to take a shot of your own medicine.
August 10th, 2009 at 6:02 pm
Yah! According to Pelosi and obama Fox News,Rush Limbaugh,Sean Hannity, and every single person that is opposed the our King or as others like to call him the Messiah is anti-american. If there weren’t protesters we would still be ruled by the King George the Third and we wouldn’t have freedom of speech.
August 10th, 2009 at 6:27 pm
The Townhall Protestors are trying to drown out the lies, not the facts.
August 10th, 2009 at 6:27 pm
barbaric (from dictionary.reference.com)- without civilizing influences; uncivilized; primitive
That definition comes the closest to my intended meaning. I was trying to say that the protesters were not acting in a civilized manner.
“William evidently you live a glass bubble. The Dems have been using that tactic at colleges whenever a Conservative shows up to speak. I guess it hurts to(o) much to take a shot of your own medicine.”
I’m not a Democrat, and I think that anyone who uses similar tactics to keep opposing opinions from being heard is as guilty as the “Obamacare” protesters (as I’ve heard them recently dubbed). China uses many tactics to make sure only one side of the story is heard. This type of information control is wrong, and always will be no matter who is doing it.
What worries me about the Obamacare protesters is that they don’t want to listen to the other side. They are scared and angry. They don’t seem to understand logic or proper discussion and argumentation, much like many of the people on this page. The headline is completely out of context and intentionally misleading, yet you people eat it up like it’s apple pie. I’m not a very big Pelosi fan, but you people should be attacking her arguments, not her personally (see ad hominem attacks). But with the American education system ranked among the bottom of the developed nations, it is no surprise to see articles and comments like this. I am frightened to be an American right now.
August 10th, 2009 at 6:35 pm
you will be more frightened when the government gets to decide if you live or die
August 10th, 2009 at 6:41 pm
Liberals protest when they cant have something that someone else has to pay for except them.
Conservatives protest when they have to pay for something they dont want being shoved down their throat. They’re actually asking the government to “not” spend money on them and as a result being treated like sh*t and being told to shut up.
It’ll be a long time before I can say “I’ve seen it all” again
August 10th, 2009 at 6:42 pm
“Obama Care” is the oxymoron of the century
August 10th, 2009 at 6:42 pm
Obama’s plan doesn’t socialize medicine, to start with. You can stick with your private plan and they can still decide whether you live or die, if that’s what you like. The idea that the government will decide if you live or die under Obama’s plan is another example of uninformed fear mongering.
August 10th, 2009 at 6:44 pm
I’m just tickled watching you right-wing folks go into shock when someone calls your ilk “un-American”– a tactic you used for years against protesters of the war.
Hurts, don’t it?
Anyway, the quote was “Drowning out opposing views is simply un-American.” Bryan condemns Pilosi because “Pelosi’s comments were directed at people who’s opinion differs from her
own.”
Echo?
August 10th, 2009 at 6:48 pm
if i do not like my current provider i can switch. if i personally am at risk for cancer, i can buy plans that will cover my types of cancer. it is my choice.
if i am forced onto the government plan, and everyone but congressmen will be, i will not have the choice.
it is a clear violation of article 10
August 10th, 2009 at 6:48 pm
you will be more frightened when the government gets to decide if you live or die
Ooooo!!! I’m so scared!!!!! Please PLEASE continue to ration my health care, insurance companies motivated by maximizing profit!!!
Can we please privatize the police, schools, and fire department now? I want the govmn’t bureaucrats to stop rationing my fire engines!!
August 10th, 2009 at 6:50 pm
if i am forced onto the government plan, and everyone but congressmen will be, i will not have the choice.
Lisab–
#1– congressmen are on the same medicare-like government plan they want you to have the option to join.
#2– what part of “option” in “public option” don’t you understand?