ah, jew-girl Pelosi got herself a baptist for support - typical Hoyer is a fucking joke and says tons about Maryland voters like Pelosi - he support the invasion of Iraq and then lied about it
On Aug 11, 4:31 pm, Bruce Majors <[email protected]> wrote: > http://blog.getliberty.org/default.asp?Display=1457 > Nancy Pelosi Reconvenes House Un-American Activities Committee > > - *By*: admin <http://blog.getliberty.org/profile.asp?User=1> > - *On*: 08/11/2009 09:19:58 > - *In:* Hard Left <http://blog.getliberty.org/default.asp?Category=23> > - *Comments*: > 0<http://blog.getliberty.org/default.asp?Display=1457#Comments> > > By Robert Romano > > It is nothing short of a complete political meltdown. Congressional reaction > to their own constituents’ opposition to ObamaCare has transformed into a > theater of the absurd. And there will be a stiff political price to be paid. > > For years, it has become increasingly clear that Congress largely ignores > the people they serve. But now it is apparent they actually disdain them, as > well. And would like very much if they simply went away. Only, they won’t. > So the elected elite is now resorting to ugly threats and name-calling > > To put the icing on the cake, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader > Steny Hoyer yesterday leveled the charge that those protesting ObamaCare at > town halls nationwide are somehow “simply un-American”. That’s right, the > position of the ruling class is that they—and they alone—have the right to > debate public policy. > > In the pages of USA > Today<http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2009/08/unamerican-attacks-cant-derail...>, > Pelosi and Hoyer wrote, “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.” > > This is quite simply disgraceful. So much for the patriotic duty to dissent. > So much for “open covenants openly arrived at.” Instead, Congress is > attempting to intimidate and silence dissent by the American people. > > That the American people have dared to challenge the single-most radical > changes ever proposed to the American health care system is wholly > unsurprising. What is surprising is that Pelosi and her ilk have so little > respect for those who believe it is their voices that have been drowned out > by a political elite and their media handmaidens. > > What, exactly, were the members of Congress expecting? That constituents > would be throwing rose petals at their feet when they returned home for > August recess touting a $1.5 trillion monstrosity that threatens to ration > health care into scarcity? > > And yet, Congressman Steve Kagen (WI-CD8) > said<http://clipcast.wpr.org:8080/ramgen/wpr/jca/jca090805b.rm> > residents > attending a Green Bay town hall meeting were “uncivilized.” Congressman > Baron Hill (IN-CD9) > said<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/09/AR200...> > he > wants to “control” his town halls: “What I don’t want to do is create an > opportunity for the people who are political terrorists to blow up the > meeting and not try to answer thoughtful questions.” > > Actually, it is Congressman Hill—and all Congressmen for that matter—who > should be answering questions. > > “Political terrorists”? “Un-American”? These are American citizens—folks who > in many cases fought for their right to boldly state their opposition to > Congress’ plans to run their lives from afar. > > The very flawed argument being leveled by Congress is that by passionately > expressing displeasure with their government—a constitutionally-guaranteed > right—that ObamaCare opponents are somehow infringing on the prerogatives of > Washington’s high-handed and mighty > > There are 535 elected members of Congress. Over 500 thousand elected > officials in the entire country at the national, state, county, and local > level. 2 major political parties. And dozens of minor political parties. And > they have instant access to over 1,300 television stations, over 12,000 > radio stations, over 1,400 newspapers, and millions upon millions of web > pages. > > In short, nobody’s voices are being “drowned out,” except for those of the > American people’s—who overwhelmingly oppose the radical nationalization of > health care. According to Rasmussen > Reports<http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_event...>, > just thirty-two percent of voters nationwide favor a single-payer health > care system where the federal government provides coverage for everyone. > Fifty-seven percent are opposed to a single-payer plan. > > The fact is, Congress has rightly been given an earful by their > constituents, who do not want government bureaucrats rationing health care > and making medical decisions for them. > > Voicing dissent to an unaccountable government Hell-bent on taking over the > nation’s entire health care system is not “un-American.” It is the very > essence of what America is all about. And Pelosi, Hoyer, Kagen, Hill, et. > al., owe the American people an abject apology. > > *Robert Romano is the ALG Senior News Editor.* > > -- > Please Note: If you hit "*REPLY*", your message will be sent to > *everyone*on this mailing list ( > [email protected]) > This message was sent by Paul Blumstein ([email protected]) from The Northern > Virginia Libertarian Meetup <http://www.meetup.com/LPNOVA/>. > To learn more about Paul Blumstein, visit his/her member > profile<http://www.meetup.com/LPNOVA/members/85324/> > To unsubscribe or to update your mailing list settings, click > here<http://www.meetup.com/account/comm/> > > Meetup Support: [email protected] > 632 Broadway, New York, NY 10012 USA > > Nancy.png > 150KViewDownload --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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