Pelosi 'Frightened' by Free Speech

Posted By Bobby Eberle On September 18, 2009 at 9:13 am

It appears that the Democrats have found a way to fight back against Americans who have growing concerns over the way the government is being run. Have Obama, Pelosi, and other left-wingers come up with better policies? No. Have they thought of ways to present their message in a way Americans can understand? Of course not.

What Pelosi and others are doing is simple: if you are on the losing side of a debate, stop debating and start attacking. Pelosi is now saying that protesters who are exercising their First Amendment rights are "frightening." She likens the debate that's going on now over health care to the potential for violence and disruption that was prevalent in the 1970s. In other words, she wants people to just shut up and fall in line. Well... that's not going to happen... not this time!

Just take a look at what Nancy Pelosi had to say at her recent press conference:

Balance between freedom and safety? Give me a break! Pelosi is trying to stifle the opposition, because they can't win the debate. The latest Rasmussen Reports poll shows that "fifty-six percent (56%) of voters nationwide now oppose the health care reform proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats. That's the highest level of opposition yet measured and includes 44% who are Strongly Opposed."

As noted in a story in The Hill, in her news conference, Pelosi made reference to "how heated rhetoric led to the assassinations of San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk by a disgruntled former supervisor on Nov. 27, 1978."

The story also quotes House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) as saying, "I do believe that there is expressions throughout the country being made that are unusually harsh. ... And I think the attacks being made on President Obama are unusually vitriolic."

Question... in these heated townhall meetings and rallies across America, who is doing the talking and who is resorting to violence? When constituents are forcibly removed from attending meetings by union thugs, why isn't Pelosi speaking out? When a man gets his finger bitten off by an Obama health care supporter, where is the denunciation by Pelosi?

The Democrats are losing on the issues, so they have resorted to calling the protesters racists and their rhetoric "frightening." The problem is that they have gone to the well one too many times with the same old play book.

As noted in an Associated Press story, House Republican Leader John Boehner rejects Pelosi's message:

Asked about Pelosi's remarks Thursday, House Republican Leader John Boehner said he hasn't seen evidence that any of the public anger could lead to violence. And he took issue with Carter's remarks.

"I reject this resoundingly," Boehner told reporters, noting that he and other Republicans called Obama's election last year a defining moment for the nation. "The outrage that we see in America has nothing to do with race," Boehner said. "It has everything to do with the policies that he is promoting."

The American people have had enough, and they are speaking out. No big government health care takeover... no more unaccountable czars... no more socialist policies. Americans want simple government that works. The Democrats want us to just be quiet.

Pelosi may be frightened over the rhetoric, but if she keeps this up, she'll be stunned with the results of the next election.