House Leaders Cite ‘Un-American’ Activities
We're sympathetic to members of the House who find themselves getting yelled at by hecklers with less-than-pure motives, but calling that behavior "un-American" is probably ill-advised when you represent a body of government that famously had a committee by the same name.We’re sympathetic to members of the House who find themselves getting yelled at by hecklers with less-than-pure motives, but calling that behavior “un-American” is probably ill-advised when you represent a body of government that famously had a committee by the same name.
They’re no Richard Nixon, but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer might have found a better way to describe the staged outbursts at town halls across America.
WAIT BEFORE YOU GO...Nancy Pelosi and Steny Hoyer in 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.
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