Mark Hemingway makes a revealing observation:
Nancy Pelosi and Steny Hoyer this morning:
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.
Now here’s a recent SEIU memo:
Action: Opponents of reform are organizing counter-demonstrators to speak at this and several congressional town halls on the issue to defend the status quo. It is critical that our members with real, personal stories about the need for access to quality, affordable care come out in strong numbers to drown out their voices.
UPDATE: The White House is trying to clean up Pelosi and Hoyer’s mess. I think they realize that demonizing their opponents is one thing, but doing so using McCarthyite language is surely counterproductive.
UPDATE: SEIU has airbrushed their site, but Perfunction links to a screen grab (at the Weekly Standard), plus more SEIU pages that might not be airbrushed yet. (Via Hot Air.)
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