Posts Tagged ‘civil right’

August 14, 2009

In the News

Townhall Sentiment from Congress

“I won’t be doing sucker-punch town-hall meetings.” — Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) per USA Today (August 14, 2009)

“I’m not going to give people a stage to perform.” — U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-Texas) per USA Today (August, 14, 2009)

“I have seen this kind of hate before. I have seen this discussion before. I have seen snarling dogs going after people who were trying to peacefully assemble. I have seen the eyes of people who were being spat upon… This is all about activity trying to deny the establishment of a civil right. And I do believe that health care for all is — a civil right…This is an attempt on the part of some to deny the establishment of a civil right.” — House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) per The Huffington Post (August 13, 2009)

Town hall protesters are “evil-mongers.” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) per The Hill’s blog Briefing Room (August 13, 2009)

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