Bradley in DC
08-14-2009, 05:16 PM
http://www.politico.com/blogs/glennthrush/0809/Pelosi_praised_the_disruptors_back_in_06.html
Pelosi praised the 'disruptors' back in '06
Speaker Nancy Pelosi was once a fan of angry protesters at public events — when her party was in the minority.
In this video making the rounds (yes, sent to the media by Republicans), Pelosi tells some anti-war protesters at an event in January 2006 that she's a "fan of disruptors." She talks back to the protesters, saying "I understand your anger." She eventually invites the anti-war folks to the front of the room to hold their protest signs.
The video probably wouldn't be resurfacing if Pelosi and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) hadn't declared in a USA Today op-ed that they believed "drowning out opposing views is simply un-American." And the backlash on that op-ed shows just how a few words can completely change the narrative on a political issue.
Pelosi praised the 'disruptors' back in '06
Speaker Nancy Pelosi was once a fan of angry protesters at public events — when her party was in the minority.
In this video making the rounds (yes, sent to the media by Republicans), Pelosi tells some anti-war protesters at an event in January 2006 that she's a "fan of disruptors." She talks back to the protesters, saying "I understand your anger." She eventually invites the anti-war folks to the front of the room to hold their protest signs.
The video probably wouldn't be resurfacing if Pelosi and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) hadn't declared in a USA Today op-ed that they believed "drowning out opposing views is simply un-American." And the backlash on that op-ed shows just how a few words can completely change the narrative on a political issue.