Politico twice mischaracterizes Dems' comments to assert they called "protesters" un-American
August 12, 2009 2:24 pm ET
SUMMARY: In an August 7 blog post and an August 10 article, the Politico reported as fact that Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer had called health care town hall protesters "un-American," when, in fact, these Democratic figures were referring to disruptive tactics that are "diminishing to the process," in Lincoln's words, and are "drowning out opposing views," according to Pelosi and Hoyer. Numerous media figures have similarly claimed that Pelosi and Hoyer called protesters or opponents of health care reform "un-American."
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