Steny Hoyer calls radio host's 'commie' comment dangerous

[Enrique]

keep calling them out. Make them pay a price for this tactic. :thumbsup:

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0410/35732.html

The No. 2 Democrat in the House blasted a Minnesota radio host for calling Democrats lying, thieving, communists at a rally for Rep. Michele Bachmann and Sarah Palin in Minneapolis.

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said he was “very, very concerned and disappointed” by Minneapolis radio host Chris Baker, who spoke at the rally last week alongside the two Republicans, rallying up the crowd by calling Democrats in Washington “lying, thieving ... bunch of commies.”

“I don’t think that’s very useful, not only do I not think it’s useful, I think it creates an atmosphere and a debate that is neither constructive and can sometimes be dangerous,” Hoyer said at his weekly meeting with reporters.

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Hoyer also went after Bachmann and others who said that Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) and other black lawmakers lied about being harassed on the day the House passed health care overhaul. He called that credibility “questionable.”

“People denied a lot of things happened that are bad things that happened and I don’t think that’s particularly useful,” Hoyer said. “I don’t think there’s any doubt that what John Lewis said happened and what others saw happened and heard happened did in fact happen.”


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[paulsby]

1. free speech is supposed to be dangerous

otoh, the comment in question was STUPID and that's what hoyer should have emphasized.

[HughBeaumont]

2. It's douchebaggity and a short-cut to thinking is what it is.

I take NO bastard seriously who persists in this garbage, especially not one who relies on more "gubmint" services than they let on.

[geardaddy]

6. Check out this DU discussion on Bachmann's office expenditures.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=160x38978

She's never in her district.

[geardaddy]

3. Baker's a turd.

[proud2BlibKansan]

4. If the Republicans were smart

they would have immediately spoken up and loudly against the alleged incidents on March 20.

If they were smart they would denounce this behavior repeatedly instead of claiming it never happened.

That is, if they were smart.

[felinetta]

7. Republicans smart? Now that is the funniest thing I have read all day! Thanks for the laughs!!

[Cha]

5. Good for Steny! Just listening to those like

bachmann and the radiohatemonger..you know what Rep John Lewis said is true.

bachmann types do not even have the brass to stand up for what comes out of their owns mouths..such little chickenshitlivers.