Hoyer regrets calling tea partiers 'un-American'

Washington Times ^ | April 22, 2010 | Stephen Dinan

[george76]

House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer said Thursday he and Speaker Nancy Pelosi made a mistake when they called "tea party" participants "un-American" last year.

"That was not a good phrase, not a good use of language, it was not correct," Mr. Hoyer, Maryland Democrat, said, adding that he did not see anything wrong with vigorous debating of philosophies.

Mr. Hoyer and Mrs. Pelosi wrote an op-ed article...

"Drowning out opposing views is simply un-American," the two wrote. The charge became a rallying cry for tea partiers.

[NYCslicker]

We’ll Remember in November.

[the OlLine Rebel]

I disagree.

Just because you don’t know you are, doesn’t mean you are not.

A rose by any other name....and a snake by any other name....

[the OlLine Rebel]

“thing”, not “think”. Geesh.

[DejaJude]

The article states that he and Pelosi wrote it, but then it has this:
Mr. Hoyer said he made a mistake in reading the op-ed too quickly and approving it.

This makes it sound like someone else wrote it.

[ICAB9USA]

lol

[timestax]

bump to the top

[ICAB9USA]

Hoyer is a jaded sick fool. I believe he was the one who recently said that Congress GAVE US our RIGHTS. (I wish I had the exact quote.)

He sickens me.