Look for the Union Label ; the 'Persuasion of Power' Is Employed to Squash Dissent
The Washington Times › August 10, 2009
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Politics is getting increasingly violent as Democrats desperately try to salvage their health care bill.
Rep. Brian Baird, Washington Democrat, said last week that public protest against the government health care plan "is close to Brown Shirt tactics." For Mr. Baird to characterize his constituents as Nazi storm troops is distasteful, to say the least. Yet it is fully in line with the tone set by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who misleadingly decried protesters "carrying swastikas." Closer examination revealed that in every case, the symbol was being used as a warning against the arrogance of power of which Mrs. Pelosi has become emblematic.See the full content of this document
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Look for the Union Label ; the 'Persuasion of Power' Is Employed to Squash Dissent
Democratic talking points characterize the spontaneous grass- roots opposition to the planned governm...
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