Nancy Pelosi Thinks Protesters are Un-American. Who Else is Un-American By Her Definition?

It seems our Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, believes voicing our opinion and disagreeing with Congress about the proposed healthcare reform is un-American. Ummm…I meant health insurance reform.

…it is now evident that an ugly campaign is underway not merely to misrepresent the health insurance reform legislation, but to disrupt public meetings and prevent members of Congress and constituents from conducting a civil dialogue. These disruptions are occurring because opponents are afraid not just of differing views — but of the facts themselves. Drowning out opposing views is simply un-American.”

Let us look at some other un-Americans.

Martin Luther King, Jr led a March on Washington to fight for racial harmony; where someone is judged by the content of their character and not the color of their skin. King protested, through civil disobedience, to end racial segregation and racial discrimination.  HOW UN-AMERICAN OF YOU DR. KING!

What about Thomas Jefferson during the American Revolution? All we got out of that was freedom from British monarchy and the Declaration of Independence. I curse you THOMAS JEFFERSON FOR BEING UN-AMERICAN! What were you thinking?

Rosa Parks, why did you protest and stay in the front of the bus? Don’t you know you were ‘beneath’ those white men? That you were less than nothing and should have listened to your government and remained quiet and sat at the back of that bus? Who are you to protest against inhumane treatment and racism by sitting at the front of that bus? ROSA PARKS, YOU ARE AN EXTREMIST AND UN-AMERICAN! SHAME ON YOU!

Thurgood Marshall, first black Supreme Court Justice who was a rebel and protester in his own right, and actively used his position as an attorney and judge to work for better civil rights. UN-AMERICAN!

Thomas Paine – UN-AMERICAN!

Malcolm X – UN-AMERICAN!

Frederick Douglass – UN-AMERICAN!

In 1776 Congress declared we were free and independent states naming us ‘United States of America’. But the question immediately arose: What do you call the citizens? The answer was to shorten that mouthful to its last word and add n.   Nancy Pelosi does not get to define what being an American is.   Had it not been for people she labels “UN-AMERICAN”, the word would not even exist!!