Grassley Failed to Confront Incitement to Violence at Town Hall in Pocahontas
Click here for the video on YouTube Fort Dodge Messenger News
POCAHONTAS “The
president of the United States, that's who you should be concerned
about. Because he's acting like a little Hitler,” said Tom Eisenhower,
a World War II veteran. “I'd take a gun to Washington if enough of you
would go with me.” [Italics BFIA's].
Click on the above link for the rest of the story in the Fort Dodge paper. BFIA did not post more of it here because there was no information about health care reform in the article.
Here's a statement about it from Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Tom Fiegen:
Fiegen: Stand up to hate speech against President Obama
Clarence, IA — U.S. Senate candidate Tom Fiegen today said threatening comments against President Obama and other elected officials must stop immediately.
“We don’t threaten the lives of our public officials in America. Period,” Fiegen said in response to an incident at a town hall meeting in Pocahontas hosted by Sen. Chuck Grassley.
At the meeting, one member of the audience took the microphone to denounce and threaten the President. His comments have received widespread publicity today.
“I am appalled at the threat on the life of the President and the intolerance shown by the comments of this person in Pocahontas. All Iowans and all Americans must confront such behavior with the courage and the decency that have made us the great nation that we are. Our leaders must denounce hate speech at every turn, if we are going to solve the many challenges we face. Senator Grassley showed a lack of backbone when he failed to denounce the man's hate speech and instead allowed it to fester in the town hall meeting.
“The future of our children, and our nation, depend on civil, truthful and honest discussions.”
Fiegen, a bankruptcy attorney and former state senator from Clarence, is seeking the Democratic nomination to run against Grassley in the 2010 election.
“I am running for the U.S. Senate because if we are ever going to achieve health care reform or make any of the other necessary changes needed to rebuild our economy, we have to be willing to stand up and do the right thing instead of kowtowing for votes.”
fiegenforussenate.com
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