Members of the Danville TEA Party reportedly plan to burn Rep. Tom Perriello, D-5th and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in effigy Nov. 21.
Perriello last Saturday was one of four Virginia Democrats who voted in favor of the $1.2 trillion health-care overhaul. Two Virginia Democrats and all five Republicans voted against the bill.
The Star-Tribune, a newspaper in Pittsylvania County, reported on its Web site yesterday that the protesters plan to end their "fired up for freedom" rally in Blairs, Virginia by burning Perriello and Pelosi in effigy.
It quoted Nigel Coleman, chairman of the Danville TEA Party group, as saying: "At this point we feel we have no representation in Congress."
Democrats decried the report.
"These shocking and despicable acts are becoming all too common at extreme right-wing Republican rallies," said Rep. Chistopher Van Hollen, D-Maryland, head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
"While there should be a robust debate about reforming America's broken health-insurance system, violent expressions are beyond the boundaries of a respectful debate."
Perriello on Thursday night held a telephone town hall on health care that drew 8,000 participants, according to his staff.
Contact Andrew Cain at (804) 649-6645 or acain@timesdispatch.com.
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