Danville TEA Party group to burn Perriello, Pelosi in effigy
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.
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these people embarrass the state and the country
dabayrz… you’re against a little protest? So I assume you would include the MoveOn.org liberals in your list since they did the same thing to Bush for eight years?
Quite frankly, Perriello and Pelosi deserve to be burned in effigy for ignoring the will of the American people. And I’m quite happy to see conservatives finally getting angry over clowns like those two running America into the ground. Let’s hope the protest keeps up for another three years so we can get rid of Obama after we clean out the socialists next year.
PaganLinq… I trust you include the liberals who burned Bush in effigy hundreds of times in those desperate people.
It’s about time. I voted for Perriello and even held a fundraiser for him at my store. Then to have him stab small business in the back. I have already laid off half of my staff and Tom wants the rest of them gone too.
As a Democrat and a black man, I have to say, the Democratic Party has gone to h)ell.
What is the difference between Jihad, Tea Baggers, and the Klan? Answer: nothing..
Grow up, folks.
How can anyone look on this as anything but juvenile behavior by desperate people?
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