"I have seen this kind of hate before. I have seen this discussion before," he said. "I have seen snarling dogs going after people who were trying to peacefully assemble. I have seen the eyes of people who were being spat upon.
"This is all about activity trying to deny the establishment of a civil right. And I do believe that health care for all is — a civil right," the House Majority Whip argued. "And I think that is why you see this kind of activity. This is an attempt on the part of some to deny the establishment of a civil right."
NRCC spokesman Ken Spain has jumped on Clyburn's comments, saying they "smack of bigotry and elitism."
"When anti-war activists were assembling and comparing the president of the United States to Hitler, it was ‘patriotic,’ but now that middle class Americans are standing up to a government takeover of health care, it is somehow steeped in racism and reminiscent of those who denied civil rights to African-Americans," Spain added.
Disgusting.
Source: http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0809/Clyburn_likens_town_hall_behavior_to_civil_rights_era.html
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