You can read my account of the event here.
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, visiting a Denver clinic for the homeless Thursday, insisted that Democrats are united in backing health care reform and brushed off a question of whether raucous, conservative-led protests against reform have hurt the effort.
"This is called the legislative process," she said during a brief question-and-answer period after touring the Stout Street Clinic in downtown Denver. "There are differences of opinions. This is the democratic process. . . . This is a very big initiative, to change health care in America."
Update: Shirley V, (who refused to identify herself yesterday) crawls out from under her rock to take issue with the photo's caption in the Denver Post comments section (where I am being called a bleach blonde botoxed bimbo Republican.)
The caption that goes with my picture on the front page of today's B
section is incorrect and misleading. I was standing in the front of the
rally behind the police tape. I was holding my sign for healthcare
reform. As Speaker Pelosi et al. emerged from the Stout Street Clinic,
the "lady" on my left, Kris McLay, put her sign in front of mine. I
raised my sign upward and she followed suit blocking my sign again. I
then tried to knock her sign out of the way. I was never asked for my
side of the story or my name. I feel that the slur I received in the
Post tars the whole healthcare reform movement and the opponents of
reform were the aggressors, as is clear if you just look at the picture.
My reply:
Your comment made me laugh out loud. That wasn't how it went down and
you know it. Face it - you wigged out lady. Look at the hate on your
face in that picture. I was hollering for the cops to get you off of
me. Remember?
You're so innocent. I guess that's why you slithered away after attacking me and wouldn't give your name to the reporter. That sounds righteous all right.
By the way, your preprinted sign also puts the lie to the canard that the anti health care protests are astroturfed. The only group with preprinted signs, clipboards and megaphones was yours. Oh, and we outnumbered you by 3 to 1.
So there.
You're so innocent. I guess that's why you slithered away after attacking me and wouldn't give your name to the reporter. That sounds righteous all right.
By the way, your preprinted sign also puts the lie to the canard that the anti health care protests are astroturfed. The only group with preprinted signs, clipboards and megaphones was yours. Oh, and we outnumbered you by 3 to 1.
So there.
Update 2:36 pm: Here's video footage of La Pelosi sneaking in the back door of the clinic. h/t FReeper Ironwill. (Thanks Reloader449!)
What a great photo! Would have given anything to stand next to you.
Posted by: Vegasgal | August 07, 2009 at 01:14 PM
That crazy moonbat wouldn't have had a chance if you were there, Vegasgal.
How hysterical is that darn pic?
Posted by: Dinah Lord | August 07, 2009 at 02:05 PM
Dinah ~ Thank you for standing up strong and helping to defend our rights. We love ya!
(I am from Doc Bulldog's site)
Posted by: CavMom | August 08, 2009 at 12:39 PM
Oh Dinah, I actually love that picture of you!
You totally fit the MSM's profile; you're "dressed neatly" unlike your shabby opponent there standing to your right.
**Girl-friend didn't even loose a pearl during the minor scuffle! You GO Dinah, give'em HELL!**
Posted by: janice | August 08, 2009 at 02:05 PM
Thank YOU Cav Mom! I appreciate the kind words and the visit.
Leave it to you, Twinny to pick up on my spoof of La Pelosi's pearls. You're the best.
Posted by: Dinah Lord | August 09, 2009 at 10:16 AM
I think you are a great lady, Dinah. Well-done. I have to stay the heck away from these events because I will not stand idly by when FASCISTS like "Shirely V" and the rest of the rent-a-mob shturmentruppen rip signs out of AMERICANS' hands to make The Botox Wonder think her brand of fascism is welcome in OUR town.
You seem like a classy lady, Dinah.
"Shirley V"? Snitch on your neighbors recently, you despicable KAPO???
Posted by: JPousson | August 10, 2009 at 12:45 PM
Aw shucks, JPousson. You're making me blush.
I rarely venture out to these types of things either, but because I am so strongly opposed to Obamacare I figured I better get off my duff and get out there.
BTW-you have another chance to see Nancy Pelosi. She's coming back to OUR town tomorrow and will be visiting at the SAME homeless clinic. Now, what's up with that?
Unfortunately, I'm going to be out of town - would you go in my place? ;^D Maybe you could go a few rounds with Shirley V. I bet that would be the last sign she ripped out of anybody's hands! haha.
Posted by: Dinah Lord | August 11, 2009 at 09:20 AM