House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi got a taste of the
left-wing, ultraliberal crowd’s stridency over the weekend when she attended a Netroots Nation event and was booed and heckled by the
crowd.
left-wing, ultraliberal crowd’s stridency over the weekend when she attended a Netroots Nation event and was booed and heckled by the
crowd.
The subject on Saturday in San Jose was NSA surveillance
and leaker Edward Snowden.
and leaker Edward Snowden.
Earlier this month, Pelosi said she thought Snowden should be prosecuted for his role
in leaking top secret material about the NSA’s dragnet approach to phone data.
in leaking top secret material about the NSA’s dragnet approach to phone data.
According to The Huffington Post, Pelosi’s troubles at the California gathering
began when she said it is unfair to label President Obama’s second term in
office as President George W. Bush’s “fourth term.” She reportedly
asserted that Democrats had brought increased oversight to the NSA by creating
the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, or FISA.
began when she said it is unfair to label President Obama’s second term in
office as President George W. Bush’s “fourth term.” She reportedly
asserted that Democrats had brought increased oversight to the NSA by creating
the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, or FISA.
Here’s how HuffPo summarized the scene:
“As she spoke about the need to ‘balance’ privacy and
security, a man stood and yelled, ‘it’s not a balance, it makes us less safe.’
The man continued to decry ‘secret courts,’ and staffers began to escort him
from the room.
security, a man stood and yelled, ‘it’s not a balance, it makes us less safe.’
The man continued to decry ‘secret courts,’ and staffers began to escort him
from the room.
“Pelosi said it was fine for him to stay, but the man was
eventually ejected. On the way out, some members of the audience began to shout
at the staffers to ‘leave him alone.’
eventually ejected. On the way out, some members of the audience began to shout
at the staffers to ‘leave him alone.’
“The conversation then shifted to Snowden, who on Friday
was charged with espionage over his leaking of classified
documents to media outlets.
was charged with espionage over his leaking of classified
documents to media outlets.
“Pelosi said that Snowden ‘did violate the law in terms
of releasing those documents,’ a remark that elicited boos and yells throughout
the ballroom. One man screamed, ‘You suck!’”
of releasing those documents,’ a remark that elicited boos and yells throughout
the ballroom. One man screamed, ‘You suck!’”
