single mom and practicing attorney, Karen Porter
National health care is ultimate solution (Karen Porter in 3/4/07 Inquirer)
Progressive Network of Southeast PA
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Karen Porter:
I have gone to great lengths to issue “Ground Rules,” to tell people not to respond, to tell people to “stifle it.” This makes me feel like a parent admonishing a child, and it is totally unfair for you to place me in that position - so please… just… DON’T.
“I sent out an e-mail about a week ago that focused on shunning the counter-protestors, an idea one of you had so brilliantly and rightly proposed - I think it’s time to get serious about that. Unless it’s necessary for safety purposes, this is my last e-mail to anyone about them. For me, they don’t exist any more, and I’ll tell you why. One of you expressed it very well to me this morning after looking at one of their many bizarre, hate-filled websites/blogs
Funny thing is, she SOUNDS like a parent admonishing a child...particularly like a parent who doesn't have a good answer when a child asks, "But why?"
I have to admit that I am one of the people who has gotten her upset, as I have asked very polite questions of her minions and had them struggling to find rational answers. When she came over and whispered (presumably, "don't respond") to her underling, it put her in a bad situation, as it was obvious that my questions--left unresponded to--were getting through to third parties walking by.
That's their weakness...rational thought. The rely on irrational emotionalism for success, and they can't afford getting into a rational dialogue. This is another reason why they try to provoke violence and get our side to stoop to their level.