in World News Disgrace in D.C.
by
Democrats behave disgracefully during Trump speech.
I remember when Rep. Joe Wilson shouting “you lie” at Obama during a heated moment led to weeks of pearl-clutching from Democrats and the media. We’re well past that territory now.
Dems turned President Trump’s address to Congress into a full-fledged protest rally with signs, slogans, t-shirts with messages, color-coded clothes, walkouts, and full-on disruptions that finally led to Rep. Al Green being kicked out.
The behavior was up there with the reaction to a college speech would have been twenty years ago.
And considering the trajectory of college campuses, I have to wonder how long until this behavior escalates. There were two near-physical confrontations at the speech. At this rate, we’re years away from Taiwanese legislative behavior in which physical brawls and chair-throwing become the norm.
Much of this behavior was aimed at the media and the base, but while it may have connected with them, it came off badly with the general public. Clown shows and confrontations play better on campuses than at a presidential speech. Different politicians desperately scrambling for attention came off as overgrown members of protest groups rather than legislators actually making a difference.