Congressman: Catholics United 'the devil.' Olbermann: Congressman 'worst person in the world.'
Last month our friends at Catholics United ran radio ads pointing the consistency of 'pro-life' members of Congress who voted against providing health insurance to millions of uninsured children. One of these Congressmen, Thad McCotter (R-MI), lashed out, calling them "false prophets" and "the devil."
“This type of rhetoric is simply inappropriate, especially from someone serving in a senior leadership position. Criticizing the inconsistencies of McCotter’s pro-life beliefs belongs in our public debate, insinuating that an organization represents the devil does not,” said Chris Korzen, executive director of Catholics United, in response.
Keith Olbermann was slightly less diplomatic, but inspired in his own right:
UPDATE: ThinkProgress has audio of the "sinful" Catholics United radio ad.
Comments
Glad that you caught that. Are we in the Dark Ages? At some point, folks on the right must stop and think: if my position requires me to literally demonize my critics, are my positions on issues reasonable anymore?
Posted by: Alexander | November 14, 2007 10:53 AM
That's fantastic. I didn't realize that Thad had a committee appointment to the office of the inquisition. You must be pushing the right buttons if he's assigning you to the rank of satan's spokesperson.
Posted by: David | November 14, 2007 12:08 PM