In another speech on September 18, 2008 he told supporters, "I need you to go out and talk to your friends and talk to your neighbors. I want you to talk to them whether they are independent or whether they are Republican. I want you to argue with them and get in their face." Republicans as a result faced many tough questions from both protest groups and honest concerned citizens.

I understand that the Iraq War and health insurance reform are two very different subjects and, on both sides, individuals and groups have gone to extreme lengths, which neither party is truly inciting. However, for the DNC chairman to make a statement that Republican groups that are encouraging people to "stand up and shout and try to rattle lawmakers to prevent them from talking peacefully with their constituents" as unethical and an attempt to intimidate lawmakers needs to be rethought. Considering that their party employed many of the same tactics.

There is other evidence of hypocrisy among Democrats trying to combat the "intimidation" of people by political groups. Recently it was reported that the Obama Justice Department "voluntarily dropped a civil complaint against the New Black Panther Party after members intimidated voters with racial insults, slurs, and night sticks, another member who was an approved election official is seen managing, directing, and endorsing their behavior." This is an example of intimidation and unacceptable behavior and intimidation. This type of behavior is what needs to be criticized and prosecuted, not partisan saber rattling.