Yesterday, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi invoked the assassinations of San Francisco Mayor Goeroge Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk in 1978. She did so as a warning that the Right’s rhetoric is leading the nation into dangerously familiar territorySaid Pelosi:
"The balance between freedom and safety is one that we have to carefully balance. … I have some concerns about some of the language being used, because I saw this myself in the late 70s in San Francisco; this kind of rhetoric was very frightening, and it created a climate where violence took place. I wish that we could all curb our enthusiasm in the statements that we make and understand that some of the ears that it's falling on are not as balanced as the person making the statement might assume...Again our country is based on people being able to say what they believe, but I also believe they must take responsibility for any incitement they may cause."
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