Kudos to Congressman Barney Frank.
The video shows him treating an anti-healthcare reform wingnut exactly how they should be treated (though this should not be limited to just that fringe). Dismissal, disdain, and contempt.
I think this is awesome not because I disagree with the woman's position but rather that politeness is overrated. We should treat stupid and patently wrong thinking like it is stupid and patently wrong. So much "niceness" has been wasted on these (and other) extremists and it gives them a credibility they do not deserve.
You want to have a discussion over differing viewpoints? Great! You want to do it where you get to ignore fact, reason, and logic but I don't? No way. Free speech doesn't include anything about having to respect what you say, just your right to say it.
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