Going too Far
This is ridiculous. Karl Rove may be a legitimate target for political discourse. He’s a public figure, and therefore should expect to be the subject of more offensive speech than his next door neighbors. But this absolutely ridiculous. The weekend protest by National People’s Action, a group supporting an immigrant education bill, carried things into the next realm of political unbelievabilty. The group protested at Karl Rove’s house, which even if they had stayed on the sidewalk seems extreme. Not content with run-of-the-mill extremism, however, the group swarmed over Rove’s yard, pounded on his home’s windows, and demanded a private audience with him. Here’s how the Washington Post described it:
Protesters poured out of one school bus after another, piercing an otherwise quiet, peaceful Sunday in Rove’s Palisades neighborhood in Northwest, chanting, “Karl, Karl, come on out! See what the DREAM Act is all about!”
According to the Post, Rove’s son and a friend were reduced to tears by the group’s actions. This is not the way to win friends and influence people.
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