AP Photo/Nati Harnick Lincoln, Nebraska protestors August 3, 2009
There are two sides to every story, and both sides wanted to make sure they were heard this weekend as they sounded off with opinions of what is leading the protests at the town hall meetings.
From the Democratic side
The Senate's second-ranking Democrat, Dick Durbin, claims the protests at the town hall meetings are "against the democratic process."
He claims the displays are planned and strategic.
"But this is clearly being orchestrated, and these folks have instructions. They come down from a Texas lobbyist in Washington."
He went on to say that there are people that are attending the town hall meeting to get information, but that the protesters are too loud to let that happen.
"We need to respect free speech, but we need to respect one another's rights to free speech, too. When these people come in just to disrupt the meetings, no, that isn't right," Durbin said.
The Republican Side
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said such complaints were "absurd."
"I think attacking citizens in our country for expressing their opinions about an issue of this magnitude may indicate some weakness in their position on the merits," McConnell said on Fox News Sunday. "And I also think it's particularly absurd for the Democrats, who have over an $8 million e-mail list over at the DNC (Democratic National Committee) called Organize America, to be criticizing citizens for being organized.
"Frankly, the truth of the matter is we don't know who's organized and who isn't. The point is the issue, the substance. They need to deal with it. Americans are concerned about it. "
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