Maggie HabermanVerified account

Please. He's not a king. It's every American's right to say whatever they want to the president and vice president.

I mean, that is literally not true. But yes, dissent is part of foundation of a Constitutional democracy.

Within the limits of free speech, yes it is. That's what I meant. And yet you've yet to explain what you meant.

I am pretty sure that disrespect is literally the point of booing? Like, I think that's why we invented it?

yes, hence the observation - thanks!

oh dear! well i think some people last night might have misinterpreted what your tweet intended to communicate :(

it was an observation of what was taking place. Since disrespect was the intended goal, explain outrage over it being observed?

I see. I think some people including me interpreted your terse comment as arguing Mr. Pence deserved more respect.

@ditzkoff If this were the days of ACT UP, which maybe it should be, he would have shouted down and forced out of the theater.

might still happen. And not mutually exclusive.

@ditzkoff I get your points but not hard to understand why given the frightening days.

booing is nothing. An expression of fear. How about swastikas in playgrounds? Intimidating people on street? C'mon.

@ditzkoff Respectfully, gotta disagree. If people can't boo a politician, what in heaven is free speech for? Polite tut-tuts?

nowhere in my tweet did it say "don't" "shouldn't" etc.

@ditzkoff.I truly used to believe that until I saw the total disrespect given to Obama.Started with a Rep yelling you lie at SOTU

that was also a lack of respect, and early on.