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Remember the good old days of free speech when people threw pies at Ann Coulter, or anti-war activists screamed and yelled every time Bush, Cheney or Rumsfeld stood on a stage? As I recall, most leaders on the left said little or nothing about such behavior. Well it seems that those free speech events are no longer a good thing. Democrats are now suffering through those kinds of hecklers, hasslers and screamers, and they don't like it either.
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Town halls gone wild
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Screaming constituents, protesters dragged out by the cops, congressmen fearful for their safety — welcome to the new town-hall-style meeting, the once-staid forum that is rapidly turning into a house of horrors for members of Congress.
On the eve of the August recess, members are reporting meetings that have gone terribly awry, marked by angry, sign-carrying mobs and disruptive behavior. In at least one case, a congressman has stopped holding town hall events because the situation has spiraled so far out of control.
“I had felt they would be pointless,” Rep. Tim Bishop (D-N.Y.) told POLITICO, referring to his recent decision to suspend the events in his Long Island district. “There is no point in meeting with my constituents and [to] listen to them and have them listen to you if what is basically an unruly mob prevents you from having an intelligent conversation.”
In Bishop’s case, his decision came on the heels of a June 22 event he held in Setauket, N.Y., in which protesters dominated the meeting by shouting criticisms at the congressman for his positions on energy policy, health care and the bailout of the auto industry.
Within an hour of the disruption, police were called in to escort the 59-year-old Democrat — who has held more than 100 town hall meetings since he was elected in 2002 — to his car safely.
“I have no problem with someone disagreeing with positions I hold,” Bishop said, noting that, for the time being, he was using other platforms to communicate
with his constituents. “But I also believe no one is served if you can’t talk through differences.”
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For years the Dems have not just defended this kind of behavior, they've cultivated a liberal culture of constituents and supporters who act like spoiled children. Well sometimes when you turn a beast loose, it turns on it's creator.
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Dr. Schteveoschtein
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11 comments:
I have good news and I have bad news. The good news is that the MSM says we are out of the recession.
off topic
Blue is in Bettles Alaska, 35 miles north of the Arctic Circle
Picture in Annie's Inferno Tshirt to follow in a couple of weeks
I win the "where has your t-shirt been" contest
Could it be that the people are finally starting to wake up?
Hey Blue, look around up there and see if you can find Annie.
I think Jimbo has already won the "where has your t-shirt been" contest! ;-)
But where is Annie?
I think the people are waking, especially beings most of them believed they'd be able keep whatever insurance they wanted or had already. And the elected worms slid into power last fall so easily, they never expected anyone to fight them on anything ever again.
The simps.
There isn't enough sugar to make a back door suppository (redundant, I know) any more pleasant.
You're telling me!
Don't worry Lady-Bug, we won't ask you what that "really" means. ;)
I just think it's classic that these dumbasses are being shouted down by crowds of unruly people and they NOW think it's wrong. It shows one more aspect of them thinking they are superior and should be listened to, but not have to listen to their constituents.
Must be nice to be so special, huh?
Spidey, What that really means is I was wearing Jimbo's T-shirt at the beach (ya'll saw the picture) ... but it wasn't wet yet! :-)
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