SugarShack, You are such a far left extremist fool.....
I guess you think that the Union bouncers who are now attending these Town Hall Meetings and actually strong arming Americans who believe that our federal government has no business involved in health care is okay.....As long as your socialist Anti-American agenda is being met, all is honky dory.....When real Americans start to voice their opinions, all of the sudden, "It's Not A Grass Roots Movement". Tell that to the masses next year when they throw all of these socialist-elitists out of office in the House of Representatives!!! On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 11:18 AM, plainolamerican <[email protected] > wrote: > > Politico reported that Democratic members of Congress > are increasingly being harassed by “angry, sign-carrying mobs and > disruptive behavior” at local town halls. For example, in one > incident, right-wing protesters surrounded Rep. Tim Bishop (D-NY) and > forced police officers to have to escort him to his car for safety. > > --- > he's lucky the worms aren't already eating his sorry carcass > > On Aug 4, 10:49 pm, VT VirtualTruth <[email protected]> wrote: > > Just in case anyone missed this. > > > > The Fringe GOP movement is taught how to be the problem > > rather than the solution by the We Want President Obama > > and America to fail Republicans... > > > > Right-Wing Harassment Strategy Against Dems Detailed In Memo: ‘Yell,’ > > ‘Stand Up And Shout Out,’ ‘Rattle Him’ > > This morning, Politico reported that Democratic members of Congress > > are increasingly being harassed by “angry, sign-carrying mobs and > > disruptive behavior” at local town halls. For example, in one > > incident, right-wing protesters surrounded Rep. Tim Bishop (D-NY) and > > forced police officers to have to escort him to his car for safety. > > > > This growing phenomenon is often marked by violence and absurdity. > > Recently, right-wing demonstrators hung Rep. Frank Kratovil (D-MD) in > > effigy outside of his office. Missing from the reporting of these > > stories is the fact that much of these protests are coordinated by > > public relations firms and lobbyists who have a stake in opposing > > President Obama’s reforms. > > > > The lobbyist-run groups Americans for Prosperity and FreedomWorks, > > which orchestrated the anti-Obama tea parties earlier this year, are > > now pursuing an aggressive strategy to create an image of mass public > > opposition to health care and clean energy reform. A leaked memo from > > Bob MacGuffie, a volunteer with the FreedomWorks website Tea Party > > Patriots, details how members should be infiltrating town halls and > > harassing Democratic members of Congress: > > > > – Artificially Inflate Your Numbers: “Spread out in the hall and try > > to be in the front half. The objective is to put the Rep on the > > defensive with your questions and follow-up. The Rep should be made to > > feel that a majority, and if not, a significant portion of at least > > the audience, opposes the socialist agenda of Washington.” > > > > – Be Disruptive Early And Often: “You need to rock-the-boat early in > > the Rep’s presentation, Watch for an opportunity to yell out and > > challenge the Rep’s statements early.” > > > > – Try To “Rattle Him,” Not Have An Intelligent Debate: “The goal is to > > rattle him, get him off his prepared script and agenda. If he says > > something outrageous, stand up and shout out and sit right back down. > > Look for these opportunities before he even takes questions.” > > > > The memo above also resembles the talking points being distributed by > > FreedomWorks for pushing an anti-health reform assault all summer. > > Patients United, a front group maintained by Americans for Prosperity, > > is currently busing people all over the country for more protests > > against Democratic members. Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX), chairman of the > > NRCC, has endorsed the strategy, telling the Politico the days of > > civil town halls are now “over.” > > > > Meanwhile, AHIP, the trade group and lobbying juggernaut representing > > the health insurance industry is sending staffers to monitor town > > halls and other right-wing front groups are stepping up their ad > > campaign to smear reform efforts. The strategy for defeating reform — > > recently outlined by an influential lobbyist to the Hill newspaper as > > “delay” then “kill” — is becoming apparent. By delaying a vote until > > after the August recess, lobbyists are now seizing upon recess town > > halls as opportunities to ambush lawmakers and fool them into > > believing there is wide opposition to reform. > > > > UPDATE Amy Menefee, communications director of Americans for > > Prosperity and its anti-health reform group Patients United, wrote to > > ThinkProgress regarding this post: > > > > "Several blogs have picked up your post: > http://thinkprogress.org/2009/07/31/recess-harassment-memo/ > > which mentions Americans for Prosperity's efforts next to your mention > > of Bob MacGuffie's memo about town hall meetings. Mr. MacGuffie's memo > > was his own work. I would appreciate your help in correcting the > > erroneous rumor people have passed around that this memo came from > > AFP. We have encouraged our members to attend town halls, ask > > questions and register their opinions about issues including health > > care -- as all citizens should do. We always promote civil dialogue > > and do not condone disruptive behavior." > > > > As noted in the post, MacGuffie is a volunteer who actively posts and > > volunteers with the website Tea Party Patriots. A review of the > > sponsoring organizations reveals that both FreedomWorks and Americans > > for Prosperity are sponsors of the website as "Freedom Coalition" > > partners. A few months before joining Americans for Prosperity, > > Menefee herself worked for the medical device/pharmaceutical industry- > > funded "think-tank" called the Galen Institute. > > > > http://thinkprogress.org/2009/07/31/recess-harassment-memo/ > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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