Yeah " sugarshack " we're against the Obama HEALTHSCARE
PLAN ! !
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On Aug 10, 8:08 pm, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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/- Hide quoted
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