What I don't understand, is the Republican position on this issue. WE DON'T WANT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT INVOLVED IN HEALTH CARE, PERIOD.
The Congress should be focused on a comprehensive energy plan, for both national security reasons and for the benefit of our Nation, and its people. To date, only the Republicans have come up with and formulated such a plan....The Socialists fight it tooth and nail, instead attempting to push a socialist bureaucratic quagmire on the American populace, with idiots like Sugarshack being a cheerleader...... On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 8:51 PM, Sage2 <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yeah " sugarshack " we're against the Obama HEALTHSCARE > PLAN ! ! > > > > ********************************************************************************* > > 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 text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
