mccaskill being astroturfed live on http://www.cnn.com/video/flashLive/live.html?stream=stream1

[RepublicanElephant]

watching live, unfiltered on
http://www.cnn.com/video/flashLive/live.html?stream=stream1

[tridim]

1. Front and center on Faux too..

After NOT showing a single second of Obama's town hall.

FUCK YOU FAUX

[babylonsister]

2. And there's a man, as usual, arguing about abortion. What a surprise. nt

[BOSSHOG]

5. Do we now get to pick and choose what our tax dollars will be spent on?

or is that only restricted to flag waving patriots?

[flpoljunkie]

Why not say 'despite what you are hearing' there is no federal funding for abortions in the bill

It needs to be repeated ad nauseam to these folks who have apparently been whipped into a frenzy by the right wing message machine.

[jefferson_dem]

3. Nutjobs on the loose. Live video link here -

http://www.cnn.com/video/flashLive/live.html?stream=stream1

[livvy]

4. She seems to be handling the crowd well so far. n/t

[tridim]

6. I'm not really a fan of hers, but she is really doing well.

[Parker CA]

8. She's certainly holding her own and giving these fools real facts. nt.

[rhombus]

7. This is a POSITIVE!

The more Dems show what's in the bill for ordinary Americans, they less fear people will have for reform.

Faux is giving the dems free air time to convince minds to our side. A positive!

[RepublicanElephant]

9. on cnn live feed...

maccaskill is handling these turfers!

[RepublicanElephant]

10. she just defended medicare from these nuts! nt

[Parker CA]

11. This wackjob is quoting a facebook poll! HAHAHAHHAHAHHAAHAA Wow.

[tridim]

13. But she also said it was "nonpartisan", so it's okay

:rofl:

Idiots, plain and simple.

[Parker CA]

20. Yeah, that part made me lose it even more. Total failure. nt.

[uponit7771]

12. Sounds like she's handling it well, people are "shishing" the shouters...

...the last question regarding supporting the bill and putting federal workers on it was pretty decent.

[tridim]

17. How dare the Liberals say "shhh" to the screaming mob.

This is pretty good stuff.

[RepublicanElephant]

14. claire getting on mob's rude behavior and bad manners. ha-ha nt

[Doctor_J]

15. Lots of Fox "News" watchers here

Maybe you should get some meds.

[Parker CA]

16. McCaskill must just be thinking, seriously, who the fuck are these idiots??

It's like talking to the townspeople in South Park who only RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE. Nothing else.

[RepublicanElephant]

18. she must be near rush limbaugh's hometown.

some knuckleheads are actually cheering insurance companies' record profits.

unbelievable.

these idiots are paying for these ceos' mansions.

[PretzelWarrior]

19. I'm just happy she gets to experience it since she thinks they aren't

deployed by the insurance companies and their tools, Foxnews, etc.

[tridim]

21. The RW FAIL has been solidified today.

Their bullshit has hit the fan.

Go Senator!

[uponit7771]

22. The shouters seem more disruptive than construtive

[RepublicanElephant]

24. they sound like a lynch mob. nt

[Thrill]

23. Her townhall is a perfect example of why there is no point in doing this.

She answers the questions and tells them what she won't vote for and then they shout. We don't trust you. So why the hell is she there then?

[falcon97]

26. Absoultely correct.

Also, I have not seen one person in the crowd who appears to be a minority. And the average age appears equally as skewed as the racial makeup.

[Cha]

30. Because she's brave and will not roll

over like they want her to.

[uponit7771]

32. Yeap, she's standing tough....keep it up Claire

[Hutzpa]

25. What??

Did I hear that right, illegal immigrant will take their health care back to their
homeland, omg...:rofl: was that a real question, everyone burst out laughing.

[falcon97]

28. Didn't hear that, but did the MSNBC hosts

play it as more of the "real concerns" and "passion?"

[Hutzpa]

33. watching it here

http://www.cnn.com/video/flashLive/live.html?stream=4

[uponit7771]

27. GET IT GIRL!!!!!!! Stay factual and beat the astro-turfers up with facts

[RepublicanElephant]

29. crowd liked claire's point on emergency room "hidden tax". nt

[uponit7771]

31. Yeap, if she keeps talking about the facts and ignores the astro-turfers she should do

..fine

[RBInMaine]

34. SHE IS DOING AWESOME ! The pro-reform folks are "shushing" the ranters well. Sounds like a fairly

balanced crowd. She is being fair, handling the crowd well and debunking lies, making good clear points in what she wants to see in healthcare ad the problems of the status quo, and debunking right wing lies. NICE JOB CLAIRE.

[uponit7771]

35. She's doing the right thing, ignore the hecklers and keep telling them facts all people are NOT

....stupid all the time

[RepublicanElephant]

36. crowd liked claire's vote against cash-for-clunkers.

wonder how many of them are driving news cars because of it.

[RepublicanElephant]

37. claire asked "where were you guys when medicare part d passed?"

with a pricetag of over a TRILLION dollars.
of course, that was okay because it was bush's deficit.

[flpoljunkie]

39. They were not whipped into a frenzy because the corporate wing of the Republican party loved Part D.

They don't like that insurance companies will have to compete and their profits will come down to earth.

Why in the hell is health care in the form of health insurance allowed to be on the stock market anyway?

[tranche]

38. Did I hear someone yell out something about ACORN?

She's doing well considering the crowd.

[RepublicanElephant]

40. claire's mom just quoted harry truman:

"give 'em hell!"

[Cha]

42. Yay. N/T

[GrantDem]

41. Total idiots

Even when the Senator made a factual statement, such as the Stock Market being up from the beginning of the year, the disrupters booed and jeered.

[RepublicanElephant]

43. they keep cheering for things that against their own best interests, proving...

that this is a REPUBLICAN district she's speaking to today.

[flpoljunkie]

58. They have been 'Republiconned' by the Republican party's corporate message machine.

[RepublicanElephant]

44. claire just said how states with aggressive medical malpractice tort reform...

have seen no reduction in insurance premiums. in fact, some have seen their premiums increase.

the room went silent.

[uponit7771]

50. Texas is one of those states and their malpractice premiums are STILL HIGH

[flpoljunkie]

45. If you keep your old insurance they will not be subject to the 'new rules of the road'

like pre-existing conditions. Very interesting.

Will none of the new rules of the road will go into effect until 2013--when the health insurance exchange goes into effect. That would be very unhelpful for the 2010 mid-terms for the Democrats.

[flpoljunkie]

46. The police just forcefully escorted two black women out of the townhall. Apparently they had signs

which were not allowed. Senator McCaskill just lamented how this episode would probably be what was shown on the news night from their town hall. She's probably right.

[ecstatic]

47. What did the signs say? Why were they the only people

removed?

[flpoljunkie]

48. I did not see any signs--just the police escort out of the townhall. Why don't they remove the man

in the entrance holding up the "Don't tread on me" sign with the coiled snake?

The policeman is just standing in front of him and talking to him.

[ecstatic]

51. Get this. Rick Sanchez just revealed why the two black women

were forcefully removed from the townhall: They had pro-Obama signs and the teabaggers got mad at them, which led to the women being removed.

[flpoljunkie]

52. Am not surprised. They were treated roughly. Was disappointed McCaskill did not say the rough

treatment was not necessary.

[Parker CA]

56. I just saw the clip. Unreal that Obama supporters aren't even allowed in there to show support.

I guess it's not really that unbelievable. Sad though, and definitely unnecessary force to remove them.

[RepublicanElephant]

49. they just showed a clip of shoving and yelling out in the hall on msnbc.

we'll probably be seeing more of this on the news.

[RepublicanElephant]

53. wow, the crowd just cheered for someone who supports the public option.

they must be letting some dems in.

[holiday]

54. what is so scary about a public OPTION?

[flpoljunkie]

55. Don't you get it? A public option is SOCIALISM! Just ask Rush Limbaugh and the rest of the Rep

message machine.

[holiday]

57. Is obama hitler today or socialist? i cant keep up

lol