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KingofNewOrleans Donating Member (650 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-10-07 12:42 PM
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Some questions for anyone who know the lady (Tina) who confronted Congressman Obey
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At least a couple of posters have said they know the person who confronted and filmed Congressman Obey. I'm curious about a few things.

1)Tina initially expressed to Obey that she was concerned about the lack of healthcare her son was getting via the military. Obey immediately offered to have her come in the office and sit down. That's a pretty big coup given that she showed up unannounced (or having only left poetry?) and not actually being a constituent of the Congressman. Why didn't she go in?

2) Why chose Obey (given his record and efforts opposing the war)? Obviously given the video camera and the immediate appearances on TV, she was looking to make news. Did they chose Obey because of his past history of losing his temper (instead of going after Russ Feingold who's less likely to lose his temper)? Or alternatively, did they chose Obey because of his position (Chairman of Appropriations) and his involvement in the intricacies of bills that could limit and ultimate extricate us from Iraq--despite Bush. In this case, they (Tina and the cameraman) were woefully unprepared to discuss such intricacies.

3)When you go to the youtube video, the headline above the video says, "Occupation Project/Congress DC Donations Needed to continue". Was this basically a fundraising stunt? or what was the whole point?

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