Push Back: Town Hall Circus

[Joanne98]

Progressives might ougtta start thinking about what to do about the Republicans' latest strategy of shouting down health care reform town hall meetings. Ignoring them isn't gonna cut it. Playing "we're better than thou" isn't going to resolve matters either.

Now, I'm not suggesting that the fiasco should culminate in a knock down, drag out, but I AM suggesting that "team blue" show up in force in order to make it abundantly clear to "team red" that disruptions of the proceedings will not be tolerated. Somebody needs to tell these howling baboons to shut the hell up. I volunteer.

You all might want to consider showing up at the town halls in your areas. Here's the list as posted on the Conservatives for Patients Rights website: http://www.cprights.org/townhalls.php (verify before attending).

Or you can play armchair activist and sit around griping about what weasels the bad old Republicans are... and let them win this fight because... well... we're just too intellectual to actually DO anything about this business. And besides we don't really want to mess up our outfits.

Brian Buetler on TPM: "Late update: By what must be a complete coincidence, CPR's website contains a list of the same town hall forums on its website, "provided as a resource for our visitors." It also contains a separate page, where the group hosts videos of the same town hall disruptions which, behind the scenes, it's doing whatever it can to encourage".

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/08/inside-the-tea-partiers-anti-health-care-organizing-campaign.php

As follows:

Congressional Town Hall Meetings
This list is provided as a resource for our visitors. The information has been submitted to us from a variety of sources and has not been independently verified in all cases. Please contact the office of your representative or Senator to confirm meeting details.

If you know of other Congressional Town Hall events taking place this summer, please feel free to email us at [email protected].

View the videos from the Congressional Town Hall meetings where constituents voice their concerns on healthcare reform.

National

Nationwide Recess Rally


"Many of the original groups behind TaxDayTeaParty.com are joining together for the Nationwide Recess Rally. This is a collaborative effort to make it known that we will not stand for socialized, government controlled healthcare." For more information, please visit the Nationwide Recess Rally homepage.


California

Rep. Jackie Speier

•08/23 11:00 AM - 12:30PM: Congress on the Coast - Cypress Meadows Conference Center, 343 Cypress Avenue, Moss Beach, CA

•08/29 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Family Forum At Burton Park - Burton Park, 900 Chestnut Street, San Carlos, CA


Rep. Fortney Stark


•08/15 09:00 AM : Town Hall Meeting - Fremont Senior Center, 40086 Paseo Padre Parkway, Fremont, CA

•08/15 10:30 AM : Town Hall Meeting - San Leandro City Hall, 835 E 14th Street, San Leandro, CA

•08/15 12:00 PM : Town Hall Meeting - Alameda City Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Avenue, Alameda, CA

•09/12 09:00 AM 10:00 AM: Town Hall Meeting - Ruggieri Senior Center, 33997 Alvarado Niles Road, Union City, CA

•09/12 10:30 AM 11:30 AM: Town Hall Meeting - Hayward City Hall, Council Chambers777 B Street, Hayward, CA

•09/12 12:00 PM 01:00 PM: Town Hall Meeting - Alameda City Hall, Council Chambers2263 Santa Clara Avenue, Alameda, CA


Rep. Dan Lungren


•08/18 07:00 PM 08:30 PM: Town Hall - Citrus Heights City Hall, 6237 Fountain Square Drive, Citrus Heights, CA

•08/22 10:00 AM 12:00 PM: Town Hall - Jackson City Hall, 33 Broadway, Jackson, CA

•08/26 07:00 PM 08:30 PM: Town Hall - Rancho Cordova City Hall, 2729 Prospect Park Drive, Rancho Cordova, CA


Rep. Susan Davis


•08/29 01:00 PM 02:00 PM: Neighborhood Day - Spring Valley Library, 836 Kempton Street, Spring Valley, CA


Colorado

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