Right-Wing Harassment Strategy Against Dems Detailed In Memo: ‘Yell,’ ‘Stand Up And Shout Out,’

[babsbunny]

‘Rattle Him’

By Lee Fang at 2:28 pm

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/07/31/recess-harassment-memo/

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.

[Gold Metal Flake]

1. Will the "liberal media" cover this?

If the media were liberal, the massive outrage would be deafening.

[babsbunny]

2. It's on KO right now!

[Gold Metal Flake]

6. That IS the liberal media.

Notice how nothing on the big three, CNN or PBS looks like it.

I'm just tweaking the lurking fweepers here.

[heppcatt]

3. They just did a story about this on msnbc

[robinlynne]

4. Can't they just buy their own country? Give them Texas!

[aquart]

5. Absolutely. Except for water and mineral rights.

[robinlynne]

8. Texas has water?

[kestrel91316]

7. These are the same clowns that put together the Brooks Brothers riot, right?

Florida, 2000?

[katanalori]

9. Sgt. Crowley and his ilk could do something positive.........

The teabaggers now have something to do - Interrupt accepted level of discourse at community town hall meetings. Freepers on a mission - no teabags needed, just big, loud, angry, illogical mouths. There IS a time and a place for arrests resulting from disturbing the peace IMO.

[muntrv]

10. Do what Pres. Dimson did and give these freeptards a free speech zone

far from the town hall meeting.

[musette_sf]

11. then there's the ever-popular University of Gainesville method of dealing with them....

[WillyT]

12. Kick !!!

And Rec !!!

:kick:

[bridgit]

13. They're ref'ing the most psychotic passages of their white bread play-book...

They've lost - WE, won - the econ is turning round however slowly in part because we believed not them. This will be all they have to offer till someone of national stature starts pushing back bitch slapping them with a proper coo stick; they need to be tap-tap-tapped on the chest cause they are ignorant of what America is