Now is a great time to remember the phrase beating a dead horse. Every time I get something to eat at the galley Communist News Network is talking about one of two things: Michael Jackson, or town hall meetings. I am sick and tired of hearing about Jackson, he died how long ago now, over a month ago and they are still talking about it. He is planted; the worms are eating into his brain, that is one thing less for little boys to worry about, the boogeyman, eating vegetables, and Michael Jackson that one is over. So why is it still a big deal? Then the town hall meetings, isn’t there something else for the news media to cover?
I think by now we get the picture, enough people left their brains covered with lime at the bottom of the outhouse this past November and now realize the error. Now that we see what type of shenanigans he is trying to pull, we naturally want to complain, which is fine by all means, it is only right we should since he is supposed to be representing our ideals, and there isn’t a chapter on this in Communist Manifesto, so he needs a little help. But that is all they want to talk about, it’s ridiculous. Now somewhere there is a meeting with the democratic committee to make America communist gathering around a table scratching their heads wondering how their timeline is off, and thinking about maybe in ten years we can try this again with success.
What does every president want? A second term. So they do what would be the least controversial in their first term, in hopes that they don’t upset enough people to cost them the next election. If you aren’t happy this time around be smart and vote for a republican. (Which you should have done in the first place. Then we never would have had this problem to begin with.) But if this is what he thinks is the least controversial , what does he have planned for his second term. This thought has kept me up for countless hours, pondering what types of evil he might have conjured up. If this thought isn’t scary you either forgot to dust the lime off your brain, forgot to pull your brain out of the outhouse, or you never had one had to start with.
Norman Thomas a six time presidential candidate for the socialist party once said: “The American people would never vote for socialism, but under the name liberalism the American people would adopt every fragment of the socialist program.” Most people don’t realize how true this statement is, but it is how we have what we have now, and for the next couple years we are stuck with it. So next time you see somebody driving along in their little hybrid, with an Obama sticker on it, take your .2 mpg SUV and run them over, they deserve it.
Showing posts with label Town Hall. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Town Hall. Show all posts
16 August 2009
12 August 2009
Town Hall Meeting
In spite of the heat, over an hour before the town hall meeting was scheduled to begin well over 200 concerned citizens had lined up across the courtyard and along the buildings of Bucknell University. Aside from proponents of Clean Energy for America, local news stations and the county sheriff also made an appearance. The line, which eventually ran down the stairs and along the street, buzzed with activity. Some people carried signs. Several carried cameras. Many had papers, excerpts of the healthcare bill, guaranteed to be longer than Specter's attention span when he'd "read" the bill.
At first advanced upon by supporters of healthcare reform, we listened patiently while a man handed out packets of information regarding the bill. However, when the Clean Energy for America woman found herself chatting with someone who'd worked with the USDA for years and someone who'd intensely studied the environment, she quickly wished us a good day and continued down the line.
The line soon included over 1,000 Democrats and Republicans, though party affiliation no longer seemed to matter. The pressing issue was healthcare, and speaking with Arlen Specter. However, five minutes prior to the scheduled commencement time, the line was cut off, and I was left standing mere feet away from the entrance to the auditorium. The rest of us were herded off to a separate building to watch the meeting from a screen. As we crammed into the auditorium, spilling into the aisles, I couldn't help but notice how many young people were in attendance. Several college students, some who proved to be conservative throughout the course of the town hall meeting, speckled the audience here and there, their young faces standing out in the crowd of primarily middle-aged and senior citizen attendees.
As the screen turned on and Specter began to speak, calls for quiet silenced anyone who was talking. Everyone collectively focused on the screen, and one by one, the majority of the thirty questioners began handing Specter his head.
At first advanced upon by supporters of healthcare reform, we listened patiently while a man handed out packets of information regarding the bill. However, when the Clean Energy for America woman found herself chatting with someone who'd worked with the USDA for years and someone who'd intensely studied the environment, she quickly wished us a good day and continued down the line.
The line soon included over 1,000 Democrats and Republicans, though party affiliation no longer seemed to matter. The pressing issue was healthcare, and speaking with Arlen Specter. However, five minutes prior to the scheduled commencement time, the line was cut off, and I was left standing mere feet away from the entrance to the auditorium. The rest of us were herded off to a separate building to watch the meeting from a screen. As we crammed into the auditorium, spilling into the aisles, I couldn't help but notice how many young people were in attendance. Several college students, some who proved to be conservative throughout the course of the town hall meeting, speckled the audience here and there, their young faces standing out in the crowd of primarily middle-aged and senior citizen attendees.
As the screen turned on and Specter began to speak, calls for quiet silenced anyone who was talking. Everyone collectively focused on the screen, and one by one, the majority of the thirty questioners began handing Specter his head.
08 August 2009
Healthcare Reform & Town Halls
Loud outbursts, hot tempers and pleas for civility at town hall meetings around the country Saturday foreshadowed a long, hot August as Democratic lawmakers returning home faced resistance to proposals to reform the nation's costly health care system. . . .
Similar exchanges have recently taken place at town halls nationwide, as Democratic lawmakers return home for the August recess to rally support for President Obama's top domestic priority -- revamping a costly health care system that leaves millions without insurance.
The episodes have drawn widespread media attention, and Republicans have seized on them as well as polls showing a decline in support for President Barack Obama and his agenda as evidence that public support is lacking for his signature legislation.
Pushing back, Democrats have accused Republicans of sanctioning mob tactics and trying to sabotage the democratic process.
The Republican Party has said it's not behind the protests, but some conservative groups have encouraged people to show up at the meetings and let the lawmakers know about their opposition.
Top White House officials counseled Democratic senators Thursday on coping with disruptions at public events on health care this summer, officials said, and promised the party and allies would respond with twice the force if any individual lawmaker is criticized in television advertising. . . .
Messina, the deputy White House chief of staff, also said any advertising attack would be met with a bigger response, these officials said.
"If you get hit, we will punch back twice as hard," Messina told senators, according to two people in the room.
I, for one, am very much looking forward to Tuesday.
And, to find a town hall near you: GOP & DEM.
Similar exchanges have recently taken place at town halls nationwide, as Democratic lawmakers return home for the August recess to rally support for President Obama's top domestic priority -- revamping a costly health care system that leaves millions without insurance.
The episodes have drawn widespread media attention, and Republicans have seized on them as well as polls showing a decline in support for President Barack Obama and his agenda as evidence that public support is lacking for his signature legislation.
Pushing back, Democrats have accused Republicans of sanctioning mob tactics and trying to sabotage the democratic process.
The Republican Party has said it's not behind the protests, but some conservative groups have encouraged people to show up at the meetings and let the lawmakers know about their opposition.
Top White House officials counseled Democratic senators Thursday on coping with disruptions at public events on health care this summer, officials said, and promised the party and allies would respond with twice the force if any individual lawmaker is criticized in television advertising. . . .
Messina, the deputy White House chief of staff, also said any advertising attack would be met with a bigger response, these officials said.
"If you get hit, we will punch back twice as hard," Messina told senators, according to two people in the room.
I, for one, am very much looking forward to Tuesday.
And, to find a town hall near you: GOP & DEM.
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