From the YouTube account of "DemsRapidResponse" comes this video produced by the Democratic National Committee to counter what it calls "mobs" assembled by "high level Republican operatives" (cue images of Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh and GOP House Minority Leader John Boehner) and demonstrations taken from the playbook of "the right wing extremist Republican base."
Get the new PD toolbar!Instead of descending on castles with pitchforks, disorderly crowdshave been storming some of the town hall meetings of members of Congress, and hanging the occasional representative in effigy. During the August recess, Democratic members have been holding events in their districts to educate constituents about health care reform. To torpedo support for legislation expected to be voted on this fall, protesters feigning "grass roots" origin (but of uncertain recruitment history) have been disrupting the events, the DNC says. It claims the GOP and its allies have coordinated the troublemaking behavior.
The video also appears as a paid ad in several key television markets.
Calling the accusations "a remarkable example of callousness," the Republican National Committee decries the DNC disparagement of "millions of American families, small business owners, doctors, veterans, seniors." These are not "angry extremists," but citizens with "real and serious concerns." The RNC's Michael Steele called the Democratic charges "baloney."
Notwithstanding these "real and serious concerns," however, a strategist's leaked memo recently revealed some "best practices" for heckling members of Congress. According to the communication, critics "need to rock-the-boat early in the Rep's presentation. Watch for an opportunity to yell out and challenge."
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After calling your representative and put on hold, and sending them e-mails and no answer, because the are so smart and your so dumb and then in townhall meetings they can't answer a simple question, yes people get angry, they are supposed to work for us not themselves. So we are dismissed by calling us a mob. How arrogant are those in DC??????
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sandsnnydz
5:23PM Aug 5th 2009
Obama told us what he was going to do to our health care system in the U.S. but no one was listening:
By the way my 19 yr old daughter has been researching the new healthcare bill. She found something not being talked about. There is a little part about giving the government access to your bank accounts. Time to hide the money under the mattress.
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moderate
9:32PM Aug 5th 2009
They are not there to ask questions, they are there to shout down both the everyman american from asking and the person trying to answer. Shame on you for saying or thinking this is civil discourse. It is a paid mob to disrupt the meeting so people could hear what is being proposed. Are you part of the lieing "kill granny, and access to your finance group". Let people ask and hear the answer, why would you have a problem with that concept?
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blckblt96
8:22AM Aug 6th 2009
moderate 9:32PM Aug 5th 2009 They are not there to ask questions, they are there to shout down both the everyman american from asking and the person trying to answer. Shame on you for saying or thinking this is civil discourse. It is a paid mob to disrupt the meeting so people could hear what is being proposed. Are you part of the lieing "kill granny, and access to your finance group". Let people ask and hear the answer, why would you have a problem with that concept?
You must not be watching the same videos we are. These elected officials do everything they can to avoid any real questions.
I like how the DNC has come up with these accusations with no proof whatsoever also. They know they cannot win the debate on the issue when everything they are saying is the opposite of what the bill says. So instead of trying to debate they deflect away from the real issue and come up with bogus accusations. Of course, you being one of the lemmings follow mindlessly over the cliff without thinking for yourself.
You have to love it when 52% of the voters know they were wrong and refuse to admit it. Instead of trying to rectify the situation apparently they are of the belief "Well if we are going down we might as well go all the way down....Oh yeah, and it is all Bushes fault..."
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park457799
9:34AM Aug 6th 2009
Yea right, an angry mob of senior citizens and middle-aged housewives. The last time I seen an angry mob of middle-aged housewives was at Walmart when some idiot guy left his dog locked in his car, with the windows up, in 90 degree temperatures. In fact, the middle-aged women had contacted the police, not the idiot man! Let Obama and his administration know that you are not afraid of their stupid Chicago-style scare tactics and you will voice your opinion!
flag@whitehouse.gov
By the way, liberals should be insulted by Barbara Boxer stating that they are not well-dressed, what a slam!
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spikeritz
4:26PM Aug 5th 2009
Hey Congress get a clue..... It is not just the right wingers who are upset by this "Bill". Most folks don't want what you are selling. Remember we hired you and hopefully next election we will fire you. Regardless of party we are not very happy with congress. Remember per the constitution (which you swore to uphold and defend) that congress holds the purse strings. You have been ROTTEN stuarts of our money... NOT YOUR MONEY! The town hall meetings are not being orchistrated by the GOP or right wing... We all are taking back out country. So listen up for the next person in the un-employment line may be you!!! HOPEFULLY!
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MARK
4:26PM Aug 5th 2009
Washington could care less about you..."pay your taxes...drop dead"...that's all you mean to them.
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Lisa Anderson
4:26PM Aug 5th 2009
Isn't just amazing that the Democrats can't understand that citizens are legitimately upset with what is happening in Washington. Both Dems and Republicans are letting us down by voting on bills without reading them.
Citizens are fed up with the way our country is being abused by our so-called representatives! I do not advocate violence, however, it could become possible with the ever-increasing frustration people feel.
It is time for our representatives to remember WE put them in office and WE can vote them out!
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michelletx62
7:49PM Aug 5th 2009
Thats why you should read the bill yourself, I have..and I have discovered, that the talking points that the GOP is using to scare the pajesus out of everyone, isn't actually IN the bill!!
In my world, this is called a LIE!
For all these "protesters" thats fine and dandy to speak out against something you disagree with, but to shout so much, that you keep others from speaking their thoughts, and expressing their right to free speech is sickening and is going to far, its milatant and will serve no good. Other than to those that are just worried about getting re-elected that is.
Educate yourself, don't buy into the hype from EITHER SIDE!
But for God's Sake, GET THE TRUTH between your ears!
This administration is unbelievable. How sleezy to label these disgruntled Americans as plants. This is going to backfire on the Dems particularly in light of the obnoxious ad they just put out. I'm dissapointed with our leadership.
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jpgoodrow
4:36PM Aug 5th 2009
APPARENTLY THE DNC BELIEVES ANGRY AMERICANS are nothing but mobs although they certainly did not attack those Americans who protested Bush.
IT'S very telling they refuse to aknowledge the growing number of Dems and Independents who are ALSO protesting Obama and the Dem Congress socialist leaning agenda for our nation.
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mayabelle1107
4:36PM Aug 5th 2009
I'm trying to remember a time in history when a popular figure gained control of a government and took over industry, banking and health care, then silenced any and all dissent by controlling the media and labeling those against their policy traitors.....Hmmmm....It's on the tip of my tongue and for the life of me I can't remember....I want to say first half of 20th century....Oh well, it'll come to me.
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FRANK
4:52PM Aug 5th 2009
VERY SMART! YOU GET AN "A". MOST PEOPLE TODAY PROBABLY NEVER HEARD OF HITLER. THEY ARE TO BUSY DOING ANYTHING BUT STUDYING HISTORY. THAT'S WHY, "HISTORY HAS A TENDENCY OF REPEATING ITSELF".
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sandsnnydz
8:36AM Aug 6th 2009
Congress did not approve funding for F-225 that DEFEND our country but they found the money $200 million dollars to buy three elite Gulf Stream luxury jets to fly members of congress across the United States
I say let members of congress ride on commercial flights so they can't get away from everyday people who are "VERY UNHAPPY" with the administration and the dirty deeds they are pushing down our throats. I personally would love to be on a coast to coast flight with Nazi Nan Pelosi!!!
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WADE....
4:39PM Aug 5th 2009
MARXIST Obama is spying on YOU/US! YOU PEOPLE BETTER WAKE THE HELL UP!
OUR 'Wrights' are being TRAMPLED!
OBAMA'S GOVERNMENT CRONIES ARE CALLING ALL THAT DISAGREE WITH OBAMA'S COMMIECARE, MOBSTERS AND 'Wright' Wing EXTREMISTS....
Cornyn to Obama: Disband the Internet Snitch Brigade By Michelle Malkin • August 5, 2009 02:14 PM Texas GOP Sen. John Cornyn sent a letter today to President Obama asking him to disband the Internet Snitch Brigade run out of the health care czar’s office immediately.
The Hill has the full text of the letter (read here):
“By requesting citizens send ‘fishy’ emails to the White House, it is inevitable that the names, email, addresses, IP addresses and private speech of U.S. citizens will be reported to the White House,” Cornyn wrote in a letter to Obama. “You should not be surprised that these actions taken by your White House staff raise the specter of a data collection program.”
Cornyn asked Obama to cease the program immediately, or at the very least explain what the White House would do with the information it collects.
They have a right to protest and too march. And I guess most americans are angry we bailed out criminal ceos and thier companys with very little done to the people who perpetated the finacial mess.The people who made millions on credit default swaps and the bankers allowed too make loans too anyone who could breath and sign their name.Perhaps if many of the people who benefitted and actually made millions illegally were brought too justice and stripped of thier asscets we would have more confidence going forward.As far as the xtreme right pissing up a storm,well it was mostly under thier watch[Boy George n The Dick]that our country was allowed to be flushed down the toilet.No finacial oversight,billions spent in iraq,corprations burying massive amounts of money overseas,its just been one f.u after another for the last 8 yrs........
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Jennifer
5:02PM Aug 5th 2009
"The people who made millions on credit default swaps and the bankers allowed too make loans too anyone who could breath and sign their name." Obama and his ACORN ilk forced them to in the interests of "fairness." And now they are doing it to the rest of us, with wealth redistribution. Expect shared poverty to come from this administration, elections do matter.
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Doug
4:47PM Aug 5th 2009
The GOP will win the election in 2012. Like Clinton said "It's the economy stupid". This time it will be said by the GOP, but in different words. The 2012 election will be close but there are enough voters though that voted Democratic that can't wait for 2012 to vote Romney in and get the economy going again and get America's economic engine going again.
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yobsbll
9:42AM Aug 6th 2009
Romney..." my five sons are helping WAR EFFORT by helping me get elected" HE is DISMISSED FOREVER!