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The Germanator · 08-19-2009, 08:12 PM

First: Barney Frank is the man

Second: Are these town hall meetings making anyone else worried about America? I mean, I appreciate free speech, but can't we do it without going fucking insane? That woman in the second video...there are just no words for the ignorance and hatred. Shame on you is right, yeesh.

Bond · 08-20-2009, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by The Germanator

Second: Are these town hall meetings making anyone else worried about America? I mean, I appreciate free speech, but can't we do it without going fucking insane? That woman in the second video...there are just no words for the ignorance and hatred. Shame on you is right, yeesh.

Well, I think to some degree the "out of control" town halls are being greatly exaggerated by the sensationalist media. Also, one has to assume the majority of these town halls are being held during the day. Who is available during the day? The elderly and unemployed. Passion is overwhelming rationality.

TheGame · 08-20-2009, 04:42 AM

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Well, I think to some degree the "out of control" town halls are being greatly exaggerated by the sensationalist media.

I don't know Bond.. what exactly has to happen before it's not seen as an exaggeration? Do the people with assault rifles need to let some rounds loose?

I'll admit that the responce by Barney Frank sounded a little set up.. But it doesn't change that these extremely ignorant people are showing up with those offensive posters, asking stupid questions, and trying to drown out opposing views.

Professor S · 08-20-2009, 08:56 AM

1) The gun thing, while a concern and should be monitored, it severely overblown. The story about the guy with the gun was journalism at it's worst. If he had it hidden under a coat and was trying to sneak in to the meeting, then it should have been given the attention TYT gave it, but then again, it's TYT. Did anyone ask why he decided to wear his licensed gun? My guess is that he was making a non-verbal statement about 2nd amendment rights because of Presdient Obama' background in Illinois when ti comes to gun rights, not intending on threatening President Obama's life. If anything, it's likely a cultural misunderstanding.

2) Yes, there are nutjobs at these meetings, but have you ever been to or seen a leftist protest where they literaly have assaulted the vehicles that President Bush and his entourage rode in or burned his image in effigy? Lets not pretend this is solely a problem on the right. At least so far these protesters have only expressed themselves verbally. I mainly chalk it up to poorly thought out expressions of discontent, but anti-semites and the like and not reflective of the majority of these people, IMO

3) Working from home several days a week, I've seen many of the town halls broadcast live and like Bond stated, the media is playing up the most irate people because its more entertaining. There are a lot of very good questions that are not being answered honestly in the process, and that is only adding to the catcalls and outrage.

4) Speaking of dismising dissent and drowning out opposing views, the democrats aren't doing themelves a favor by accusing THEIR dissenters of not having their own opinions and dismissing them as "astroturf" and only speaking because their Republican masters told them to. If I were them, I'd feel ignored, disenfranchied and angry too. The problem is that anger is not productive.