Friday, August 28, 2009

Are They Listening?

rappers

Town Hall Meetings

Rappers responded to this week’s question which asked if the Congresspeople are hearing the comments at the Town Hall meetings.  And, once again, Rappers surprised me with a near unanimous voice-  No!  The pols need their campaign contriburtors more than they need the people who showed up at the meetings…say you all.  Add your two cents by commenting!——

These arrogant clowns immediately forget who they represent the minute they arrive in D.C. Everyone who is concerned about what happens in D.C., should rent ‘The Distinguished gentleman’ starring Eddie Murphy. That movie is so on point as to the goings on in our nation’s capitol, it’s scary!!!
Bill, Warwick

If people do not realize that these are all staged by anti -Obama groups then what is wrong with them.  It is so obvious what the Republicans are doing.  They are so made that they are not in power that they have to revert to this kind of behavior.  Anyone with an ounce of brains can read between the lines and knows exactly what is going on here.  They keep hopping on government controlled health care.  Hello!!! What do you think Medicare is?
It is government health care for the elderly.  Now the government wants you to have a choice on keeping what you have or going with a public option which may be cheaper for you especially for the self-employed who pay ridiculous premiums.  I know as I have a daughter, a son, and two son-in-laws who just cannot afford what is out there now for self-employed small business owners.
Gail

In a town hall meeting this past week in Dartmouth, with Congressman Barney Frank, the woman who stood at the microphone, holding a picture of Pres. Obama depicted as “Hitler”, accused a Jewish Congressman of supporting, a nazi health care policy.  We here in our home, all cheered Congressman Frank on as he lit into her.  With this level of intelligence out there, believing all the lies they are told, these people have no clue that this is how Hitler did come to power….with people believing the lies being told them.  In this case it’s the Republican Congressmen who are beholden to the medical-pharma industry.  These lies being told and passed on .......would rather see our President disgraced, then work for the good of the nation.  The Republican party is on record as saying as much.  “Let’s see if we can do to him what we did to Clinton.“  And people like this woman, instead of doing her homework, continue working for the medical-pharma industry….unbeknown to them.
Jean, Somerset

The tone of these scream fests cannot help but effect the Congressmen hosting them. Some will dig in , most will cave in. The radical playbook laid out by Saul Alinsky 40 years ago has been institutionalized by the right as a means to control the debate because it works. Weak politicians, a gullible public and a compliant media make it easy to make a minority look like a majority. Not enough questions are asked about who these people are and why they are commandeering public meetings. If you don’t think this is all programmed and controlled, come to Pawtuxet and bring a checkbook. I have a bridge I want you to look at.
Bill G, Cranston

Absolutely not. Lawmakers will do what the special interests want them to do. The little gets stomped on again.
Lee L. Woonsocket

It is apparent that the meetings are for promotional sales of the proposal and not for constituents feed back. I have a two option offer for Democratic Senators and Representatives.
  Option One: Only Senators and Representatives are participants of the program for the balance of their terms to test it.
  Option Two: We accept the ridiculous proposal, ONLY IF, the Senators and Representatives accept former Vice Pres. Dick Cheney as
“Healthcare CZAR for Democrats”.  Deal???  I didn’t think so….
Flexible + Agreeable
BMac, Cumberland
                                                           
These “meetings” are just a circus show for a slow news day.  The “lawmakers” are letting people blow off steam and trying to look like they’re really interested. They’re not.
They are working for their big campaign donors. Period.  These compassionate lawmakers give themselves the best medical plans and it costs them zero. Most are already wealthy too.  Meanwhile we wait for some crumbs to fall from the table.
Reality bites.
stuckinri