Photos Passed Along From Congressman Murphy's Town Hall

by: robert.harding

Mon Aug 10, 2009 at 10:46:23 AM EDT

This first shot features Congressman Murphy on the far left, with a good chunk of the crowd in the foreground. According to my source, he got a good number of people in the shot, but there were many others who weren't in the picture. That's how well attended this event was.

Health care wasn't just being opposed at this meeting. Supporters from Planned Parenthood and other groups were on hand to show their support for health care reform.

But like the health care meetings we have been hearing about, the opponents of change were in attendance. One photo calls for "NOBama Care" while another makes a reference to Soylent Green, a 1973 science fiction movie "depicting a future in which overpopulation leads to depleted resources, which in turn leads to widespread unemployment and poverty. Real fruit, vegetables and meat are rare, expensive commodities, and much of the population survives on processed food rations, including "soylent green" wafers."

But this picture is really the highlight from the anti-change movement.

If you aren't interested in reading for yourself, here are the sayings on this guy's poster:

- So... Hows That Whole "Hopey-Changey" ThinkG (spelling his, not mine) Working Out For Ya?

- On a bumper sticker with the Obama for America logo crossed out, it reads: No Thanks. I already have a Messiah.

- Somewhere In Kenya A Village Has Lost Its Idiot.

- You Think Health Care is expensive now? Just Wait Til Its Free!

- Socialists: Spreading the Wealth Since 1917

- My AARP Card Stands For: Armed And Really Pissed.

- Fly Navy

- Don't Tread On Me

- There is one more saying on the upper right hand corner that I can't make out, plus another small sticker in the middle that says "Silent No More."

That sign alone sums up this anti-change movement pretty well. The AARP sayings and the anti-Obama sentiment make good talking points, but lack substance. Most of Americans agree that health care reform is needed, but the teabaggers don't want that to happen. Why? Because they are being funded by the same groups who don't want change to come to America. They try to tout themselves as believers in the Constitution, but really have no solutions to present. All they want is attention to promote a hateful and anti-everything agenda. They have no solutions. Just problems.

It Was Only A Matter Of Time: Tampa Town Hall Turns Violent, 6 Arrests In St Louis

by: phillip anderson

Fri Aug 07, 2009 at 08:19:00 AM EDT

What was intended to be a town hall discussion on President Barack Obama's health care reform proposal dissolved into a shouting match with shoving and scuffles in Ybor City tonight.

The event brought home to Tampa the recent phenomenon of angry opponents of Obama's proposal disrupting town hall meetings by Democratic members of Congress during the August recess.

...

Castor tried to speak for nearly 15 minutes but the crowd drowned her out, chanting, "You work for us,'' "Tyranny, tyranny,'' and "Read the bill." She ultimately left the meeting early, further angering some attendees.

The problems began when a crowd of around 500, many of them recruited to attend by interest groups both for and against the proposal, sought to enter the meeting room. The room, in the offices of the Hillsborough County Children's Board on East Palm Avenue, has a capacity of only about 250.

Several hundred people, mostly opponents, wound up outside or packing a hallway leading into the meeting room. Some scuffled with members of the sponsoring groups who manned the doorway.

No arrests were made in Tampa, though 6 people were arrested in St Louis last night:

St. Louis County police on Thursday arrested six people, including a Post-Dispatch reporter, outside a town hall forum held by Rep. Russ Carnahan, said Dawn Majors, a Post-Dispatch photojournalist who witnessed everything unfold.

It happened about 8:30 p.m at Bernard Middle School on Forder Road in Mehlville. Carnahan, D-St. Louis, had drawn a rowdy crowd that overflowed the school gym and left dozens of people outside. Many of those who showed up at what had been billed as a forum on aging carried signs about the national health-care debate.

Dozens of people were kept out because there was no room for them inside. Members of the local Tea Party Coalition, a movement that has emerged to counter President Barack Obama's policies, had urged their members to attend, which in turn spurred Democrats to establish a strong presence.

The event was winding down when Majors said she saw a police squad car turn its lights on and went to see what was happening. As she approached it, her eyes started to burn.

"And that's when I realized I'd walked through  remnants of pepper spray," Majors said.  She turned her attention to taking pictures.

This will not end well.

UPDATE: TPM Has video from the riot in Tampa:

Scott Murphy Congress on the Corner August 8 - Possible Right-Wing Target

by: prince nekhlyudov

Thu Aug 06, 2009 at 11:20:18 AM EDT

What We Are Dealing With: Mob Wants To 'Treat' Dodd With Pills And Whiskey

by: phillip anderson

Tue Aug 04, 2009 at 19:32:23 PM EDT

Check out the pro-life nutters who showed up to heckle the recently cancer diagnosed Senator Chris Dodd. They think he should "treat" his cancer with painkillers and whiskey.

Really.

The first thing i told that caller this morning was "get video."

I'll stand by that.

NY-20: Teabaggers crash Murphy's victory event

by: devtob

Sun Apr 26, 2009 at 14:38:03 PM EDT

Gov. David Paterson and Congressman Paul Tonko attended and spoke to 50 or so Murphy supporters.

And a small cadre of teabaggers were there, doing their best to insult Murphy at his own event.

Details, below.