The Protesters Democrats Love to Hate
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KJ, the Democrats may not have a poster child for health care reform, but they are getting a public enemy. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Sen. Arlen Specter got shouted down by anti-health care reform protesters at an embarrassing town hall meeting Sunday. (At one point, Sebelius had to threaten to walk off the stage.) But even though they had Sebelius and Specter temporarily tongue-tied, for Democrats, the protesters may end up being exactly what the doctor ordered.
Pundits are already predicting a backlash against the protesters, who have been wreaking havoc at town halls since the House went on recess last week. Even though there's a wave of populist anger at insurance companies and their "pre-existing conditions," the anger that's getting all the attention right now is that of right-wing protesters who think the government is going to encourage old people to die faster. To those who feel deep anxiety at the prospect of the government tampering with their health care, the protesters are heroic, for now. But they're going to become increasingly obnoxious to many who want to engage in a substantive debate about the merits of reform. Debates are hard to have when people are screaming, shouting, and waving Bibles around. The protesters have Democrats on the defensive for now, but if they keep up their antics through August, they're going to find themselves—not the Obama administration—the source of public frustration with reform.
Photograph of protesters at a Texas town hall with Rep. Lloyd Doggett is a still from a video of the event.
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By: consv | Thu, 08/06/2009 - 13:38
"Arlen Specter got shouted down by anti-health care reform protesters at an embarrassing town hall meeting Sunday"
I hate it when "conservatives" start acting like lib protesters.
Right wing scam
By: dentree | Wed, 08/05/2009 - 11:39
Pay attention, please. This "grassroots" uprising has been outed on numerous news programs and blogs (Rachel Maddow, Talking Points Memo, Digby's Hullabaloo, Crooks and Liars http://crooksandliars.com/john-amato/when-liberals-protest-its-facism-wh...) as a well funded campaign designed by conservative and corporate lobbyists to browbeat and intimidate elected officials. There is even a leaked memo strategizing how to shout down the speaker. Many if not most of these shouters are not even from the district holding the meeting but are paid stooges being bussed from place to place. Please report this astroturfing effort accurately.
We don't always listen...
By: jennies1897 | Wed, 08/05/2009 - 10:05
Americans, as a rule, only listen sometimes when you're screaming and waving your arms around like a maniac. It's a well known "attention getter" and once you've got someone's attention, hopefully you have something to say. Keep doing it when someone's taken your points and turned them into a valid argument and no one's going to argue your side. It's like getting support from the KKK.