Posted on 07/29/2009 7:52:41 PM PDT by Maneesh
I was on Nikki Tsongas' teleconference on health care tonight and here is field report. She is is essentially a more likeable version of Nancy Pelosi and tuns unopposed in MA but is still a coward in dealing with dissent. After she went through her talking points she opened it up for questions and only the most liberal ones were allowed on. You had a woman whining about her son who is making $30,000 / yr and what will the plan do to give him coverage. Another woman essentially endorsed covering illegal immigrants because they are here anyways and it is the humane thing to do. Another brain dead caller said that we was concerned that the insurance companies would drive the public option out of business so what could she do to ensure that the public option survived because he wanted that over his private insurance. It is deeply concerning to me that so many people essentially look to the govt as the answer to their life's problems and have no sesne of shame or pride left in demanding that the govt take care of them. One woman actually asked if the plan would pay for her flu shots because it is not fair that she has to pay for them !
Not one dissenting view was allowed to come on so of course I was not allowed on by the screener. Her answers clearly displayed her preference for govt running everything and she trashed doctors and insurance companies and said that our care is no better than Western Europe and we pay a lot more. MA is of course a lost cause so it is up to you freepers in the real America down South to give your congresspeople hell when they came back home in August and derail this disaster.
Tsongas runs unopposed in MA and was still a complete coward in not allowing one opposing viewpont on the call. I always thought she follows orders from Pelosi and spoke the party line completely with no independent thought. I am ashamed to have her as my representative but I live in a district where there is no such thing as the Republican Party.
Thanks for posting this. I will attend all 3 and expose her support of the public option as a trojan horse for single payer. She is essentially a nicer version of Pelosi and runs unopposed so I doubt if it will change her opinion but will still send a message of opposition from the people’s republic.
Please post her answers to your questions or whatever you deem newsworthy. I appreciate your efforts.
I am encouraged by this thread.
Tsongas is an empty shell. I e-mail and fax her office almost every day and I only get her canned form letter responses (”Thanks for your input!”).
We need to keep the heat on - don’t let her feel comfortable. Every e-mail, fax or letter is viewed as representing many people. Call EVERY day, e-mail EVERY day.
The website congress.org is great for easily sending e-mails to Tsongas, Kennedy, Kerry and Obama - all at once.
She has no business being in congress. Her husband was a politician - so what?! Would you want your surgeon’s spouse to do your cardiac surgery if the surgeon died?
Send her back to her kitchen. I’m angered that there is no one to oppose her in 2010. She needs massive in-your-face protests to let her know that she cannot continue to rubber stamp whatever Obama wants.
I think these meetings will be filled with Liberals so I am going to try to end my work day early and go to ask some questions and voice concerns.
Chelmsford, MA
August 8th, 10AM to 12PM
Chelmsford Town Hall
50 Billerica Road
Thanks in advance for spreading the word.
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