Posted on 06/12/2009 5:14:30 AM PDT by markomalley
GREEN BAY - Organizers said about 1,000 people lined the east side of Packerland Drive Thursday morning to protest President Obama's stop in Green Bay. Stretching four blocks long, the protest parked itself along the motorcade route between Austin Straubel Airport and Green Bay Southwest High School.
Most of the protestors were part of a grassroots movement that calls itself "The Party of Know." Jerry Bader, a conservative talk show host on WTAG 1360, helped organize the rally. Most protestors said their purpose Thursday was to let President Obama know just exactly how they feel about a government backed health care system.
"It doesn't work," Dawn Papapetru said. Papapetru said she feels an obligation to speak out. She now lives in Green Bay but was born and raised in Canada, a country that provides universal health care for its citizens.
"I know what the free health system is all about. It's wrong. Taxes will go up, gas will go up and the lines get longer in hospitals," Papapetru said.
President Obama has said he wants to model American health care reform after the Canadian system. The plan is designed to extend health care coverage to millions of uninsured Americans by offering a government backed health insurance option.
"The government has no need to get involved in my health decisions. I don't want a government board telling me when and how and if I'm going to get health care," Peter Soransen, of De Pere, said. Soransen was one of the hundreds of people who showed up hoping to have his voice heard.
He worries government backed health care would increase insurance costs for everyone.
"I had to take off work to do this but freedom isn't free," Soransen said.
While most of the protestors lined Packerland Drive south of the school, a small group of anti-abortion activists gathered near the northside of Southwest High.
"When doctors are supposed to provide abortions up to nine months pregnancy and my tax dollars pay for it, that's part of his health plan and I don't agree with it," Jenny Lowery, one of the anti-abortion activists, said.
As President Obama's motorcade passed down Packerland Drive, protestors only had a few moments to express their feelings. But their opposition to his health care plan was loud and clear. Many people booed and offered a thumbs down.
The protest broke up quickly after the President's arrival at Southwest High School. Police tell us no one was arrested.
“Party of Know” I like it. Thanks for posting, I wouldn’t have known about this otherwise.
If this was an anti-Bush rally , the crowd numbers would be elevated and the MSM reporters would equal the crowd.
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Socialists Obama is slowing gaining more power, such as with his People’s Commissar for Worker Pay” aka “Special Master for Compensation” aka Pay Czar.
Let’s not wait until it’s too late. EVERYONE write to your Congressmorons every single day, telling them NO NO NO.
Americans are waking up! Protest such as this, plus the scads of TEA parties throughout the nation ought to be telling every elected representative that they don’t have a blank check, and they don’t have a guarantee of re-election if they continue this socialistic path. Keep it going! In Wisconsin check out www.fightbackwisconsin.com
It’s great to see people getting their voice out against 0bama. I don’t care how many, but it is important for those aligned against this tyrant learn to take to the street more and get the other side of the story to what’s going on to ignorant people out there who know no better and though not covered by his mouthpiece media propagandists know that it will at least get attention locally with the people.
Big front page color picture of the chosen one for the Green Bay Press Gazzette this morning. Over 2/3 of the entire front page with this ugly guy’s mug....
The article indicated they got a local Hobart resident who’s dealing with Cancer to open for him. Its really sad what this whole healthcare debate has turned into. Why is 100% coverage considered an American right?
Many of us did see Air Force One taking off from Austin Strabel, and that was pretty cool to see.
“Organizers said about 1,000 people lined the east side of Packerland Drive”
When it is tens of thousands, then we can get excited.
The radio station is WTAQ (not WTAG). WTAG is in Worcester, MA.
Ditto
Very nice! I notice that the signs went way beyond healthcare and expressed a lot of things that people are (or should be) upset about. I hope this grows.
I respectfully disagree.
That is the problem with too many conservatives. They don’t want to be the “only” ones out there. Nothing makes me grin bigger than when I see a small group of protesters. That takes courage.
It’s too easy to get in line with ten thousand other like-minded folks.
Good for these folks in GB.
In case you are interested, here’s the link to the GB Press Gazette:
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/
When people start getting serious about protesting it will focus on the sycophant media as much as it does Obamaturd. It needs to hound and disrupt the libtard reporters relentlessly, especially the Washington press corps. There will be little change in public opinion until such time as the old media takes off its knee pads and starts reporting what Obama is doing.
(Marxism is the opiate of the bureaucrat.)
But...but...Obama didn't make Favre retire!(*)
(*) I hope Favre signs with the Vikings, just for the "pass the popcorn" factor.
what are the chances of a march like this in Woosta?
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