http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/townhall/ en-us Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:00:30 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417527/posts The filibuster is sure taking its lumps these days. New York Times columnist Paul Krugman says "the Senate -- and, therefore, the U.S. government as a whole -- has become ominously dysfunctional". The Democrats won the White House and Congress last year and should have had no trouble passing the health care overhaul, yet "the need for 60 votes to cut off Senate debate and end a filibuster -- a requirement that appears nowhere in the Constitution, but is simply a self-imposed rule -- turned what should have been a straightforward piece of legislating into a nail-biter. And it gave... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417527/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:00:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416771/posts Since I began radio broadcasting 27 years ago, I have tried to come up with ideas for New Year's resolutions for myself and my listeners. Virtually each time, I have advocated one resolution in particular: For every couple of letters of complaint or oral complaints we communicate about someone or about some company, we should write a letter or make a call to commend someone or some company. Did you complain about an airline or about a flight attendant in the past year? No problem. But if you have never cited an airline or a flight attendant for stellar performance,... Townhall http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416771/posts#comment Tue, 29 Dec 2009 05:11:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2412458/posts What is the standard cycle of elected representatives meeting with their constituents at townhalls. I think this normally follows some kind of general schedule? When will they have to face us again? self http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2412458/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:27:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406248/posts Arkansas Ross, Mike Telephone Town Hall Meeting12/14/2009   7:00 PMPhone: 877-269-7289 PIN: 14573NA, NA Indiana Souder, Mark Telephone Town Hall Meeting12/15/2009   7:30 PM888-559-4668NA, NA Maryland Edwards, Donna Coffee/Discussion12/19/2009   8:30 AMMayorga Coffee8040 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring Coffee/Discussion12/19/2009   10:30 AMDigital Beanery10258 Lake Arbor Way, Mitchellville Telephone Town Hall Meeting12/15/2009   7:15 PMSign up on website http://donnaedwards.house.gov/index.htmlNA, NA New York Murphy, Scott Meet and Greet with Constituents12/14/2009   9:20 AMAdirondack General Store899 East Shore Drive, Adirondack (Town of Horicon) South Carolina Spratt, John Telephone Healthcare Town Hall Meeting12/15/2009   7:00 PMCall office to sign up 202-225-5501NA, NA Washington Murray, Patty Telephone Town Hall with AARP12/16/2009   11:30 AMRegister at http://aarpwatelephonemtgwithsenatormurray.eventbrite.com/NA, NA GrassRootsNation http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406248/posts#comment Sat, 12 Dec 2009 20:33:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400953/posts Arizona Kirkpatrick, Ann Telephone Town Hall Meeting12/8/2009   5:10 PMNANA, NA California Garamendi, John Town Hall Meeting12/5/2009   10:00 AMSolano County Supervisors Chambers675 Texas Street, Fairfield Town Hall Meeting12/5/2009   1:00 PMAntioch City HallThird Street and H Street, Antioch Town Hall Meeting12/5/2009   4:00 PMWalnut Creek City Hall1666 North Main Street, Walnut Creek Sherman, Brad Town Hall Meeting12/6/2009   3:30 PMJohn Burroughs High School1920 W Clark Ave, Burbank Thompson, Mike Telephone Town Hall Meeting12/9/2009   7:00 PMPhone: 877-269-7289 PIN: 13293NA, NA Colorado Perlmutter, Ed District Office Open House12/5/2009   11:00 AMA/B Atrium First Floor12600 W. Colfax Ave, Lakewood Florida Posey, Bill Town Hall Meeting12/6/2009   2:00 PMLevelz Nightclub4250 W New Haven Ave, Melbourne Kansas Moran,... GrassRootsNation http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400953/posts#comment Sat, 5 Dec 2009 14:54:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2398074/posts Union Violence: An African-American is beaten up at a political rally by thugs shouting racial epithets, and after three months his assailants are charged with the moral equivalent of jaywalking. Why wasn't it a hate crime? The beating of Kenneth Gladney by people wearing the purple shirts of the Service Employees International Union outside a Missouri health care town hall meeting three months ago met all the classic definitions of a hate crime. Time was, the beating of a black man outside a protest rally, and the arrest and prosecution of the perpetrators, would be headline news. Gladney was working... Investor's Business Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2398074/posts#comment Wed, 2 Dec 2009 01:42:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2395887/posts California Royce, Edward Town Hall Meeting11/30/2009   5:00 PM Orange County office1110 E. Chapman Ave., Suite 207, Orange Sherman, Brad Town Hall Meeting11/30/2009   5:00 PMJohn Burroughs High School1920 W Clark Ave, Burbank Town Hall Meeting12/6/2009   3:30 PMJohn Burroughs High School1920 W Clark Ave, Burbank Kansas Moran, Jerry Listening Tour Discussion11/30/2009   11:30 AM Moran will be walking down Main Street and visiting businessesMain Street, Scott City Listening Tour Discussion11/30/2009   1:30 PM Moran will be walking down Main Street and visiting businessesMain Street, Dighton Listening Tour Town Hall Meeting12/5/2009   3:30 PMSouthwest Plains Regional Service Center - West Conference Room900 West Lark Avenue, Sublette Maryland Hoyer, Steny Telephone Town... GrassRootsNation http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2395887/posts#comment Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:14:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2394390/posts Guest speaker Dr. Clifford L. Fry will speak at the Town Hall on Health Care sponsored by the Harris County (Houston, TX) Conservative Congressional Campaign. Dr. Fry is the Executive Vice President of RRC, Inc. an economic policy consulting group in College Station, Texas. A native Texan, Dr. Fry received his Ph.D. in Economics from Texas A&M University in 1972. He is a former Chairman of the Department of Finance at the University of Houston. He has also published a variety of research papers in leading finance and economics journals. In addition to his position at RRC, Dr. Fry has... John Faulk for Congress http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2394390/posts#comment Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:36:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392090/posts California Royce, Edward Town Hall Meeting11/30/2009   5:00 PM Orange County office1110 E. Chapman Ave., Suite 207, Orange Sherman, Brad Town Hall Meeting11/30/2009   5:00 PMJohn Burroughs High School1920 W Clark Ave, Burbank Connecticut Larson, John Town Hall Meeting11/24/2009   Time UnknownGoodwin College Auditorium, River CampusOne Riverside Drive, East Hartford Kansas Brownback, Sam Healthcare Town Hall Meeting11/24/2009   1:00 PMCentral Olathe City Hall100 E Santa Fe Street, Olathe Moran, Jerry Listening Tour Town Hall Meeting11/23/2009   11:30 AMWilmore Community Building Corner of Railroad and Taft, Wilmore Listening Tour Town Hall Meeting11/23/2009   1:30 PMThe People's Bank117 S. Main, Medicine Lodge Listening Tour Discussion11/30/2009   11:30 AM Moran will be walking down Main Street... GrassRootsNation http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392090/posts#comment Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:32:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389581/posts CARNEY ANNOUNCES TOWN HALL MEETINGS Four Listening Tour Town Hall meetings to be held Monday and Tuesday All Invited to Attend Washington, D.C.—Congressman Christopher P. Carney has announced four Listening Tour Town Hall Meetings for Monday and Tuesday to be held in Susquehanna, Pike, Wyoming and Bradford counties. He will be available to discuss issues affecting our community, including actions Congress is taking to reform our health care system, help our economy and support our veterans. In addition, Congressman Carney will have staff on hand to help with casework issues, including veterans’ benefits, Social Security and Medicare payments. “Listening to... House.gov http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389581/posts#comment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:23:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389209/posts VOLUNTEERS NEDED – Compiling List of Upcoming Town Hall Meetings It seems that many Democratic members of congress will try to avoid attending town hall meetings with their constituents over the holiday recess so they do not have to endure the public fury and ridicule they experienced at these meetings over the Summer, and if they do hold town halls they will try to keep it quiet so only their supporters know when and where they will be. With this in mind I am currently creating a list of ALL town hall meetings that are being scheduled for all members... GrassRootsNation http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389209/posts#comment Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:01:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2387681/posts It was a town hall, but this time Barack Obama was not in Iowa or New Hampshire. There were no hay bales, no bunting and no activists with questions about universal health care, clean coal or legalizing marijuana. This forum, after all, was being held in a nation controlled by the Communist Party. Instead of being greeted by voters mulling their options, Obama on Monday met with several hundred well-dressed, attentive and relentlessly on-message students, handpicked by Chinese authorities for the occasion. They listened attentively, nodding in agreement at some of his answers and laughing at his jokes. Most of... Time.com on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2387681/posts#comment Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:42:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2387283/posts U.S. President Barack Obama has held an unprecedented question and answer session with Chinese students in Shanghai - China's commercial capital. Mr. Obama pushed the importance of freedom of information, while at the same time calling for greater cooperation between Washington and Beijing. This was the first town hall meeting by a U.S. President in China. And it amounted to a delicate balancing act for Mr. Obama. He opened the session with university students by striking a professorial tone, talking about the history of relations between Washington and Beijing, and the importance of working together to tackle global challenges. Mr.... Voice Of America http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2387283/posts#comment Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:22:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2387273/posts Senator gets an earful on economy, healthcare. BY SUZANNE ADAMS KINGMAN - U.S. Sen. John McCain was treated to a packed house of feisty Mohave County residents Friday afternoon at the County Administration Building. Most of the comments centered on the economy and healthcare, but McCain also spoke of the troops, the Fort Hood shooting and Social Security. "We Republicans have to reestablish our conservative principles to the American people," McCain said. "I see a degree of activism, a degree of involvement and a degree of anger out there that I've never seen before in the years that I've served.... The Daily Miner, Kingman, Ariz. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2387273/posts#comment Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:17:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2385380/posts The auditorium at Kofa High School was packed to the rafters Thursday night by hundreds of people who wanted to hear what Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) had to say about health care, and the current situation in Afghanistan. After a brief opening statement, members of the audience were eager to field questions and get some answers. "I love to listen. This is my favorite. I would rather be at town hall meetings than at anything else," McCain said. "Listen to them, listen to the people, that's what it is supposed to be all about. I tried to make my remarks... The Sun, Yuma, Ariz. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2385380/posts#comment Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:33:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2383838/posts Here is a video report on Florida Democrat Rep. Allen Boyd's Town Hall Meeting held in Panama City last night, where about half his audience decided to walk out in frustration over what they said was his unwillingness to give any straight answers to questions. Boyd had postponed the Town Hall Meeting from August. He did vote against the Health Care Bill passed by the House of Representatives this past Saturday. . . . (VIDEO) Freedom's Lighthouse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2383838/posts#comment Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:12:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382920/posts In the battle over sex education, Planned Parenthood claims the high ground in providing accurate information and protecting reproductive health. Their homepage states, “We deliver comprehensive and medically accurate information that empowers women, men, teens, and families to make informed choices and lead healthy lives.” As a physician who has spent hundreds of hours with young people with sexually transmitted infections, I’m on a one-woman mission to expose the falsehood of those claims. Planned Parenthood’s sexual health education is not comprehensive or medically accurate; to the contrary, this eminent, federally funded organization endangers lives by withholding critical biological truths. Consider... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382920/posts#comment Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:53:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382439/posts BlowOutCongress Live Online TownHall Meeting Tuesday, November 10 7:30 p.m. CT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382439/posts#comment Mon, 9 Nov 2009 21:54:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379648/posts Republicans will enact the health reform proposal they unveiled this week if they take back the House, Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) pledged Thursday. Appearing on the Republican National Committee's (RNC) online town hall, Boehner and other House and Senate leaders said they sensed momentum behind GOP efforts to halt Democratic health reform legislation, which is set for a vote on Saturday. "If we get in the majority after the election, I plan to enact our healthcare plan," Boehner said during the town hall. The Hill, Washington, DC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379648/posts#comment Fri, 6 Nov 2009 02:31:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2378492/posts This afternoon I am invited to participate in a townhall meeting conference call. Wanted to solicit ideas from my Freerepublic friends and what I should ask the Senator. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2378492/posts#comment Wed, 4 Nov 2009 18:37:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375347/posts U.S. Sen. John McCain said Friday that Americans are in the toughest times he can remember and that President Barack Obama hasn't brought the change in Washington that he promised. The Arizona Republican spoke at a town hall Friday to a couple hundred people at Mesa's Central Christian Church, reiterating many of the same arguments he's made in recent similar events. McCain took to the stage with standing ovations and an aim to address key issues affecting Arizonans, such as the economy, health care reform, the war in Afghanistan, among other things. The East Valley Tribune, Phoenix, Ariz. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375347/posts#comment Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:16:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375154/posts MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Sen. John McCain says Americans are in the toughest times he can remember and that President Barack Obama hasn't brought the change in Washington that he promised. McCain spoke at a town hall Friday to a couple hundred people in a Mesa church, reiterating many of the same points he's made in recent similar events. AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375154/posts#comment Sat, 31 Oct 2009 05:38:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374546/posts Democrats are getting closer to agreeing on a health care reform bill, but there are still town hall meetings held across the country where people can go to voice their opinions on the issue. At times, the meetings have been heated. On October 30 and 31, Senator John McCain will discuss issues affecting Arizonans, including the economy, health care reform, and the war in Afghanistan in Town Hall meetings. Town Hall Meetings: Oct. 30, 2:00 pm Central Christian Church 933 N. Lindsay Rd., Mesa, AZ Oct. 31, 10:00am Skyway Church of the West Valley 14900 W. Van Buren St., Goodyear,... KSAZ Fox 10 Phoenix, Ariz. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374546/posts#comment Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:40:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2371787/posts Conservatives are sick and tired of being taken for granted, misrepresented, and talked down to by the same "elite" Republicans in Washington who hopelessly screwed everything up during the Bush years. Everybody knows exactly whom we're talking about here. The same snobby, elitist, stuffed shirt, squishy, poll-obsessed Country Club Republicans who went to D.C., forgot who put them there, wasted the incredible opportunity they had to change this country for the better, and are now pointing the finger at everyone except themselves for their mistakes. Here are five messages for those people: We're not going back to the Bush years:... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2371787/posts#comment Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:05:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2366502/posts As the health care debate raged on across the country, U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise continued to attack proposals supported by President Barack Obama at a town hall event held Monday in Slidell, pushing instead an alternative bill to end frivolous medical lawsuits and create health care competition across state lines. "I oppose this bill," he said to applause from the more than 200 who attended the event at Slidell Junior High School. "I strongly think we need to make reforms to health care in this country but I think we need to be very careful to fix the things that... Nola.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2366502/posts#comment Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:17:49 GMT