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Raucous, angry crowd grills Virginia Rep. Brat at town hall
Associated Press ^ | May 9, 2017 11:00 PM EDT | Sarah Rankin

Posted on 05/10/2017 12:14:02 AM PDT by Olog-hai

Critics of Republican U.S. Rep. Dave Brat and the House health care bill he voted for packed a raucous town hall meeting in his Virginia district Tuesday night, booing and shouting down the congressman from start to finish.

Brat is the latest in a series of lawmakers across the country who have gotten an earful from constituents at town hall meetings since last week’s passage of the House health care bill that would repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. […]

A former economics professor who defeated then-House Majority Leader Eric Cantor in a historic 2014 upset, Brat briefly discussed the health care bill before seguing into dozens of audience questions. Most of them were about the measure.

Critics shouted him down as he talked, sometimes to the point where his answers became indistinguishable or got cut off. Audience members also turned to yell at one another. …

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TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Local News
KEYWORDS: ahca; astroturfers; brat; liberalagenda; obamacare; townhall; virginia; zerocare
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Something has to be done about these lefty invaders of town hall meetings.
1 posted on 05/10/2017 12:14:02 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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You mean the Soros rent-a-mob showed up again. Believe me, they have nothing better to do.


2 posted on 05/10/2017 12:17:13 AM PDT by Bullish (May as well just rename Hollywood---> Hypocrite city)
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I hope they videotaped the agitators. Would be interesting to make their identities public. Expose them for what they are - paid Democrat thugs.


3 posted on 05/10/2017 12:21:56 AM PDT by Cowboy Bob
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To: Bullish

Look for the buses.


4 posted on 05/10/2017 12:41:06 AM PDT by setha (It is past time for the United States to take back what the world took away.)
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Something has to be done about these lefty invaders of town hall meetings.

Why not have to show your ID proving that you are a resident of the district to get in to the hall.

5 posted on 05/10/2017 1:15:05 AM PDT by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.L)
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You don’t need proof ID to vote how can they get this?


6 posted on 05/10/2017 1:33:07 AM PDT by Phil DiBasquette
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To: Olog-hai

They should be forced to present a voter id card to confirm they live in the district. At the very least, present a driver’s license...which in itself should make their liberal heads explode.


7 posted on 05/10/2017 1:48:20 AM PDT by Mozzafiato
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Only broke jokes who hardly work would hate to see Obamacare go.


8 posted on 05/10/2017 1:56:04 AM PDT by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: Phil DiBasquette

A driver’s license would show your address a be a reasonable show of proof that you live in his district. I would be unnecessary to show that you are a voter to exclude outside agitators.


9 posted on 05/10/2017 2:29:20 AM PDT by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.L)
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To: Olog-hai

Town hall meetings are not working if you are a patriot. They’re not even working for many who are not. Representatives know this and do not address it and the purpose of the damn thing is therefore wholly defeated.

What is wrong with a remote screen that at least guarantees the safety of the rep, or even having an invitation only affair, arranged by a county party chairman, who knows the constituents who vote, participate in the party and appreciate the chance to Q&A with their representative.

These Leftist noise makers are not identified and it is unknown if they fit that description in any way, shape or form. Enough!


10 posted on 05/10/2017 3:02:02 AM PDT by RitaOK (Viva Christo Rey! Public Education/Academia are the farm team for more Marxists coming... infinitum.)
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Simple solution to this: Send a letter to constituents telling them about town hall. Tell them their name will be checked with a list of current legal residents at the door, if your name is not on the list, and you can’t prove residence, you can’t come in.


11 posted on 05/10/2017 3:06:19 AM PDT by LambSlave
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To: Olog-hai

Simple solution to this: Send a letter to constituents telling them about town hall. Tell them their name will be checked with a list of current legal residents at the door, if your name is not on the list, and you can’t prove residence, you can’t come in.


12 posted on 05/10/2017 3:06:20 AM PDT by LambSlave
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I am asking this in all honesty to get an explanation. How do we know this was paid thugs and not really upset voters for Brat.

Brat is an upcoming star in the Conservative movement and was put there to REPEAL Obamacare and not put in some washed down version that only repealed 10% of it. After the voters turned out for him to remove Cantor they may feel they have been shorted and the back and back shouting is only because that the HA is such a dynamite issue with a very short fuse.

So if someone can explain why we can cast out that these are just upset Republican voters instead of hired thugs it would be most appreciated.

13 posted on 05/10/2017 3:24:27 AM PDT by eartick (Been to the line in the sand and liked it, but ready to go again)
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Have the speakers use overhead projection that makes their points despite the crowd noise


14 posted on 05/10/2017 3:31:03 AM PDT by xzins (Retired US Army chaplain. Those who truly support our troops pray for their victory.)
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FAKE constituents...just roll on and ignore.


15 posted on 05/10/2017 3:43:59 AM PDT by lgjhn23 (It's easy to be liberal when you're dumber than a box of rocks.)
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You don’t know if they’re his constituents or not. Since manners and responsible criticism are gone, the very idea of town halls seems futile. And what good is it to have a townhall of only people who have passed a purity test?

TC


16 posted on 05/10/2017 4:06:49 AM PDT by Pentagon Leatherneck
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To: Olog-hai

Anything that emanates from the AP is always suspect. In this report Sara Rankin, while mentioning it, chooses not to reflect on who the protestors are or their purposeful disruption.


17 posted on 05/10/2017 4:11:19 AM PDT by mosesdapoet (My best insights get lost in FR's because of meaningless venting no one reads.)
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Anything that emanates from the AP is always suspect. In this report Sara Rankin, while mentioning it, chooses not to reflect on who the protestors are or their purposeful disruption.


18 posted on 05/10/2017 4:11:20 AM PDT by mosesdapoet (My best insights get lost in FR's because of meaningless venting no one reads.)
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To: Olog-hai

Our reps have tele-townhall meetings.

You get a call from them announcing the meeting and if you want to participate, you listen in and can enter something on your phone to get in line to ask a question and he addresses them one at a time, and very kindly, but firmly, limits the time they can take.

And if they get argumentative, he kindly but firmly, ends the call.


19 posted on 05/10/2017 4:34:09 AM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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They should be forced to present a voter id card to confirm they live in the district. At the very least, present a driver’s license...which in itself should make their liberal heads explode.

This is a good idea.

20 posted on 05/10/2017 4:46:34 AM PDT by MarMema
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