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Title: As Health Care Issue Heats Up, Congressmen Turn to Tele-Townhall Meetings--Where
Post by: Chris_ on August 06, 2009, 12:26:42 PM
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As Health Care Issue Heats Up, Congressmen Turn to Tele-Townhall Meetings--Where They Control Audience

(CNSNews.com) – Members of Congress are increasingly turning to virtual townhall meetings--conducted by telephone--in an effort to reach more constituents while avoiding the potential that informational meetings might be disrupted by angry and persistent questioners or protesters.

One advantage to these telephone townhalls is that the Member of Congress controls the audience and the questioning.
 
As lawmakers head home for the August recess to meet with constituents, the contentious health care issue awaits them, and some are opting to conduct their townhall meetings over a telephone line rather than in an actual hall where their constituents can see them, speak directly to them, ask repeated followup questions--and shout unsolicited commentary from the back of the room.

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“Whether it’s in politics or the market, our customers describe who their audience is to us by saying ‘here’s a list of the people we want involved in our conversation’ and in pretty short order we take that list, and we send them a recorded message with an invitation to stay on the phone to be part of a conversation,” Patterson said.

Invitation only.  Gee, I wonder how many knucke-draggin', Bible thumpin', gun-totin' Rethugs will make that invitation list.   :whatever:

MORE (http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=52100)

The whole point of a townhall meeting is that it's open to the public.  Once again, dimrats don't get it...and don't want it.

Title: Re: As Health Care Issue Heats Up, Congressmen Turn to Tele-Townhall Meetings--Where
Post by: Wineslob on August 06, 2009, 12:31:50 PM
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Once again, dimrats don't get it...and don't want it.

Oh they get it...................but their arrogance is being brought to full light by their response(s).

We need to bring back Tar and Feathering, and riding out of town on a rail.

Title: Re: As Health Care Issue Heats Up, Congressmen Turn to Tele-Townhall Meetings--Where
Post by: DumbAss Tanker on August 06, 2009, 12:51:24 PM
It remains to be seen if their election opponents will have the balls to call this cowardice for what it is.
Title: Re: As Health Care Issue Heats Up, Congressmen Turn to Tele-Townhall Meetings--W
Post by: thundley4 on August 06, 2009, 01:12:23 PM
You can see the new symbol on  Dear Leaders (http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/organizingforhealthcare2) own website .
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v675/thundley4/obamacare-nazi-emblems.jpg)


Curiously this isn't the first time 0Bama has lifted his symbols from other sources.
Title: Re: As Health Care Issue Heats Up, Congressmen Turn to Tele-Townhall Meetings--Where
Post by: Rebel on August 06, 2009, 10:44:42 PM
(http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z284/pldmich/TOOTD/sorosnazi.gif)