CT GOP Chair Sanctions Right-Wing Attempts To Shut Down Town Halls

Wasn't it nice of Daniela Altimari (0.00 / 0)

to clean up the memo and not provide a link to readers to the Think Progress artcle that broke this story.

If the few "reporters" at the Courant who haven't recieved their well deserved pink slips YET have no idea how to blog or what the rules of blogging are I wish they would stick to killing trees.

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by: ctkeith @ Tue Aug 04, 2009 at 16:10:17 PM CDT

what's the name of the guy in Fairfield who sent out emails (0.00 / 0)

about this teabaggery? He was mentioned on All Things Considered today, I didn't catch his name (and I havent' looked him up, I'm lazy)

it was Jim something (with an M or a G)?

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by: nolopro @ Tue Aug 04, 2009 at 18:16:23 PM CDT

oops should have checked the links (0.00 / 0)

 Connecticut right-wing activist Bob MacGuffie
he's a paultard

here's a link to the NPR story

I  reached the man who wrote this memo by phone. His name is Bob MacGuffie. He lives in Fairfield, Conn., and belongs to the conservative group Tea Party Patriots. He told me he is sick of writing letters to Congress and getting form letters in return, and that he just wants to be heard.

He would not do a recorded interview for the story.

HAHAHA

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by: nolopro @ Tue Aug 04, 2009 at 18:28:37 PM CDT

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Unbelievable (0.00 / 0)

I'm beyond words.

I only pray that none of the seniors at the Stamford Senior Center are harmed by these out of control lunatics.  

Connecticut Bob

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by: Bob Adams @ Tue Aug 04, 2009 at 18:19:22 PM CDT

Town Hall Protests (4.00 / 1)

What drives me crazy has been the shots that I've seen of obvious Senior Citizens irate at the thought of having "gov't healthcare"!!! I want to scream, YOU HAVE GOV'T HEALTHCARE YOU IDIOT, IT'S CALLED MEDICARE AND YOU F@#KING LOVE IT!!!!. Someone should set up a petition,  Seniors against Medicare at these events as a means to reiterate the mere fact that gov't healthcare exists, it works and has NOTHING to do with the new legislation.  

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by: woodslight @ Tue Aug 04, 2009 at 19:00:59 PM CDT

Total misrepresentation (0.00 / 1)

Tparty - a gutless wonder that blogs via the veil of anonymity has taken this:

When everyday citizens, most of them who have never been politically active, indicate that they are going to take to streets and shout "enough!" It is somehow un-Democratic.

Into accusing Healy of everything short of inciting a riot.

Where were the posts about Code Pink or Act Up?

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by: authentic_CT_republican @ Wed Aug 05, 2009 at 08:01:46 AM CDT

Ha (4.00 / 2)

Altimari's blog post addressed the documented tactics that Connecticut right-wing activists have used and plan on continuing using in Connecticut to try to shut down town hall meetings and prevent any "intelligent debate" between constituents and their representatives. They don't wish to make their viewpoints heard via dialogue, but instead to use mob tactics to shut these events down.

In his comment in response, Chairman Healy excused and condoned these actions.

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by: tparty @ Wed Aug 05, 2009 at 08:41:55 AM CDT

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