Posted on 08/11/2009 3:25:38 AM PDT by Son House
"There's a lot of fear out there," said Rep. Carol Shea-Porter, a New Hampshire Democrat. To calm that fear, Obama plans to spend the month highlighting the upside of health overhaul for Americans already with insurance, starting in a state with 89 percent of its residents enjoying health coverage.
In New Hampshire, Obama will speak directly about his proposal to ban insurance companies from denying individuals coverage because of pre-existing conditions. During a Friday trip to Montana, he will talk about how his plan would block companies from dropping an individual's coverage if he or she becomes ill. And in Colorado the president will talk about how the Democrats' plan would end high out-of-pocket costs in some policies.
About 1,800 people are expected for that midday event in the Democratic-leaning Seacoast region of the Granite State. Of those, 70 percent were given tickets based on a random lottery -- a potentially dicey crowd in a state known for its grass-roots political activism.
"Participating in government here in New Hampshire is like putting on socks for the average American," said Ray Buckley, the chairman of the New Hampshire Democratic Party.
Outside, a dozen grass-roots organizations plan a counter rally.
"We are against the blind-faith, fast-tracking approach being advocated by special-interest supporters of the bill, congressional representatives, as well as the president," said George Lovejoy, a former state senator and chairman of the New Hampshire Advantage Coalition.
In an e-mail to Obama supporters in New Hampshire, an aide invited supporters to counter the counter-protesters and called them organized by "Washington insiders, insurance companies and well-financed special interests who don't go a day without spreading lies and stirring up fear."
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Somehow I think this town hall will be a sham, again.
Keep the pressure on him! Don’t let up!
Look for him to turn on the charm.
Look for the MSM to report that he has calmed the fears of his opponents and that everyone is backing him (happily, contentedly, confidently).
It was be a random drawing alright, too bad the only people with their names in the hat will be ACORN and SEIU members. There is NO WAY Obama is going to face a crowd that isn't completely stacked with Obama worshipers.
I really hope they give it to him!
That just tells me it's another staged event with Obama Bots pretending to be ordinary citizens.
Obama could not handle a real town hall meeting. The Obama Admin knows this and this is why it is staged.
Yep, but it will backfire, it always does. These Masters of the Universe always screw up, because - *shhhh* - (they aren't really Masters of the Universe).
If the truth seekers line the streets and those videos are on the internet he will be unable to pretend that the citizens are loving his plans.
What a Narcissistic LIAR!
” In an e-mail to Obama supporters in New Hampshire, an aide invited supporters to counter the counter-protesters and called them organized by “Washington insiders, insurance companies and well-financed special interests who don’t go a day without spreading lies and stirring up fear.” “
Can you say “Incendiary”??
Hope there are a lot of cameras outside to capture ACORN/SEIU goons starting fights.... This could be a double-batch popcorn night....
Inside, of course, will be the typical scripted, stage-managed, Obama event - with planted and rehearsed questions....
We are all insurance executives now.
Which, to anyone with two remaining neurons firing together, means banning private insurance.
For those liberals who have 1.5 neurons left, perhaps an analog will get what is left of your brain working:
My house is on fire. I will give you, right now, $100 to insure me for what the fire consumes. Heck, I'll give you $1,000. Interested?
Sounds like one of the many Soros-funded communist organizations.
More even
I'm 52 and have paid for health insurance since I was out of high school. In all those years, I don't remember ever enjoying any of the plans I was on.
Again? I think he’s beating a dead horse and the fact is he can’t explain it anyway, as no Dem in the executive or legislative branch knows all the details.
Not that Im a statistical genius..but if you do 70% “random” odds are that half will be pro Obamacare. And if you “invited” the other 30% you get 65% in favor. Of course the “lottery” was rigged, so this crowd is going to be overwhelmingly pro-Obamacare. But just enough sprinking of opposition thrown in to make him look like the great hero for his “bravery”.
” I think he’s beating a dead horse and the fact is he can’t explain it anyway, as no Dem in the executive or legislative branch knows all the details. “
The Leftists painted themselves into a corner when they made the conscious decision to re-frame their ‘purpose’ from ‘helping the unfortunate’ to ‘punishing the eeeevil insurance companies’.....
We-the-people ain’t buying it, and they can’t backtrack from it....
I hope they’re going to be up there freeping the hell out of it.
Any media outfits who have set up early to cover this event are going to get a major *ss-soaking as nasty thunderstorms move thru the seacoast around eight this morning...
I’ll bet the SEIU crowd weighs more than the Titanic, every chicken within 50 miles is in mortal danger and a freight train load of frying oil is on the way.
An Obama town hall...let’s see. Carfully screened participants, carefully screened questions, SEIU and Acorn Thugs doing the screening and...oh yea, there’s this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvD76-1Y2CQ&feature=related
Look for him to be completely surrounded by plants.
Still, I hope there is some pushback. If so, I think he will hem and haw and scramble out of the pocket and run around in the backfield like the ninny that he is.
LLS
What good would it do to listen to a liar explain his “health care” bill?
Check out the numbers in GA for a townhall
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KajineWY6vA
Another Matthews spew re: HC:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2313226/posts?page=1
...and always remember, Democrats say nothing when groups organize to protest conservative ideas but it is “un-American” to protest Democratic ideas.
This event is going to be as staged as a Broadway play. I bet the little Einsteins Axelgrease, Ballerina and probably little Dick Durbin huddled together and tried to figure out how to counteract REAL Americans actually speaking out. So now we have B.O. sweeping into town, allaying everyone’s fears and quelling the “riotous” town halls.
Is he going to tell opponents and those questioning this to shut up?
What bullsh#te.
NO ONE gets into a “townhall” with the POTUS (Or TOTUS) without an invitation and a vetting by the White House. The only “questions” that will be asked will be preplanned and planted by the WH. Then the press can slobber all over Zero and his mastely handling of the event.
Feh.
This town hall will have more directions than a Broadway musical.
ATTENTION FELLOW TEXANS
NEWSFLASH! GOVERNOR RICK PERRY IS SCHEDULED TO BE ON PLAINS RADIO MONDAY, AUGUST 17 FROM 7-8 PM CST TO DISCUSS
OBAMA DEATHCARE AND TEXAS INVOKING THE 10TH AMENDMENT OVER IT.
PLAINS RADIO:
http://www.plainsradio.com/radio.html
That’s because the Administration knows that the average Joe would kick B.O. a$$ in a debate, and B.O. without his prepared responses from a controlled audience would expose how clueless B.O. really is on this and most other issues.
The Axis in the main slime media are once again trying to pretend this is a real town hall meeting. Of course 85% of the country is not falling for it. What is funny is that those in the MSM do not realize how bad they hurting their business by being political hacks and Lapdogs instead of Reporters and Watchdogs. They got their nose so far up Obama’s a$$ they can't even tell what a joke they have become.
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