Posted on 08/12/2009 10:33:33 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Anti-Obama protesters in full force at Cardin town hall @ 1:15 pm by Hill Staff
Arriving at Hagerstown Community College in northern Maryland, signs of protest at Sen. Ben Cardin's (D) healthcare town hall pop up as soon as one exits Interstate 40–"No Socialized Medicine," "No To ObamaCare." At the entrance to the college itself, one man even stood holding a small, handwritten cardboard sign that read "Death To Obama."
Cardin's audience began lining up at 9:30 a.m. for the 1 p.m. meeting. The college theater has a capacity of 450 and is filled; organizers estimate many more than that are lined up outside.
In a nine-minute Q & A with reporters before the forum, Cardin said he believed the forums are a "valuable" part of the healthcare debate and are intended to spread information and share opinions on all sides of the debate–but they are not intended for protests or disruptions.
"We hope that those in attendance will be respectful," Cardin said. "People have strong views on healthcare, and they want information, and town halls can be useful for information…There are legitimate concerns out there, and this is an opportunity for the people of Maryland to get answers."
This is Cardin's third town hall meeting, following forums in Laurel and Towson that have been marked by occasional disruptions from protesters.
Cardin began speaking at 1:15 p.m., following introductions from college officials.
“one man even stood holding a small, handwritten cardboard sign that read “Death To Obama.” -
Wow. What a loser and idiot. Left wing plant or not.
Why don’t these cretins figure out that we don’t want to hear THEM talking, we want to tel them how much we despise them and their leftist agenda/
ACORN thugs are on their way to silence all
is there a list of town hall meetings? Isn’t there a big one in Seattle tonight? I remember reading that the one in Seattle might be problematic. Seattle has lots of Pinkos.
I just uploaded my Towson videos to youtube!
http://bit.ly/Urj1p (walking up to Towson - the scene)
http://bit.ly/kNyJQ (unions taunting protesters)
http://bit.ly/Zp2l5 (unions asked to leave - ppl chant USA)
http://bit.ly/12UJ1m (”No ObamaCare”)
http://bit.ly/7eWnq (Cars honking like a parade)
http://bit.ly/ytGek (More Cars)
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