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KINGMAN — A former Arizona Congressman campaigned in Kingman Saturday, railing against his Republican rival, U.S. Sen. John McCain, as well as Democrats. Republican candidate John David Hayworth, 51, held a town hall, which drew about 125 people to a Kingman church. Hayworth was a conservative six-term U.S. Congressman until 2007, after which he hosted a Phoenix radio talk show. Arizona House Rep. Nancy McLain, R-Bullhead City, said Hayworth has been “banging the drum” about border security for years now unlike someone who has an election year conversion, she added without mentioning McCain by name. She also formerly endorsed Heyworth...

Worried? Democrats should be. By all indications their messaging isn't working the way they'd planned. Democrat Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida is another wind-up Obamabot who will unflinchingly spout the Party line when sent out to defend the realm, which consist of Democrat ideological positions. Democrats were told that during their Easter recess from Congress they couldn’t hide from what they have done to the American people when they voted for and passed their strictly partisan health care law. Democrats were instructed to go forth and defend the new health care law so Congresswoman Wasserman Schultz did. Now this...

Here is a video report and some clips on a raucous Town Hall Meeting faced by Democrat Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Despite efforts by supports of Wasserman Schultz to stake out most of the seats inside, some opponents of ObamaCare managed to get inside and let their voices be heard.

Here is video of Democrat Rep. Carol Shea-Porter at a New Hampshire Town Hall Meeting on April 1, 2010. When Shea-Porter claimed ObamaCare will help "reduce the deficit," constituents laughed at her and mocked her claim. You wonder how many Democrats are going to get this very reception at home?

SPRINGERVILLE - Hundreds of people packed the American Legion in Springerville Monday, March 29, to see Sen. John McCain. McCain told the standing-room only crowd that he was not campaigning. The town hall meeting was about the issues concerning most people in the country and locally: health care, immigration, the Travel Management Rule, jobs, the economy and support for veterans.

Joe Sestak Holds Health Care Town HallFOX 29 Philadelphia - Mar 28 3:53 PM PHILADELPHIA - Congressman Joe Sestak held what his campaign is billing as the first town hall in the country since the health care vote. The Democrat is of course running for the senate against Arlen Specter. So the town hall occurred before a largely supportive audience in Northeast Philly -- not in his home district in Delaware County. Watch the video here.

U-S Congressman Dave Obey Holds Town Hall Forum On Health CareBy KBJR News 1 Story Updated: Mar 28, 2010 at 10:41 PM CDT More than 21,000 Northwestern Wisconsin residents joined U–S Congressman Dave Obey in a telephone town hall forum tonight... The topic? Health Care Reform. Multimedia Watch The Video Wisconsin's 7th District Congressman got straight to the answering the controversial question...why did congress act on the bill and why did President Obama Sign it into law? He says the status quo is unsustainable due in part to the rising cost of health care in this country. "Just in the...

(snip) "It's sleaze my friends, it's sleaze," McCain said.(snip) Republicans believe health care change is needed, but not such fundamental change, McCain said.Everyone deserves affordable health care, he said, suggesting changes such as allowing people go across state lines to get insurance coverage, reforming medical malpractice laws, and giving families $5,000 to choose their own insurance plans in place of employer tax benefits for insurance coverage. (snip) About a half-dozen of the questions related to illegal immigration and McCain's stance on amnesty. "We must get our borders secure first," with the help of the National Guard, McCain said. He also...

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Almost 1,700 people, also including car park attendants and dog wardens, already have powers to hand out a string of fines and even take photographs of low level offenders under the Community Safety Accreditation Scheme. But the Government has quietly announced it plans to review the scheme with chief police officers to see how it can be expanded further. Rank and file officers warned the move is "blurring the lines" of legitimate law enforcement and is creating a "third tier" of policing. Even chief constables are now cautious over the scheme following it's rapid growth, which has seen numbers increase...

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Need help locating townhall video of Rick Larsen (D-Wa) that was posted on FR on or about 8/3/09 (no, not the Larsen-Glenn Beck snarky comment townhall video). The printed story was posted on FR 8/5/09 and appeared in the Northwest Digest on 8/4/09. John Koster (R), who ran against Larsen in 2000 and barely lost (think ACORN), is running against Larsen in 2010. When John announced his candidacy, Larsen's comment was, "I beat him before and I'll beat him again." John's response was "Maybe, but now you have a record." I attended a fundraiser this past weekend and John asked...

U.S. Senator John McCain Saturday morning fervently called for a federal balanced budget amendment as he blasted deficit spending and the bank rescue bill he one voted to approve as he fielded nearly three hours of friendly questions from about 500 people crowded into the Payson High School auditorium. “It’s just outrageous,” said McCain of the 20 percent jump in federal spending that has included a $700-billion bank bailout bill, a $25-billion bailout of the auto industry and a $787 economic stimulus package. “Unless we do something radically different, there’s no way we will ever have a balanced budget.”

I was just watching Orrin Hatch on Cavuto, he sure was on the defensive. They were showing a great video of Hatch being castigated by a constituent for going along with the spending. I don’t remember which congressional race Hatch was talking about but he alluded to a Constitutional Party candidate who took votes away from a Republican, causing the liberal to win. I think Hatch was right about one thing, we do need to stick together or we will end up with liberals. I think we are going about it the right way now. Conservatives already HAVE a conservative...

On Saturday, February 20, 2010, the Triangle Region of NC Freedom will be presenting a town hall at the Raleigh Convention Center. The list of confirmed speakers includes: Dr. Tim Johnson – Vice Chairman NC GOP Dr. Ada Fisher - NC Republican National Committee Woman Ron Woodard – NC Listen Gina Dye Russell Pope David DeGerolamo The main focus in this town hall will be to provide education on voting practices and regulations in the state. Topics include: * What percentage of the 2008 election was fraudulent? * How you can become a poll watcher. * What are the qualifications...

If one had to read one columnist to appreciate the state of contemporary left-wing commentary, my nomination would be Frank Rich of the Sunday New York Times. No well-known leftist columnist better exemplifies the worst aspects of today's left. Virtually every piece is filled with anger, filled with ad hominem responses to arguments, filled with insults of opponents and at the same time devoid of intellectual arguments. A Frank Rich column is essentially a weekly tantrum meant to make his readers nod in agreement and reinforce their contempt for those who differ with them. I offer this past Sunday's column...

Just when you thought environmental extremists couldn’t go any further, they surprise you with yet another ploy in their never-ending quest to turn back modernity. With the public push-back on the cap-and-trade scheme and creating man-made droughts to save a 2-inch fish, environmentalists have become craftier in their efforts. Always the vanguard of the latest environmental regulation, California has a new idea for getting polluters out of their cars: get rid of free parking. Last week the State Senate passed Senate Bill 518, legislation that would incentivize local governments to begin abolishing free parking spaces within their jurisdictions. The goal...

COMMUTERS will pay up to $10 more to travel between Central and Town Hall under the State Government's new public transport fare structure. Despite claiming hundreds of thousands of passengers who travel from outer suburbs would be better off, many passengers yesterday said they were disappointed to find out their ticket prices would either stay the same or be more expensive under the new Myzone system, which comes into operation from April 18. A weekly ticket from Blacktown to Central, for example, will be $37 under the new structure, but the Government's new website fails to make it clear that...