Posted on 08/11/2009 11:25:29 AM PDT by Shellybenoit
Today's New Hampshire town hall was billed as a real one. The President was going to take questions from everyone, both pro and con.
Asked about the town hall, White House deputy press secretary Bill Burton said today that there will be about 1,800 people in the audience, including members of the general public and those who received tickets through members of Congress...
"We expect that there will be a vigorous debate, as there have been at plenty of town halls that President Obama has had as president and as candidate, and we look forward to it," Burton told reporters on Air Force One this afternoon.
What it turned out to be is a staged play (theater of the absurd), Tickets were given to a pre-screened audience
As usual for such events, the White House controlled the distribution of the free tickets to get into the gym at Portsmouth High School. And, per usual, the Secret Service will take care of any unruliness.
(Excerpt) Read more at yidwithlid.blogspot.com ...
Could be just a rat with a mp3 player. Listening to “the best of air america”.
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There has already been another site established. Can’t find it. Anybody have it?
That’s a “classic” Fed/SS whatever, ear piece. I’ve never seen any Walkman or MP3 player user employ such an ear piece.
If there were some ordinary citizens at the event today, not pre-selected for being Obama supporters, they were probably aware they should not do anything to upset the Secret Service.
Yahoo Groups. Its weird and hard to navigate
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