Posted on 08/03/2009 2:22:31 PM PDT by TennesseeGirl
Submitted by R. Neal on Mon, 2009/08/03 - 4:13pm.
From a memo re. "best practices" for infiltrating and disrupting town hall meetings on health care reform and energy policy:
• Artificially Inflate Your Numbers: "Spread out in the hall and try to be in the front half. The objective is to put the Rep on the defensive with your questions and follow-up. The Rep should be made to feel that a majority, and if not, a significant portion of at least the audience, opposes the socialist agenda of Washington."
• Be Disruptive Early And Often: "You need to rock-the-boat early in the Rep’s presentation, Watch for an opportunity to yell out and challenge the Rep’s statements early."
• Try To "Rattle Him," Not Have An Intelligent Debate: "The goal is to rattle him, get him off his prepared script and agenda. If he says something outrageous, stand up and shout out and sit right back down. Look for these opportunities before he even takes questions."
Read more about the origin of these tactics at Think Progress...
They’re just reading from their own playbook. They could never believe that real Americans would ever be able to think on their own.
Ask your congressman if they have read the Bill- Outlandish!
Ask your congressman under what article and paragraph of the US Constitution does congress have the power to provide health insurance- stunning behavior
Ask your congressman if they have read the Bill- Outlandish!
Ask your congressman under what article and paragraph of the US Constitution does congress have the power to provide health insurance- stunning behavior
We are all activist with many diverse contacts so I must ask...has anyone ever had this memo sent to you? I get 20+ activist emails from various groups daily and have never seen this. I’m very skeptical it is real or is a local thing, not national.
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