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Fla. Town Hall Meeting Takes Explosive Turn - Hundreds Turn Out For Health Reform Talk Shut Out...
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Posted on 08/07/2009 9:23:52 AM PDT by Sub-Driver

Fla. Town Hall Meeting Takes Explosive Turn Hundreds Turn Out For Health Reform Talk Shut Out; Scuffles Break Out TAMPA, Fla. (CBS) ―

Angry protesters and strong supporters clashed at a health care reform town hall meeting in Tampa, Florida Thursday.

The meeting which was scheduled to begin at 6:00p.m. drew hundreds of people who quickly began to overwhelm staff and event organizers at the front entrance.

As the building filled to capacity and police started denying people entry. Hundreds were locked out of the event at the Children's Board Building and some of them started banging on windows and doors.

The building's maximum capacity is 250, reports CBS affiliate WTSP-TV in Tampa, but hundreds of people wanted in to the building.

Things got so rowdy that Democratic Congresswoman Kathy Castor and State Representative Betty Reed, who were hosting the forum, had to cut the event short. Castor had to be escorted from the building.

(Excerpt) Read more at wcbstv.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: 111th; acorn; angrymob; castor; democrats; obama; obamacare; obamaobamacare; tampa; townhalls; uaw

1 posted on 08/07/2009 9:23:52 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
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To: Sub-Driver

The People speak.

Will be spun as Conservative Thugs Gone Wild.


2 posted on 08/07/2009 9:25:38 AM PDT by subterfuge (BUILD MORE NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS NOW!!!)
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To: Sub-Driver

We are seeing the beginning of the House returning to Repub control next year.


3 posted on 08/07/2009 9:25:41 AM PDT by pabianice
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To: pabianice

I totally agree, this will I think possibly make the Klintoon loss of Congress in 94 pale in comparison.


4 posted on 08/07/2009 9:28:29 AM PDT by AxelPaulsenJr (Please God Save The United States From Barack Hussein Al-Obama. Amen.)
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To: pabianice
Louis XVI: "It is a rebellion!"
Duc d'Orleans: "No, Your Majesty. It is a revolution."
5 posted on 08/07/2009 9:29:45 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Play the Race Card -- lose the game.)
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To: Sub-Driver
We have abject evil amongst us. It has been festering for decades and is now rapidly advancing. The American people are seeing through it on this health care plan and are angry...and tired of being the patsy for all of these marxistic, socailistic, destructive, initiative robbing, liberty destroying, un- American, and unconstituional actions of the DNC, Dems, left, MSM, and RINOs.

Something is going to give, and so help me God, it will not be the liberty, constitution, and way of life my forefathers sacrificed their life's blood for.

The Dems and Obama seem intent on turning this into something more akin to Iran over this issue, with their own Basij thugs sent out to silence us, and Obama supporters called on by the Whitehouse to report any dissent. But that will not work here. It will backfire on them and ultimately they will be held accountable. We are not only aware of our rights and the sacrifices that have vouchsafed them for us, but we are also unwilling to submit to thugery and tyranny, and will use all means to prevent it and stop it.

MY LETTER TO THE WHITEHOUSE AND OBAMA ABOUT FREE SPEECH


EZEKIEL EMANUAL AND THE OBAMA HEALTH CARE FINAL SOLUTION

(Must Read)


YOU WILL HAVE OBAMA CARE


WHO IS THIS JOKER CHARACTER ANYWAY?

A PETITION ON FACEBOOK FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RESTORATION

THE AUDACITY OF TRUTH ABOUT BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA

A 4TH OF JULY TEA PARTY SPEECH

...and on the lighter side, take your mind off the Obamanation for a few minutes and enjoy some beautiful Western US scenery slideshows.

JEFF HEAD'S WESTERN US SCENERY SLIDE SHOWS

6 posted on 08/07/2009 9:29:46 AM PDT by Jeff Head (Freedom is not free...never has been, never will be. (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
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To: Sub-Driver

Rush touched on two excellent points:

He said that he wants to know why they can’t just have these Town Hall meetings in a high school gym or a sports arena or something, and that people are angry because they know they’re being lied to. The Dems aren’t selling this plan


7 posted on 08/07/2009 9:31:06 AM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist ("It (Gov't) can't make you happier, healthier, wealthier, and wise" - Sarah Palin 07/26)
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To: Jeff Head

Didn’t Facebook get hacked or suffer a DoS yesterday?

Hmmmm.........


8 posted on 08/07/2009 9:39:43 AM PDT by bustinchops
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To: pabianice
My recent email to my freshman "representative", Ron Klein, who hides behind his staff:

We can do 1994 again. YES WE CAN!!

9 posted on 08/07/2009 9:44:30 AM PDT by clintonh8r ("Seems fishy")
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To: bustinchops
Wan't on too much yesterday...but in the evening it was up and running.

Today been tweeting (Jeff_Head):

#palin #tcot #Teaparty #sgp Union thugs beat conservative Black Man at townhall http://tiny.cc/fFmHg Please RT, No Iranian-like Basij in US!

#teaparty #palin #sgp #TTParty #Tcot #GopBriefingroom Who is the Joker guy, anyway? http://tiny.cc/hXCcA Please RT

#palin #tcot #teaparty #sgp Shocking quotes fr Ezekiel Emanuel, chief Health Care advisor 2 Obama http://tiny.cc/eRqD4 Eugenics,infanticide

10 posted on 08/07/2009 9:45:51 AM PDT by Jeff Head (Freedom is not free...never has been, never will be. (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
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To: pabianice

I think so too. I sense it happening. We are NOT extremists, we are scared. We don’t want this crap to pass. People will DIE if this passes. What is so hard for these Dems to understand, it is FEAR driving us, not the GOP, not anyone else. WE DONT WANT THIS GARBAGE TO PASS and I will do whatever it takes to make sure it NEVER PASSES


11 posted on 08/07/2009 9:48:05 AM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
He said that he wants to know why they can’t just have these Town Hall meetings in a high school gym or a sports arena or something

What I don't understand is why the representatives that oppose the socialized deathcare plan don't hold their own town meeting. Then they could have it at some giant venue, invite Sarah Palin, and put videos of 20,000 people on You Tube.

12 posted on 08/07/2009 9:53:02 AM PDT by HIDEK6
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To: Sub-Driver
What really happened: Union Thugs Block Protesters From Kathy Castor(D-FL 12) Town Hall Meeting
13 posted on 08/07/2009 9:58:59 AM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

We should make up big blue flags with thirteen stars in a circle and the numerals 1994 in the middle. That’d get them where they are most afraid.

The Spirit of ‘94


14 posted on 08/07/2009 11:08:03 AM PDT by johnnycap
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To: long hard slogger; FormerACLUmember; Harrius Magnus; hocndoc; parousia; Hydroshock; skippermd; ...


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15 posted on 08/07/2009 8:25:27 PM PDT by socialismisinsidious ( The socialist income tax system turns US citizens into beggars or quitters!)
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