Posted on 08/07/2009 11:45:36 AM PDT by markomalley
The President of the United States will meet directly with New Hampshire voters to discuss health care reform on Tuesday -- before three of New Hampshire's four members of Congress do.
Rep. Paul Hodes is the only member of New Hampshire's congressional delegation to have met face-to-face with New Hampshire voters on this issue since the House went home for its August recess last weekend. He discussed health care with members of the Kendal at Hanover retirement community on Tuesday.
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter plans to hold a telephone conference call with constituents (called a telephone town hall meeting), several hour-long radio interviews and some open houses for seniors during the break.
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen held a telephone town hall meeting last night. Her office has not finalized her public schedule.
Sen. Judd Gregg's office confirmed yesterday that the senator has no town hall meetings scheduled for the recess, but a spokesman added that the Senate is in session until today and typically Sen. Gregg plans events for recesses once the break starts.
The health care reform proposals under consideration in Congress would fundamentally change health insurance coverage for all Americans. People are worried, and they want to know more details. Having the President's ear on such a huge issue is a rare opportunity. Wouldn't it be strange if the President is more available to Granite Staters this month than their own members of Congress are?
That should not happen. Every member of the delegation should make a point of meeting directly with constituents to discuss this pressing issue
The only people within a quarter mile of the venue will be hand picked. Sham all the way. Press will eat it up.
He’s going to the wrong place to try and get any traction for deathcare.I’ll be there with about 2000-3000 pissed off people.
Sorry for the ignorant question, but what is SEIU?
NH Ping! FReepMail me if you want on or off this list.
SEIU = Service Employees International Union
Very closely linked to ACORN.
Remember when those thugs protested outside of the private homes of AIG executives a few months ago? Well, they were from SEIU.
Any protesters will be kept so far from the President that they will not even be in the same state. A vastly more effective tactic would be to demonstrate at congressman’s office’s in the area...No one is going to change Obama at all with demonstrations but angry crowds do make a dent on weasel Congress Critters. Obama has 3 years to go before he can be removed...those Congress types live in fear today.
The “Service Employees International Union”. Gummint goons and layabouts.
Pass this along to folks you may know in Mass and New Hampshire.
don’t count on it....talk about a stacked forum...then all the media will show on tv and show it as all roses....
This is actually the best article on the subject I have read.
It doesn’t go into hysterics, but it does point out some serious problems.
Sorry for the ignorant question, but what is SEIU?
Isn’t that how you call a pig?
it is some kind of union - service employees
um, posted to the wrong thread.
Need a really good turnout.
Thanks, guys.
Pigs, thugs, layabouts and goldbricks.
Who, by the way, will not be subject to the Obama Hellcare, but get to keep their current healthcare benefits.
Just like the Congress.
The audience for that event will be hand picked and given a full cavity search.
“The President of the United States will meet directly with New Hampshire voters to discuss health care reform on Tuesday — before three of New Hampshire’s four members of Congress do.”
Oh, right. How about ‘selected’ New Hampshire voters? Wouldn’t want all those folks ‘who caused this mess’ to talk to the man.
It won’t be long before they start holding these town meetings in union halls for the thug protection.
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