Posted on 08/10/2009 10:30:26 PM PDT by super7man
I just returned from Zoe Lofgren's Townhall meeting. (Calif Dist. 16) It was held in the Almaden Community Center generally an upper middle class neighborhood. I have to give her guts for showing up.
Initially they only allowed 200 people in the room and locked the doors on about 150 people left out in the hall. The San Jose police were in a bit of a quandry as to what to do but eventually just as the meeting started they let us in for SRO in the back.
The crowd was 95% anti big government healthcare. (I think the other 5% were afraid to talk) The audience knew the bill better than Ms. Lofgren and became vocal everytime she tried to mask what was in the bill. All of the right questions were asked with her being accused of being a lier or imcompetent as the crowd followup. Best question of the night award goes to a young lady who asked how in the world Ms. Lofgren expected the Feds to run health care when Tenn., Mass., and Hawaii have all failed. Got a standing ovation. The 2 hour meeting lasted about 45 minutes when a lady finally walked to the front of the room and slammed the whole bill down on the table for Zoe to look at as she did not seem to be aware of what was in it. Ending the meeting here was OK as everything that needed to be said was said.
She was escorted out the back of the hall by SJPD to chants of VOTE NO! by the 450 people there.
When is she up for re-election?
Thanks for attending and for sharing the experience with all of us!
Nice! Judging by your description it was textbook: Nail the congressclunker with questions, not shouting, but the crowd is vocal and makes their displeasure crystal clear.
Excellent. I was on a scheduled conference call, but would have liked to have been there.
She’s up every two years, but has always won easily.
She’s a Representative so it would be 2010.
One lady made it clear to Ms. Lofgren, we put her there, we can get rid of her.
I don't care who you are....that's a funny line. :)
Yup, this is the first one of these I have been to but I would call it “text book”.
Thanks for the summary... and way to give them hell.
I’m in Morgan Hill down the road from you, which is represented by McNerney. I called his office a couple of days ago to find out when he would hold his townhall meeting. His flunky said he wasn’t going to because he’s too busy.
What a gutless weasel!!!
Wow! I know Zoe and that must not have gone well at all.
Was she somber and apoplectic?
Wish I could have been there. Left town today for work. I will probably see her this month though and I will gently ask a question or two.
Let me know if McNerney does have a meeting and I will see if I can make it.
I am out of town until next week.
Why would any Congress critter waste his/her time reading the ObamaCare bill? They are too busy having a great time in Washington DC. Plus the staffers read bills and give a synopsis
Life is great in DC! No recession and jobs for all
Good show old chaps and chapettes. Little Zoey got a bit of a surprise, eh?
Love it. Read the damned bill. That’s what you are paid to do.
BTTT
Do you have your own mob name?
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