Montana Prevents Obama From Rigging Town Hall Audience

Washington Times via Newsmax ^ | August 14, 2009 | Matthew Mosk

[kddid]

There is no guarantee that President Barack Obama will be able to avoid critics of his healthcare proposal when he hosts a town hall meeting in Belgrade, Mont., on Friday.

Local officials in Belgrade and neighboring Bozeman personally oversaw the handing out of passes Thursday in much the same fashion that a venue would dole out tickets to a rock concert. Hundreds of people seeking to attend the president's event began lining up Wednesday afternoon, and camped out overnight in the parking lots of the two local municipal buildings.

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Gibbs said he believes the media have been disappointed that there were no fireworks at the president's town hall. He also made clear that, while the president does not welcome the sort of belligerent hecklers that have surfaced at numerous congressional town halls, he is holding his events to address what he says is misinformation that he thinks is fanning much of the opposition.

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Marilyn Foltz, a city official in Belgrade, said she believes the Montana residents who waited overnight for tickets in queues that she said snaked like the lines at Disney World, "just want to hear what the president had to say."

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"There was no effort," Foltz said, to skew the audience for the president's benefit. "It was very truly first-come, first-served. The tickets were dispensed until they were gone."

[sportutegrl]

I am watching on Fox right now. I have never seen such a bunch of syncophants in my life. They gave him a mid speech standing ovation. All of them.

[Taffini]

I wonder if the local hotels were busy last night? Where did they hide the buses...lol

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Are you against adding keywords?

[BenLurkin]

Whatever they tired didn’t work. The thing was wall to wall OBamabots.

[gibsosa]

Ha, great way of putting it!

[usslsm51]

“There was no effort,” Foltz said, to skew the audience for the president’s benefit. “It was very truly first-come, first-served. The tickets were dispensed until they were gone.”

This is the first thing wrong when they have to make the remarks above.

[Centurion2000]

I wish Sarah Palin would show up at one of his town halls.
Words cannot describe the awesomeness of this idea.

Obama would run like a scalded b*tch out of that town hall.

[Kartographer]

“There was no effort,” Foltz said, to skew the audience for the president’s benefit. “It was very truly first-come, first-served. The tickets were dispensed until they were gone.”
Well then someone needs to call out the Montana National Guard!!!!
WARNING! WARNING! DANGER! DANGER! POD PEOPLE (Planted Obama Democrats)SIGHTINGS HAVE BEEN REPORTED A VARIOUS TOWNHALLS ACROSS AMERICA! THE PUBLIC IS ADVISE TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THESE DANGEROUS CREATURES! CAUTION IS ADVISED

[Bellflower]

A setup. Obviously the Obbats were given the first heads up and were bussed in by the drove. You had to know that Ob would never do it fair. It’s not possible.

[LizardQueen]

This is pure BS, that there was no stacking. When only 3 people in Montana applauded for the guy who said he was a proud NRA member then the mix in the audience is badly askew.

LQ

[Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!]

he had all fake people behind him and maybe a few REAL questions.

[Feasor13]

I’ve traveled all over Montana and have a good friend that lives in Billings. The state is missing your typical ACORN member is what I was trying to stay. They’re going to have to fly them in or bus them in.

[Getsmart64]

Any reason why obozo picked Montana considering it would be pro-American conservative?

Bozeman is 'posed to be a rich liberal enclave....

[La Enchiladita]

Beautiful.

[Political Junkie Too]

Hundreds of people seeking to attend the president's event began lining up Wednesday afternoon, and camped out overnight in the parking lots of the two local municipal buildings... "There was no effort," Foltz said, to skew the audience for the president's benefit. "It was very truly first-come, first-served. The tickets were dispensed until they were gone."

Maybe they should try a new way to do it, such as by lottery. Have everyone show up a few days early to register and get a wristband, then on the day of the event they randomly select names from the registry and you have to show that you still wear the wristband to get in.

But that would truly be an open townhall.

-PJ

[Category Four]

Forgive my nitpicking, but UM is Missoula. However, you're not too far off; Bozeman is MSU, on whose faculty Robert Pirsig* once sat.

*Pirsig = author of (What I found to be, anyway) the vastly muddled, hence unreadable, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.

[presently no screen name]

Obama to be “peacemaker”

What's he gonna do, bring a couple of six packs?

[presently no screen name]

How many grandmas and grandpas were able to camp out overnight? How many people in wheelchairs?

Good point. They should have saved a good portion and mailed them to their residents.

[TADSLOS]

Could be.

[MeekOneGOP]

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