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Montana Prevents Obama From Rigging Town Hall Audience
Washington Times via Newsmax ^ | August 14, 2009 | Matthew Mosk

Posted on 08/14/2009 10:37:18 AM PDT by 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."

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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Montana
KEYWORDS: bhotownhalls; bozeman; montana; obama; obamaplants; patriots; riggeddebate; townhalls
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To: CholeraJoe

so the obams is going to be out in your old stomping grounds. what is he likely to encounter out there?


61 posted on 08/14/2009 11:30:33 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: kddid
I fully expect there to be people shouting truly vile things at Obama--even racist things. Of course, they'll be leftist agents provactuers meant to make our side look bad and Obama look like a victim.

It's called the "God hates fags" tactic.

Remember, you heard it hear first.
62 posted on 08/14/2009 11:30:33 AM PDT by Antoninus (Sarah Palin will soon have more fans on Facebook than most major newspapers have readers.)
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To: Little Bill

HEY! WHO YOU CALLIN A COMMIE?


63 posted on 08/14/2009 11:36:19 AM PDT by This_far
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To: Sarah Barracuda

He may be facing pressure from is liberal congressmen friends to attend one of these barn burners.

Anyone have the time?


64 posted on 08/14/2009 11:37:22 AM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie
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To: kddid

It’s streamed here if not http://www.montanasnewsstation.com/Global/category.asp?C=50437&nav=menu227_4


65 posted on 08/14/2009 11:38:30 AM PDT by This_far
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To: kddid
Well, we'll see.

Hussein is a poser, and I disdain his political posturing.

66 posted on 08/14/2009 11:38:39 AM PDT by Recovering_Democrat
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To: My Favorite Headache
What time is this garbage going to be on?

According to Rush, around 3PM EST, so as not to give Rush an opportunity to comment on it.
67 posted on 08/14/2009 11:40:33 AM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia (Can we trade in the clunker we have in the White House?)
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To: This_far

from your link, whats the odd of her getting her questions asked much less answered?
10000 to 1?

A Three Forks woman, Donna S.C. Kelly, was the first to get a town hall ticket, after waiting outside Bozeman’s City Hall for nearly 18 hours. She said that she has a question and a comment for President Obama: “At what point is the US government going to be fiscally responsible and accountable and quit printing money? And the second, quit trashing the Constitution and get back to it.”


68 posted on 08/14/2009 11:43:23 AM PDT by rolling_stone (no more bailouts, the taxpayers are out of money!)
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To: Feasor13; Frantzie
There’s not a whole lot of major population centers close to Bozeman

Bozone is about an hour & 1/2 from Billings, the States largest city. An hour from Butte and an additional 1/2 from Helena.

Folks here travel regularly.

69 posted on 08/14/2009 11:45:13 AM PDT by This_far
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To: King Hawk
Any questions outside of the softball field are considered racist personal attacks.

Good luck on those questions Joe the Plumber.

70 posted on 08/14/2009 11:45:33 AM PDT by MaxMax (Will the real JIM THOMPSON please pick up the white phone)
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To: xsmommy

He’s going to Belgrade, a town just outside of the notoriously liberal bastion of Bozeman. He won’t see many blacks in Montana, but I’m certain they’ll bus in plenty of Indians from the reservations. they already have government run healthcare, so I’m sure they’ll sing its praises.


71 posted on 08/14/2009 11:46:48 AM PDT by CholeraJoe ("Never pick a fight with an old man. He'll kill you.")
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To: nomoremods

I smell a BIG setup!! Those against will be outnumbered by those bussed in from more liberal areas...MARK IT!!! They will immediately be shout down if they even dare to question or boo the BLACK MESSIAH KLOWN!!


72 posted on 08/14/2009 11:48:03 AM PDT by RoseofTexas (Give me liberty OR death!!!)
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To: This_far
You must be from Butte, you should have been there in 1950 when I was a kid, you would know.
73 posted on 08/14/2009 11:48:34 AM PDT by Little Bill (Carol Che-Porter is a MOONBAT.)
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To: My Favorite Headache
What time is this garbage going to be on?

Turkey One has landed, they're smoozing at the base of the ramp.

74 posted on 08/14/2009 11:49:10 AM PDT by This_far
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To: Iron Munro

How many people with kids at home can sit on a sidewalk all night long?
+++++++++++++

On the other hand, I would have paid my 16 year old (if I had one) and his buddies, to camp out and get us 5 of those tickets...maybe others thought about that also. Those are like the Willy Wonka golden tickets (half kidding.)


75 posted on 08/14/2009 11:49:44 AM PDT by SeattleBruce (God, Family, Church, Country & the Tea Party! Take America Back! (Objective media? Try TRAITORS.))
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To: kddid

Doesn’t Montana have a DEM. Governor?


76 posted on 08/14/2009 11:50:35 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: kddid

bookmark


77 posted on 08/14/2009 11:51:13 AM PDT by GOP Poet
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To: RC2

“first words out of you mouth have to be “Yes or No”.”

Afraid they are two steps ahead of a Yes or No sort of question.

Yes, as long as blah blah blah

or

No, not unless blah blah blah

Both cases leaving room for changing their mind.


78 posted on 08/14/2009 11:53:40 AM PDT by NavyCanDo
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To: Little Bill
You must be from Butte, you should have been there in 1950 when I was a kid, you would know.

Yes and I kid. I know of the history. Some of the attitude has changed. (Irony... I just settled here from NH.)

79 posted on 08/14/2009 11:54:45 AM PDT by This_far
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To: kddid

Please
please please please...

someone, stand up and after stating that you would like to quote Hillary!, scream it from the depths of your diaphram:

“I am sick and tired of people who say that if you debate and you disagree with this administration somehow you’re not patriotic. We should stand up and say we are Americans and we have a right to debate and disagree with any administration”

please Lord, make it so!


80 posted on 08/14/2009 11:57:14 AM PDT by woollyone (I believe God created me- you believe you're related to monkeys. Of course I laughed at you!)
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