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."

[xsmommy]

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

[Antoninus]

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.

[This_far]

HEY! WHO YOU CALLIN A COMMIE?

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

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

Anyone have the time?

[This_far]

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

[Recovering_Democrat]

Well, we'll see.

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

[rightwingintelligentsia]

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.

[rolling_stone]

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.”

[This_far]

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.

[MaxMax]

Any questions outside of the softball field are considered racist personal attacks.

Good luck on those questions Joe the Plumber.

[CholeraJoe]

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.

[RoseofTexas]

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!!

[Little Bill]

You must be from Butte, you should have been there in 1950 when I was a kid, you would know.

[This_far]

What time is this garbage going to be on?

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

[SeattleBruce]

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.)

[Ann Archy]

Doesn’t Montana have a DEM. Governor?

[GOP Poet]

bookmark

[NavyCanDo]

“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.

[This_far]

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.)

[woollyone]

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!