AltWeeklies Wire
Even as Theater, Health Care Town Halls are Turning into a Major Painnew
Only a few days ago, Rep. Bart Gordon's town hall would have set off a frenzy of national chatter. Now, it's all too predictable -- merely yet another humiliation of a member of Congress by the far right.
Nashville Scene |
Jeff Woods |
08-28-2009 |
Politics
Health, Lies and Videotape: The Attempted Hijacking of the Health Care Debatenew
Unlike bottom-up organizations such as Moveon.org that take no corporate donations, most of the organizations behind this right-wing "grassroots" movement are directly or indirectly related to the guys poised to lose big bucks if Obama's plan passes.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
08-26-2009 |
Politics
Shouting Down Debate at the Health Care Town Hallsnew
At a recent town hall meeting, Sen. Chris Dodd was cheered by supporters for shepherding a heath reform plan through the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee last month, but one protester instead decided to offer him a suggestion: suicide.
New Haven Advocate |
Chandra Niles Folsom |
08-18-2009 |
Politics
Stupid Triumphs Again at a Town Hall on Health Care Reformnew
This is what worries me: time and time again, the needs of the stupid and disingenuous are not only treated as valid concerns, but as the greatest concerns.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Brendan Skwire |
08-17-2009 |
Politics
