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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCrowd erupts in anger - GOP senator shows up late to town hall then tries to stall with group prayer
RawstoryRepublican Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy faced an angry crowd at a town hall meeting in Metairie on Wednesday when he showed up late and then tried to have the crowd participate in a group prayer.
Pray on your own time! shouted one angry constituent, according to NOLA.com. This is our time.
A group of women located near the back of the room reportedly chanted, Separation of church and state.
Wow, they booed the name of Jesus, said Cassidy after the prayer led by Louisiana State Chaplain Michael Sprague got drowned out by protests.
The town hall was scheduled to start at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, but protesters began to arrive at 11 a.m. and by early afternoon, the parking lot was full. Some attendees parked blocks away at other locations in the neighborhood.
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Crowd erupts in anger - GOP senator shows up late to town hall then tries to stall with group prayer (Original Post)
Jimbo101
Feb 2017
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cilla4progress
(24,776 posts)1. Same as Isis hiding behind
Allah.
ck4829
(35,091 posts)2. Just rendering unto Caesar, buddy.
elleng
(131,138 posts)4. Right. Think he's aware of that?
dalton99a
(81,599 posts)3. At least he didn't trot out his wife to recite Our Father
C_U_L8R
(45,021 posts)5. 'Pray on your own time"
You can say that again. What phonies.
Mariana
(14,861 posts)6. Look how he mischaracterized what they did.
"They booed the name of Jesus." No, asshole, they booed YOU, and just in case you need a reminder, you ain't Jesus.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)7. Nailed that sucker
Better than I was going to say. The crowd wasn't there for a church service, they were there to talk to their elected official. But Sen. Cassidy can always resign his seat and go into the ministry if that's more to his liking. He might find the pay a little confining.