Sen. Durbin: Congress Can't Get Sucker Punched By Astroturf Campaigns

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Think Progress link
http://thinkprogress.org/2009/08/03/durbin-townhalls-gone-wild/
Sen. Durbin: We’ll ‘Be Forced Into Alternatives’ To Cram-Down, To Create ‘A New Climate Of Negotiation’
http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/08/03/durbin-housing-interview/

What these thugs are doing is trying to deny congress members a chance to connect with their constituents. Remember their constituents are their voter base. Cut the congress member from their voter base and can't tell his rational, you reduce that congress members chance at re-election. Think that has not occurred to the corporate sponsors who are shipping in these tea bagers from elsewhere in an attempt to intimidate the congress man and hopefully cause the public to buy into their bull shit.

townhalls...

Everyone that is sincere attending should bring one of their own too the iphone has a megaphone app which is handy would need a small speaker too. "we shall not be moved!" If anyone gets through on any of our side radios shows throw that out there if you feel like.

SDD: I think congress members should be meeting with people in the healthcare profession, talking about the current situation. I've done it myself, i'll continue to do it. But you know i hope my colleagues won't fall for a 'sucker punch' like this. These health insurance companies and people like them, are trying to load these townhall meetings for visual impact. They want to show 1,000s of people screaming 'socialist' and try and overcome the public sentiment, which favors healthcare reform. That's almost like flooding the switchboards on Capitol Hill, it doesn't prove much except the switchboards have limited capacity. So, we need to have a real balanced approach, that really allows members of congress to hear both sides of the story. Rather than be side tracked by these kind of tactics.

If they don't live in the Congressman's district, deport them.