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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-07-09 09:18 AM
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Woman Who Said She Was ‘Just A Mom’ At Town Hall Meeting Is Exposed As A Republican Operative
Edited on Fri Aug-07-09 09:28 AM by babylonsister
http://thinkprogress.org/2009/08/07/woman-mom-gop/

Woman Who Said She Was ‘Just A Mom’ At Town Hall Meeting Is Exposed As A Republican Operative


Rep. Steve Kagen (D-WI) faced a “heated” discussion about health care at a town hall meeting yesterday, with people in the crowd who were heckling, interrupting, and filibustering him.

One vocal attendee was a woman named Heather Blish, who identified herself as “just a mom from a few blocks away” and “not affiliated with any political party.” When interviewed by the local NBC affiliate, Blish insisted she was not a member of the Republican Party. “I left the party,” she said. Blish’s statements, however, are distortions. From NBC’s report:

Her LinkedIn page shows something different. She was the vice chair of the Republican Party of Kewaunee County until last year. She worked on the John Gard campaign, who ran unsuccessfully against Kagen last year. And it says she’s a part of the Republican Party for Kagen’s district, as well as the Republican Party of Wisconsin, and the Republican National Committee.


Watch it at link~

Huffington Post’s Sam Stein notes, “Blish’s deliberate misleading of the local NBC reporter feeds into the suspicion that she — like other protesters at these events — are there because of political reasons not policy disagreements.”

Indeed, Republicans have been heavily promoting these protests. Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) has said that the time for polite town halls is “over,” and House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) has said that Democrats will have a “very, very hot summer.” State Republican Parties have also joined in.
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UTUSN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-07-09 09:23 AM
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1. If she ran against KAGAN, shouldn't he have CALLED her on it at the time?!1 n/t
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-07-09 09:24 AM
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3. Good call, UTUSN, not quick to the draw, is he? nt
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LaydeeBug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-07-09 09:28 AM
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8. it says she worked on his opponent's campaign, not that she was the opponent. nt
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Barack_America Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-07-09 09:27 AM
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7. She helped the campaign of his opponent.
I don't believe she ran herself.
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suffragette Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-07-09 09:31 AM
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10. I read it as she worked on the campaign of someone who ran against Kagan
So no real reason to be recognized.

Glad that operatives like this are being exposed for who they are and what they're really up to.
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UTUSN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-07-09 12:12 PM
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14. CorrectoMundo, all!1 Sorry. I guess my flamers are correct about my reading comp!1 n/t
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suffragette Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-07-09 01:25 PM
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17. No flames here
We all scan threads quickly and sometimes miss something.
I know I have.
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Xenotime Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-07-09 09:23 AM
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2. They are disruptive and sabotaging the democratic process.
It's time to out them all.
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Echo In Light Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-07-09 09:24 AM
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4. Rec
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NNN0LHI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-07-09 09:26 AM
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5. Boy them Republican pigs sure are well seasoned liars
Imagine how their kids will turn out with that kind of example.

Don
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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-07-09 09:26 AM
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6. In times past, that reporter might have done a bit of research on her
Edited on Fri Aug-07-09 09:29 AM by SoCalDem
BEFORE airing the tape..
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surrealAmerican Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-07-09 09:36 AM
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11. There's the problem in a nutshell.
Checks like that ought to be routine; they were once.
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PA Democrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-07-09 09:30 AM
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9. Good to see the local media called her out on her lies. Now all her neighbors
Edited on Fri Aug-07-09 09:30 AM by PA Democrat
will know she's a liar and an idiot.
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Hepburn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-07-09 09:38 AM
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12. Great OP....as usual....
...IMO, these asshole disruptors should be outed from who and what they are!

Thanks for the info...:hi:
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progressoid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-07-09 09:51 AM
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13. What a lying piece of shit. - - Look at her Linkedin page.
Edited on Fri Aug-07-09 10:04 AM by progressoid
Here's a sample:

http://www.linkedin.com/in/heatherblish


Advisor, IT Committee
Republican Party of Wisconsin
(Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)
December 2007 — February 2008 (3 months)

As an advisor to the IT Committee, I take part in quarterly on-location meetings, as well as conference calls, providing counsel in the areas of technology, communications, and internet marketing.




Vice-Chairman
Republican Party of Kewaunee County
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
February 2006 — February 2008 (2 years 1 month)





Heather Blish’s Groups:
Vice-chair, Republican Party of Kewaunee County, Executive Committee Member, 8th Congressional District Republican Party of Wisconsin, Member, Republican Party of Wisconsin, Republican National Committee

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Fuzz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-07-09 01:29 PM
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18. But in this setting, she was just representing her 'mom' side. Like when Rush makes
negro jokes, that's the 'entertainer' side.
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progressoid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-07-09 04:00 PM
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19. Ooooh, I see.
So even though she works for the Republican Party, she's not actually a Republican.
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Kievan Rus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-07-09 12:12 PM
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15. Spread the word. K & R.
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City Lights Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-07-09 12:13 PM
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16. I just sent this info to MSNBC.
Recommended.
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lib_wit_it Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-07-09 05:52 PM
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20. I'm shocked. It's just as if you were to tell me that Rush Limbarf was a big fat idiot!
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donheld Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-07-09 11:26 PM
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21. Figures
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