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By: Hot Air: NH Representatives bug out instead of facing constituents | The Kansas Progress

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 18:21:58 +0000

[...] If the voters in New Hampshire expected to get answers from their Congressional Representatives on health-care reform, they may have to wait a long, long time. Neither Paul Hodes or Carol Shea-Porter will meet with constituents during the August recess, a time when Beltway politicians usually touch base with voters back home to both raise money and take heat over their policies. Instead, both will meet an entirely different constituencies: Democratic Rep. Paul Hodes (NH-02) has no publicly scheduled town hall meetings with constituents planned for the August recess but he will appear in Concord as the “featured guest” at the Blue Hampshire Bash, a party for liberal bloggers on August 24th, NowHampshire.com has learned. [...]

By: Always To The Right

Always To The Right — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:28:38 +0000

No Universal Health Care…

Giuliani: Obama only has himself to blame for health-care debate
Leadership vacuum
NH Representatives bug out instead of facing constituents
Sherrod Brown: We’re not doing town halls
Video: Specter shocked, shocked to find individual……

By: Jeff from WI

Jeff from WI — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:56:35 +0000

Carol here is a victim of crotch crickets

By: Wade

Wade — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:46:40 +0000

Patches Kennedy, no town hall and that was announced before Shriver died. Rhode Islanders are searching the bars for ~~Peaches~~ Patches.

By: GeneSmith

GeneSmith — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:37:07 +0000

Hodes is modestly competent but a thorough 0bama rump-swab. Shea-porter is simply a dumb-ass and, if anything, is further up 0′s butt than Hodes. We in NH got swamped by emigre` libs escaping MA’s taxes but now demanding the same services they got there. Being libs, they are happy to spend Other People’s Money to satisfy their needs.

By: Dr Evil

Dr Evil — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:57:15 +0000

This is funny Lois Lane holding up a sign about Max Baucus. Obama is Superman right :)

By: Dr Evil

Dr Evil — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:52:15 +0000

Max Baucus is the Chairmen of Senate Finance Committe, he voted for Sotomayor that isn’t popular in Montana a Red State and ultra 2nd Amendment state. They can’t pass this reform bill whatever it turns out to be without Max Baucus. Montanans are aware of the spending and the debt we are incurring. They are individualist not collectivist. Max Baucus doesn’t have the luxury of living in a Blue State.

I expect to see a staged event in Bozeman I hope I am wrong but look what happened in New Hampshire. Kabuki Theater, what’s your name little girl…..

By: Dr Evil

Dr Evil — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:49:31 +0000

http://www.dphhs.mt.gov/contactus/humanresourcedevelopmentcouncils.shtml

Tom

marinetbryant on August 14, 2009 at 10:43 AM

So that’s who is going to be in the audience asking questions at the town hall meeting? Community Organizers?

By: Club for Growth

Club for Growth — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:40:08 +0000

Friday Afternoon Daily News Bonus Edition…

THE DAILY NEWS On Health Care, a Populist Revolt – Rich Lowry, National Review The toxic trio – The Economist Health Care Is the Door to Controlling Everything – Jonah Goldberg, The Corner NH Representatives bug out instead of facing constituents – Hot…

By: right2bright

right2bright — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:27:10 +0000

Archimedes on August 14, 2009 at 1:06 PM

What a great post…

By: Archimedes

Archimedes — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:06:16 +0000

Triple J is holding a town hall-in a church on the south side of Chicago! It’s in the evening.
If he held it in the far south suburbs he might find (GASP!) folks who don’t like obama-care.
Can’t have that-can we?
I’m a 5ft.2inch woman.
I’m brave-but not crazy brave.
There’s no way I’m going to that neighborhood-anytime.

annoyinglittletwerp on August 14, 2009 at 11:36 AM

Strenght in numbers my dear, if you would like a non-metrosexual male to accompany you I’d be glad to act as escort. There are more in oppoisition than you might think here in Chicago, by no means a majority but enough to be heard. The tea-party at the Federal Bldg. last April is testament that you are not alone.

I am in Streeterville you reach me at archimedes6@att.net

By: Archimedes

Archimedes — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:55:52 +0000

This shouldn’t surprise anyone. These politicians are deathly afraid of becoming infamous on Youtube. Look at how Specter’s numbers have plummeted since he started attending these townhalls.

Doughboy on August 14, 2009 at 10:26 AM
Really funny, considering the fact that they have their Senate majority courtesy of a little YouTube video of George Allen calling some kid a “macaca.”

rockmom on August 14, 2009 at 11:16 AM

“Live by the sword…..”

By: Mallard T. Drake

Mallard T. Drake — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:50:25 +0000

In Seattle, Baghdad Jim McDermott is only holding teleconference townhall meetings. Supposedly I will get a call to tell me when I can call in to participate. Yeah, I’m sure that will happen any moment now.

Neither Osama Mama Patty Murray or Backbencher Maria Cantwell are holding townhalls this month.

Needless to say, I feel very well represented in Congress……./s

By: Christian Conservative

Christian Conservative — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:39:51 +0000

We’ll have to take the town hall to them! DC 9/12.

By: pilamaye

pilamaye — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:39:18 +0000

New Hampshire: Profiles In Cowardice.

By: Catmman

Catmman — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:37:29 +0000

New Democrat Tactic for Townhalls…

Don’t have any.

If there is a meeting, change the name. Call them “roundtables”. If you have a “roundtable”, stack the deck with health care “supporters” (read OfA) and make the discussion by “invitation only”. If that doesn’t work, t…

By: Del Dolemonte

Del Dolemonte — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:27:43 +0000

Here in NH we refer to her as “Carole Che-Porter”. And with good reason.

Last October, the son of a friend of mine, a member of the NH National Guard, was KIA by an IED in Afghanistan. There was a huge, and I mean huge, military funeral in his home city of Franklin, attended by thousands.

First to speak at the service was NH Governor John Lynch, a Democrat. Also in attendance were Senator John Sununu and Rep. Paul Hodes. Senator Judd Gregg was absent, but he had an excellent excuse-at the same time as the service, he was busy christening the new attack sub USS New Hampshire in Portsmouth. But Che-Porter was a total no-show.

When I got home from the service and checked my e-mail, there was a fund raising message from Che-Porter-it had been sent at the same time the service was taking place. I e-mailed her back, asking why she hadn’t attended the service.

She refused to reply.

By: ThatMan

ThatMan — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:23:35 +0000

And when they get voted out….its limbaughs and big insurance fault. And the rest of us paranoid rubes who don’t know whats good for us. There’s no grassroots involved, were just gullible. That’s how dems look at moderates right? gullible democrats?

By: Del Dolemonte

Del Dolemonte — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:20:41 +0000

Anyone know how to get in touch with the New Hampshire tea-partiers?

DelD on August 14, 2009 at 10:20 AM

Hey, I like your screen name! Very original /sarc/

Do a Google search for Granite Grok, they should have some info.

By: gabriel sutherland

gabriel sutherland — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:15:53 +0000

Wouldn’t well known Democracy advocate Markos Moulitsas Zuniga encourage Hodes to skip Blue Hampshire Bash and go host a town hall meeting and actually practice Democracy?

It seems to me that Kos himself is actively providing cover for a candidate hiding from his constituents.

By: Mr_Magoo

Mr_Magoo — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:13:08 +0000

thomasaur on August 14, 2009 at 11:48 AM

Sweet…

roy_batty on August 14, 2009 at 11:56 AM

Makes me want to learn Latin.

And from 300:

Xerxes: Consider the beautiful land you so vigorously defend. Picture it reduced to ash at my whim! Consider the fate of your women!
Spartan King Leonidas: Clearly you don’t know our women!

Sarah, you have your marching orders!

By: cmsinaz

cmsinaz — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:10:24 +0000

roy_batty on August 14, 2009 at 11:56 AM

ding ding ding

By: Jeff from WI

Jeff from WI — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:05:03 +0000

So this is a thread about Democrats being cowards…LOL…that’s not news.

By: maverick muse

maverick muse — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:04:51 +0000

C-SPAN broadcast the obscene Networks Nation last night. The union opening video was full of profanity and threats of violence against conservative. Kos kid stood up and told people to thieve. This as intro to Bill Clinton.

By: highhopes

highhopes — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:01:28 +0000

The only thing worse would be if a Virginian was coordinating for the DNC, oh wait a minute……Governor Kaine?

riverrat10k on August 14, 2009 at 11:38 AM

Does Kaine still work here?