Video: Shea-Porter plays April Fool’s joke on town hall
posted at 11:36 am on April 2, 2010 by Ed Morrissey
“This is going to be paid for, and it’s going to reduce the deficit!” Carol Shea-Porter tells her New Hampshire constituents a great April Fool’s joke, but they only laugh for a moment. She eventually tries offering the “martyr” defense by saying that members of Congress make so much money that the new taxes will wind up applying to them, but that doesn’t seem to impress anyone, either. “What about the CBO estimate?” one man yells, referring to the CBO reply to Paul Ryan showing ObamaCare to be a budget buster, and a woman yells, “You broke the Constitution!”
Maybe she needs better comedy writers?
Shea-Porter will face a serious challenge from Republicans in NH-01, probably Frank Guinta, who is the most prominent GOP candidate thus far declared for the primary. Most of Shea-Porter’s colleagues are avoiding discussions of ObamaCare like the electoral plague it will be. Shea-Porter might want to do the same — but her constituents won’t let her get away with it.
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She made me LOL
azkenreid on April 2, 2010 at 11:39 AM
Hey Aunt Bea, leave the comedy stuff to Don Knotts and Otis the drunk, you’re falling flat here.
We’re the April Fool’s joke for electing worthless idiots like Shea-Porter, who do nothing but recite tired, lying talking points.
NoDonkey on April 2, 2010 at 11:40 AM
I cannot wait to vote for her opponent in November!
This will essentially be the first time she’s ever had to campaign while defending an actual record, and not riding a slogan across the finish line.
2006: I’m not George Bush!
2008: Hope! Change!
2010: Um…RACISTS!
Bruce in NH on April 2, 2010 at 11:41 AM
She was willing to fall on her sword for Mr. Hanky, but she hoped the blade would be made of rubber.
SKYFOX on April 2, 2010 at 11:42 AM
This dim bulb’s defense is that congress voted to tax themselves because they will be hit with new taxes under HC laws. Yeah right!!! Did she also mention congress will be voting themselves a pay raise in the middle of the night?
veni vidi vici on April 2, 2010 at 11:43 AM
I’m betting it’s going to back to “George Bush!!!!1111!!!eleventy!!!!111″
mjk on April 2, 2010 at 11:43 AM
She won by 6pts on Obama’s coattails, she will definitely lose this year’s election because she’s chose to ride his coattails again it would seem.
ButterflyDragon on April 2, 2010 at 11:44 AM
What is it that always makes new taxes the solution?
Speakup on April 2, 2010 at 11:44 AM
If controlling fraud and waste is how to pay for things, why is it never done? It’s always the plan and never the reality.
mchristian on April 2, 2010 at 11:45 AM
I can hear her now…
Seven Percent Solution on April 2, 2010 at 11:45 AM
Ah yes, the people will just love Obamacare and soon forget what Congress did…
As the amount of discussions now go up as more is found out about the thing, this concept on the Left needs some serious revision. Perhaps manuals like ‘Sepuku for Dummies’ or ‘Cross-Training to Avoid Tar and Feathering’ or ‘Rail Riding 101′. That is if these Congresscritters can read.
I’m coming to doubt that last part.
ajacksonian on April 2, 2010 at 11:46 AM
The economy is going to continue to crap the bed after partially digesting Obamacare.
The senseless census workers will be laid off at the end of summer, just in time to fire yet another torpedo at the HMS Hopeychange.
It’s all over but the shouting for this she-jackass, why she’s even bothering to hold a Town Hall is the real question.
NoDonkey on April 2, 2010 at 11:47 AM
So she’s basically saying, “Hey we in congress have to pay this extra tax too you know,and we get nothing for it, but you suckers have to pay the tax and also watch your health services go down the sewer. Bwaaaaahhhhh”
veni vidi vici on April 2, 2010 at 11:48 AM
Joe Wilson -” You Lie ” —– S.C.J. John Roberts “Shakes Head”
wheels on April 2, 2010 at 11:50 AM
Democrat politicians… comic
goldpyritephreshone on April 2, 2010 at 11:50 AM
Well, I see she is a liar. Salary for rank and file congress members is $174,000. How does that put them in the upper tax level she speaks of. Is she counting bribes and pay-offs as part of their income.
Aviator on April 2, 2010 at 11:50 AM
She and the media will doubtless declare that she was a victim of “tea party hate”.
Dr. Carlo Lombardi on April 2, 2010 at 11:51 AM
Nice people in the room, yelling “SHUT UP!” to anyone who didn’t like what Porter had to say.
Liberals, gotta love the love.
Bishop on April 2, 2010 at 11:51 AM
If they exempted themselves from the plan, you just know that buried within the 6,000 pages of Nation altering tripe…
… they exempted themselves from any tax increase.
All of these politicians deserve life long scorn after this. Ben Nelson being booed out of a pizza parlor will be nothing compared to the rage across this land…
Seven Percent Solution on April 2, 2010 at 11:51 AM
Recall she said that Congress has their own health care. They want no part of this for themselves. Once again, it ain’t about health care.
rjoco1 on April 2, 2010 at 11:52 AM
Nah nah Nah nah
Nah nah NAH Nah
Hey Haaaayyy Hey
Gooo-ood bye!
ornery_independent on April 2, 2010 at 11:52 AM
I think it is called masochism (or maybe she is just a stupid heifer).
Aviator on April 2, 2010 at 11:54 AM
i highly doubt that they did not exempt themselves in someway from the taxes. after all..they exempted themselves from having to take part in the plan.
rplath on April 2, 2010 at 11:54 AM
Yeaaaah… this is why I think this idiot has a pretty good chance of being reelected.
Do people in NH really think spending TRILLIONS of dollars is savings?
I guess they do.
tetriskid on April 2, 2010 at 11:55 AM
I thought the pay raises are automatic. They only vote if they want to stop them.
Jvette on April 2, 2010 at 12:06 PM
Speaking of New Hampshire, here’s the new video that was uploaded to youtube 2 days ago and is going ballistic. It’s pretty funny, even if you don’t live here. And don’t worry, Che-Porter is nowhere to be seen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bX7nQrCgALM
Del Dolemonte on April 2, 2010 at 12:08 PM
You’ll be able to count the number of Democratic “Townhall” meetings during the Easter recess on one hand.
GarandFan on April 2, 2010 at 12:09 PM
The blame for this fool can be placed on my embarrassing State of MA. We voted in a bunch of liberal fools and when our state started to go into the toilet a bunch fled to NH where they proceeded to start voting in… liberal fools.
I sense a pattern here…
SittingDeadRed on April 2, 2010 at 12:09 PM
Congress-persons will pay more taxes? So that’s fair? Do they ahve to take the stinky insurance foisted on the rest of the country?
rebuzz on April 2, 2010 at 12:10 PM
I’m glad for my blood pressure’s sake I was not there…
I would hav HAD to yell out:
“You’re obviously incompetent. You’re FIRED!”
golfmann on April 2, 2010 at 12:11 PM
A liberal’s concept of ‘saving’ is when they want to spend $3 trillion but can only spend $1.5 trillion. Hence, a ‘saving’ of $1.5 trillion.
Liam on April 2, 2010 at 12:11 PM
Well the DNC’s already sending out fundraising appeals featuring: “Sarah Palin!!!!1111!!!eleventy!!!!111″.
So I guess GWB will be right behind.
Abby Adams on April 2, 2010 at 12:12 PM
The people are beginning to wise up to these phony, self serving charlatans.
rplat on April 2, 2010 at 12:18 PM
Better than my “Representative” Hodes is doing. He’s too busy running for Judd Gregg’s Senate seat to care about his district.
He rode in on BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSH!!!!!111!!11!! in ’06 and on Giggles’ coattails in ’08, same as Shea-Porter. He thinks he can ride into the Senate on GigglesCare.
crazy_legs on April 2, 2010 at 12:22 PM
Why aren’t they trying to control fraud and waste all the time instead of only when they’re trying to pass some liberal wet-dream?
PatMac on April 2, 2010 at 12:25 PM
Well, she may be a complete joke, but I give her *some* credit for even holding a town hall meeting.
KS Rex on April 2, 2010 at 12:31 PM
How much fraud and waste in medicare has been saved in the last year?
rjoco1 on April 2, 2010 at 12:35 PM
When Obama has to tax those earning $250K/$200K at 100 percent then the collapse will be complete. Somehow Democrats think taxation is fair if it only taxes certain classes of people.
Dasher on April 2, 2010 at 12:36 PM
Hence the shout from someone in the audience of “Since when?” when she claimed that one of the ways the administration plans to pay for this is by reducing fraud and waste.
Jvette on April 2, 2010 at 12:44 PM
We can only hope…
oldleprechaun on April 2, 2010 at 12:47 PM
Somebody needs to start a “Blogging the Health Care Bill” series. It would take years, I think, to finish.
Theophile on April 2, 2010 at 12:48 PM
What a piece of garbage! She stands there and spouting BS talking points and acts all sanctimonious about how her taxes are going up. More than half of Congress is made up of millionaires. Like they give a crap about paying a little more in taxes?! Shoot, most of them don’t pay them at all(*cough* Rangel, Geithner *cough*).
If I’d been in that room, I would’ve told her that line Kevin Spacey has in The Ref(one of the most underrated movies ever):
“You know what I’m going to get you next Christmas? A big wooden cross, so that every time you feel unappreciated for your sacrifices, you can climb on up and nail yourself to it.”
Doughboy on April 2, 2010 at 12:52 PM
The rest of the story
BobMbx on April 2, 2010 at 12:55 PM
In the Brave New Democratic World, one has no need to read.
Bills are for PASSING, not READING, doncha know.
VelvetElvis on April 2, 2010 at 1:00 PM
Carol Che-Porter had better start looking for a job now.
As Bill Murray said to his secretary in Ghostbusters, “A person of your qualifications should have no trouble at all finding a top-flight job in either the housecleaning or foodservice industries.”
UltimateBob on April 2, 2010 at 1:01 PM
They voted to tax themselves? What? I thought only those who made more than $200,000 were being taxed. The salary of a rank and file congress-person is $174,000. Majority and Minority Leaders receive $193,400. Only the Speaker of the House makes more than $200,000 per year ($223,500).
Therefore, no member of congress other than the speaker should receive a tax increase because they don’t meet the $200,000 threshold. Or could it be, that the $200,000 threshold is just a lie and those in the “middle class” are also being taxed.
So, she is either lying about voting to have her taxes raised, or she was lying that only the rich will have their taxes increased. Either way, she is lying!
DoS_Conservative on April 2, 2010 at 1:02 PM
Doesn’t Congress have a different health care plan than us?
Unoriginal Twin on April 2, 2010 at 1:04 PM
This pig wants to be in front of her constituents as much as Obama wants to listen to the Sean Hannity show.
Shea-Porter is going to go the way of Shea Stadium.
EMD on April 2, 2010 at 1:05 PM
At 0:57 a woman says (not very loud) “Shut the hell up.” Not sure if she meant it for Shea-Porter or someone in the audience.
db on April 2, 2010 at 1:12 PM
TGIF Circus Life Republicans “Dirty White Boys & The Horse They Rode In On”
I don’t usually critique the Republican party but sense they have volunteered so much material this week….. in review.
Dr Evil on April 2, 2010 at 1:12 PM
Che-Porter is going to go the way of Che Guevara.
UltimateBob on April 2, 2010 at 1:13 PM
The poor thing seems to actually believe what she says.
Alana on April 2, 2010 at 1:14 PM
This is the same “administration” that uses Medicare’s “low administrative cost” to beat up on the insurance companies.
Sure, it’s cheap to rubber stamp claims, but that’s why Medicare is losing $60 billion plus per year on fraud.
This “administration” has no idea what they are doing, do not be persuaded otherwise. Any doctor who has practiced for a year or more, knows more about health care than anyone responsible for writing the POS bill the idiots in Congress passed and certainly more than our ignorant, arrogant president.
NoDonkey on April 2, 2010 at 1:17 PM
OMG… What a dope
Wade on April 2, 2010 at 1:19 PM
Clueless,self-serving female democrat politician= cupid stunt.
nukeemnow on April 2, 2010 at 1:22 PM
Good One!
Wade on April 2, 2010 at 1:24 PM
As aviator said,the tax hikes don’t effect Congressmen based on salary.They make more in unreported income anyway,so the tax hike is a mute point for them.
She didn’t even see the irony that Congress is paid FROM taxes,so any tax increase on her goes back to her.
What a moron.
DDT on April 2, 2010 at 1:32 PM
Oh wow! We should applaud congress for taxing themselves! They really went the extra mile on that one!
JellyToast on April 2, 2010 at 1:33 PM
I live in the wicked Twit of the Northeast’s district.
Hmmmm…
Vote her out in November or throw a brick through her window now? Go for the instant gratification or wait for a more satisfying result?
Decisions decisions.
Oh I guess I’ll wait until November and then throw her political career through the window. ;)
evilned on April 2, 2010 at 1:34 PM
I just hope I don’t start seeing T-shirts with her face on the front.
GAAAH!!!!!
UltimateBob on April 2, 2010 at 1:34 PM
Tax themselves? Who frickin cares?
Congress gets a different class of healthcare ENTIRELY.
Who are the cretins who voted in this mental lightweight?
DavidM on April 2, 2010 at 1:35 PM
Remember in November…
Remember in November…
Khun Joe on April 2, 2010 at 1:35 PM
We really have to get the idiots out of office.It’s one thing to have opposing views,but so many of our elected officials are in fact just plain stupid.
DDT on April 2, 2010 at 1:36 PM
Well, that is one way to cut Obama off at the knees. He relies heavily on these stupid and crooked people to push his agenda through. The more of them we can get rid of, the less damage he can do.
UltimateBob on April 2, 2010 at 1:43 PM
Maybe it’s just me, but does anyone know of a conservative woman you uses a hyphenated last name? Just wondering…
orlandocajun on April 2, 2010 at 1:45 PM
Does she click her heels together every morning, saying….these talking points have to be true….over, and over, and over again?
I don’t think she believes this crap she’s trying to sell either, but she’s taking her orders to do so, seriously. After all….we know that loyalty to the party is MORE important than the people, and the Constitution.
capejasmine on April 2, 2010 at 1:57 PM
I especially liked the part when she said that high-earners would pay more in taxes, like that makes everything better.
Just_Vicki on April 2, 2010 at 1:58 PM
They don’t pay taxes, they use the Rangle deduction.
Wade on April 2, 2010 at 2:07 PM
That’s about the same nonsense we’re getting from Hodes who is my NH rep. Some of the e-mails I’ve gotten from him are so skewed, so party line and full of half truths that one would think he’d be ashamed to put it in writing.
jeanie on April 2, 2010 at 2:16 PM
New Hampshire used to be a nice place, but now it is going the way of Vermont from too many liberal immigrants, who refer, dismissively, to the natives as woodchucks.
Dhuka on April 2, 2010 at 2:20 PM
“I’ve tried it hundreds of times. There’s no way you can hammer in the last nail.”
Crawford on April 2, 2010 at 2:24 PM
Those in congress who voted for this voted to tax themselves? The tax is only going to affect those couples earning $250K or more and singles earning $200K or more.
I though the congressional pay was around $175K. Is this more new math or did I miss a pay raise?
jack herman on April 2, 2010 at 2:45 PM
Go away, Shea, go away.
ranzofola on April 2, 2010 at 2:58 PM
All I’ll say regarding congress and taxes is look up “boomer deduction”
RonD504 on April 2, 2010 at 3:00 PM
So true, so true:(
Jvette on April 2, 2010 at 3:07 PM
At least Hodes, unlike Che-Porter, has the decency to attend the military funerals of NH soldiers killed in action.
Still nice if you know where to go. And no, I am not going to tell you where that is.
Del Dolemonte on April 2, 2010 at 4:32 PM
Those who voted for this bill voted to pay too???…Ahhh,..if only those WHO VOTED FOR THIS BILL PAID TAXES!!!
Now is the time to buy stock in TicTacs!
christene on April 2, 2010 at 5:00 PM
Here is the website for Frank Guinta
http://www.teamguinta.com/
Early support will help him defeat Shea-Porter in November.
November is only 7 months away and it will take a lot of time to earn enough votes to defeat an incumbent.
wren on April 2, 2010 at 6:04 PM
Not only that (and correct me if I am mistaken here) but it is my understanding gubment officials wrote into the obama-care crap samich that they (Shea-porter and all the other congress-critters) are exempt from Obamascare, so how is it again that Obamacare will be paid for through HC taxes on congress memebers when they are exempt? She obviously thinks we are as stupid as she is!
No doubt, after all our gubment has such a great track record at controlling fraud and running profitable operations…like medicaid, miedicare, amtrak, etc…BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
Liberty or Death on April 2, 2010 at 7:29 PM
:-)
Sarah President-Palin
scituate_tgr on April 3, 2010 at 9:12 AM
Just another idiot liberal showing that liberalism is a mental disorder. We have to flush these morons down the bowl of life.
volsense on April 3, 2010 at 9:18 AM
“We have to flush these morons down the bowl of life.”
It is an well-established scientific FACT that liberal morons flushed down the bowl always circle to the left, no matter which hemisphere they are in.
fulldroolcup on April 3, 2010 at 5:47 PM