Get Your ObamaCare Posters!

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Hat Tip: @longhawl

I'm making stickers out of this one and pasting them everywhere!!!

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A Fork in the Road for America, Rebellion or Servitude

An excerpt of an insightful article:

Frankly, Americans resent authority. We accept some measure of it as a necessary evil most times, but there are limits. We can be pushed, often quite far, but when we reach a certain tipping point, enmity quickly flares. We can have quite heated arguments as equals, then knock off and have a drink. But once we have a heated argument, then are forced to do something we don’t want to do…well, we don’t like it.

That piece of our national character is being tried this month.

Over the past couple of days, we’ve seen arguments about national health care erupt into incidents of local violence. Yes, we yelled at each other bit back in 2005 or so, when Social Security reform was on the table. But now we’re seeing thugs in SEIU T-shirts showing up and throwing punches at people who are gathered to demonstrate against the current version of health care reform. We’ve seen a local Democratic Party apparatchik shove a demonstrator in the face. Billy Beck has often said it, and now he’s saying it again: “You have always heard it here first: All politics in this country now is just dressrehearsal for civil war.”

At this rate, I’m afraid that it’s going to become painfully obvious that a large number of people in this country are not going to politely doff their caps to the local SEIU grandees, once they’ve learned their lessons like good Germans. Quite the reverse, in fact.

I’ve also said before–and every time I do, people like Oliver Willis call me crazy for saying it–we’re preparing this country to split apart. There are two political camps in this country: collectivists, and and indvidualists. (Forget party labels. The parties are, at best, loose approximations of those two camps.) It’s a fairly even split between the two camps. And the fundamental philosophies of those two camps have become irreconcilable, for a number of reasons, but primarily as a result of centralization of power in Washington.

Source: QandO (please read the article)

Commentary

I agree. It has been my belief for a while now that there will be a shooting war between Americans again, and have been preparing.

If you want to stop a war, then you have two options...submit to the collectivists, or get involved in the political scene in your local precinct, town, county and state. There are enough of us to derail the plans of the collectivists, if only we will get off our buttocks, turn off the TV and get involved.

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Tempers Flare at Des Moines Health Care Town Hall

Learfield News captured this image of a well-paid scary conservative foot soldier of the Insurance Industry

Here are some more videos of people at Town Halls. This one was in Des Moines, Iowa and Senator Tom Harkin was the Democrat shill for Obama Care, otherwise known as HR 3200.

(Download it here or read it at Open Congress) I urge you to read it. It seems all the Democrat legislators are doing is dragging out the Administrative talking points and repeating them.

This first video is after the meeting begins. A man challenges what Senator Harkin has said, and immediately, a lefty lays hands on the man (that legally constitutes battery) and tries to shut him up. He seems surprised that other people in the audience are defending the other man's right to speak. Another lefty comes right up to the man, and sticks his fingers in the face of the man opposing Harkin and tells him to "go home". That's right. The lefty said for a man expressing his right to speak in a public meeting is told to go home.

As if that weren't enough...the Senator then says that the man was sent to the meeting to disrupt it by a national organization. The man is indignant. I would be, too. Senator Tom Harkin has been partaking of the Kool-Aid that has been dispensed by the Obama Administration and spread far and wide by the Legacy Media.

Here is the video snippet:

The only thing that kept that man from getting dragged out of that meeting was the presence of many others who agreed with him, or were at least willing to stand up for him and his Constitutional Rights. If it had been dark, I daresay that man would have suffered far more for expressing himself at the hands of Liberal Thugs.

Here are several videos of the event in sequential order, starting with one before the event and continuing through the event:


Before the Start




Part One





Part Two




Part Three



I will add more videos as they become available. You get the idea. Senator Tom Harkin opposes capitalism, as evidenced by his answer to the question in the beginning of the third video.

Audio of the entire meeting is available at Radio Iowa, and a good write up is avialable at the Radio Iowa Blog, and I have included a portion of it below that relays the question that was asked at the beginning of the third video:

"I will take some questions. Boy, it is really hot. I just apologize for that," Harkin said, just before he called upon a woman kneeling on the floor, holding a video camera in her hand.

"Senator, I was wondering why the push for a public plan, a single-payor plan, when obviously the public seems very much against it?" Heather Stancel of Earlham said.

Some in the crowd started shouting Stancel down. Harkin asked his people in the crowd to pipe down.

"Will you let her ask her question, please?" Harkin said. "I beg of you. Let's be generous and kind to one another. She has a legitimate question and I will try to answer it as best I can. Please."

"You are correct. There are a lot of people scared out there, however, it the bone of contention seems the public plan. Reform is great. Reform is excellent, however, common sense reform is important," Stancel said, concluding with this: "I think a lot of people agree that capitalism is the best way to regulate insurance companies."

Lots of applause and whistling from the crowd, the Harkin began: "Well, I'd only respond by saying capitalism, whatever that means in this broad context..."

The crowd erupted. "You don't know what it means?" one man shouted. Another yelled: "Are you socialist/communist?"

Harkin continued: "If it is the best way to regulate, then why do we spend more than any other country in the world and why are we 37th in the world in our health status? You know, that's what's happening right now. Insurance companies are overcharging. The pharmaceutical companies are overcharging."

What happened at the Town Hall in Iowa is exactly what Lefties are afraid of. They are afraid that regular Americans will get a chance to ask questions and challenge their elected representatives on a bill that will be voted upon soon. They are afraid because we are reading the bill, and know what is in it. They are afraid that we won't keep quiet as they try to force us to become a Socialist Society.

This is why they are trying to say that we are paid shills, or try to misdirect the discussion by manufacturing rage over those who exercise their right to observe the Second Amendment.

They are trying to shut down the voices of their fellow Americans.

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Congressman Shuler Meets With Asheville Tea Party

Image from a video shot by @LiberT

Asheville Tea Party Meets Congressman Heath Shuler from LiberT on Vimeo.

This video was shot by @LiberT who blogs at Fr33 Asheville. He is a young and enthusiastic Republican in Buncombe County.

During the meeting, Congressman Heath Shuler indicated that he will be voting against HR 3200. Please call 202-225-6401 and congratulate him, and encourage him to be independent of Nancy Pelosi and President Obama. Other contact info for him is available at his Congressional Website.

Here is a write-up of the meeting:

At 5:15 pm this evening, 8 representatives of the Asheville Tea Party and 1 Hendersonville Tea Partier were given a private audience with Congressman Heath Shuler.

In our group were Dr. Bill Rieke and his wife Margaret, Bill O’Connor, Doug Lack, Gary Shoemaker, Brian Umbarger, Jeffery Lane, Bill Lack, and me, Erika Franzi.

I began the discussion by sharing with Congressman Shuler some of the concerns that many of you have shared with me.

• This plan is too expensive for a country that is already broke.
• The federal government is not capable of handling the responsibility of an industry that makes up 15% of our economy.
• The Public Option as a backdoor route to a Single Payer health care plan.
• Achieving universal healthcare without shooting costs through the roof means rationing of care.
• This plan, if its so good, should be required for all federal employees.

Source: Jane Q Republican (read the rest over there)

Commentary

I am gladdened that he has said he will be voting against HR 3200 (aka ObamaCare).

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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi visits Denver Clinic to push Healthcare Reform, Ignores Protesters

A supporter of health care reform, left, who did not want to give her name, pushes forward to rip a sign out of Kris McLay's hands outside the Stout Street Clinic visited by Nancy Pelosi. (Image Courtesy THE DENVER POST | RJ SANGOSTI)

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi visited a Denver Clinic on Thursday to push for Obama's health care plan at an event that was only for the Pelosi Friendly Press and a few supporters of ObamaCare that were selected from the crowd (see video below).

Here is a video of outside the clinic, in which the shooter has placed helpful annotations in the video...

And here is a video of the event from the inside, made by an ObamaCare supporter...

Here is a snippet from the Denver Post:

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, visiting a Denver clinic for the homeless Thursday, insisted that Democrats are united in backing health care reform and brushed off a question of whether raucous, conservative-led protests against reform have hurt the effort.

"This is called the legislative process," she said during a brief question-and-answer period after touring the Stout Street Clinic in downtown Denver. "There are differences of opinions. This is the democratic process. . . . This is a very big initiative, to change health care in America."

Pelosi's visit to the clinic — to see and tout the impact of stimulus funds — came at a time when the national debate over health care has escalated into a figurative shouting match.

The shouting match became a literal reality outside the clinic Thursday, as people skeptical of more government involvement in health care traded chants and slogans with others who support sweeping reforms.

Source: Denver Post

Commentary

The Democrats will try to do a bum's rush on us to get this monstrosity passed through and our rights further curtailed by big government, as well as another blow to what little of the Free Market we have left in America.

During the next few weeks, please take the time to contact your Congressman and your Senator. Let them know how you feel about HR 3200 and be polite when you do it. Also, contact the local Democrat party headquarters and let them know that you are opposed to the bill. Let them hear how many people are opposed to socialized medicine.

If there is a Town Hall in your area, please attend and let your voice be heard in a respectful manner. Take a camera or camcorder and record what goes on so that Lefties cannot succeed in the oft-repeated lies that we are the ones who instigate violence at these things.

If your Congressman or Senator is a coward, they will be holding Town Halls via telephone so that they can avoid public contact with constituents who oppose ObamaCare.

My Congressman, Heath Shuler, will be holding a Tele-Town Hall on August 13th at 7.10pm and Sept 1st at 7.00pm. Please call 202-225-6401 and they will ask for your name, email address and Zip Code. If you are from outside the District, give them one of the following Zip Codes: 28801 28806 28813 28723 28751 or 28779. These are all Zip Codes in his Congressional District.

If there is no answer at Shuler's DC office, try the numbers on this web page...

District Offices:

	125 Bonnie Lane Sylva, NC 28779	Voice: 828-586-1962 FAX: Not Currently Available
	75 Peachtree Street, Suite 100 Murphy, NC 28906	Voice: 828-835-4981 FAX: Not Currently Available
	356 Biltmore Avenue, Suite 400 Asheville, NC 28801	Voice: 828-252-1651 FAX: 828-252-8734

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Leslie Boyd steps down from the Asheville Citizen-Times Will advocate full-time for socialized medicine

Asheville Citizen-Times reporter Leslie Boyd announced today that she's quitting her job to work full-time on advocating for health care reform through an organization she helped establish in the name of her son, who died of cancer.

Boyd's announcement comes about two weeks after local bloggers and Erika Franzi, the organizer of the Asheville Tea Party protests, called attention to Boyd's work and alleged that she'd violated the newspaper's code of ethics government reporters and their behavior when it comes to covering the news. Background is hereand here.

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I had thought I would take this step in about six months, but recent events have spurred me on. Erica Franzi's posts ( I don't read Thunderpig or the others) have made me realize I can be much more effective when I'm not working as a reporter. I'm free now to debunk misinformation about the proposed health care plan and perhaps to get people talking like grownups about what we need and whether there is a better plan than the one before Congress now.

Source: AshVegas (read the complete statement there)

I have background on a previous post.

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The Reaganite Republican Speaks

Fresh off a masterful dicing-and-slicing of theObamapologist yentas on The View, Michelle toldHannity why the DNC/Team Obama's bizarre allegation-that the RNC was deploying "K-Street funded mobs" to disrupt town hall meetings and other events- is theepitome of hypocrisy... and why there is likely soon to be a huge public backlash against this mother-of-all-smear-campaigns.

Team Obama's latest Alinskyite political assault comes as some on the left have taken to labeling even nuanced opposition to the misguided Obamacare proposal as "disinformation", "far-right-wing", even "hate radio" [h/t: Stop Socialism Now].

Source: Reaganite Republican (be sure to click the link and read the whole thing)

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Town Halls Turn Violent, Courtesy Healthcare Reformers and Unions

Photos Courtesy Drudge Report

I think the above photos show the influence that the left, and their supporters in the Unions are having on political discourse in our nation. Of course, if either of the politicians at the events pictured above had an ounce of courage, they would have made the effort to speak to the overflowing crowd of people who had to both hear the politician and to be heard by the politician.

There are bits and pieces of the Town Hall that took place in Tampa, Florida last night being posted, but so far, none that provide a serial narrative of the events.

Here are a few of them:

Courtesy You Tube User johnsmithers77



Courtesy You Tube User sunsetfans


And this video shows the scene immediately outside the Town Hall, where voters came...and were not even addressed by the politicians that supposedly represent them. Some representation, huh? I wonder if the people of the American Revolution would have stood for this treatment by their representatives?


Video Courtesy You Tube User InterestVid



This video shows a victim of the violence of the health care "reformers" and Union thugs. In America. This happened in America. And the coward who is the elected representative of the people of Tampa, Kathy Castor, did not bother to even try to address these people who showed up. Or was it a case of arrogance? Did Kathy Castor feel that she was elected to do the will of the Union thugs, and to ignore other constituencies?

A similar scene took place in St. Louis as well, including preferential seating given to union members and supporters of health care "reform". Observe...


Video Courtesy You Tube User mghoft



The same You Tube user captured the people who were denied an opportunity to interact with their elected representative breaking into song:





And here is what happened inside the Town Hall in St. Louis, captured in a playlist of videos that will automatically advance. So far 6 videos have been uploaded, and I will add the others to this playlist as they are added:


Video Courtesy You Tube User dsm0012



There were other Town Halls yesterday, though none have received the attention of the two above. Here is a short video by a citizen journalist at the event that was attended by Congressman John Dingel. I think she provided some succinct commentary and observations:


Video Courtesy You Tube User kelticknight70


My own Congressman, Heath Shuler, has chickened out of holding real Town Halls, and will be holding a couple of Tele-Town Halls. I'll keep you apprised of when they will be held, and post the audio from them if i am able.

I suppose it must be too hard for him to hold Town Halls in every county of the 11th Congressional District of North Carolina, huh? Especially when he has nearly a month of vacation coming up. So much for Mountain Values.

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Why Are Lefties So Upset Over Obama as Joker When They Were Silent When Bush Was Portrayed As The Joker?

This image has lefties and their supporters in the media crying foul, even to resort to playing what they think is a trump card...the race card.

...[T]he poster is ultimately a racially charged image. By using the "urban" makeup of the Heath Ledger Joker, instead of the urbane makeup of the Jack Nicholson character, the poster connects Obama to something many of his detractors fear but can't openly discuss. He is black and he is identified with the inner city, a source of political instability in the 1960s and '70s, and a lingering bogeyman in political consciousness...

The Joker's makeup in "Dark Knight" -- the latest film in a long franchise that dramatizes fear of the urban world -- emphasized the wounded nature of the villain, the sense that he was both a product and source of violence. Although Ledger was white, and the Joker is white, this equation of the wounded and the wounding mirrors basic racial typology in America. Urban blacks -- the thinking goes -- don't just live in dangerous neighborhoods, they carry that danger with them like a virus. Scientific studies, which demonstrate the social consequences of living in neighborhoods with high rates of crime, get processed and misinterpreted in the popular unconscious, underscoring the idea....

Source: Always on Watch, who has more, including insightful commentary on the article in the Washington Post.

Commentary

The purpose of bringing race into play is to chill dissent and to limit free speech by launching an ad hominem attack on the creator, and by extension those who share the image.

This leads me to ask, what about these depictions of President Bush I have uploaded below I found via Google Image Search...is their a racial component to them? Or is it because they wish to draw people away from the charge of socialism contained in the image of President Obama?

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Congressman Shuler to hold Tele-Town Halls Will Avoid Face-to-Face Time With Voters

As Congress continues to discuss this and other important legislation, it is imperative that I hear from my constituents. In an effort to reach as many people throughout the district as possible, I will be holding tele-town hall meetings on August 13, 2009 and September 1, 2009. Please contact my office at 202-225-6401 if you are interested in participating in either of these town halls. I will post additional information on my website as specific times and details are finalized.

Source: Shuler Newsletter

Hat Tip: @gordonsmith

Commentary

I urge everyone to sign up for these townhalls, and record them and post them online if you are able, as I will be doing. In a way, this will ensure that a public record will be preserved of his interaction with the public.

My suspicion is that this is Congressman Shuler's way of avoiding contact face-to-face with voters who will be letting him know how they feel, especially after the rise of the Tea Party Movement.

As always, if you find out about a public appearance by our Congressman, please let me know via the comment section on this blog, or send me a DM via Twitter.

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Big Twitter Outage Today Update: Twitter Under DDoS Attack Twitter Is Up and Down

I step way from Twitter for an hour and a half, and when I come back to post a photo, BOOM! Twitter is down, and had been for over an hour. I'll bet some tweeters are going nuts out there.

I guess that this will force me to establish a backup way of updating my status and communicating when Twitter is down. Friend Feed, perhaps? Feel free to provide suggestions of your own for a microblogging platform during Twitter Fails besides my blog and Ning networks.

Anyway, the photo at the top of this post was what I had intended to post on Twitter. Guess it is even now more apropos than ever before.

Ha! Twitter is back even before I can get this post published. YAAAAY!!!!

**10.56am** I cheered too soon. Twitter is back down after it allowed me log in and get a glimpse of the update page. Oh well.

**11.03am** Twitter is reporting that they are under a Denial of Service (DOS) attack. Facebook is slow as well, with some pages not loading for me.

**12.35pm** Twitter has been back for about 20 minutes, but still unreliable. Sometimes I can post tweets, sometimes not. I guess the DDoS attack is still underway.

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NC General Assembly 08-06-2009 Legislative Calender

The state budget has been sent to Governor Perdue, with a 27-18 vote in the NC Senate and 65-52 in the NC House. I'll be posting the audio of the debate later.

Now that the budget has been passed, I think that the General Assembly will be ending it's session pretty soon. Here is what they have scehduled for today...

8:30 AM	FINANCE (House) Continuous Alcohol Monitoring Systems. (H926) Regulate Public Adjusters.-AB (H1313) Reform Bill of 2009. (H1445) Chowan/Delinquent Tax - Deny Building Permit. (S79) Handicapped Placards/Special ID Cards. (S203) Expunctions/Purge Online Databases. (S262) Pyrotechnics Safety Permitting Act. (S563) N.C. Life Science Development Corp. Act. (S580) University Nonappropriated Capital Projects. (S786) Environmental Technical Corrections 2009. (S838) Expand Film Credit. (S943) Amend Home Inspector Licensure Laws. (S1007)	544LOB
9:00 AM	CONFEREE COMMITTEE MEETING ON SENATE BILL 960 (Senate) SB 960 Ensure Accountability Re: Stimulus Funds	328LOB
10:00 AM	JUDICIARY II (Senate) Rewrite Foreign Money Judgments Laws (H274) Struc. Settlement Annuities/Ins. Guar. Assn. (H889) Sex Offender Can't Drive Bus with Children (H1117) Protect Our Kids/Cyber Bullying Misdemeanor (H1261) Taxpayer Optimization Act (H1377) Expand Access/Confidential Intermediaries (H1463)	1124LB
10:00 AM	PUBLIC UTILITIES (House) Creation of Yadkin River Trust. (S967)	1228LB
10:00 AM	JUDICIARY III (House) Clarify MV Dealer Termination Assistance. (S914)	1425LB
11:00 AM	RULES CALENDAR, AND OPERATIONS OF THE HOUSE (House) Fair Housing Act Amendment. (S425)	421LOB
11:00 AM	Session Convenes (Senate)	Senate Chamber
12:00 PM	ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES (House) DWQ/Bridge Culvert Standards. (H569) Upper Neuse River Basin Clean Water Credits. (S1020)	643LOB
1:00 PM	Session Convenes (House)	House Chamber

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