Congressman Moran to Veteran, Sit Down and Shut Up

Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA) held a town hall meeting on April 7 about the possibility of a government shutdown. The video speaks for itself. The veteran is asking Moran about the troops not being funded during a government shutdown. Moran starts screaming at 4:10




Fact, during the Reagan and Clinton shutdown, both made sure the troops were paid. It is at the discretion of the president who are and who are not essential employees.

And the town-hall meet-ups rumble on ...

Rep Pete Stark's Townhall -- 9/13/09

PETE STARK: "I wouldn't dignify you by peeing on your leg" Listening are you?

And this is what you call a congressional clunker, who needs recycling.

No Plants In TowhHall Meet Up

ABC News reporter Steven Portnoy went to freshman blue dog Democratic Rep. Frank Kratovil meeting with constituents in Maryland and found no plants or "manufactured" outrage. Much to the chagrin of nanny Peloser, there weren't any swastikas either. Instead, ABC found local citizens who wanted no part of the government takeover and running of healthcare.

From ABC News Political Punch:

There were no lobbyist-funded buses in the parking lot of Mardela Middle and High School on Tuesday evening, and the hundreds of Eastern Maryland residents who packed the school’s auditorium loudly refuted the notion that their anger over the Democrats’ health care reform plans is “manufactured.”

“I went to school in this school,” a man named Bob told me. “I don't see anyone in this room that isn't from Mardela Springs right now.”

“We’ve been quiet too long,” said a woman named Joan.

They came to yell at their congressman, freshman Democratic Rep. Frank Kratovil, and they were surprised to hear that the “Congress in Your Corner” event to which they had been invited -- by a robocall from Kratovil himself -- was not to be a public airing of grievances, but instead an opportunity for private, one-on-one sessions with the freshman Democrat.

As the crowd grew, and began venting frustration over the fact they would only be meeting with the congressman behind closed doors, Kratovil’s aides suggested he switch to a town hall format.

Surly someone had a Swastika?