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Letter From Carole on MoveOn rally 8-29-09
My letter to the editor today in response to the National Democratic Party busing in over 2000 Obama supporters to the United Methodist Church in Austin, TX for the Doggett propaganda!
The article fails to mention that these "supporters" were brought in by buses and were not constituents of Lloyd Doggett. Moveon.org was courteous enough to "pay" these outsiders to inflate the ego of a representative that should have been replaced years ago.
Shame on the Methodist church to allow a proponent of abortion, partial birth abortion, euthansia, and rationing of health services to the elderly, mentally and physically challenged in their sacred building. The picture of Doggett putting "horns" on his head is a self portrayal
of his soul!
Retired Senior
Austin, Texas
Response from P.T. on MoveOn Rally 8-29-09
My friends and I went to the Texas Secession Rally today at the Capitol. There were 1500-2000 people there and we enjoyed the speakers. We returned to the area to attend what we thought was going to be a town hall meeting with Lloyd Doggett at the Methodist Church. The place was packed. As a confident Doggett entered the church everyone started clapping, cheering and rising to their feet as if he were really important. There were plenty of cameras there to document it. Right off they announced that this would not be a town hall meeting; no
questions would be taken but there would be (I think they said 8) speakers to explain to us why a public health care option was necessary. At that point I said to my friends that we might
as well leave since no questions would be taken. So we stood up and left. As we were exiting I noticed that there were people outiside waiting to get in; thinking they might be Tea
Party people I said loudly "It is not a town hall meeting and you won't be allowed to speak." One of my friends said to the crowd "It is nothing but propaganda." At that, they started
yelling at us; it was not nice. They should have put up a sign
"No Free Speech Allowed Here."
Response from Billie on MoveOn rally 8-29-09
This was a very interesting gathering. I walked over to the other side when I couldn’t understand what they were screaming at us. I had a few really interesting conversations with some quite reasonable people and a few with people who I would describe as just “mean” and I would have to say were intimidating and I am not easily intimidated.
Most of those I spoke with didn’t necessarily support Obama or a socialist health care plan; they just felt there should be some change to the present health care system to make it more available and affordable to everyone. Most of us agreed that there should be HSAs and that everyone should have some “skin in the game” so to speak. Such as, if you are going to receive medical care and you don’t have insurance, then you need to pay something (I believe a sliding scale based on income and number of people in the family would be a good beginning). So many young people making over $75,000 a year choose not to purchase health insurance. When they need treatment, they need to set up a payment schedule to reimburse for services as a private pay.
We also agreed that the bill shouldn’t be steam rolled through the congress and that any plan should be tested on a small market (we thought congress would make a good control group) before rolling it out to the entire country. I am not sure they all understand what “single Payer” means or what the concept of competition across state borders would do to insurance company competition and reducing rates.
They agreed that when someone walks into an emergency room with a $50 manicure, a pedicure, a pack of cigarettes and a Blackberry, then they can afford to pay for part of their health care bill. I was insulted toward the end of the rally when a Doggett worker came down the sidewalk and asked all the supporters to move down toward the exit where Doggett would be coming out and form a barrier between Doggett and the “rest of us,” meaning me because I was still chatting with supporters. I asked him why they didn’t want the opposition there and he said because they feared for Doggett’s safety? I asked him if he had looked across the street at the people who were carrying opposition signs; some were in wheelchairs, some were carrying oxygen tanks, a good majority of them were in their 70’s and hardly looked like a radical group. He said yes, he could see them but you could never tell which one of them might be dangerous. It was obvious that they didn’t want any opposition signs in the vicinity of Doggett’s exit. How sad is it that they can’t address their constituents.
Also, in speaking with some of those who were allowed inside the church, they were not really getting any information either. It was apparently the same obtuse answers and well known two-step we are getting from so many of congress.
In the long run, it seemed a lot more productive to cross the street and talk with those on the other side than to just stand on opposite sides, wave your signs and yell. Not everyone was friendly but most were and they were also surprised that someone would cross over and ask their opinion and listen whether there was agreement or not.
It was a good experience but I’m not sure any of our representatives actually gave a tinker’s damn about what was going on outside the meeting. They are just consumed with their own power and make us feel like lepers by not having a dialog with us. How sad they have forgotten why they were elected (“I don’t care what my constituents want, I am voting the way I want”) or what freedoms the Constitution bestowed on us as citizens of the United States . We have not yet begun to protest
We will see you at the next meeting.
Billie
"A people afraid of it ' s Government is called Tyranny. A Government afraid of it ' s people is called Liberty ."
My response to the MoveOn Rally 8-29-09
The MoveOn Dart Buses (Dart-Dallas area rapid transit buses yes that is right your tax $$$ at work) left Dallas @ 9am....the SAAPac were to leave S.A @ 1:15pm but found out there would be opposition so they left @ 11am instead. The church seats 1200 and only 550 tickets were available to Austin residents! Who did the other seats go to...Yes that is right to the Astro Turf MoveOn brought in for the event from places outside Austin! My father was forced to leave church grounds with an 8.5 X 11 sign that said "NObama Health Care"....
This was not a town hall it was a publicity stunt for the media and upon entering the church you were told questions or interruptions would result in your being forced to leave the church! When Doggett left (after being the keynote speaker) the church, his supporters outside the church were asked to surround him and provide safety....provide safety from what the stay @ home moms, gentleman on an oxygen tank or the seniors some in wheelchairs. Congressman and MoveOn should be ashamed of this event. Stacking the church with Astro Turf, the vulgar language used to describe opposition, calling us anti-Christian because we don't believe HR 3200 is good for our country and using a church to provide you cover for this event! Shameful behavior for a sitting Congressman!
On a positive note there was much confrontation from both sides and no one was injured.
MoveOn was not able to get the Union thugs down here to smack us around…..
H.Liggett
Austin Texas
"Chewie's" response to the MoveOn Rally 8-29-09
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