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I've posted a few below from members of our group known to me....if you would like your comment posted send me an email and it will be done!
 
 
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 DoggettMoveon.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
Part1
As usual, the Statesman doesn’t hesitate to glorify anything that looks like a liberal win. Where did you get your figure of “2,000 supporters of health care reform”? I counted 254 well-organized, well-rehearsed MoveOn operatives rallying at the State Capitol building, and approximately 200 other folks either opposing or just spectating. Both crowds then mixed together and walked over to the church and got in line to attend Doggett’s choreographed dog and pony show. More people arrived at the church than attended the rally at the Capitol, so I wouldn’t be surprised if the final number in attendance approached 1,500 or more. Everyone on BOTH SIDES of the issue got in line, so exactly how is it you decided there were 2,000 people IN SUPPORT of health care reform? Did you poll them as they entered, or did you just assume they must all be “supporters”? People were required to leave their signs outside, so how would you who supported what? Either you’re intentionally cheerleading for the ObamaCare crowd, or your innate bias causes you to see all attendees as supporters of YOUR cause. Your bias prevents you from seeing the real story – this whole thing was a sham! You didn’t notice that at the last half dozen protests/rallies/Whole Foods Boycotts in Austin the left couldn’t scrape up more than a dozen or two “supporters”, yet all of a sudden “2,000 supporters of health care reform” turn out? And the obvious fact that 90% of them were militantly organized and led in their well-rehearsed chants by bullhorn-toting drill sergeants? This didn’t catch your attention at all? While the rest of us were prevented from displaying signs inside the church you didn’t notice that MoveOn was allowed to hang their “Real Voices for Change” banner from the church balcony, and the whole front of the room was ringed with pro-ObamaCare posters (that conveniently all got displayed in photos accompanying your ‘article’), THAT didn’t catch your attention? I guess you were too busy mentally writing your pre-planned puff piece touting the huge turnout to support health care reform. George Soros would be proud. And you, Ms. Alexander, should find more honorable work, perhaps something involving a push broom. TxPatriot512
 
Part 2
My, my, what a little research will uncover! Too bad our local reporters can’t be bothered to do the same! For anyone who really believes this was a gathering of Lloyd Doggett’s constituents from the 25th District of Texas who came out to let their congressman know how they feel about health care reform-THINK AGAIN! This was a well-financed, highly organized, and completely STAGED EVENT by the radical ‘Progressive’ left! Many of the so-called “supporters” of health care reform we saw today are nothing more than well-trained, professional activists, bussed-in from all over the state. These same folks will be bussed in as rent-a-protesters at other upcoming ‘Progressive’ events around the state. Don’t believe it, do a little Googling of the groups listed below. So far, the list of leftist organizations who are ON RECORD as organizers of this event include: MoveOn ‘councils’ from Dallas, Bell County, McLennan County, Houston, San Antonio, and, oh yeah, Austin; the Gray Panthers; Travis County Democrats; the Texas Democratic Party; the Democratic National Committee; AlamObama blog; San Antonio Area Progressive Action Coalition; and of course the biggest dog of all, Obama’s ‘Organizing for America’. One web page was particularly informative as it provided insight into the whining and criticisms by organizers about other organizers who don’t give the expected preferential treatment to organizer insiders. See: http://tinyurl.com/mmdrym All was worked out, though; the whiner whined to someone named Karen Newton of Organizing for America, “who made an effort to get them to let me in to take the seat she had saved for me”. So while the rest of us opponents of ObamaCare were turned away, insiders were allowed in to take the seats saved for them by their organizer buddies. But that’s the ‘Chicago Way’, and the rest of us better damn well get used to it, right? Yeah right! TxPatriot512
 
Sherry & John's response to MoveOn rally 8-29-09
Yesterday was a very long and hot day.  First the rally at the Capitol, our numbers were high in the beginning and people started leaving right after Kilgore spoke.  What an idiot!!I guess he is running for Governor.  The statement that sent people running was, "we hate the USA Government",  ( I can agree that I hate the greed and corruption) and we hate the United States of America, and the United States of America  Flag and that flag above the Texas Flag needs to come down and it will come down.   For those of you who know me, yes I did confront Kilgore when he was coming down off the stairs.  He reconfirmed to me that he did say what I thought he said.  I told him that he needs to be careful with the we statements, the majority of us love the USA, and the Flag.  I agree with Sovereignty, and we need to do it now.  However, I also told Kilgore most of the groups are fighting for the Constitution and our legal and God given rights, and he is way out of line downing the United States of America.  Oh Hey, I also told him he wouldn't be getting my vote.  I believe that sucesssion is the last, last, last, last resort and there are many steps to be taken before this ever happens.  If our Government continues to go down this scary road to Marxism, Socialism and even Communism,  America will step up to the plate...We happen to love our Freedom, Are you listening Obama?   
Then we went to the Methodist Church.  John and I did get into the Church and recorded the whole thing.  It was definitely a stacked deck in favor of Doggett.  I understand that 2-3 bus loads of Acorn and MoveOn people were bused in from Dallas.  Isn't it interesting that they can't get the numbers that they need unless they go elsewhere in the State.  People were questioning members of the group who actually told us where they live.  Yep, you are right they were not from Doggett's  District. It was a speaking Forum, no questions and silence please.  Anyone who interrupts a speaker will be asked to leave.  Gosh, does this remind us of something?  Lets see Hitler maybe?     
John and I were called fascists a couple of times by the people in front of us and then John was told by the same man to get his fat ass out of there.  Oh yes, we can now confirm that Move On and Acorn and AFL-CIO People are evil and probably possessed.  These are the foot soldiers that Obama is talking about plus Black Panthers and numerous others.      
Congratulations to our member Carlene for standing up for her rights.  When we went into the Church they would not allow signs, so everyone gave up their signs, including Carlene.  Well...at the end of the program, a bunch of young people came in and you guessed it again they were carrying signs.  So, Carlene gets up and goes out to the lobby area to collect her signs and was trying to get back into the building.  John and I had decided to leave as the program was ending.  We got to the lobby just as Carlene was being confronted by I was told the Pastor.  He had his fists up and was shaking his fists in her face.  I am not certain if he touched her or not.  She told him, you just let all of those people in with signs, I want to take mine in too.  I really thought that he was going to strike her, I put my arm around her and we went outside.     
Given the fact that they really believed that they could scare us, but couldn't, given the fact that they had to bus people in from what we could tell was not only Dallas but other cities as well.  We still stood our ground.  You could not believe how many police officers that were in the church and at the rally.  Oh yeh and there was an Acorn lady (not exactly a lady) with a Bull Horn that was trying to scare us, but could not.  We were proud of everyone there. 
Thank you for coming out and standing up.  We must continue to press on do not waiver, fight with everything you have and do not fear, and ask the tough questions that Glenn Beck has taught us to ask.  Believe it or not Doggett and many others are sending up smoke screens because they now understand where most Americans stand on the stupid Obama health care.  We got them on the run.  
 
For the prayer warriors that are out there continuing to lift us up in prayer, we are grateful for each one of you.  Keep it up please.  Things are heating up.