GOP Congressmen Put Constituents Who Asked Tough Questions On A ‘Watch List’

[freedombecki]

By Marie Diamond on Aug 26, 2011

In recent weeks GOP congressmen have resorted to all sorts of underhanded schemes to avoid interacting with their angry constituents back home over August recess. Now two Republican freshmen, Reps. Daniel Webster (R-FL) and Tim Griffin (R-AZ), are taking this trend one step further, using disturbing intimidation tactics and “watch lists” to discourage constituents from asking them questions:

GOP Congressmen Put Constituents Who Asked Tough Questions On A ‘Watch List’ | ThinkProgress

Where were you when Obama hosted nationally-shown town hall meetings with hand-picked questioneers asking easy questions and looking ecstatic before and after he answered them with prerehearsed spinouts?

 

[Conservative]

That's funny! Dated June 6, 2010. Let's see some CURRENT stuff regarding this August recess...

Most House members will skip town hall meetings this summer | The Ticket - Yahoo! News

About 60 percent of the members of the House of Representatives are not holding free and open town hall meetings during the six-week congressional recess this summer, a survey by the nonpartisan group No Labels has found.

No Labels called 430 active House members, and found that only 174 (about 40.1 percent) had meetings planned in their districts that were free and open to the public. The survey excluded two members who could not hold meetings due to health reasons, Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona and Georgia Democratic Rep. John Barrow.

Divided by party, 67 percent of Democrats and 50 percent of Republicans are skipping out on town halls this recess.

The Democrats are bigger chickens, it would appear

Last year only "a handful" of Democrats held town halls in an effort to avoid voter rage, according to a New York Times analysis at the time.

 

[Lakhota]

Holy shit, now you've gone clear back to 08/10/2009. Let's see some current August 2011 stuff...

 

[Conservative]

Holy shit, now you've gone clear back to 08/10/2009. Let's see some current August 2011 stuff...

(points to post #42)

 

[The T]

How exactly is "tough questions" being defined here?

Ask the OP...and I am not sure that he knows either...but Mr. Soros is proud of his effort nonetheless..LaHomo will get his paycheck from Georgie nonethe less.

 

[Rat in the Hat]

Holy shit, now you've gone clear back to 08/10/2009. Let's see some current August 2011 stuff...

Reading difficulties as a child?

Most House members will skip town hall meetings this summer
By Chris Moody | The Ticket – Tue, Aug 23, 2011

 

[Lakhota]

How many Democrat representatives have put their constituents on a "watch list"...?

"Watch list", you know, the thread topic...

 

[uscitizen]

By Marie Diamond on Aug 26, 2011

In recent weeks GOP congressmen have resorted to all sorts of underhanded schemes to avoid interacting with their angry constituents back home over August recess. Now two Republican freshmen, Reps. Daniel Webster (R-FL) and Tim Griffin (R-AZ), are taking this trend one step further, using disturbing intimidation tactics and “watch lists” to discourage constituents from asking them questions:

GOP Congressmen Put Constituents Who Asked Tough Questions On A ‘Watch List’ | ThinkProgress

Ahh they are suing that bigger government for their own political uses? I thought they were for smaller government?

 

[The T]

Holy shit, now you've gone clear back to 08/10/2009. Let's see some current August 2011 stuff...

History doesn't begin from the day you were born son.

 

[Conservative]

How many Democrat representatives have put their constituents on a "watch list"...?

"Watch list", you know, the thread topic...

Since 67 percent of Democrats are skipping out on town halls this recess, who knows?

 

[The T]

How many Democrat representatives have put their constituents on a "watch list"...?

"Watch list", you know, the thread topic...

Since 67 percent of Democrats are skipping out on town halls this recess, who knows?

Because they don't wish to suffer the wrath as San Fran NAN did...

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6uMhxFtIh4"]Nancy Pelosi Heckled At Town Hall Over Debt Bill Sell Out - YouTube[/ame]

THEY ARE COWARDS...

 

[Conservative]

Three NM Democrats skipping town hall meetings...August 15, 2011

 

[uscitizen]

Who says anyone has to go to town hall meetings?

Is this a challenge thing by the right?

 

[The T]

Who says anyone has to go to town hall meetings?

Is this a challenge thing by the right?

It is a thing called responsibility to constituents that you wish to VOTE for you...

perhaps they would like electronic clogging of the switchboards instead?

They have to answer to the people...or suffer getting booted in the ass.

 

[Article 15]

By Marie Diamond on Aug 26, 2011

In recent weeks GOP congressmen have resorted to all sorts of underhanded schemes to avoid interacting with their angry constituents back home over August recess. Now two Republican freshmen, Reps. Daniel Webster (R-FL) and Tim Griffin (R-AZ), are taking this trend one step further, using disturbing intimidation tactics and “watch lists” to discourage constituents from asking them questions:

GOP Congressmen Put Constituents Who Asked Tough Questions On A ‘Watch List’ | ThinkProgress

How much is George Soros paying YOU to be here? I call RAT

I call unhinged ragaholic.

 

[Article 15]

Y'all are putting on one hell of a full court press.

 

[Lakhota]

Since 67 percent of Democrats are skipping out on town halls this recess, who knows?

How many Republicans are skipping out of town halls this recess?

 

[The T]

Since 67 percent of Democrats are skipping out on town halls this recess, who knows?

How many Republicans are skipping out of town halls this recess?

Why don't YOU do the research and see whom is more responsible to those they represent?

 

[CitizenPained]

The problem with the OP is that...well...Democrats do this too. Maybe we're just not getting caught.