Collarchat.com

Join Our Community
Collarchat.com

Home  Login  Search 

RE: Video - Dem Admits To Astroturfed Townhall Protests


View related threads: (in this forum | in all forums)

Logged in as: Guest
 
All Forums >> [Community Discussions] >> Dungeon of Political and Religious Discussion >> RE: Video - Dem Admits To Astroturfed Townhall Protests Page: <<   < prev  1 [2] 3 4   next >   >>
Login
Message << Older Topic   Newer Topic >>
RE: Video - Dem Admits To Astroturfed Townhall Protests - 2/25/2017 8:11:58 AM   
Musicmystery


Posts: 30259
Joined: 3/14/2005
Status: offline
Job creation, eh?

(in reply to mnottertail)
Profile   Post #: 21
RE: Video - Dem Admits To Astroturfed Townhall Protests - 2/25/2017 8:14:54 AM   
GaryWilcox


Posts: 95
Joined: 4/8/2016
Status: offline

quote:

ORIGINAL: BoscoX
The organizers are probably paid. The people at the top of the organizer chain are probably well paid.
You aren't trying to deny that these riots are organized are you? And yes, we have seen many recent "protests" degenerate into riots.

quote:

ORIGINAL: GaryWilcox
What I keep hearing said: "Those protestors are paid protestors!"
What this news clip says: "Someone is organizing these protests (for volunteers)".
There's a difference. I'm not sure it's a dirty trick to invite people to come out and protest what they're already angry about.


All you have to do is read what I already wrote and you see the problem: the organizer is not paying the protesters, bosco.

Yeah, I think it's okay for a political group to call up a bunch of people who signed a petition saying they're mad about something and let them know their Senator or House Representative is having a town hall and if you want to make your voice heard on the direction they are going, now is the time.

Do I think it's alright to pay protesters? No.

Do I think protesters are being paid? No.

Do I think calling protester 'paid' because a PAC called them and let them know there's a meeting happening is bullshit? Yeah. I do.

(in reply to BoscoX)
Profile   Post #: 22
RE: Video - Dem Admits To Astroturfed Townhall Protests - 2/25/2017 8:21:52 AM   
BoscoX


Posts: 10663
Joined: 12/10/2016
Status: offline

quote:

ORIGINAL: Musicmystery


Who cares? I mean actually, who cares?


You, obviously. Otherwise why are you here

quote:

Are representatives elected to serve only those who voted for them?


Not the point, you should know that.

quote:

Of all the reps hiding (including mine...so we're holding a meeting without her today), what stands out is the story of the Congressman who ignored the advice of his colleagues and held his town halls, instructing his staff NOT to weed anyone out. "Hearing all views, including dissent, is part of the job," he said. I applaud this man. He's the only one (or one of the few) who gets it.

If I can't go talk to my rep, it's time to elect a new rep.


Thank you. That's the whole thing, it is a massive propaganda ploy. If they show up they are mobbed and made a spectacle for the nightly news. If they don't show up they are mocked in the nightly news. Spot on.

quote:

And if people organize to express their displeasure, fine.


Republicans don't riot, that's the sole purview of your fascist party. And besides, we have jobs and we won, the election is over. Which elections is how we solve our differences in this country, something you "Democrats" need to learn

quote:

Further, national money has been funneled into local races forever. I don't like it, but it's the reality of today's world. You can't be surprised when people take the same national approach to town halls.


Doesn't make what you are doing right. You are perverting the process purely for political gain, something that if you could have accused TEA partiers of doing you would have done so in the strongest terms with rivers of snake tears for democracy streaming down your cheeks

quote:

Live by the sword, die by the sword.


Another good call, your resorting to violence this way will lead to bloodshed. Hope it makes you proud that you are making the vote a relic of another, much better time in our history

quote:

It's a meeting. You listen to some potentially angry people shouting. And you go home and decide what you want to do.


Used to be civil, until you and your friends decided you couldn't honor the election results, which Hillary called your mindset dangerous to the democratic process.

quote:

Hardly a crisis.


It is a worthy topic of discussion, though things such as free speech obviously makes the modern "liberal's" skin crawl

_____________________________

Hunter is the smartest guy I know

(in reply to Musicmystery)
Profile   Post #: 23
RE: Video - Dem Admits To Astroturfed Townhall Protests - 2/25/2017 8:26:38 AM   
GaryWilcox


Posts: 95
Joined: 4/8/2016
Status: offline

quote:

ORIGINAL: BoscoX
Republicans don't riot, that's the sole purview of your fascist party.

#blinkblink#



(in reply to BoscoX)
Profile   Post #: 24
RE: Video - Dem Admits To Astroturfed Townhall Protests - 2/25/2017 8:28:29 AM   
BoscoX


Posts: 10663
Joined: 12/10/2016
Status: offline

quote:

ORIGINAL: GaryWilcox


quote:

ORIGINAL: BoscoX
Republicans don't riot, that's the sole purview of your fascist party.

#blinkblink#





You are such a tool

_____________________________

Hunter is the smartest guy I know

(in reply to GaryWilcox)
Profile   Post #: 25
RE: Video - Dem Admits To Astroturfed Townhall Protests - 2/25/2017 8:42:24 AM   
Musicmystery


Posts: 30259
Joined: 3/14/2005
Status: offline

quote:

ORIGINAL: BoscoX


quote:

ORIGINAL: Musicmystery


Who cares? I mean actually, who cares?


You, obviously. Otherwise why are you here

quote:

Are representatives elected to serve only those who voted for them?


Not the point, you should know that.

quote:

Of all the reps hiding (including mine...so we're holding a meeting without her today), what stands out is the story of the Congressman who ignored the advice of his colleagues and held his town halls, instructing his staff NOT to weed anyone out. "Hearing all views, including dissent, is part of the job," he said. I applaud this man. He's the only one (or one of the few) who gets it.

If I can't go talk to my rep, it's time to elect a new rep.


Thank you. That's the whole thing, it is a massive propaganda ploy. If they show up they are mobbed and made a spectacle for the nightly news. If they don't show up they are mocked in the nightly news. Spot on.

quote:

And if people organize to express their displeasure, fine.


Republicans don't riot, that's the sole purview of your fascist party. And besides, we have jobs and we won, the election is over. Which elections is how we solve our differences in this country, something you "Democrats" need to learn

quote:

Further, national money has been funneled into local races forever. I don't like it, but it's the reality of today's world. You can't be surprised when people take the same national approach to town halls.


Doesn't make what you are doing right. You are perverting the process purely for political gain, something that if you could have accused TEA partiers of doing you would have done so in the strongest terms with rivers of snake tears for democracy streaming down your cheeks

quote:

Live by the sword, die by the sword.


Another good call, your resorting to violence this way will lead to bloodshed. Hope it makes you proud that you are making the vote a relic of another, much better time in our history

quote:

It's a meeting. You listen to some potentially angry people shouting. And you go home and decide what you want to do.


Used to be civil, until you and your friends decided you couldn't honor the election results, which Hillary called your mindset dangerous to the democratic process.

quote:

Hardly a crisis.


It is a worthy topic of discussion, though things such as free speech obviously makes the modern "liberal's" skin crawl

Well that's a pretty bizarre distortion. Do you farm all this straw yourself?

Dissent isn't riot, and indeed, representatives representing their constituents is entirely the point.

IF the job's too difficult, maybe they should step down and let someone more capable do it.

(in reply to BoscoX)
Profile   Post #: 26
RE: Video - Dem Admits To Astroturfed Townhall Protests - 2/25/2017 8:51:09 AM   
Awareness


Posts: 3918
Joined: 9/8/2010
Status: offline

quote:

ORIGINAL: BoscoX

Embedded MSNBC Video:

http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/02/dem-lawmaker-protests-gop-town-halls-organized-records-show-ties-soros-clinton-video/

Soros money spoon feeding the useful idiot class their store bought opinions
Possibly, but to be fair, the Tea Party is financed by the fucking Koch brothers.


_____________________________

Ever notice how fucking annoying most signatures are? - Yes, I do appreciate the irony.

(in reply to BoscoX)
Profile   Post #: 27
RE: Video - Dem Admits To Astroturfed Townhall Protests - 2/25/2017 8:52:35 AM   
Awareness


Posts: 3918
Joined: 9/8/2010
Status: offline
quote:

ORIGINAL: heavyblinker
The only scandal here is that Trump is the president.
The only way in which that is scandalous is that it's a consequence of the Democrats' lack of honesty and integrity. Trump won because Democrats couldn't get people to show up to the polls. And they couldn't do that because their candidate was compromised, THEY were compromised and people were sick to death of their lack of integrity.


< Message edited by Awareness -- 2/25/2017 8:57:17 AM >


_____________________________

Ever notice how fucking annoying most signatures are? - Yes, I do appreciate the irony.

(in reply to heavyblinker)
Profile   Post #: 28
RE: Video - Dem Admits To Astroturfed Townhall Protests - 2/25/2017 8:57:27 AM   
masmiss


Posts: 494
Joined: 2/16/2009
From: New Jersey
Status: offline

quote:

ORIGINAL: mnottertail

quote:

ORIGINAL: BoscoX


quote:

ORIGINAL: GaryWilcox

What I keep hearing said: "Those protestors are paid protestors!"

What this news clip says: "Someone is organizing these protests (for volunteers)".

There's a difference. I'm not sure it's a dirty trick to invite people to come out and protest what they're already angry about.


The organizers are probably paid. The people at the top of the organizer chain are probably well paid.

You aren't trying to deny that these riots are organized are you? And yes, we have seen many recent "protests" degenerate into riots.

Well, who is paying them? Nutsuckers? We are told by fake news that only nutsuckers work? But wait a minute, that cant be true, nutsuckers dont pay as much as minimum wage, seems like the nutsuckers are confusing their own felch with their boyfriends felch.


Paid? Where do I sign up? My truck needs four new tires.

_____________________________

I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.

-William Ernest Henley

(in reply to mnottertail)
Profile   Post #: 29
RE: Video - Dem Admits To Astroturfed Townhall Protests - 2/25/2017 9:22:33 AM   
WhoreMods


Posts: 10691
Joined: 5/6/2016
Status: offline

quote:

ORIGINAL: BoscoX

quote:

ORIGINAL: Lucylastic


quote:

ORIGINAL: BoscoX

FR

Rep. Mo Brooks: No town halls planned because of violence

Democrats using democracy itself, to destroy democracy.

oh yeah, the one invoking gabby giffords and hiding behind four incidents FOUR...since the inauguration. How many town halls, how many protests, how many people attended....
and he uses a torched limo to hide behind
Imagine if they went and protested along with their right to carry arms....
you would be absolutely shitting yourself
as usual.
theres an awful lot of you praying for bloodshed, just so you can say I told you so...
sick fuckers



There has been a lot of violence, more than four. Every Trump rally, at the inauguration, attendees including women have been beaten and pepper sprayed, police have been injured. Republicans have had to rely on armed police escorts against the alt left mobs

Of course, since you are an alt left radical you think that's great but I seriously doubt that thoughtful people will concur that democracy means mobbing and rioting and intimidating and using actual violence to further ones political goals

"Protesters" find politician's homes and camp outside. Ivanka Trump was viciously harassed as she took her babies through an airport

quote:

Barbarians at the Gate: Town Halls Under Siege

Across the country, angry mobs of protesters are flooding town hall meetings of GOP senators and representatives. The liberal media is enjoying the spectacle and emphasizing the supposed grassroots anger of average Americans.

Among many issues, the attendees have been screaming about Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and her reform agenda, phony “Russian” connections to the administration, efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare, plans to dismantle onerous EPA regulations and the administration’s directive to rescind Obama’s public school mandate to accommodate transgender students. As usual, the left cannot engage in a civil debate, so too many of these town hall protesters have made vile comments, threatened Republicans in attendance and tried to intimidate the GOP politicians hosting the meetings.

Unfortunately, it has gotten so out of control that some congressmen such as Texas Republican Louie Gohmert have been forced to cancel their town hall meetings. Gohmert said that the protesters were “from the more violent strains of the leftist ideology, some are even being paid, who are preying on public town halls to wreak havoc and threaten public safety.” Others such as House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) decided to utilize telephone town hall meetings to receive legitimate input from their constituents. These moves were necessary because the hostile crowds are not genuine demonstrations of popular outrage, they are manufactured protests funded by liberal organizations like MoveOn.org.

At a town hall meeting in Metairie, Louisiana on Wednesday, GOP Senator Bill Cassidy had to endure abuse from several hundred enraged activists. Frequently, he was jeered and not allowed to fully answer questions. On my Ringside Politics radio program, several attendees of the meeting reported that in the venue parking lot were plenty of vehicles with out of state license plates. Obviously, activists from outside of Louisiana converged on the town hall meeting to create a total ruckus. Sadly, their disgraceful objective was achieved.

At the Cassidy meeting, the Louisiana State Chaplain, Michael Sprague, was booed when he attempted to give the invocation. As Sprague was about to commence with the prayer, one agitated malcontent yelled, “Let’s get on with it.” Another person screamed, “Pray on your own time.” It was so bad that Senator Cassidy told a friend after the meeting that he was amazed the angry crowd “booed the name of Jesus.”

The mob also booed their country. Landon Allen, a decorated Vietnam War combat veteran with 20 years of service to his country, was interrupted as he tried to lead the group in the Pledge of Allegiance. In fact, in a social media post, Allen expressed his shock and disappointment that “the crowd would not calm down or stand for the pledge.” Allen noted that he was “blessed” to have served four tours of duty in Vietnam and that he now works with other veterans who have also made sacrifices so that town hall protesters can air grievances and “not stand for the pledge!”

Some have compared these leftist agitators to the Tea Party activists who attended rallies in 2009 and 2010. Of course, there are many differences such as the fact that Tea Party participants were not paid to attend. At Tea Party rallies, patriots waved American flags and stood for the pledge. We sang the National Anthem with pride and gave thanks to God for the freedoms we enjoy in this country.

Unlike today’s leftist mob, Tea Party supporters were respectful of others, did not curse or engage in violence. I was proud to have organized successful Tea Party events in Louisiana. We disagreed with the direction of the country under President Obama and used our First Amendment rights to advocate political changes. We helped elect a Republican House in 2010, a Republican Senate in 2014 and President Donald Trump in 2016.

Unfortunately, many of today’s militant leftists attending the town hall meetings are not interested in debating or even discussing the issues. They are angry that change is coming to the country. They want socialized medicine, big government, regulations and open borders to continue.

Since the election of Barack Obama as president in 2008, the Democrats have lost 42 U.S. house seats, 11 U.S. Senate seats, 900 state legislative seats and 10 state governorships. They have lost control of the Congress, state legislatures and now the presidency, so even though they don’t like it, they must realize that a massive transformation is coming to the country. It is time to “Make America Great Again!”

Instead of creating disturbances at town hall meetings, liberals should follow the Tea Party playbook and organize for the 2018 mid-term elections. Regrettably, they are acting like spoiled children, expressing their anger by cursing and making threatening comments and only hurting their own cause.

As liberals are exposed in all their fury, more Americans will come to realize that the voters made the right decision in electing Donald Trump as our nation’s 45th president.

https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffcrouere/2017/02/25/barbarians-at-the-gate-town-halls-under-siege-n2290393


Again: were you complaining about this when the teabaggers were being paid to disrupt townhalls it during the previous administration, or is this more of your selective morality at work?

_____________________________

On the level and looking for a square deal.

(in reply to BoscoX)
Profile   Post #: 30
RE: Video - Dem Admits To Astroturfed Townhall Protests - 2/25/2017 9:30:18 AM   
Musicmystery


Posts: 30259
Joined: 3/14/2005
Status: offline

quote:

ORIGINAL: Awareness

quote:

ORIGINAL: heavyblinker
The only scandal here is that Trump is the president.
The only way in which that is scandalous is that it's a consequence of the Democrats' lack of honesty and integrity. Trump won because Democrats couldn't get people to show up to the polls. And they couldn't do that because their candidate was compromised, THEY were compromised and people were sick to death of their lack of integrity.


At the same time, Trump isn't exactly a model of integrity, nor are the "what's today's talking point" blowing in the wind GOP leadership for the most part (with some notable exceptions).

(in reply to Awareness)
Profile   Post #: 31
RE: Video - Dem Admits To Astroturfed Townhall Protests - 2/25/2017 9:35:14 AM   
Awareness


Posts: 3918
Joined: 9/8/2010
Status: offline

quote:

ORIGINAL: Musicmystery


quote:

ORIGINAL: Awareness

quote:

ORIGINAL: heavyblinker
The only scandal here is that Trump is the president.
The only way in which that is scandalous is that it's a consequence of the Democrats' lack of honesty and integrity. Trump won because Democrats couldn't get people to show up to the polls. And they couldn't do that because their candidate was compromised, THEY were compromised and people were sick to death of their lack of integrity.


At the same time, Trump isn't exactly a model of integrity, nor are the "what's today's talking point" blowing in the wind GOP leadership for the most part (with some notable exceptions).
No, but complaining about that is stupid. You can't compensate for Hillary's loss by saying Trump is doing stupid things - because it's fucking obvious he's doing stupid things. He's gutting several important government entities and he's selling America to the fucking corporates. It's going to be a fucking playground for them for a while.

But - and this is a big but - if those idiot fucking Democrats try and serve up Hillary a second time - which some of them are already making noises about - they will fucking lose again and we'll get another four years of Trump.

Hillary would have been a nightmare President for different reasons. The Left's agenda of social control would have advanced further, anti-male legislation would have continued and we'd be living in double-think nightmare where you'd get arrested for mis-labelling any random nutter who's decided they identify as a pecan danish.

Plus, she would have sold us out to the banks anyway.


_____________________________

Ever notice how fucking annoying most signatures are? - Yes, I do appreciate the irony.

(in reply to Musicmystery)
Profile   Post #: 32
RE: Video - Dem Admits To Astroturfed Townhall Protests - 2/25/2017 10:20:10 AM   
obscured


Posts: 1
Joined: 8/9/2015
Status: offline
All I have to say is that if your entire political philosophy is based on the kind of sex you want to have, you are fucked.

Trump is a great president. Not as libertarian as I would like, but Hillary was a fucking horrible person.

You all hate when things are forced on you... unless it is by someone you like. Fucking stupid.

(in reply to Awareness)
Profile   Post #: 33
RE: Video - Dem Admits To Astroturfed Townhall Protests - 2/25/2017 11:22:56 AM   
Musicmystery


Posts: 30259
Joined: 3/14/2005
Status: offline
Tell yourself what you like, but that's just horseshit.

(in reply to obscured)
Profile   Post #: 34
RE: Video - Dem Admits To Astroturfed Townhall Protests - 2/25/2017 12:48:44 PM   
bounty44


Posts: 6374
Joined: 11/1/2014
Status: offline
if they are indeed being paid, I see that as being problematic, but at the very least, im reading some of the representatives are suggesting/saying the attendees are from outside their districts.

(in reply to BoscoX)
Profile   Post #: 35
RE: Video - Dem Admits To Astroturfed Townhall Protests - 2/25/2017 1:00:27 PM   
Lucylastic


Posts: 40310
Status: offline
Marsha blackburn tried that trick, she swore black is blue that people came from out of the area, without offering up a scintilla of evidence.
In fact there is a plethora of "alternative evidence"



_____________________________

(•_•)
<) )╯SUCH
/ \

\(•_•)
( (> A NASTY
/ \

(•_•)
<) )> WOMAN
/ \

Duchess Of Dissent
Dont Hate Love

(in reply to bounty44)
Profile   Post #: 36
RE: Video - Dem Admits To Astroturfed Townhall Protests - 2/25/2017 1:06:24 PM   
WhoreMods


Posts: 10691
Joined: 5/6/2016
Status: offline

quote:

ORIGINAL: bounty44

if they are indeed being paid, I see that as being problematic...

There speaks the voice of the American right: the entitled freeloading scum should be working for free. How dare they expect to be paid for their time?

_____________________________

On the level and looking for a square deal.

(in reply to bounty44)
Profile   Post #: 37
RE: Video - Dem Admits To Astroturfed Townhall Protests - 2/25/2017 1:51:41 PM   
Musicmystery


Posts: 30259
Joined: 3/14/2005
Status: offline

quote:

ORIGINAL: bounty44

if they are indeed being paid, I see that as being problematic, but at the very least, im reading some of the representatives are suggesting/saying the attendees are from outside their districts.

Well, I'm from a district where our rep is whining about that, and she's full of shit. I just came from this afternoon's meeting we had without her, filled with community people, and everyone forgot to smash windows and knock over grandmas.

Instead, we listened to a guest speaker from Washington share that all those calls and letters get logged and shared with the caucus daily. We're the reason, he said, that the GOP is talking about repair instead of appeal, and that our rep has finally decided she'll do her job and meet with her constituents.

And not to give up. It's still 600 days until the Nov. 2018 election.

(in reply to bounty44)
Profile   Post #: 38
RE: Video - Dem Admits To Astroturfed Townhall Protests - 2/25/2017 2:08:19 PM   
mnottertail


Posts: 60698
Joined: 11/3/2004
Status: offline

quote:

ORIGINAL: obscured

All I have to say is that if your entire political philosophy is based on the kind of sex you want to have, you are fucked.

Trump is a great president. Not as libertarian as I would like, but Hillary was a fucking horrible person.

You all hate when things are forced on you... unless it is by someone you like. Fucking stupid.

well, in what way was she horrible that trump isnt?

Is trump a deadbeat? yes. a retard? yes. a serial bankrupt? yes. a person who promises you the world but gives you nothing? yes. a pussy grabber? yes. a self-serving charity moneygrubber? yes. a tax evader? yes.

ad nauseam.

and what is he doing that is great? dividing the country and pounding his little peener with his little hands.



_____________________________

Have they not divided the prey; to every man a damsel or two? Judges 5:30


(in reply to obscured)
Profile   Post #: 39
RE: Video - Dem Admits To Astroturfed Townhall Protests - 2/25/2017 3:04:14 PM   
BoscoX


Posts: 10663
Joined: 12/10/2016
Status: offline
CNN admitting that the a far left group is organizing them, they are filled with haters, and that security is a concern.

http://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2017/02/22/town-hall-protests-lah-pkg-lemon.cnn

_____________________________

Hunter is the smartest guy I know

(in reply to Musicmystery)
Profile   Post #: 40
Page:   <<   < prev  1 [2] 3 4   next >   >>
All Forums >> [Community Discussions] >> Dungeon of Political and Religious Discussion >> RE: Video - Dem Admits To Astroturfed Townhall Protests Page: <<   < prev  1 [2] 3 4   next >   >>
Jump to:





New Messages No New Messages
Hot Topic w/ New Messages Hot Topic w/o New Messages
Locked w/ New Messages Locked w/o New Messages
 Post New Thread
 Reply to Message
 Post New Poll
 Submit Vote
 Delete My Own Post
 Delete My Own Thread
 Rate Posts




Collarchat.com © 2024
Terms of Service Privacy Policy Spam Policy

0.102