Jim Moran Town Hall on Health Care Reform with Howard Dean

Jim Moran Town Hall on Health Care Reform with Howard Dean in Moran's 8th district. The meeting was held at South Lakes High School in Reston, Va.

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[TheObserverNewspaper]

A general observation from the night -- There was a very large effort to ensure that those who were able to attend the meeting were constituents of Moran's district. They checked addresses, etc. and turned away those who did not live in his district. Some did manage to get in later in the evening after the tables came down. It was the most contentious atmosphere I've ever been in. Many very passionate, concerned people attended from both sides. (Posted by Observer Staff Writer, Leslie Perales)

[bbsmu]

Please Go read a history book. your the elitist.

They were true men, died for your freedom. Leave America please?

[dkkght46]

Dear Representative Moron - How unfair. Do you have ANY idea how difficult it is to out-yell Howard Dean???? You have to be a champion "hog-caller" to do it! The people attending that "town haller" should have been given blue ribbons- not asked to leave!

Howard Dean-The scream heard around the world "YEAAGHHHH!"

[bogie1062]

Um, I think you have that wrong...it's the liberals who hate the educated East Coast elitists, not the republicans...unless he is Obama.

[bogie1062]

The government can't get me a fishing license without messing it up. And they are going to run healthcare? How about no representation w/o taxation--you no pay taxees, you no votee (unless you are disabled)

[bogie1062]

Yep, that's what I'm forced to pay 45% of my income for them to do. But in fact, all of this should be disintermediated: take the non-productive government middle man out of it, let people compete and make a profit, then you will have this done efficiently and with quality, more of the money will go where it needs to, instead of in the hands of special interest groups, waste and fraud. There are millions of people who could work and don't,don't pay taxes, but are somehow "owed" these services.

[DistortionIsBliss]

Didn't say you were racist. But people who hate government often want to be rescued when a disaster or flood or fire hits, want the roads paved, and the army to fight, and the traffic signals to work, and don't want to trust the meat and drug companies to insure that their meat and drugs are inspected safe,and want states like Alaska to get far more Federal aid than they pay in taxes.

[DistortionIsBliss]

Yes, Thomas Jefferson was a wise man. But remember -- our Founding Fathers were educated East Coast elitists (the kind of people Republicans profess to hate) who owned property and sought to deny the vote to people who did not own property, to women, and to slaves. So maybe historical change means something.

[bogie1062]

Really? they work for the government? Gosh I didn't know that! I'm just a big ol' dumb hick cause I don't agree with you. Oh yeah, I'm a racist too.

[DistortionIsBliss]

Medicare is not bankrupt, and the problems with the VA are due in part to the Bush Administration's anti-Veteran, anti-Veteran's funding policies, which Obama and Congress are only now able to start to fix. Private, for profit outside contractors got better gear and funding and care than our soldiers did in Iraq. Thank Rumsfeld and Cheney for that.

[bogie1062]

Here's another quote from that moron Albert Camus:

The welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants.

Over half of the folks polled (any poll, just pick one) are against this bill. But the big O is going topush it though anyway. Why? PowerControlPowerControlPowerC­ontrol