Bearse on Shea-Porter, Manchester June 7 #2

Peter Bearse comments on Carol Shea-Porter's performance on her 'town meeting' at the Manchester Public Library on June 7, 2008. He also attempts to ask her some more questions but is shut out.

Learn more at http://peterbearseforcongress.com/
and at http://www.nhcitizen.org/modules/content/index.php?id=18

Quotes:

"She doesn't think out of the box... she's picked up this buzzword 'change'... to her that has such a limited meaning because her whole approach is so limited. She's not an innovator, she's not an entrepreneur... therefore she gets the economy wrong."

"The fixed format she uses for the town meetings... doesn't allow any dynamics... she says she wants a conversation but she can't promote it... you're there in the seats like a good class... sitting quietly... you can get one question in at a time, if any..."

"She just loves to go on patting herself on the back for dealing with symptoms... rather than trying to develop a conversation to get at core problems... she has a fixed menu of a mind in a dynamic world and she's not up to the job."

"Here's a member of Congress who's getting worried that she might not be re-elected. These are not well planned town meetings that are really to inform the public or to hear from the public..."

"As a matter of courtesy... I allow at least three weeks notice."

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