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Video: Wheelchair-bound woman shouted down at New Jersey Town Hall
Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) Health Care Town Hall, August 26.
NJ.com: Health Care Reform Town Hall: no room for a centrist
I never thought I’d see a crowd of people heckle and boo a handicapped woman in a wheelchair. I never thought I’d be called a communist and a shill for big business – both in the same ten minutes.
But that was before the debate over federal health care reform came to my hometown, last night, at a town hall meeting on federal health care reform with Rep. Frank Pallone (D-6th District).
I kind of wish it hadn’t. There was no discussion, no one listened to anyone. Pallone could not open his mouth before being jeered and heckled. Opponents of the health care legislation sponsored by Pallone grew so rabid they at one point began booing people who were asking Pallone NOT to vote for the bill. When one opponent of the bill began her comments by quoting Margaret Mead, she was booed loudly. She was challenging Pallone and was clearly opposed to the bill. But I guess the crowd heard her mention Margaret Mead and assumed, if they were quoting an intellectual, it must be a liberal talking. So they bood her almost out of the joint.
Both sides did their share of yelling. I guess they at least got their frustrations out. But for someone like me – who believes we need fundamental health care reform, but maybe HR 3200 is not the way to go about it, there was no relief. And there seems to be no place at all for us in the current debate.
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Michael said:
Sep 03, 09 at 5:33 amI was looking for the horrible story on the Wheelchair bound woman that was heckled by the morons at the town hall meeting, when I came across your site.
IT’S RETARDED! I can only imagine the people that read and believe your articles. Oh..let me rephrase that…the people who enjoy your crap, probably have to have it read to them. So sorry that you exist.
ThePatriotHour YouTube said:
Sep 03, 09 at 5:35 amRepublicans have sunk so low, they heckle a wheelchair-bound woman just trying to exercise her right to speak.
It is time to taser all these repugnantcans, and put them in the FEMA Camps.
Catherine said:
Sep 03, 09 at 7:48 amLike Michael, I was looking for video on the disabled woman who was heckled. This site turns my stomach. I have never in all my life seen so much vitriol spewed in one place. Totally disgusting. OH–I will make sure I never find my way back here, even accidentally. GROW UP!!
Jim Browne said:
Sep 03, 09 at 7:55 amThe lack of civility in the country and the entire “Jacobin” style mentality of people in these meetings is revolting. Regardless of what your views are this angry mob tactic is a turn off. Of course it’s New Jersey so what can one expect?Not exactly a bastion of class to begin with.
Wrong said:
Sep 03, 09 at 10:44 amJim Browne, I understand that it’s very easy to automatically attribute this to the perceived low class of New Jersey, but being a resident myself I can say that this is not entirely representative of the residents of the state. What this IS representative of is the absolutely disgusting ignorance of those who are so adamantly opposed to the public option. The amazing thing is that any number of these people are one injury, one layoff or one preexisting condition away from directly benefiting from what it is the president has to offer. My question is how many of these people already to or are at some point planning on being covered by Medicare and collecting Social Security? Damn near every single one of them. So we can add hypocrites to the list.
LOL@Conservatives said:
Sep 03, 09 at 11:43 amWhy the hell would you retards post this on your own shit-ass site?
God, you people are fucking stupid.
bec said:
Sep 04, 09 at 7:25 amI’m a progressive democrat that would normally disagree with everything on this site. However, I stumbled upon this thoughtful commentary on the Jersey town hall and was impressed. Its good to know that there are people on both sides that find this kind of disruption to the people’s discourse to be revolting.
joe johnson said:
Sep 04, 09 at 12:07 pmgoddamned republicans and their operatives…they’d sell their mother’s to make a buck…what goes on inside of these people, no compassion, no reasoning, no manners, and no common sense…in a way it’s kinda funny watching them run around like the sky is falling, but I get tired of turning on the news and all you hear is yelling and shouting, instead of conversation or debate….I normally vote republican but i’ve just re-registered as an independent and after watching all the crazy bible thumpers and wackos, I think i’ve come to the conclusion it’s not my party anymore…good ridance republican party and enjoy the minority of america that you represent now.