On Fighting The Madness, Or, Send This To A Deather

by: fake consultant

Sat Sep 05, 2009 at 18:31:26 PM EDT

In addition to the Town Halls, opponents are flooding the email inboxes of America's "low information" voters with no end of lies. Those emails are getting passed around and around and around, and by now some of them have probably appeared in your inbox.

But it's summer...and who has time to respond to this stuff?

Well, guess what, Gentle Reader: I've already done the hard work for you.

Today's story is an email response that you can send right back to your "inbox friends". It's a reminder of some of the frustrations that we all share in this country and some explanations of what's being proposed...and a few words about socialism, to boot.

So get out there and copy and paste and forward and reply, and let's see if we can't fight the madness, one email at a time.  

Just the Facts, Please: Police Lt. counters Fox spin

by: Zandra Rice Hawkins

Thu Sep 03, 2009 at 14:44:08 PM EDT

Police Lt. says Shea-Porter had nothing to do with Tomanelli being removed from town hall

A police officer involved with Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter's highly publicized town hall meeting last weekend released a statement today saying the man removed from the event was repeatedly warned and that Shea-Porter had nothing to do with him being removed.

Among the highlights is the Lieutenant's observation of the man's disruptive and rude behavior:

He continuously interrupted people who were asking questions or making statements that he didn't agree with.

Speaking of statements he doesn't agree with ... I wonder who Mr. Tomanelli directs his anger toward when he's at home reading about the majority of Americans who support the public option.

The statement also goes on to confirm that the decision to eject him was made by the security team alone and had nothing to do with Shea Porter. Read the whole thing at NH Political Report. It's quite good.

On Disarmament, Or, How Congressman Larsen Made A "Town Hall" Work

by: fake consultant

Sat Aug 15, 2009 at 08:03:41 AM EDT

I attended one of these meetings, and based on what I saw I'm here to tell you that it is possible to hold an event that features none of the images previously described.

Instead, what I say was an event where people asked their questions, the Congressman answered-and from time to time the angry members of the audience got their shout on, too...but not in a way that was able to ever take control of the venue.

There were helpful lessons that can be applied by others who want to have these meetings, and today's conversation examines what can be done to make them work for you, too.

POTUS in Portsmouth: Impressions

by: Jennifer Daler

Tue Aug 11, 2009 at 17:54:45 PM EDT

Once we found the school, parking wasn't the problem I'd thought it'd be. And the first person we saw was BH's own Jack Mitchell directing traffic at the intersection to the school parking lot. We had to go to a lot down the road, but very close. There were a lot of people there, but not the crazy scene I was expecting.

Online Town Hall: Liveblog

by: GreyMike

Thu Mar 26, 2009 at 12:15:14 PM EDT

http://www.whitehouse.gov/open...

I stand corrected

by: nhbeaglemom

Thu Jun 12, 2008 at 16:48:07 PM EDT

http://embeds.blogs.foxnews.co...

when I read the blog from a WBZ imbedded reporter straight from the Straight Talk Express

http://wbztv.com/local/john.mc...

whichs list a number at less than half of what Fox reported.  

Just thought this was too rich an irony (and too low a number) to not share.

nhbeaglemom (my first post)

Anti-Choice McCain Brings "Juggling Act" to New Hampshire

by: Grace

Thu Jun 12, 2008 at 10:53:19 AM EDT

Town Hall Meeting with John McCain
Thursday, June 12
12:30 p.m. doors open, 1:30 p.m. event starts
Daniel Webster College's gym in Nashua

Without question, he will be showcasing his juggling act - doing his best to appeal to our state's moderate, independent-leaning citizens, without angering his party's far-right base. It's the kind of political-game playing that isn't appreciated in the "Live Free or Die" state.

So I say it's time to shatter that "moderate maverick" image, and there's no reason why New Hampshire citizens shouldn't be the ones to do it. After all, McCain has enjoyed a prolonged love affair with New Hampshire, so he owes us some "straight talk," don't you think?

The American public needs to know that John McCain is not only against abortion; he is against birth control and other prevention policies that would actually reduce the need for abortion.

So if you're attending the town meeting in Nashua today, be sure to ask Sen. McCain one of these questions:

1. You have said that you think Roe v. Wade should be overturned and you've voted for abortion bans with no exceptions for rape, incest or a woman's life or health. Why should women support you when you don't support their ability to make private medical decisions without interference from politicians like you?

2. You voted to end a program that provides millions of women with health care services ranging from birth control to breast cancer screenings. Why, if you're opposed to abortion, do you vote against birth control and other programs that would actually reduce the need for abortion?

3. You have refused to support legislation to require pharmacists to fill women's birth control prescriptions without harassment or delay. Do you think it's okay for a pharmacy to refuse to fill a woman's prescription for birth control based on an employee's personal views?

4. Would you continue President Bush's "abstinence-only" programs that censor information about birth control and condoms, and put our teens at risk for STDs and unintended pregnancy?  

5. You voted to prevent doctors from giving their patients information about all their options for treatment, including abortion. Do you really want politicians in Washington interfering in the private conversations doctors have with their patients?

The truth is that during his twenty-five years in office, Sen. McCain has consistently voted to block low-income women's access to birth control, to deny teens accurate information about birth control and condoms, to stop measures that would require insurance companies to cover birth control, and to block funds to an organization that provides family-planning services - not abortion - for the world's poorest women.

With all the recent chatter about competing for women's support, we can't let McCain keep up the myth of this moderate maverick when it comes to choice.  

Edwards, Raitt, and Browne

by: JohnMucci

Fri Dec 14, 2007 at 08:04:08 AM EST

Raitt is a Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter. She has been in the music business for more than 35 years and has released 18 albums. Raitt was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. In 1995, she initiated the Bonnie Raitt Guitar Project with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, currently running in 200 clubs around the world, to encourage underprivileged youth to play music as budgets for music instruction in the schools run dry.

Browne has been making music for more than three decades. An acclaimed singer-songwriter, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004 and the Songwriter's Hall of Fame in 2007. Recent humanitarian honors include the John Steinbeck Award and the World Hunger Year Harry Chapin humanitarian Award.

Raitt and Browne are also co-founders (along with Graham Nash and John Hall)of Musicians United For Safe Energy, whose 1979 "No-Nukes" concerts remain watershed models for grassroots activism. Currently, they are mobilizing behind Nukefree.org, opposing federal bail-out of the nuclear industry. All events are open to the public.

The following stops are confirmed.

The Tale of Two Events (Edwards; '03 & '07)

by: smucci

Mon Nov 26, 2007 at 18:26:26 PM EST

After the Florida debacle I decided that I was going to become an active participant in the political process.  If I was going to complain (and how could I not complain about the Bush administration) then I needed to take action.  Since I live in NH the opportunity to meet and hear all the candidates didn't even require much of a road trip.   I chose John Edwards and jumped into the political process.  I learned to Blog (mostly on the Edwards web site), I made phone calls, I held signs and I met many other NH residents, who like me, decided that sitting on the sidelines was no longer an option.  It seemed to me that Edwards and Dean attracted the most newcomers while Kerry had the "institutional" support.  There was a lot of enthusiasm, energy and talent working hard to get a Democrat in the White House.