Apr
11

Allen West: I’ve “heard” 80 House Democrats are members of the Communist Party

Wise of West to say?


This story has already gotten a lot of comment action in Headlines, but, given all the talk about Allen West for vice president, it seems to merit a full-fledged post, as well. At a town hall event in Florida yesterday, West warned his constituents that he’s “heard” that as many as 80 House Democrats are [...]

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Mar
09

Video: Christie still not suffering fools gladly

“Damn, man, I'm governor. Could you just shut up for a second?”


New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has a reputation which precedes him. Never afraid to go out and communicate directly with his constituents, he seems to love to take questions from both supporters and detractors alike. And if someone chooses to engage him in a bit more vigorous fashion… let’s just say he’s not the shy, [...]

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Jan
31

Obamateurism of the Day

Maybe her husband acted stupidly.


We interrupt our parade of SOTU fumbles to bring this curious moment from yesterday, in which Barack Obama engaged voters in a Google+ “hangout,” ie, a video town hall. One voter asked Obama to explain why he has not curtailed the issuance of H1B visas in the engineering field, as her husband has not been [...]

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Jan
09

On the trail in New Hampshire: Tilting at windmills with Newt Gingrich

"Helm's Deep, but with smellier Orcs."


Yesterday, I only made it to one campaign event thanks to a nasty head cold, which is why I didn’t write about this Newt Gingrich event on Sunday.  The title of the event intrigued me — a “Hispanic town hall” event held at Don Quijotes, a Tex-Mex restaurant in Manchester.  The idea of a Hispanic [...]

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Jan
07

Santorum’s meet & greet in Hollis, NH

Pressing flesh.


Earlier today, Rick Santorum held a town hall in Hollis, NH, and followed that with a personal appearance at Hollis Pharmacy and General Store.  I missed the first event because of my appearance on the NARN show this afternoon with Mitch Berg, but I drove to Hollis from Manchester to make the second.  I got [...]

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Jan
07

Gingrich’s Dukakis allusion: “Governors of Massachusetts don’t always make good presidential candidates”

Heh. Good one.


Cheap or clever? I’ll let you be the judge. But it’s clear Gingrich isn’t above a snide allusion or well-timed punchline or two. According to CNN’s Political Ticker, the former Speaker delivered an exceptionally “muscular” performance at a town hall today — and his jolly punching bag was Mr. Romney. Speaking at a WWII museum [...]

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Sep
03

Starbucks CEO Town Hall: Can’t we all just get along?

Let's all put something ahead of something else


Howard Schultz, CEO of coffee giant Starbucks, has apparently decided to wake up America in a new way, and this one doesn’t involve caffeine. While they are already the premier sponsor of Joe Scarborough’s daily show on MSNBC, Schultz is planning on a national telephone town hall this week. The theme? We all need to [...]

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Aug
22

Video: Maxine Waters says the Tea Party can go straight to hell

Wow. Just wow.


Our lovely liberal legislators just can’t seem to stop. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) this weekend informed the world just where she thinks Debbie Wasserman Schultz’ Tea Party “tyrants” and Vice President Joe Biden’s Tea Party “terrorists” belong: Rep. Maxine Waters continued to make waves during the summer recess, telling a town hall meeting that “the [...]

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Aug
15

Obama: How about I show you my economic plan next month? Update: Lincoln got criticized a lot too, says new Lincoln

Pivot.


All it took to get him to focus was a months-long economic slowdown, an unprecedented downgrade by S&P, and, I guess, this NYT editorial. In response to a question at a town hall in Decorah, Iowa, Monday evening, President Obama said that when Congress returns in September, “I’ll be putting forward…a very specific plan to [...]

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Aug
16

Pretty sneaky, Congresswoman Bean

Two days ago, I called attention to the $25 fee to get into Democrat Rep Melissa Bean’s town hall in Illinois. [...] Read the rest »

Aug
14

Town hall time for Obama and ‘the mob’

President Obama is in Belgrade, MT for a health care town hall. [...] Read the rest »

Aug
14

Rep. Melissa Bean charging $25 entrance fee to town hall

Viva la representative democracy! [...] Read the rest »

Aug
13

Rolling out the welcome mat for Obama in Colorado and Montana

Alas, I’ll be in Pittsburgh this weekend when President Obama touches down for another Kabuki town hall in Grand Junction, Colorado. [...] Read the rest »

Aug
13

Hey, Rep. Betsy Markey: You’re invited to a town hall meeting you refuse to hold! Updated

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Aug
12

Democrats now taking refuge at SEIU offices

My syndicated column today recaps the thug history of the SEIU while Democrats continue to attack peaceful town hall protesters and Tea Party activists as “Brown Shirts.” [...] Read the rest »

Aug
11

Little girl at Obama town hall has not-so-random political connections

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Aug
11

Obama Kabuki theater in Portsmouth; crowd chants “YES, WE CAN!;” little girl laments “mean things” on protest signs; O lies about single-payer support

The Obama town hall in Portsmouth is underway. [...] Read the rest »

Aug
10

Overflow crowd at Maryland town hall

Reports from Democrat Rep. [...] Read the rest »

Aug
05

When you can’t stand the heat…

…hold your congressional town hall in a children’s hospital to avoid tough questions. [...] Read the rest »

Aug
04

Protest a health care town hall; more scenes from the counterinsurgency

Tons of readers are asking where to find a comprehensive list of congressional health care town halls so they can get in the game. [...] Read the rest »

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