More Republican Congressmen Face Town Hall Backlash Over Tax Breaks For Wealthy And Medicare Privati

[babylonsister]

People finally wising up, ya think? I'd welcome that...


More Republican Congressmen Face Town Hall Backlash Over Tax Breaks For Wealthy And Medicare Privatization


Earlier this week, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) held town halls across his district to defend his budget’s plan to end Medicare and extend tax cuts for the wealthy. During a stop in Milton, WI Ryan’s constituents made their feelings apparent, booing down the seven-term congressman when he defended tax breaks for the rich, as ThinkProgress first reported. Yesterday, Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA) received the same hostile reception from his constituents for voting to end Medicare.

This town hall backlash is now spreading to other districts across the country. As Huffington Post reports, freshmen Reps. Robert Dold (R-IL) and Charlie Bass (R-NH) got an earful from their constituents for voting in favor of the Republican budget this month.

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http://thinkprogress.org/2011/04/21/gop-congressmen-town-hall-backlash/

[patrice]

1. K&R

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. I sure hope they're wising up!

K&R

[Drale]

3. But the Repukes won't get the picture and will continue to push

both tax cuts for the rich and basically tax increases for everyone else.

[pinto]

4. Fine with me. As long we hold the Senate the House antics will only haunt the perps.

And the House teapartiers may well assist the demise of the Republican House majority. :hi:

[Drale]

5. I really hope so, I really really do

[Kurovski]

6. K&R. (nt)

[Mnemosyne]

7. K&R for truth. n/t

[crickets]

8. Good! K&R

[KittyWampus]

9. Time for another bout of the old "Muslim Mosque" building ruse?

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

10. Two years ago, the Koch Brothers and Americans For Prosperity duped the American people

with these so-called Tea Party movements that were overtaking town hall meetings.

This summer, the people--THE REAL POPULIST MOVEMENT--fight back!

Will these town hall disruptions receive the same amount of news coverage that the Teabaggers got? Probably not. However, it doesn't matter. Americans are waking up and finally blaming the right people rather than the President.