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I am all for dissent, expressing whatever viewpoint.>>
>>IMHO, your messages do not convey that sentiment at all.
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The disruptions at recent town hall meetings where Democratic members of Congress appeared seem particularly well coordinated. They act a lot like they have been encouraged to show up as a mob.>>
>>You have been watching too much MSNBC. INHO, these people seem to be ordinary citizens who are concerned about having a government bureaucrat making decisions about thir health care. Have you actually read any of the bill? I have not read all of it, but the parts that I have read scare me to death.
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>You're calling your husband as an expert witness? ;-)
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>I don't really need to defend myself on respecting anyone's right to express their opinion. Have said as much here over a number of years. Voltaire -- "I do not agree with what you say but will defend with my life your right to say it." My only point here was that the anti-reform town hall protests seem less than spontaneous. There is a mob atmosphere and I believe that is intended.
It is very ingenious way "respecting anyone's right to express their opinion" by calling it "a mob atmosphere".
Edward Pikman
Independent Consultant