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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.
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>>>>>>It is very ingenious way "respecting anyone's right to express their opinion" by calling it "a mob atmosphere".
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>>>>>Mob atmosphere as in shouting, drowning out speakers, poking people in the chest.
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>>>>You forget to mention very important ingredient: they say things that your party doesn't like.
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>>>You continue to miss my point. It isn't their opinion that bothers me. It's the rudeness and the attempt to intimidate. Left wingers acting the same way would be just as objectionable.
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>>I didn't miss your point. I just see you a bit deeper, though not much really. "Healthcare reform is a centerpiece of the economic recovery." Messiah, Ch.27.
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>You have probably noted that a growing number of economists are saying the recovery is already underway. Not so bad for a guy who was going to destroy the economy according to the Chicken Littles.

I remember one Chicken Little telling that it is the worst economic situation since the First Coming. Anyway, Mike, in 3-4 months growing number of economists will tell you that it all was Bernanke fault (underway including); be prepared to embrace.