Are we too Raucous?

This woman is WRONG. She says the town hall protesters need to cool it. But Gallup says that independents are turning 2 to 1 in favor of the town hall protesters BECAUSE of what they are doing. NOT because they are sitting at home, or raising a pinkie politely to make a quiet point. Winning the Obamacare debate is not about the "art of making people feel comfortable".

H/T Conservative Scalawag.



This has captured the attention of the American People, with 7 in 10 saying they are following the townhall meetings "very or somewhat closely". USA Today/Gallup says:

In a survey of 1,000 adults taken Tuesday, 34% say the sometimes heated protests at sessions held by members of Congress have made them more sympathetic to the protesters’ views; 21% say they are less sympathetic.



Independents by 2-1, 35%-16%, say they are more sympathetic to the protesters now.



The findings are bad news for President Obama and Democratic congressional leaders, who have scrambled to respond to town halls marked by aggressive questions and noisy demonstrations by those opposed to plans to overhaul the health care system…



There’s some tolerance for noisy disputes at town hall meetings. By 51%-41%, those surveyed say individuals making “angry attacks” on a health care bill reflected “democracy in action” rather than “abuse of democracy.” However, by 59%-33% they say “shouting down supporters” of a health care bill was an abuse of democracy.

I have put up 2 lists for townhall meetings on this blog, and they are BY FAR my biggest draw for Google searches. Bigger than anything this blog has ever seen.