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https://politicalwire.com/2017/07/08/ryan-says-hes-done-town-hall-events/"SNIP..............
Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) told CBS News that he will no longer hold public town halls.
Said Ryan: I dont want to have a situation where we just have a screaming fest, a shouting fest, where people are being bused in from out of the district to get on TV because theyre yelling at somebody.
Instead, Ryan said he would use new and creative methods of having a civil dialogue with constituents.
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Catmusicfan
(816 posts)GoCubsGo
(32,080 posts)Aviation Pro
(12,163 posts)....coward. Go fuck yourself while doing burpees, assclown.
11 Bravo
(23,926 posts)I've kind of taken a hiatus myself, but I missed your brand of no-bullshit posts.
Aviation Pro
(12,163 posts)...and trying not to get too worked up over this pack of fuckups.
11 Bravo
(23,926 posts)did the speaker of the house try this when the ACA was being passed and wing nuts went crazy?
malaise
(268,949 posts)Democracy...period.
virtualobserver
(8,760 posts)and He lacks the courage to face his constituents.
That is the ad that I run against him.
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)Your god had all sorts of people bused in to hear his speech in Poland and applaud. Why can't we do the same here?
chillfactor
(7,574 posts)a sreaming fest, a shouting fest is what ryan brought on himself and he is too much of a coward to face the music.
BootinUp
(47,141 posts)applegrove
(118,622 posts)Democratic candidates should start having town halls in Republican districts and filming them. Right now.
OnDoutside
(19,954 posts)gratuitous
(82,849 posts)If Ryan won't face his constituents, Democrats should be out there holding town halls.
halobeam
(4,873 posts)xmas74
(29,674 posts)In my district we invited Vicky Hartzler. She refused, as usual. Strange how she refuses town halls when that was one of her biggest arguments while running against Ike Skelton in 2010.
We had an empty chair. The next week Renee Hoganson held one.Hogansen is running in the Democratic primary for that seat.
applegrove
(118,622 posts)xmas74
(29,674 posts)They've held empty chair town halls all over,live stream and all. When they hold weekly office protests it's brought up immediately.
Retrograde
(10,133 posts)Shandris
(3,447 posts)...every season in the seat of their district's power. There's no need for politicians to NOT be directly accessible to the people, none whatsoever.
Think anyone would sponsor this? I mean, lets Make Politic Involvement Great Again! MPIGA!
xmas74
(29,674 posts)Just held ten town halls in two days while Roy Blunt hid. His excuse? People are shipping in others from out of state to disrupt Republican town halls.
Blunt is a joke.
roamer65
(36,745 posts)Solly Mack
(90,762 posts)Hekate
(90,648 posts)So abused by democracy.
onecent
(6,096 posts)the people there that there would be no remarks....and out they went.
HE IS A LYING SHIT...
MiddleClass
(888 posts)Until you realize why you lost reelection.
98 percent of Congressmen reelected, it takes a special kind of stupid to lose an election for Congress
Buns_of_Fire
(17,175 posts)I STILL want to see slugs like Ryan afraid to even show their faces in their own districts, lest someone say something bad to the poor dears.
ornotna
(10,799 posts)How do you have dialogue with constituents if you don't meet with them? Let me guess, "New and creative" is code for by invitation only.
spanone
(135,827 posts)'people being bused in'...nobody's buying that shit ryan
liars one and all
Boomerproud
(7,952 posts)Did every $$$$ in your election fund come from your district??? Answer THAT question.
pirateshipdude
(967 posts)Historic NY
(37,449 posts)I'm better than them.
lordsummerisle
(4,651 posts)but despite all this protest why does he keep getting elected over and over and over...
TexasBushwhacker
(20,175 posts)xmas74
(29,674 posts)But plans to stick around to help fight.
The democrats are serious about fighting Ryan this time.
Va Lefty
(6,252 posts)so they must be "paid agitators". What an asshole!
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,922 posts)If you can't talk to your constituents then resign.
applegrove
(118,622 posts)DeminPennswoods
(15,279 posts)in Ryan's place. What better publicity for his campaign?
xmas74
(29,674 posts)Vicky Hartzler's district. Open to the public and simultaneously live stream allowing open questions from the audience and the internet.
Golden Raisin
(4,608 posts)continue to elect him. Although with gerrymandering, Russians, cyber manipulation, etal. I think none of our election results are tamper-proof anymore.
VOX
(22,976 posts)They too will be playing the old "outside agitators" card.
Repugs will begin to just blow off public meetings altogether with their angry constituents. Don't need a crystal ball to see one this coming.
Dem2
(8,168 posts)🙄
JDC
(10,127 posts)F him. He is being shown for the coward and policy-less fraud that he is.
blueinredohio
(6,797 posts)LeftInTX
(25,259 posts)state senator's town hall. They were proudly from out of district because they were wearing "No Annexation" tee shirts. Our senator's district is completely within our city limits. The Tea Partiers started raising a stink because cities in Texas like to annex. They love to come to the city and use our services, yet they don't want to pay taxes.
kairos12
(12,856 posts)onecent
(6,096 posts)Just as Trump is...
WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)lpbk2713
(42,754 posts)Obviously Ryan doesn't want anything to do with "the people" .
He only wants to hear from the PACs, the SIGs and the lobbyists.
JHB
(37,158 posts)...them and their stupid opinions? They'll listen to their betters and like it."
Turbineguy
(37,320 posts)these town halls turn his lovely dreams into nightmares
Guilded Lilly
(5,591 posts)Squinch
(50,949 posts)Town Halls for him in his jurisdiction. Because the people have the right to speak their reps.