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GOP Official Lies To Voters, Calls Them "Children" As Town Hall Protests Continue
A Florida GOP official blatantly lied to voters on Saturday, then referred to them as "children" at a town hall for a Republican congressman in Florida.
Bill Akins, secretary of the county Republican Party, falsely claimed that the Affordable Care Act includes a provision requiring elderly people to go before "death panels." This death panel claim was PolitiFact's "Lie of the Year" in 2009.
When the crowd spontaneously fact-checked Akins by erupting in boos and shouts, he disrespectfully referred to them as "children"
The incident took place during a town hall hosted by GOP Congressman Gus Bilirakis in Port Richey, Florida. It was the latest in a series of protests at town hall events hosted by Republican representatives, mostly in response to their planned repeal of the ACA.
Read more: http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/johnwright/gop_congressman_lies_to_constituents_calls_them_children_as_town_hall_protests_continued