Reply #11: Doggett Bests the "Teabaggers" [View All]

[sonias]

Texas Observer blog 8/10/09
Doggett Bests the "Teabaggers"

Lloyd Doggett held another "townhall"meeting this Saturday, this time outside CommUnityCare, a non-profit health care clinic that serves a low-income, largely minority clientiele.

In a sign that Democrats and universal health care advocates are perhaps figuring out how to counter right-wing tactics, the event was spirited but civil and the reformers took control of the event. It looked little like the mob scene at the Randall’s last Saturday.

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"After what happened last Saturday, I figured Lloyd needed some help," said Kent Johnson, who carried a sign reading "Insurance Costs Doubled Under Bush/The Right Did Nothing." Of the protesters trying a repeat of the supermarket uprising, he said, "They tried but they were outnumbered." Doggett supporters fanned out in front of the speaker’s podium, loudly cheering the congressman and others speaking in favor of health care reform. When the antis tried to drown Doggett out with cries of "Socialism!" or "Just Say No!," self-appointed enforcers would push back with forceful “shushes.” One man carried a sign that simply said: "You Can Disagree Without Being Rude or Disruptive."

More at link above with nice pictures too!

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Sonia