Paper that Endorsed McCain Rips Town Hall Heckling Tea Baggers

[RamboLiberal]

An unruly night in Napa
At health care forum, rowdy action overshadowed an important debate

Monday night’s health care forum in Napa grew unruly and wild, with some critics of the current health care proposals seeking to derail the event, harming their cause and nearly destroying a meaningful forum on a critical topic for Napa and the nation.

The display was unwelcome — and unsuccessful if it was meant to move health care reform supporters toward considering the concerns of the critics. Several callers to the Register on Tuesday reported they were repulsed by the aggressive tactics of some members of the crowd.

To the degree the catcalls, chants and shouts were organized — and it appears from events around the country that they were — we strongly suggest that the organizers find more constructive ways to get their message out.

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Unbridled anger is not a substitute for intelligent discussion. Catcalls are not replacements for hard questions and criticism.

For health care reform critics or anyone in political life to get their message across effectively, our message is that they should choose a more substantive and respectful approach.

http://www.napavalleyregister.com/articles/2009/08/05/opinion/editorial/doc4a7918305d01f722673520.txt

[Cha]

1. Brilliant! Finally! And, what ever made this paper endorse mcpalin?!

Did they not have any sense of history or foresight?

[4lbs]

3. It is very confusing, based on how the 2008 election and CA issues favored Dems in Napa County.

Napa County went 65% Obama to 33% for McCain.

Napa County also voted NO on Prop 8 by 56% to 44%.

[Cha]

6. Must be a corporatewhorehead who saw

good times ahead with mcpalin.

[BlueIdaho]

2. Pushback

Hate and bigotry are ugly when you drag them out into the spotlight. Perhaps we can thank the brown shirts for showing America just how disgusting ignorance and intolerance truly are.

[wroberts189]

5. Yep ..They never fail to deliver.. everything backfires on them nowadays. nt

[wroberts189]

4. DU helped expose these people. With some help from KO and Rachel.

And others I am sure..


Good job to all for exposing this madness ..we may have saved reform.

[arcadian]

7. I'd say it was successful if all there intention was to disrupt.

Not only that, but the local paper is talking about it which only emboldens these people to go out and do it again.