Randall Terry going to the Jim Moran, Howard Dean town hall tomorrow.

[madfloridian]

That should be interesting. That town hall sounds like it will be more than interesting. We already know that teabaggers and their like-minded groups will be targeting that meeting.

Now we find out that Randall Terry of Operation Rescue will be there as well.

From Salon:

Randall Terry to join devotees of Lyndon LaRouche, Birthers and other extremists to harass Moran and Dean

WASHINGTON -- This summer's town halls on healthcare reform have seen protesters calling President Obama a Nazi, yelling at members of Congress, and spouting all sorts of bogus "facts" mostly gleaned from listening to Glenn Beck. So you'd think it would be tough to turn them into even more of a farce than they already are.

Then again, that's what Randall Terry is for.

The deposed founder of Operation Rescue has decided to join the healthcare reform opponents' bandwagon, apparently figuring any movement that includes devotees of Lyndon LaRouche, Birthers and other extremists is too good to pass up. So he's been organizing protests outside town halls for the last few days, zipping around Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee and Kentucky to bring his own particular brand of crazy to the healthcare debate.

Terry was recently nearly arrested in TN for stabbing baby dolls.

So far, his healthcare protests are off to an equally classy start. In Chattanooga, Tenn., he was nearly arrested Saturday while standing outside a federal courthouse stabbing baby dolls, because he hadn't obtained the proper permits for the demonstration. In Nashville on Sunday, one of Terry's cronies put on an Obama mask and pretended to mug pedestrians walking by. "It's an angry white man in a black man's mask," Nashville resident James Davis, who saw Terry's high jinks in action, told the Tennessean's Jennifer Brooks. "They're just trying to shock people. They're trying to say, 'Barack Obama doesn't care about you, he doesn't care about your kids, because he's black.'" (Salon couldn't put it much better ourselves.) The protests also include a crowd-pleasing bit where an old lady walks up to Terry, dressed as a doctor, seeking medical advice, and instead Terry jabs her in the neck with a needle and pretends to kill her.

The Salon reporter wonders if this latest move might backfires.

But it's possible this latest step in the town hall saga could backfire. He'll be in northern Virginia Tuesday night, outside a town hall meeting with Democratic Rep. Jim Moran and Howard Dean, which isn't likely to be the friendliest turf for this kind of stuff. Might Terry's over-the-top antics start to alienate some of the people Republicans are trying to turn against the reform measures?

Some of those Republicans who are alienated need to start speaking out more than they have.

[still_one]

1. They better have protection for Dean, because these are dangerous people /nt

[blm]

2. Randall Terry is a serial philanderer who uses his mask his notoriety to get laid by adoring fundie

women who hang on his every word.

Like David Koresh Terry was always a wannabe rockstar who uses religion now to attain the hedonistic lifestyle he wanted.

[madfloridian]

3. In Charleston, looks like he had no supporters...just the actors with him.

http://wvgazette.com/News/200908240738

"Terry believes Obama's plan will kill unborn babies and old ladies.

A character wearing an Obama mask opened the skit by handing Terry three baby dolls in rapid succession. Terry stabbed each one, then threw them over his shoulder.

Terry, the physician, then examined a woman with a wig of long gray hair. After looking at her eyes and listening to her heart, Terry stabbed her.

"That's your health-care bill. Kill Granny," Terry said. "Go Obama. One dead person at a time."

Other than the actors, no supporters attended Terry's protest."

The man has serious problems.

[blm]

5. Word of his many affairs has been getting around - maybe husbands aren't so keen on Terry's rallies

anymore.

[gratuitous]

4. The appropriate response to Mr. Terry's little dramas

Point and laugh at his tiny penis.

[madfloridian]

6. C-Span 1 is carrying the town hall at 7:00 tonight.

Just a heads up.

[butterfly77]

7. Thanks..

I won't miss it. Cspan has many of the townhalls in their entirety on their site.

[madfloridian]

8. Maybe Randall Terry is going to the ones being covered by C-Span

in hopes of getting coverage of his ugly pranks. Just a thought.

[butterfly77]

11. I watched the whole thing...

I loved it when they threw his ass out. Anyone got any pics on the outside?

[madfloridian]

9. National Review going to be there with bells on.

They are griping because our Democrats are starting to act more like Bush did on town halls....and they are angry because it makes it harder for them to harass us. Glad it's on C-Span at 7:00 but hope they don't cover the outdoors like Randall Terry.

http://campaignspot.nationalreview.com/post/?q=NmMwZDY4NDZkNWM1NzIyMzA3MzVjZDJmNjc2ZDJlODI=

"Invitation-Only Town Halls: Preaching to the Converted?

Tonight, in my neck of the woods, Rep. Jim Moran (D., Va.) will host a town hall with special guest Howard Dean. I'll be in attendance and have a full report on any fireworks; organizers are emphasizing it's for constituents only.

I had a decent turnout of folks for my chat last Thursday night, including a few NRO readers, so thanks to all who attended. One of the points I made was that opponents of health-care reform shouldn't be too frustrated by lawmakers who refuse to engage their constituents face-to-face. Remember, congressional proponents of Obamacare were supposed to be using this August to build support for the plan, not spending it playing hide-and-seek with angry seniors. When lawmakers hold invitation-only events or use other methods to control who they interact with, it ensures that they will reach very few undecided, doubters, skeptics or otherwise persuadable folks. When you limit yourself to the choir, you're preaching to the converted. That's probably a more satisfying experience for the lawmakers, but won't do much to move the numbers in public support."

And a right wing bloggers is rallying the troops to go and disrupt the town hall.

http://swacgirl.blogspot.com/2009/08/today-dems-plan-to-pack-moran-townhall.html

" TODAY ... Dems plan to pack Moran townhall with Howard Dean
Attention conservatives: Plan to show up at 5:00 for today's Jim Moran-Howard Dean townhall if you want to get a seat at an event that has the National Democratic Committee contacting liberals to arrive two hours early.

Democrats are going to pack Rep. Jim Moran's townhall meeting this afternoon TWO HOURS before the official start time. Democrat correspondence has urged them to be there by 5:00 even though the official notice states doors will open at 6:00 for the 7 pm meeting on health care."

[Bluerthanblue]

10. "I want you to just let a wave of intolerance wash over you... I want you to let a wave of hatred

.....wash over you. Yes, hate is good... Our goal is a Christian nation. We have a biblical duty, we are called by God, to conquer this country. We don't want equal time. We don't want pluralism." August 16, 1993


"When I, or people like me, are running the country, you’d better flee, because we will find you, we will try you and we will execute you." <"reportedly said of doctors who perform abortions"> 1995.


Randall Terry domestic terrorist-

:nuke:

[malaise]

12. Well Jim Moran and Howie Dean

had the security kick him the hell out - that was perfect.

[cali]

13. if only Jim Moran hadn't offered him the first question while

Terry was screaming baby killer at Dean.