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1. #1
   On August 5th, 2009 at 11:56 am, Rogue Cheddar said:

   Dr. Howard Koh, Assistant Secretary for Health. Dr. Koh will outline how prevention and wellness initiatives can help all Americans live longer, healthier lives.

   Policeman: “Put down that cheeseburger now! Assume the position dirtbag!”

2. #2
   On August 5th, 2009 at 11:56 am, rktkr said:

   i watched Van Sustern’s show last night because of a leader on Fox about what Congress SHOULD be doing on their “recess”.

   it was about the Cleveland Clinic.

   wow.

   i don’t know how much of the whole story i got (not much into trust these days), but what i saw was impressive, to say the least.

   hopefully there’s a weblink to a vid somewhere… if so, it’s a good way to spend fifteen minutes.

3. #3
   On August 5th, 2009 at 12:02 pm, d1carter said:

   Sebelius trying to do something so she won’t have to have real live people in front of her?

4. #4
   On August 5th, 2009 at 12:02 pm, JohnnyD said:

   …will discuss how health insurance reform will improve the quality of care for all Americans and take questions.

   Gee, I guess “Obamacare” wasn’t working out so well so they decided to change the name.

   Nothing like poll-driven name changes, eh?

5. #5
   On August 5th, 2009 at 12:03 pm, ajmontana said:

   The participants will answer questions submitted by the American people.

   ROFLMAO
   Uh huh, and I’m going on a date tonight with Ana Kornakova.

   This will be the biggest (show) on earth.

6. #6
   On August 5th, 2009 at 12:03 pm, walterc said:

   My only question for any of them is “if it’s such a great program, why isn’t Congress going to participate?” Until that question gets an adequate answer it’s all BS.

7. #7
   On August 5th, 2009 at 12:04 pm, sonofdy said:

   If they do not allow us to speak freely, eventualy we will speak in other ways. In history this has always lead to fighting.

   Thats exactly why the 1st amendment exists.

8. #8
   On August 5th, 2009 at 12:04 pm, Ragspierre said:

   The next town hall I attend, I’m going to mow my 2.6 acres, and wear my sweat-soaked work clothes.

   That way, I’ll come close to fitting in with the collectivists…at least as to odor and appearance.

9. #9
   On August 5th, 2009 at 12:04 pm, Dexter Alarius said:

   Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will host a webcast to discuss how health insurance reform will benefit all Americans

   Q: Does that include undocumented Americans (as Dingey Harry would say)?

10. #10
    On August 5th, 2009 at 12:05 pm, MacEamonn said:

    Is there any reason to believe these people are going to allow public in put during this “show”? It sounds like typyical Socialist Propaganda where all the “experts” will tell we children what is good for us.

11. #11
    On August 5th, 2009 at 12:06 pm, Dexter Alarius said:

    On August 5th, 2009 at 12:04 pm, sonofdy said:
    If they do not allow us to speak freely, eventualy we will speak in other ways. In history this has always lead to fighting.

    Thats exactly why the 1st 2nd amendment exists.

    FIFY

12. #12
    On August 5th, 2009 at 12:06 pm, Misscheryl said:

    Every one should show up to tea parties and town hall meetings in overalls! EVERYONE!

13. #13
    On August 5th, 2009 at 12:08 pm, sonofdy said:

    Thats exactly why the 1st 2nd amendment exists.

    Well thats also try but I prefer we avoid that.

14. #14
    On August 5th, 2009 at 12:11 pm, hawkeye54 said:

    Q: Does that include undocumented Americans (as Dingey Harry would say)?

    Why silly, its the progressives’ scheme so of course it does. To them, once you’ve set foot on USA soil – you’re an American, complete with Democrat voting rights and access to all government handouts.

15. #15
    On August 5th, 2009 at 12:13 pm, sonofdy said:

    Well thats also try but I prefer we avoid that.

    SHOULD READ:

    Well there is that but I perfer we try to avoid that.

16. #16
    On August 5th, 2009 at 12:14 pm, Pasadena Phil said:

    Meanwhile, I’m listening to Southside Barry kicking of his “more free money” tour in Elkhart, Indiana. It is S-O-O-O-O easy to give away money to cheering crowds. Trying to buy his poll numbers back.

    He opened his speech by crowing about passing his “earmark-free” stimulus bill. Now he’s talking about where his campaign staff is going to be to announce further giveaways so apparently this is going to be in the news for the next few days.

17. #17
    On August 5th, 2009 at 12:14 pm, Dexter Alarius said:

    Thats exactly why the 1st 2nd amendment exists.

    “When the people fear their government there is tyranny. When the government fears the people there is Liberty.” – Thomas Jefferson

18. #18
    On August 5th, 2009 at 12:15 pm, spaceycakes said:

    The participants will answer questions submitted by the American people.

    first: SNORT!
    second: every single question submitted should be the same question..

    you all decide on the question.

19. #19
    On August 5th, 2009 at 12:17 pm, JohnnyD said:

    Just thinking….but maybe questions will be submitted through the local ACORN/SEIU/HNCA(sic) office.

    I wouldn’t put it past them to front load the queue with supporting groups. You know, like all the “town hall meetings” Obama had on Health Care Reform Health Insurance Reform.

20. #20
    On August 5th, 2009 at 12:21 pm, Dexter Alarius said:

    Questions will only be accepted from emails with the @acorn.org domain. All others are filtered out.

21. #21
    On August 5th, 2009 at 12:21 pm, Weary Citizen said:

    Why do all these “initiatives” conjure up memories of the old fascist/communist government propaganda films of the citizenry exercising in the yard? All standing in perfect formation and smiling. What next, at midnight each night, the workers song will be played at the end of the broadcast day? Or maybe businesses forced to have all workers exercise 30 minutes a day out in the “yard”. The “progressives” have become masters of the “killing with a thousand cuts” strategy.

22. #22
    On August 5th, 2009 at 12:21 pm, Ragspierre said:

    I wouldn’t put it past them to front load the queue with supporting groups. You know, like all the “town hall meetings” Obama had on Health Care Reform Health Insurance Reform.

    Count on it.

    OPERATION OVER-REACH can only benefit by shutting down the dissenting voices.

    People WILL be heard on this.

23. #23
    On August 5th, 2009 at 12:23 pm, rplatt said:

    This is a useless farce . . . they’re hiding behind a computer and screening the questions. At best they’ll be preaching to their choir. In the meantime Obama is preaching to another choir of hand picked participants in Indiana. Just whom do these dolts think they’re fooling?

24. #24
    On August 5th, 2009 at 12:26 pm, Dan Lee said:

    I said this on another thread, but it’s seriously becoming really important to consider having a weapon to defend yourself, since the government seems to think they are not only immune to the will of the People, but can get away with “not so” veiled threats of surveillance. The next step of course is to start harassing anyone who opposes their will.

    Ak-47s & AR-15s are a good choice for a rifle. Easy to use, lots of ammo available. They will penetrate most body armor, vehicles, walls ect.. Let me be clear that I’m not by any means advocating an offensive at this point.

    I’m saying that you should be prepared to defend yourself against any government who starts advocating civilian informants, & covert programs that undermine any individual’s security & civil rights. Make no mistake, that IS what this administration is doing. If they are willing to do that, who knows when they might show up at your door with a bogus warrant. Gird your loins..

25. #25
    On August 5th, 2009 at 12:32 pm, JamieD said:

    WEll, I submitted the following:

    “I pay for my medical care as needed because I do not want any medical care other than simple basic care (i.e. dressing wounds) and pain relief. The cost of INSURANCE is too expensive and the items covered I DO NOT WANT.

    How can you justify MANDATING that I pay for a service that I DO NOT NEED or WANT and will refuse?

    I do not believe in SURGERY or MOST MEDICAL PROCEDURES, so therefore I do not want INSURANCE. I feel doctors who cut open the human body are barbaric. If catastrophe strikes, then I do not want life support, blood transfusions or surgeries. How does this health care reform not take away my FREEDOM in general and specifically my RELIGIOUS FREEDOM?”

    Since my views are so extreme compared to the extreme radical views of the current administration, I am certain this will be filed away somewhere.

    But regardless, they need to here from all “THE PEOPLE”, not just community organizers.

26. #26
    On August 5th, 2009 at 12:32 pm, Misscheryl said:

    To that end Dan, Drudge reports people are “packing heat” in record numbers. My 80 year old father recently purchased the only gun he’s ever owned. It’s a semi-auto and he has been practicing with it on a weekly basis. He’s not a bad shot either. He’s lived a long time and seen a lot of things, so what does that say?

27. #27
    On August 5th, 2009 at 12:35 pm, Dan Lee said:

    It says people are fearing their government, & its ability to protect people (which was limited to start with).

    The scarier point is that we fear them currently (on the whole), when they should be serving in reverence to the people.

    Keep in mind that if you’re attacked by a Government force, you would need more than a pistol.. Pistols have no range, & about 1/3 of the ability to penetrate objects.

28. #28
    On August 5th, 2009 at 12:36 pm, Dan Lee said:

    Addendum: Pistols have no range, & about 1/3-1/2 of the ability to penetrate objects as rifles do.

29. #29
    On August 5th, 2009 at 12:37 pm, tarpon said:

    Hiding ehh …

    Remember when Hillary was reduced to meeting in private in the basement of churches.

30. #30
    On August 5th, 2009 at 12:38 pm, noTnoP said:

    Has anyone else noticed how the narrative has changed suddenly over the last day or so?

    Suddenly, “healthcare reform” has morphed into “health insurance reform”.

    Bet it’s the same thing just under a different moniker. Does this fit with the “Insurance companies are bad” position that the administration (read: Pelosi) is pushing?

    Very interesting how the names have changed to protect the guilty.

31. #31
    On August 5th, 2009 at 12:40 pm, ErinF said:

    Here’s what I emailed to the watchdogs at flag@whitehouse.gov:

    I, an American citizen and voter, have several questions:

    1. Why does freedom of speech scare you marxists so much?

    2. Didn’t Hillary Clinton say “dissent is patriotic”?

    3. Why are liberal women (example: Linda Douglas) so damn homely? (And, I mean that from the inside out.)

    4. Why won’t our elected representatives, including our esteemed agitator in chief, be required to adhere to the same Obamacare for Clunkers health”care” system that us pee-on taxpaying Americans have to?

    5. Why won’t my Representative Mike Michaud come home and face his constituents during his “recess”, instead of going to his brand new house in the Bahamas?

    6. Why do you want to cover illegal immigrants completely while (a) denying chemo treatments to cancer patients, (b) paying for unlimited abortions for unlimited people, and (c) giving “end of life counseling” to the elderly?

    7. Wasn’t it Obama himself that instructed people to “get in their faces” when it comes to dissention? Hmmmm???? I can do that!

    If my being angry at the abomination that is “Obamacare for Clunkers” Healthcare is “unruly”, then I’m happy to call myself unruly. I await patiently the day when my elected reps and senators dare show their faces in my state. I’ll be there, and they will most definitely hear me.

    (PS: Have a nice day.)

32. #32
    On August 5th, 2009 at 12:44 pm, right_on said:

    A webcast…yeah, it makes sense to me.

    Why would they want to meet with angry voters face to face? It is very difficult to lie to people when they’re looking you in the eye, and especially so when you know your micro-expressions are giving you away. Tisk, tisk, madam secretary!

    I hope people are as outraged by this impersonal treatment, as am I.

    My father, a wise man, taught me this…”if a person can’t look you in the eye, they’re lying, and are not to be trusted…about anything.”

    If these lackeys have to lie about an issue, program, statute, or proposition, they know that the truth will doom it to failure.

33. #33
    On August 5th, 2009 at 12:46 pm, Misscheryl said:

    Dan – it’s not a pistol.

34. #34
    On August 5th, 2009 at 12:47 pm, Misscheryl said:

    12:38 pm, noTnoP said:

    The reason the change in terminology is because everyone already has health care in this country, not everyone has health insurance.

35. #35
    On August 5th, 2009 at 12:53 pm, Dan Lee said:

    On August 5th, 2009 at 12:46 pm, Misscheryl said:
    Dan – it’s not a pistol.

    Good for him! He’s more prepared to defend himself than most people then!

36. #36
    On August 5th, 2009 at 1:00 pm, Misscheryl said:

    Dan – it’s more along the lines of, well, “military weaponry.”

37. #37
    On August 5th, 2009 at 1:01 pm, Dan Lee said:

    I sent my e-mail to the fascist Obama-bot thugs too btw.. It was with Michelle’s link, & a reminder that they work for us..

38. #38
    On August 5th, 2009 at 1:04 pm, cheapseat said:

    dexter#17, you continue to hit grand slams. this is why people are angry. they know tyrany when they see it, and they know freedom once they have lived it.

39. #39
    On August 5th, 2009 at 1:04 pm, Dan Lee said:

    Misscheryl, Good Choice! I know a place where you can get 30 round P-Mags (best in the business)for $17.00 each. After hearing about this Mazi like stunt from the O-Admin, I was reminded to order three more for my rifle today. Can never be too prepared for tyranny..

40. #40
    On August 5th, 2009 at 1:05 pm, Dan Lee said:

    “Nazi Stunt” I mean..

41. #41
    On August 5th, 2009 at 1:12 pm, Dan Lee said:

    On August 5th, 2009 at 1:04 pm, cheapseat said:
    dexter#17, you continue to hit grand slams. this is why people are angry. they know tyrany when they see it, and they know freedom once they have lived it.

    Well that’s just it. You will have people out there reading my posts & saying; “Oh look, another gun nut about to go postal”.. This is of course far from the truth. I would just rather die than live in an Obama Admin concentration/re-education camp. So if tyranny ever comes to my door, I won’t be leaving without resistance. I will also set an example of what it is to be a BRAVE AMERICAN, like my grandfather & his brothers were when they fought the OTHER Nazi’s in world war II (the original ones.)I’ve had it with the Obama admin’s unconstitutional mandates. I’ll continue to expose them as long as I breath, Plain & Simple..

42. #42
    On August 5th, 2009 at 1:17 pm, T-Bone said:

    A pistol will be very useful in hand to hand combat. A Bowie knife is also good. Take as many with you as you can.

    For the Republic!

43. #43
    On August 5th, 2009 at 1:38 pm, Dexter Alarius said:

    Battle cries:

    “Remember the Alamo!”
    - The Alamo mission was attacked and almost everyone killed during the Mexican American War

    “Remember the Maine!”
    - The USS Maine Battleship blew up in Havanna Harbor during the Spanish American War

    “Remember Pearl Harbor!”
    - Naval base in Hawaii attacked by the Japanese bringing America into WWII

    “Remember _________ !”
    - Battle cry of Conservatives defending the Constitution against domestic enemies.

    Any suggestions?

44. #44
    On August 5th, 2009 at 2:02 pm, Dan Lee said:

    Twila Paris: What Did He Die For?

    He was twenty-one in 1944
    He was hope and he was courage on a lonely shore.

    Sent there by a mother with love beyond her tears.
    Just a young American who chose to rise above his fears.
    And as I watch him struggle up that hill without a thought of turning back
    I cannot help but wonder,

    What did he die for when he died for you and me?
    Made the sacrifice So that we could all be free
    I believe we will answer each to heaven,
    For the way we spend a priceless liberty. Look inside and ask the question,

    What did he die for when he died for me?

    To the darkest day in A.D. 33
    Came the mercy and compassion of eternity. Sent there by a Father with love beyond His tears. Blameless One, the only Son to bear the guilt of all these years. And as I watch Him struggle up that hill without a thought of turning back, I cannot help but wonder,

    What did He die for when He died for you and me?
    Made the sacrifice So that we could all be free.. I believe we will answer each to heaven, for the way we spend a priceless liberty. Look inside and ask the question, What did he die for?

    He died for freedom.
    He died for love.
    And all the things we do could not pay Him back, could never be enough.
    What did He die for when He died for you and me?

    Made the sacrifice, So that we could all be free.

    I believe we will answer each to heaven
    For the way we spend a priceless liberty.

    Look inside and ask the question,
    What did he die for when He died for me?

45. #45
    On August 5th, 2009 at 2:03 pm, John Deaux said:

    The participants will answer questions submitted by the American people.

    Oh look. Here’s an interesting one.

    Why can’t we have health reform now? Who’s holding it up?

    Oh, and another.

    Why don’t those evil Republicans care about the children?

46. #46
    On August 5th, 2009 at 2:04 pm, Rogue Cheddar said:

    “Remember Pelosi!”
    “Remember Obama!”
    “Remember Sotomayor!”
    “Remember TARP!”

    I could do this all day.

47. #47
    On August 5th, 2009 at 2:27 pm, Dexter Alarius said:

    Since Health care regulation is so great, why don’t we do it with car insurance too! Let’s mandate coverage of oil changes, annual tune-ups, tire rotations, replacing wiper blades and light bulbs, fixing pre-existing rust, and ‘elective’ items like spinning rims and super-chargers! Mandate insurance companies cover drivers regardless of the number of tickets and accidents they’ve been in! That wouldn’t make auto insurance too expensive now, would it?

48. #48
    On August 5th, 2009 at 3:11 pm, hawkeye54 said:

    On August 5th, 2009 at 2:04 pm, Rogue Cheddar

    LOL, but the cries to actions included that which was lost, i.e. Alamo, not that which was the cause of the loss. Your’s would be the equivilent of “Remember Santa Ana!”

    More appropriate (but not as funny)
    would be:

    Remember the Constitution!

    Something that is now in real danger of being completely lost.

49. #49
    On August 5th, 2009 at 3:43 pm, gunslingerpatriot said:

    My 80 year old father recently purchased the only gun he’s ever owned. It’s a semi-auto and he has been practicing with it on a weekly basis. He’s not a bad shot either. He’s lived a long time and seen a lot of things, so what does that say?

    MissCheryl; It says that your father has seen enough of this dictator to defend his family and country.

    BTW; This Vet would consider it an honor to stand side-by-side with any of the Patriots on this blog at any townhall or Tea Bag event.

    GSP

50. #50
    On August 5th, 2009 at 8:12 pm, EdDantes said:

    Hahahahahahahaha. Wait. hahahahahahahaha.

    Ok, sorry for being annoying but what in the h e double hockey sticks is this administration trying to play? What does IT in healthcare have to do with healthcare reform?

    What a joke. I can’t believe that they’re making these outlandish claims and then putting up a snitch email address on the whitehouse site!

    Hospitals have been buying IT for years because it makes operations much more efficient and reduces errors and companies like Siemens, GE, CA, Oracle, and Microsoft have whole divisions dedicated to selling into healthcare! Hospitals have CIOs and CTOs.

51. #51
    On August 5th, 2009 at 8:32 pm, rightisright said:

    On August 5th, 2009 at 12:03 pm, walterc said:

    My only question for any of them is “if it’s such a great program, why isn’t Congress going to participate?” Until that question gets an adequate answer it’s all BS.

    Simple question and the answer tells all there is to know about Obama Death Care…it isn’t worth the paper it’s written on.

52. #52
    On August 5th, 2009 at 9:48 pm, theporch said:

    I have been sending things right and left about obamacare to the flag addr. Let’s overload their site with facts and let them know we will not be silenced.

53. #53
    On August 5th, 2009 at 9:48 pm, mattm said:

    My congress critter did a tele-town hall. About 15-20 minutes in and no public comments were taken. I couldn’t take the BS and hung up.

54. #54
    On August 5th, 2009 at 11:34 pm, atxcowgirl said:

    Interesting it’s being held at 1 eastern noon central time on a weekday. Most working folks will not be able to tune in.
    I guess Sebelius had enough face-to-face discussion in her townhall with Spector.