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1. #1
   On August 13th, 2009 at 3:52 pm, d1carter said:

   How do these cowards get elected?

2. #2
   On August 13th, 2009 at 3:53 pm, Ragspierre said:

   Excelllent….!!!!!</strong>

3. #3
   On August 13th, 2009 at 3:56 pm, letget said:

   Way to go Kelly!!! Good luck and this should take hold all over America for the elected who are too chicken to go before the citizens.
   L

4. #4
   On August 13th, 2009 at 3:58 pm, MutantsDad said:

   Some folks here in Vegas are doing the same thing. Neither of our Senators (Reid and Ensign – one whacky Dem and a Repbulican who can’t keep it in his pants) nor the two Reps (Berkley and Titus – both Dems) are having town meetings (although Harry did have a Green summit here with Bill Clinton and Manbearpig). So a local radio talkshow hostess named Heidi Harris is having one for them and filming it so they can give it to our employees to review at their leisure.

5. #5
   On August 13th, 2009 at 3:59 pm, T-Bone said:

   Instead of an empty chair, please put an empty suit on stage. That would better represent your representative.

6. #6
   On August 13th, 2009 at 3:59 pm, bradley said:

   The next thing on the agenda should be to find someone to replace the Colorado idiot, and send her out looking for gainful employment NOT on the taxpayer’s dime.

7. #7
   On August 13th, 2009 at 4:00 pm, bradley said:

   If they put an empty suit on stage, someone might mistake it for the president.

8. #8
   On August 13th, 2009 at 4:00 pm, long_haired_conservative said:

   Oh dear! It’s “in absentia,” not “in abstentia“

9. #9
   On August 13th, 2009 at 4:04 pm, long_haired_conservative said:

   Oops, I didn’t mean to click the “submit” button just yet. Wanted to add that I hope to see this kind of initiative among voters all over the country. Politicians who won’t be confronted by their constituents are cowards.

   My wife and I are going to a Town Hall meeting this evening with our Rep Mary Fallin (Oklahoma). She will not vote for the health care reform package, but we need to show her our support just the same. And to counter any counter protests, if any. Will report back if any contentions arise.

10. #10
    On August 13th, 2009 at 4:06 pm, emjem24 said:

    These reps have grown so used to not listening to the American people it has become common place. Many use townhalls as their final sounding board and when these reps get criticism, they just ignore it and continue along their merry way.

    This rep should be ashamed of herself. But she won’t. Because these politicians as well as the White House have no shame. This is THEIR country now and we SERVE them and our concerns for the future be damned.

11. #11
    On August 13th, 2009 at 4:07 pm, Flyoverman said:

    They have gone to ground.

12. #12
    On August 13th, 2009 at 4:08 pm, Paul Revere said:

    Perhaps they can nominate someone to run against her in the process!

    Have y’all heard about the fake townhalls being put up online and in emails by the democrat thug machine? Disgusting.

13. #13
    On August 13th, 2009 at 4:12 pm, Rekd said:

    This should be good…
    :popcorn:

14. #14
    On August 13th, 2009 at 4:14 pm, Southpaw said:

    Great idea, Ft. Collins. I might suggest making the background on the web site a dark blue to make the text a little easier to read.
    No, wait, forget that. If the web site looks too slick, everyone will know you are just a front for evil insurance company execs.
    No, wait, the MSM and libs are onto our hand painted protest signs and fake anger and modest web sites. They have found out it’s all orchestrated and produced by Dick Cheney at a secret site up in Cheyenne.

    Seriously though, a great idea for a town hall, Ft. Collins. Give a warm welcome to my niece entering vet school at Colorado St. in the fall.

15. #15
    On August 13th, 2009 at 4:14 pm, nhpatriot said:

    A friend of mine in Ohio called Senator Sherrod Brown’s office a while ago to ask (politely) if he’d be having a townhall. She said the lady she spoke to was very rude to her and said she wasn’t able to give out his schedule. My friend later called his DC office and someone there told her that they didn’t have a date for a townhall. Then today my friend tells me that lo and behold, Senator Brown had a townhall but the announcement for it showed up on his website the day of the event, and she never saw it published anywhere (although she might have missed it). She was pretty mad. They’re laying (or is that lying?) as low as they can I guess to avoid us.

    Also, here in NH our Senator Sheehan (D) had a telephone conference townhall from DC. Over 15,000 were on the call and 500 were holding to ask a question. She spoke for a little over an hour, although kept leaving to take a vote on the cash for clunkers so had an Obama spokesperson helping her out. 15,000+ people — And this is NH. Our biggest city only has 100,000 people in it!

16. #16
    On August 13th, 2009 at 4:18 pm, T-Bone said:

    We say no no no.

    They say na na na (with hands over ears)

17. #17
    On August 13th, 2009 at 4:19 pm, wren said:

    Is anybody keeping a list of the Cowardly Reps and Senators who are not holding Town Hall meetings?

    Please add Nancy Pelosi’s name to the list!

18. #18
    On August 13th, 2009 at 4:21 pm, Ragspierre said:

    Instead of an empty chair, please put an empty suit on stage. That would better represent your representative.

    I like the CongressChicken I suggested a few days back.

    Get a real chicken. Set in on the podium.

    Ask questions. Tape the chicken’s responses.

    Post video to the internet.

    Repeat as needed.

19. #19
    On August 13th, 2009 at 4:27 pm, Common Sense said:

    Her campaign against Marilyn Musgrave was one of the nastiest ever in Colorado. It’s no surprise that she’d dodging constituents.

20. #20
    On August 13th, 2009 at 4:30 pm, wren said:

    Since Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senators Diane Feinstein and Barbara Boxer refuse to hold a Town Hall Meeting in San Franciso, the Bay Area Patriots will be holding a Mock Town Hall meeting and Candle Vigil for our missing Representatives in San Francisco tomorrow.

    Date: Friday August 14
    Time: 1:00 – 5:00 pm
    Place: Justin Herman Plaza, San Francisco, CA

    For more info:
    http://www.bayareapatriots.com/

    If you are in the area, come out to join the fun!

21. #21
    On August 13th, 2009 at 4:32 pm, southsideironworks said:

    No Town Hall meetings in the Libtard state of Illinois, except one hosted by Jan Schanowsky and a handful by Danny Davis.

    I think Jesse Jackson Jr is hiding from the feds and his wife is gearing up for her run for Lt Gov.

22. #22
    On August 13th, 2009 at 4:36 pm, txvet2 said:

    Ah yes, Fort Collins, site of the famous “Dan’s Bake Sale”.

23. #23
    On August 13th, 2009 at 4:42 pm, BillB said:

    Brilliant. Simply brilliant!

24. #24
    On August 13th, 2009 at 4:48 pm, T-Bone said:

    How about an actor to portray the rep? The actor can nod her head and say next question without answering like Arlen Spector, can say I just don’t get it like Claire Mccaskill, can talk on the cell phone like Sheila Racist Lee, and can tell everyone to stop telling lies like Barack Obama. (that’s Obama telling people to stop telling lies, not Obama telling lies).

    Then at the end the actor can thank everyone, tell them how important it is to hear them out and let them vent and then tell them they are all wrong and she will vote yes on the health care bill because she is smarter than all the people who showed up with handmade signs made by Dick Cheney. That would be good realistic acting.

25. #25
    On August 13th, 2009 at 4:53 pm, jwm said:

    I am definitely going to the one in San Francisco

26. #26
    On August 13th, 2009 at 4:54 pm, dutchcedar said:

    Kelly Trosper, you and your friends in Northern Colorado just made my day!!!

    My hat’s off to you, sir, and I wish you the best of good fortune in your endeavor.

    I would suggest a carpet runner of astroturf leading up to and underneath the chair you reserve for Representative Markey.

27. #27
    On August 13th, 2009 at 4:55 pm, Hangfire said:

    I hate to admit it, but I’m not brave enough to attend any “town hall” meetings here in Honolulu.

    The Democrat congresspersons (Sen. Inouye, Sen. Akaka, Rep. Abercrombie, and Rep. Hirono) always stack the deck with hundreds of union members and state workers. With my big mouth, I’d wind up on a stretcher. Any conservatives are always as welcome as a whore at a Baptist picnic.

28. #28
    On August 13th, 2009 at 4:55 pm, dutchcedar said:

    …and make it a purple chair.

29. #29
    On August 13th, 2009 at 4:56 pm, rfjjulie said:

    Listening tour? Geez, with only air in her head, anything anyone one says should just blow right on through.

30. #30
    On August 13th, 2009 at 4:59 pm, WernerP said:

    Ah, those silly lefties…cowards…spineless…blood-sucking (according to Lou Dobbs, they deserve a stake through their hearts)….

    …still dreaming of a world without a single lefty left standing …

31. #31
    On August 13th, 2009 at 5:00 pm, Cowboy said:

    purple chair indeed. That’s funny.

    Good luck Kelly.

32. #32
    On August 13th, 2009 at 5:01 pm, CantCureStupid said:

    I mentioned in my rant that we should hold our own town hall and put a big empty chair up there on stage where our elected Rep. should be!

    HA!!! I love it!

    I like Rags idea, but I’d suggest a rubber chicken, because it’s infinitely more useless. Put a dunce cap on it, too.

    I am living and breathing for 2010!!!

33. #33
    On August 13th, 2009 at 5:22 pm, Truesoldier said:

    Awesome Kelly.

    In other good news. Brian Baird (WA ST 3rd CD) has apologized for his comparing Americans who are voicing their opinions on health care to Nazi Brown Shirts and Timothy McVeigh and is planning on holding town hall meetings after all(and actually giving decent notice):

    in response to some of the things we’ve been seeing across the nation I have said some things myself that I regret. I want to express that regret directly and announce that we will be holding a series of five town halls so people can express their opinions and ask questions.

    I believe that this is in direct response to many of his constiuents (on all sides of the political spectrum) letting him know that his cancelling of town halls is unacceptable (he usually has multiple town hall meetings every recess).

34. #34
    On August 13th, 2009 at 5:32 pm, reshas1 said:

    she was waiting to get her SEIU/union workers/supporters lined up to sneak into the townhall.

35. #35
    On August 13th, 2009 at 5:33 pm, rambler said:

    Mail them all pink slips! If they can’t face the voters then why should they be trusted to write legislation or talk to representatives from foreign countries? They work for us!

36. #36
    On August 13th, 2009 at 5:39 pm, PKAmmoTroop said:

    Colorado is really starting to impress me, the tea parties that the elected representatives avoided like the plague, the town hall meetings that the elected representatives are avoiding like the plague… unfortunately the average Colorado citizen votes like they drive which is a scary thing indeed.

    Give me a shout when you need someone to help heat up the tar and start opening the pillows at the capitol building.

37. #37
    On August 13th, 2009 at 5:42 pm, Wayfaring Stranger said:

    On August 13th, 2009 at 4:14 pm, nhpatriot said:
    …They’re laying (or is that lying?)…

    They are, as you say, lying low *(see #25) – on the other hand, they are trying to lay us low *(scroll down to #64) with all their lying *(#1).

38. #38
    On August 13th, 2009 at 5:46 pm, Wayfaring Stranger said:

    On August 13th, 2009 at 5:01 pm, CantCureStupid said:

    …I am living and breathing for 2010!!!

    You have a lot of company.

    Meanwhile, kudos to everyone who has gone to a townhall, and to those who’ve written and/or phoned their reps in the House and Senate.

    Don’t quit!

39. #39
    On August 13th, 2009 at 6:10 pm, right_on said:

    Hey, Rep. Betsy Markey…be afraid…be very afraid! You should be. The Sharleton Club of Washington, D.C. will be losing some of it’s members in 2010, and I’m sure someone will remember to put your name on that list of personas non grata come election time.

    “If you can’t take the heat…” Well, in this case, you probably shouldn’t have been in the kitchen in the first place. Afterall, anyone can light a fire, but a responsible person will tend it.

40. #40
    On August 13th, 2009 at 6:18 pm, denver republican said:

    Colorado has some of the most embarrassingly inept “representation” in Washington. We must have more idiots per capita than any other state’s delegation (and, yes, I’m well aware of the loony-toons from California).

41. #41
    On August 13th, 2009 at 6:35 pm, JT said:

    What a ballsy idea. I always said real conservatives are smart. Kudos and good luck.

    We should do wave of these across the country.

42. #42
    On August 13th, 2009 at 6:39 pm, rightisright said:

    Good job people of Northern Colorado, you are true American Patriots….keep up the great work.

43. #43
    On August 13th, 2009 at 7:58 pm, Tipover said:

    From Markey’s notice for her meetings. Do you think 15-20 folks per meeting will satisfy the peons? Oh, and don’t come too early (so you might voice your dissatisfaction if you can’t get in?) and this is a “listening session” so keep your lip zipped.

    From the Notice: “Note on Congress on Your Corner listening session format:
    In order for as many 4th District residents as possible to speak directly with Rep. Markey, residents will join groups of 15-20 people for public listening sessions. 4th District residents are asked to arrive no more than 30 minutes in advance of the meeting, to accommodate residents’ work and family schedules and so that everybody who would like to ask a question has an opportunity to do so.”

44. #44
    On August 13th, 2009 at 8:14 pm, TigerLady said:

    How about an actor to portray the rep?

    How ’bout a cardboard cut out? It would be just as intelligent.

45. #45
    On August 13th, 2009 at 8:18 pm, oldbuckaroo said:

    Look up “ditzy broad” in your Funk & Wagnalls. There you’ll find Betsy’s picture at the top of the definition.

46. #46
    On August 13th, 2009 at 8:27 pm, cheapseat said:

    did i miss something? i looked at her schedule page, and she doesn’t even tell you if she is a democrat or a republican. obfuscate, lie, and blame others. the keys to being an elected slug.

47. #47
    On August 13th, 2009 at 8:45 pm, moonshot said:

    Maybe she fears for her safety. Quite a few of them have death threats so…

48. #48
    On August 13th, 2009 at 9:07 pm, Fritz said:

    Everyone who can possibly spare the time should make a point of showing up, and show up early or there will only be 15-20 SEIU thugs in her majesty’s “audience.” Carry good cameras so there is plenty of video. The best part of the reports on this will likely be her majesty’s thugs shutting people out.

    Right now is the time to start asking how many lines will be allowed for the “Tele-Town Hall Meeting.”

    Does anyone know what the “Seniors Day Event” is?

    Fishy stuff. Maybe it should be flagged to the flag@whitehouse.gov Purpleshirts.

    Make us proud of you, Colorado!

49. #49
    On August 13th, 2009 at 9:47 pm, tiredofit08 said:

    On August 13th, 2009 at 4:00 pm, bradley said:

    If they put an empty suit on stage, someone might mistake it for the president.

    only if there is a teleprompter there…lol

    I went to Rep. Mary Fallin’s town hall this evening…no mob scene there at all but lots of applause for patriots making points. We did have a few libtards there but they didn’t get much of a voice. I was a tad bit disappointed at her for not answering some specific questions that seemed fairly easy…oh well a pol is a pol even some of the better ones…to her credit since there were some 200-300 people who couldn’t get into the SRO room, she ushered the first batch out 30 minutes after cut off time and held a 2nd meeting with them so that they had a chance to ask questions! what a trooper…of course that is her job isn’t it….still most of them would have walked out and couldn’t have cared less…she did get kudos from the crowd for not using a teleprompter…

50. #50
    On August 13th, 2009 at 11:20 pm, AmericaFirst said:

    On August 13th, 2009 at 8:27 pm, cheapseat said:
    did i miss something? i looked at her schedule page, and she doesn’t even tell you if she is a democrat or a republican. obfuscate, lie, and blame others. the keys to being an elected slug.

    She likes to hide her LIBERAL DEMOCRAT skin under 12 feet of Colorado mountain snow. She intentionally does NOT list her lunacy political association WOW! She sure likes to have rotating background images of windmills and OIL WELL RIGS. Hmmmm, what is her voting record and statements on drilling oil domestically? I guess it doesn’t matter, she is a Democrat and that is all that we need to know. Liar Liar Liar. Avoid real issues with informed constituents. Another Saul Alinsky love child.

51. #51
    On August 14th, 2009 at 8:55 am, nail49 said:

    Instead of an empty chair, please put an empty suit on stage.

    Might I suggest not an empty suit, but a mannequin wearing a suit. Then you would have a dummy in the front of the townhall, not the actual dummy, but at least a dummy playing a dummy!

    http://www.austinreed.co.uk/pws/images/catalogue/suits/sbl_men_charcoalpindotsuit/large/mannequin_1.png

    I kind of like the ones without heads, because, like most CongressCritters, their heads are most likely stuck firmly up their posterior!

52. #52
    On August 14th, 2009 at 11:08 am, cheapseat said:

    yes america first, i tried to see her voting record, and was flushed down the obfuscate hole. she certainly does not seem to be proud of her record and affiliations. she boldly proclaims on the front page her big oil connections, but where has she voted on anwar and off shore drilling. in a state vested in hunting and outdoor activities, what’s her rating with the nra as opposed to the environuts.

53. #53
    On August 14th, 2009 at 2:03 pm, Dimsdale said:

    Rep. Markey’s schedule for the Congressional recess is designed to reach out to as many residents as possible in the places where they live and work.

    I notice all but one meeting (probably a mistake) is scheduled when residents are working: during the middle of the day.

    Just right for people with their hands out…

54. #54
    On August 14th, 2009 at 5:04 pm, rightwingrocker said:

    Interesting the August 25 event isn’t listed on her schedule.

    She must really care. Phht.

    RWR
    http://www.rightwingrocker.com

55. #55
    On August 14th, 2009 at 5:58 pm, purealchemy said:

    Calling all Thread Rangers for reserve duty at:

    http://michellemalkin.com/2009/07/23/the-dont-taze-me-bro-moment-of-henry-louis-gates/?loggedin=1250286071#commentform

    Shooting for the 7,000 post mark.

    A day without Obama-bashing is like a day without sunshine

56. #56
    On August 17th, 2009 at 9:29 am, cabrerski said:

    May I suggest that the video be released as an interactive video…

    Let the viewer decided what type of critter the congresscritter is. By taping the chair in front of a blue screen, the viewer can opt to choose:

    a. Rubber chicken
    b. Real chicken
    c. Jackass…er…donkey
    d. Crash-test dummy
    e. Empty suit
    f. Bozo, the clown
    g. The Taco Bell chihuahua
    h. A pet rock

    …and so on…