Protestors confront politicians at town halls megathread

[Ronnie]

I think there have been enough of these events at this point to warrant a megathread containing them all.  If a mod objects for whatever reason, then feel free to delete this thread.

[Confused Democrat]

Dont have a link now...but Mitch McConnell got screamed at by a coal miners family at his town hall today

I overheard the clip on TV and it was awesome.

I just caught the end of it, but the lady ended her tirade by saying "or would you prefer I sit down and shut up like Elizabeth Warren?"

[Hindsight was 2020]

You mean the "so called angry crowds" https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/834181712783560705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

[Absentee Voting Ghost of Ruin]

Dont have a link now...but Mitch McConnell got screamed at by a coal miners family at his town hall today

This may be it:
http://www.dailyindependent.com/news/mcconnell-hears-it-from-protesters/article_f1c2ca00-f881-11e6-86b0-0bd42852f236.html

[The_Doctor]

David Brat (R-Va.) now under fire at a local town hall.

[OneJ]

South Carolina's Town Hall w/ Tim Scott and Mark Stanford: http://www.postandcourier.com/politics/mark-sanford-tim-scott-on-the-defensive-and-grilled-in/article_c435d90a-f611-11e6-a278-833d9bbaaac0.html

[pbrower2a]

I think there have been enough of these events at this point to warrant a megathread containing them all.  If a mod objects for whatever reason, then feel free to delete this thread.

Comparisons are appropriate. If the techniques are different in Nebraska and New Jersey, then it might be telling. Issues are relevant.   

For most non-locals. "Congressman from Illinois" and "Congressman from Indiana" will be all that matters.     

[Crumpets]

David Brat (R-Va.) now under fire at a local town hall.

Isn't he the one who got elected basically on a platform of "Eric Cantor is aloof and doesn't spend enough time talking to his constituents"?

[#TheShadowyAbyss]

Senator Cassidy just told his constituents that they don't read bills and now he's getting shouted down for it.

[Xing]

Sen. Grassley also got an earful yesterday:
http://www.nbcnews.com/video/sen-chuck-grassley-s-town-hall-packed-with-people-and-questions-881891395880

[OneJ]

Liberal Tea Party movement anyone?

[Holmes]

Love seeing Cotton grilled like this.

[Xing]

Liberal Tea Party movement anyone?

How about a Latte (Liberals Against Trump's Tyranny and Egomania) Party?

[OneJ]

Liberal Tea Party movement anyone?

How about a Latte (Liberals Against Trump's Tyranny and Egomania) Party?

That's even better!

[Ronnie]

Liberal Tea Party movement anyone?

How about a Latte (Liberals Against Trump's Tyranny and Egomania) Party?

I love it!  I feel it could trend on Twitter with some kind of push.

[The Other Castro]

You see the distant flames
They bellow in the night
You fight in all our names for what we know is right
And when you all get shot
And cannot carry on
Though you die, La Resistance lives on

[Virginiá]

At the risk of taking a joke too seriously: The "tea" in Tea Party originated as both a historical reference and an acronym (Taxed Enough Already). I don't think it bodes well that when we try to invent a left-liberal equivalent to this, we refer to a name that refers specifically to Trump's personality and temperament and not any shared stances on policies, issues, or values.

Well, it can't all be bad. At least we don't have the irony that the Tea Party had when they formed after Obama had given everyone a big tax cut for 2 years.

[Ronnie]

People packed the auditorium of a Pat Toomey town hall...without him in it!  Instead, they put up a literal empty suit in the front of the room:

https://twitter.com/INDIVISIBLENEP1/status/834233247307558912

https://twitter.com/StephanieRit/status/834429303978938368

[Hindsight was 2020]

I'm sorry but allow me to be a little bitter an say we're the f**k were all these people in November >(

[publicunofficial]

I'm sorry but allow me to be a little bitter an say we're the f**k were all these people in November >(

And where will they be in 2022...

[Unapologetic Chinaperson]

I'm sorry but allow me to be a little bitter an say we're the f**k were all these people in November >(

That's the cost of complacency I guess. *shrugs*

[Interlocutor is just not there yet]

People packed the auditorium of a Pat Toomey town hall...without him in it!  Instead, they put up a literal empty suit in the front of the room:

https://twitter.com/INDIVISIBLENEP1/status/834233247307558912

https://twitter.com/StephanieRit/status/834429303978938368

Something similar happened over here with Darrell Issa. They had a Waldo cardboard cutout with his head on it:

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/north-county/sd-no-town-hall-20170220-story.html

[pbrower2a]

If you can't stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen.

-- Harry S. Truman, 33rd President of the United States.

...I wonder if there will be any resignations out of this. 

[White Trash]

I love looking at the town halls in Arkansas, Kentucky and Louisiana. These are good and honest folks lashing out against politicians that  continue to ignore dire issues in rural communities. Its really about time that the forgotten folks of the South start realizing that the Republican Party is not on their side.

[Rjjr77]

People packed the auditorium of a Pat Toomey town hall...without him in it!  Instead, they put up a literal empty suit in the front of the room:

https://twitter.com/INDIVISIBLENEP1/status/834233247307558912

https://twitter.com/StephanieRit/status/834429303978938368

Something similar happened over here with Darrell Issa. They had a Waldo cardboard cutout with his head on it:

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/north-county/sd-no-town-hall-20170220-story.html

Is it a no show at a town hall when it isn't the elected officials townhall?