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Town Hall Showdowns
President Obama publicly delivered a message to those who oppose his plan. At a Virginia campaign rally on Thursday, he pronounced, “I don’t want the folks who created the mess to do a lot of talking. I want them just to get out of the way.” In other words: “Unless you agree with me, shut up.” Continue reading
Insult and Injury
President Obama likes to pose as the tribune of the common people, but Americans who show up at town-hall meetings to object to Obama’s plans to nationalize health care are, in the words of Obama’s Democratic National Committee, “the mob,” a bunch of “extremist” yahoos who must be publicly denounced and ridiculed. It’s a remarkable piece of condescension and snobbery, but one that is indicative of how President Obama thinks and does business. Continue reading
