I'm sick. The hand-wringing and finger-pointing going on at this site is ruining my will to live.
Somebody asked why they should attend their state's town hall meeting if the bill on the table doesn't include the public option. My head exploded. The reason you should attend a town hall meeting is to demonstrate the fact that you demand a public option - at the very least - and to explain why you demand a public option. It can only help to combat the screaming meemies of the "opposition" mob. Staging all-or-nothing tantrums over single-payer will result in - absolutely nothing. By all means, continue the fight for single-payer, but to help the Republicans tank the public option out of spite would be unforgivable. Think of the public option as single-payer with training wheels.
And if you refuse to participate in any physically demanding sense - such as getting off the couch, then you can't exactly blame Obama for failed health care reform. I'm not sure what its going to take to get through. We need less Kumbaya Democrats and more people willing to get off their thumbs and fight for what they want. What made you think that the fight was over once Obama took the oath of office? So, I'm posting this again in the hope that somebody out there somewhere is listening:
You all might want to consider showing up at the town halls in your areas. Here's the list as posted on the Conservatives for Patients Rights website: http://www.cprights.org/townhalls.php (verify before attending).
Or you can play armchair activist and sit around griping about what weasels the bad old Republicans are... and let them win this fight because... well... we're just too intellectual to actually DO anything about this business. And besides we don't really want to mess up our outfits.
Brian Buetler on TPM: "Late update: By what must be a complete coincidence, CPR's website contains a list of the same town hall forums on its website, "provided as a resource for our visitors." It also contains a separate page, where the group hosts videos of the same town hall disruptions which, behind the scenes, it's doing whatever it can to encourage".
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/08/inside-the-tea-partiers-anti-health-care-organizing-campaign.php
As follows:
Congressional Town Hall Meetings
This list is provided as a resource for our visitors. The information has been submitted to us from a variety of sources and has not been independently verified in all cases. Please contact the office of your representative or Senator to confirm meeting details.
If you know of other Congressional Town Hall events taking place this summer, please feel free to email us at info@cprights.org.
View the videos from the Congressional Town Hall meetings where constituents voice their concerns on healthcare reform.
National
Nationwide Recess Rally
"Many of the original groups behind TaxDayTeaParty.com are joining together for the Nationwide Recess Rally. This is a collaborative effort to make it known that we will not stand for socialized, government controlled healthcare." For more information, please visit the Nationwide Recess Rally homepage.
California Rep. Jackie Speier
•08/23 11:00 AM - 12:30PM: Congress on the Coast - Cypress Meadows Conference Center, 343 Cypress Avenue, Moss Beach, CA
•08/29 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Family Forum At Burton Park - Burton Park, 900 Chestnut Street, San Carlos, CA
Rep. Fortney Stark
•08/15 09:00 AM : Town Hall Meeting - Fremont Senior Center, 40086 Paseo Padre Parkway, Fremont, CA
•08/15 10:30 AM : Town Hall Meeting - San Leandro City Hall, 835 E 14th Street, San Leandro, CA
•08/15 12:00 PM : Town Hall Meeting - Alameda City Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Avenue, Alameda, CA
•09/12 09:00 AM 10:00 AM: Town Hall Meeting - Ruggieri Senior Center, 33997 Alvarado Niles Road, Union City, CA
•09/12 10:30 AM 11:30 AM: Town Hall Meeting - Hayward City Hall, Council Chambers777 B Street, Hayward, CA
•09/12 12:00 PM 01:00 PM: Town Hall Meeting - Alameda City Hall, Council Chambers2263 Santa Clara Avenue, Alameda, CA
Rep. Dan Lungren
•08/18 07:00 PM 08:30 PM: Town Hall - Citrus Heights City Hall, 6237 Fountain Square Drive, Citrus Heights, CA
•08/22 10:00 AM 12:00 PM: Town Hall - Jackson City Hall, 33 Broadway, Jackson, CA
•08/26 07:00 PM 08:30 PM: Town Hall - Rancho Cordova City Hall, 2729 Prospect Park Drive, Rancho Cordova, CA
Rep. Susan Davis
•08/29 01:00 PM 02:00 PM: Neighborhood Day - Spring Valley Library, 836 Kempton Street, Spring Valley, CA
ColoradoRep. Ed Perlmutter
•08/08 01:00 PM : Government in the Grocery - King Soopers, 500 Bromley Lane, Brighton, CO
Georgia
Rep. John Linder
•08/05 04:00 PM 06:00 PM: Constituent Outreach - Grayson Library, 700 Grayson Parkway, Grayson, GA
•08/13 05:00 PM 07:00 PM: Constituent Outreach - Suwanee Library, 361 Main Street, Suwanee, GA
•08/13 10:00 AM 12:00 PM: Constituent Outreach - Piedmont Regional Library, 189 Bell View Street, Winder, GA
•08/19 10:00 AM 12:00 PM: Constituent Outreach - Monroe- Walton Library, 217 West Spring Street, Monroe, GA
•08/19 01:00 PM 03:00 PM: Constituent Outreach - Covington Library, 7116 Floyd Road, Covington, GA
Rep. David Scott
•08/15 10:00 AM 02:00 PM: District Health Fair - Mundy's Mill High School, 9652 Fayetteville Road, Jonesboro, GA
Illinois Rep. Timothy Johnson•08/05 06:30 PM 07:30 PM: Town Hall - Normal Library Community Room, 206 W. College Avenue, Normal, IL
•08/10 07:00 PM 08:00 PM: Town Hall - Pontiac City Hall, 115 W. Howard Street, Pontiac, IL
Rep. Danny Davis
•08/15 01:00 PM : Town Hall - Columbus Park, Central and Jackson, Chicago, IL
•08/15 10:00 AM : Town Hall - Kickoff Central and Bloomingdale, Central and Bloomingdale, Chicago, IL
Kansas
Rep. Jerry Moran
•08/04 09:30 AM 10:30 AM: County Tour Stop - Sauder Community Center, 110 South 1st Street, Madison, KS
•08/13 01:00 PM 02:00 PM: County Tour Stop - Chamber of Commerce, 306 N. Main Street, McPherson, KS
•08/13 04:30 PM 05:30 PM: County Tour Stop - TBD, TBD, Cottonwood Falls, KS
•08/13 02:30 PM 03:30 PM: County Tour Stop - Tabor College , Wolhgemuth Music Education Center400 South Jefferson Street, Hillsboro, KS
MississippiRep. Gene Taylor
•08/03 06:00 PM 07:30 PM: Town Hall - Waynesboro City Hall, 714 Wayne Street, Waynesboro, MS
Missouri
Sen. Claire McCaskill
•08/10 9:00 AM: Open Forum - Southeast Missouri State University - Kennett 1230 First St. Kennett, MO 63857
•08/10 11:45 AM: Roundtable with Rural Health Care Providers - Pemiscot County Pemiscot Memorial Health Systems, 907 E. Reed Hayti, MO 63851
•08/10 2:30 PM: Open Forum - Three Rivers Community College Rutland Library, 2080 Three Rivers Blvd Poplar Bluff, MO 63901
North Carolina Rep. Patrick McHenry
•08/04 06:00 PM : Town Hall - Avery County Commissioner?s Board Room, 2nd Floor175 Linville Street, Newland, NC
•08/06 06:00 PM : Town Hall - Spruce Pine Public Library, Community Meeting Room142 Walnut Avenue, Spruce Pine, NC
•08/10 06:00 PM : Town Hall - Mooresville Town Hall, Town Commissioners Chamber413 North Main Street, Mooresville, NC
•08/11 06:00 PM : Town Hall - Hickory City Hall, City Council Chambers76 North Center Street, Hickory, NC
•08/12 06:00 PM : Town Hall - James Warren Lincoln County Citizens Center, Commissioners Chambers115 West Main Street, Lincolnton, NC
•08/13 06:00 PM : Town Hall - Lenoir Library, Meeting Room 6, Lower Level120 Hospital Avenue, Lenoir, NC
•08/17 06:00 PM : Town Hall - Western Piedmont Community College, Phifer Learning Resource Center (LRC), Second Floor, Room 1201001 Burkemont Avenue, Morganton, NC
•08/18 06:00 PM : Town Hall - Rutherford County Schools Offices, School Board Chambers382 West Main Street, Forest City, NC
•08/19 06:00 PM : Town Hall - Cherryville Fire Department, 411 East Church Street, Cherryville, NC
•08/20 06:00 PM : Town Hall - Charles A. Harry Cleveland County Administration Building, County Commissioners Chambers311 East Marion Street, Shelby, NC
NebraskaRep. Adrian Smith
•08/04 10:00 AM 12:00 PM: Mobile Office Hours - Adams County Office Building, Assembly Room300 N. Saint Joseph, Hastings, NE
•08/11 10:30 AM 12:30 PM: Mobile Office Hours - Courthouse, Drivers Exam Room501 Lincoln Avenue, York, NE
New Jersey Rep. Steven Rothman
•08/10 07:00 AM 09:00 PM: Listening Session - Borough Hall, 182 Market Street, Elmwood Park, NJ
•08/10 01:00 PM 03:00 PM: Listening Session - Borough Hall, 214 Ridge Road, North Arlington, NJ
•08/11 07:00 AM 09:00 PM: Listening Session - Municipal Complex, 275 Broad Avenue, Palisades Park, NJ
•08/11 01:00 PM 03:00 PM: Listening Session - Senior Center, 24 Union Boulevard, Wallington, NJ
•08/12 07:00 AM 09:00 PM: Listening Session - Borough Hall, 176 Park Avenue, Rutherford, NJ
•08/12 01:00 PM 03:00 PM: Listening Session - Municipal Complex, 10 Kahn Terrace, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
•08/13 07:00 PM 09:00 PM: Listening Session - City Hall, 65 Central Avenue, Hackensack, NJ
•08/13 01:00 PM 03:00 PM: Listening Session - Municipal Complex, 1203 Paterson Plank Road, Secaucus, NJ
•08/14 10:00 AM 12:00 PM: Listening Session - Borough Hall, 510 Route 46 West, Teterboro, NJ
•08/14 01:00 PM 03:00 PM: Listening Session - Borough Hall, 59 Anderson Avenue, Fairview, NJ
Oklahoma Rep. Frank Lucas
•08/06/2009 04:00 PM 05:00 PM: Town Hall - Cordell Police Department, Community Room105 W. Main Street, Cordell, OK
•08/06 11:00 AM 12:00 PM: Town Hall - Hollis Civic Center, 208 W. Jones Street, Hollis, OK
•08/06 04:00 PM 05:00 PM: Town Hall - Western Oklahoma State College, Room H-92801 N. Main Street, Altus, OK
•08/06 11:00 AM 12:00 PM: Town Hall - Anadarko City Hall, 501 W. Virginia Avenue, Anadarko, OK
•08/06 09:00 AM 10:00 AM: Town Hall - Fire Department, Community Room115 E. Main Street, Hinton, OK
•08/06 02:00 PM 03:00 PM: Town Hall - Western Technology Center, Seminar Room1000 S. Bailey Street, Hobart, OK
•08/06 01:30 PM 02:30 PM: Town Hall - Mangum Brick Company, Conference Room2316 N. Louis Tittle Avenue, Mangum, OK
Oregon Rep. David Wu•08/10 05:00 PM 06:00 PM: Town Hall - McMinnville Police Station, 121 SW Adams Street, McMinnville, OR
•08/11 12:00 PM 01:00 PM: Town Hall - Good Samaritan Hospital, Building 2 Auditorium1040 NW 22nd Avenue, Portland, OR
•08/13 04:00 PM 05:00 PM: Town Hall - Seaside Public Library, 1131 Broadway Street, Seaside, OR
•08/14 04:00 PM 05:00 PM: Town Hall - Columbia Learning Center, 375 South 18th Street, St. Helens, OR
South Carolina Rep. Bob Inglis•08/03 07:00 PM : Town Meeting - Mauldin City Hall, 5 East Butler Road, Mauldin, SC
•08/04 06:30 PM : Town Meeting - Cowpens Library, 181 School Street, Cowpens, SC
•08/06 07:00 PM : Town Meeting - Upstate Family Resource Center, 1850 Old Furnace Road, Boiling Springs, SC
•08/17 07:00 PM : Town Meeting - Sue Cleveland Elementary School, 375 Woodmont School Road, Piedmont, SC
•08/18 07:00 PM : Town Meeting - Travelers Rest Library, 17 Center Street, Travelers Rest, SC
•08/20 07:00 PM : Town Meeting - R.D. Anderson Applied Tech. Ctr., 1151 Moore Duncan Hwy 290, Moore, SC
•08/24 07:00 PM : Town Meeting - New Prospect Elementary School, 9251 Highway 9, Inman, SC
•08/25 07:00 PM : Town Meeting - Lake Forest Elementary, 16 Berkshire Avenue, Greenville, SC
Texas Rep. Ted Poe
•08/05 06:00 PM : Town Hall - American Legion Hall, 14890 Fm 2100 Road, Crosby, TX
Rep. Michael Burgess
•08/08 02:00 PM 03:00 PM: Town Hall - North Central Texas College, Administration Building, Little Theater1525 California Street, Gainesville, TX
•08/08 10:00 AM 11:00 AM: Town Hall - Center for the Visual Arts, 400 East Hickory Street, Denton, TX
Virginia Rep. Jim Moran and Howard Dean
•08/25 07:00 PM 09:00 PM (doors open at 06:00PM): Town Hall - South Lakes High School Auditorium, 11400 South Lakes Drive, Reston, VA
Rep. Rich Boucher
•08/18 09:00 AM: Town Hall - Edwards Hall, New River Valley Community College, Dublin, VA
•08/20 09:00 AM: Town Hall - Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center, Abingdon, VA
Washington Rep. Adam Smith
•08/25 07:00 PM 08:30 PM: Town Hall - Lakewood City Hall, 6000 Main Street SW, Lakewood, WA
Wisconsin Sen. Russ Feingold•08/08 10:30 AM 11:30 AM: Listening Session - Chaseburg Village Hall, 400 Depot Street, Chaseburg, WI
•08/08 07:30 AM 08:30 AM: Listening Session - La Crosse City Hall, 400 La Crosse Street, La Crosse, WI
Rep. Thomas Petri
•08/05 09:00 AM 10:00 AM: Town Hall - Calumet County Courthouse, Room 025206 Court Street, Chilton, WI
•08/05 11:00 AM 12:00 PM: Town Hall - Town of Buchanan Town Hall, N178 County Road N, Darboy, WI
•08/06 09:30 AM 10:30 AM: Town Hall - City Hall, Council Chambers205 South Webster Avenue, Omro, WI
•08/07 10:00 AM 11:00 AM: Town Hall - Village Hall, Community Center913 South Wisconsin Drive, Howards Grove, WI
•08/07 02:30 PM 03:30 PM: Town Hall - Manitowoc Public Library, Balkansky Community Room707 Quay Street, Manitowoc, WI
•08/10 09:30 AM 10:30 AM: Town Hall - Caestecker Public Library, Conference Room518 Hill Street, Green Lake, WI
•08/10 02:30 PM 03:30 PM: Town Hall - City Hall, Activity Room A404 East Lake Street, Horicon, WI
•08/13/2009 09:00 AM 10:00 AM: Town Hall - Community Center, 130 North Main Street, Oakfield, WI
•08/13 03:30 PM 04:30 PM: Town Hall - Municipal Building, City Council Chambers106 Jones Street, Watertown, WI
•08/14 10:00 AM 11:00 AM: Town Hall - Municipal Building, Council Chambers101 North Main Street, Adams, WI
•08/14 01:00 PM 02:00 PM: Town Hall - Community Center, 500 Division Street, Wild Rose, WI
•08/14 03:00 PM 04:00 PM: Town Hall - Marquette County Courthouse, Public Safety Training Room77 West Park Street, Montello, WI