Breaking: Violence at Tampa health care forum

[Apache]

Ho boy! Get a gander at this...
http://www.democraticunderground.com...ss=389x6238290

Are_grits_groceries (1000+ posts) Thu Aug-06-09 07:42 PM
Original message
Breaking: Violence at Tampa health care forum
Edited on Thu Aug-06-09 07:45 PM by Are_grits_groceries
Tampa, Florida - Angry protesters and strong supporters are clashing inside and all around a health care reform town hall meeting in Downtown Tampa. The meeting which was scheduled to begin at 6:00 at the Children's Board of Hillsborough County drew hundreds of people who quickly began to overwhelm staff and event organizers at the front entrance.

As the building filled to capacity, angry protesters stuck outside began to scream, yell, and chant. At one point, those trying to get inside began banging on windows as Tampa Police officers quickly spread out guarding all entrances.

10 Connects photojournalist Kevin Carlson, currently inside the meeting reports at least one fist fight breaking out inside. Some other journalists remain outside.

Democratic Congresswoman Kathy Castor and State Representative Betty Reed were hosting the event.

UPDATE 7:13pm

Police on bullhorns are trying to break-up the crowd outside the building on 1002 E. Palm Ave.

Many in the crowd are refusing to go.

UPDATE 7:26pm

The health care forum has ended before it started. People inside are being told to go home.

No one has stated, (that I can see) that there are anything but concerned Americans voicing their disapproval to an unpopular policy...

Sen. Walter Sobchak (1000+ posts) Thu Aug-06-09 07:45 PM
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4. Simple then, prosecute for inciting a riot.

Which ones? Electees or electors?

Selatius (1000+ posts) Thu Aug-06-09 07:46 PM
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6. This is the state of political discourse in America.
These right wingers are so degenerate that they'd rather resort to violence because they can't make a good case against extending health care coverage to more Americans.

Really? Is that why more and more Americans are opposing it?

Go read the rest of these posts, its quite entertaining....;)

[BadCat]

They ain't seen nothing yet.

[Apache]

They ain't seen nothing yet.

No. No they haven't. A pet policy that America STILL doesn't want... Gee go figger:D

[lacarnut]

I love this remark in comments; it took Obama 6 months to pick a dog. Why does this health care have to passed in a couple of weeks?

[megimoo]

They ain't seen nothing yet.

Sounds like the preamble to the Boston Massacre and we all know how that one ended !
http://www.bostonmassacre.net/

[ralph wiggum]

Selatius (1000+ posts) Thu Aug-06-09 07:46 PM
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6. This is the state of political discourse in America.
These left wingers are so degenerate that they'd rather resort to violence because they can't accept that President George W. Bush won the 2000 and 2004 elections fair and square

Fixed.

Hypocrites. All of them.

[Teetop]

They ain't seen nothing yet.

Agreed! The voting public effin' pissed!

[Teetop]

I love this remark in comments; it took Obama 6 months to pick a dog. Why does this health care have to passed in a couple of weeks?

Rahm it through...

(Chicago style...)

[megimoo]

VIOLENCE BREAKS OUT AT TAMPA TOWN HALL ON HEALTH CARE


Protesters Say They Had Been Spurred On By Conservative Activist Group, Fox News Host.
"Huffin Puff Agiprop !"
..........................................
Kathy Castor Town Hall Erupts in Tampa Florida .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yX4F_...layer_embedded

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/

[Dan D. Doty]

Seems the Moonbats don't like a taste of their own medicine.

Now they want protesters arrested for disagreeing with the State.

Big Brother has arrived and DU wants to be the Inner Party.