While many Americans actually want to talk to their elected officials about important issues, like health care, during the Congressional recess, that's not the case for the right-wingers. A volunteer for the the right-wing group Freedom Works, who is also a teabaggers, distributed the three-part strategy: 1) Artificially Inflate Your Numbers; 2) Be Disruptive Early And Often; and 3) Try To “Rattle Him,” Not Have An Intelligent Debate.
You can't make this stuff up. Think Progress has a copy of the actual "disruption" memo. Not to over state it, but this kind of thuggery undermines democratic principles. It's what one might expect in a theocracy or from a dictatorship. But in the United States, it's way, way, way out of line.
Apparently, at least one top Republican likes this new idea:
Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX), chairman of the NRCC, has endorsed the strategy, telling the Politico the days of civil town halls are now “over.”So, what the GOP can't win at the ballot box, they intend to win by intimidation tactics?
Oh, the Blue Dogs must be so happy they won the "victory" of delaying the vote on health insurance reform. Nice work. The Blue Dogs have empowered the right-wing extremists who intend to wreak havoc this summer.
FireDogLake is tracking the events members are holding over the August recess. The right-wingers aren't the only ones who should show up. Members really, really need to hear from their sane constituents too. You can add info. about events there, too.
