Obama's approval rating falling faster than your 401k

[alewifebp]

The responses by the left to the town hall meetings is so freakin' hypocritical it really defies all logic. How with a straight face these bozos (the congress and the MSM) can say some of the stuff they do and not be thrown in to mental hospitals (hopefully a VA hospital so that they can get an idea of what the US version of socialized medicine will be like). The fact that Obama and his ilk are actually instigating (you know the so-called community leader asking supporters to "get in peoples faces"), and they have the nerve to call out people for practicing their 1st amendment rights. And the people that are arriving at these protests and town hall meetings on their own, with homemade signs, while the left will bus people in with professional made signs is also telling. And the left has the nerve to talk about astroturfing.

And I too see a small tide starting to change in regards to the honeymoon for Obama. Slowly, some formerly ass-kissing sectors of the MSM are turning around, like Jon Stewart, in which the Daily Show is actually more influential and regarded than the "real" news. The CNN report card showed a pretty poor look at the various aspects, especially health care and the MSM. And while people are starting to wise up, I won't say that these people weren't few and far between before. Obama didn't win with a landslide, and McCain, even with being a weak candidate and an irresponsible fawning media still ended up with over 40% (I forget the exact numbers).

[Viperfreak2]

1st amendment rights are very important, but it doesn't include turning town hall meetings into total chaos, does it? Do conservative Christian Republicans have the right to disorderly conduct? Talking to each other can solve problems, yelling at each other just causes anger and digging in your heels. The republicans lost power in Washington, and I would suggest if they want some back (in 3.5 years) they calm down and act reasonable! Rush comparing Obama to the Nazis? I suppose if you see the military moving towards taking over Canada and Mexico, putting opposition to the firing squad, then killing 6 million+ people, then you can make a comparison!

I used the F word in front of a police officer in Chesnee SC and he told me he could take me to jail for that. I shut my mouth, did some research and found profanity is not 'speech' and is not protected. Yet, no one is being carted off to jail for this behavior.

Remember this? A couple arrested for wearing anti-Bush T-shirts to the president's July 4 appearance at the West Virginia Capitol filed a federal lawsuit yesterday alleging their First Amendment rights were violated.
Nicole and Jeff Rank were removed from the event in handcuffs after revealing T-shirts with President Bush's name crossed out on the front. Nicole Rank's shirt had the words "Love America, Hate Bush" on the back and Jeff Rank's had "Regime change starts at home" on the back.

[Wagner]

Dropping F-bombs to a uniformed officer is disorderly, questioning (as vehemently as you'd like) your own representative is not IMO. Now should people threaten people or stop them from speaking all together, of course not, however politicians seem to be missing the point their constituents are making. And an attempt to dismiss them is simply insulting and rude, especially since politicians are suppose to represent their constituents.

[Viperfreak2]

I agree with everything you say, except that when the questioning (as vehemently as they like) turns into a shouting match, each side not allowing the other to finish speaking. This is what I am seeing on the news. One person starts yelling and a bunch of others start yelling as a 'follow up'. That is disorderly! In a town hall meeting, if you are given the floor (or mic) you should be heard, then allow an answer from your respresentation, not a yelling match to drown out an answer you don't agree with.

[Viperfreak2]

Oh, and my F-bomb was only one. I slipped when the officer asked me why he got a call about a red Viper driving too fast. I said "It must have been the jealous f***er in the Honda who wanted to race me and I wouldn't"

[fln8tive]

Originally Posted by Viperfreak2

1st amendment rights are very important, but it doesn't include turning town hall meetings into total chaos, does it? Do Saul Alinsky sycophants have the right to disorderly conduct?

Fixed.

Rules for Radicals; they are a double-edged sword, it would appear.