Dem Congressman Bans Signs at Town Hall

Banning political signs is a tactic first recommended last year by Health Care for Americans Now (HCAN) a front group for the SEIU. Their instructions to Democratic lawmakers and their union allies read: "Another way to limit protesters’ ability to hijack your event is to confiscate signs or leaflets that they may bring into the venue from outside. The best way to do this is to make a blanket rule that no one can bring signs or leaflets and to advertise this fact as you do turn out in the weeks preceding the event. You can distribute your own signs in the event and offer them one as they enter if you choose to allow them to enter."

August 18, 2010 at 10:35 am - WVIR
Dateline: Virginia
doowop   August 18th, 2010 - 10:37 am

ahhh, freedom!

tothestars2   August 18th, 2010 - 10:40 am

Goebbels would have been proud to know his tactics are still alive!

RightWingStuff   August 18th, 2010 - 10:42 am

First Amendment's a bitch when the other side uses it, huh Nazi?!

DontTreadOnMe   August 18th, 2010 - 10:47 am

NEWS FLASH TO "REPRESENTATIVES":

TOWN HALL MEETING ARE NOT "YOUR EVENTS"!!!
They are forums for THE PEOPLE to make known their opinions to elected "representatives" face-to-face, to ask questions and expect honest answers, and to petition for their various needs.

TOWN HALL MEETINGS ARE NOT "REPRESENTATIVES" forums for bullying, threatening, disenfranchising, intimidating, disrespecting and insulting the taxpayers who, through ignorance or naivetee, elected them.

TOWN HALLS BELONG TO THE PEOPLE.
WE PAY THEM.
THEY WORK FOR US.

REMIND THEM!

LookAndSee   August 18th, 2010 - 10:48 am

The MEETINGS are about THE PEOPLE and NOT you awful DEM politicians!!!!!!!
WE make the rules…NOT YOU.

SCREW YOU and yOur leader.

Obamanable   August 18th, 2010 - 10:50 am

Outside the meeting is one thing — inside the meeting is another. Signs and protesting is the privy of the person holding the meeting, and if someone is not being respectful in a meeting, they should be asked to leave. This applies to both sides, or any side in the political debate. Once Constitutional Patriots take back this government, we will control the meeting, and they can bring their signs and yelling to be restricted to outside of our meeting.

patriot5257   August 18th, 2010 - 10:51 am

That's ok, many dem reps. will be banned this November!!!!

Jamesb   August 18th, 2010 - 10:51 am

PETTY TYRANT. Typical Democrat. One in the same. These Democrats are bankrupting OUR country and laughing at us and oppressing us while they do it.

America – THROW OFF the CHAINS, break the SHACKLES of Democrat Party TYRANNY – NOW!

November is almost here, MAKE THESE DEMOCRATS PAY!

tarpon   August 18th, 2010 - 10:52 am

Democrats, and liberty do not mix. What more do you need know.

The way to recover America, vote every Democrat out of office regardless of position or state.

yourjewishnews   August 18th, 2010 - 10:52 am

welcome to the United states of communists Pelosi calls for investigation of WTC mosque opposition http://www.yourjewishnews.com/379.aspx

jazzitup   August 18th, 2010 - 10:58 am

The party that teaches tolerance for all in actuality practices political oppression from any opposition. The unions are running the country & Obama is carrying out their bullying tactics, leaving the taxpayers to shore up their pensions that are being raided with union contributions & political ads for demoKrats.
Can't wait for 2010 but beware, the demoKrats will pull every political dirty trick in the book to win. Even more so in 2012, so it's up to us to police polling stations with a watchful eye. Organize, hold meetings, have a game plan & be prepared to stop any shady political manuverings at your polling place.

1stammendment   August 18th, 2010 - 10:59 am

Our 1st ammendment rights are being taken away from us one progressive at a time.

Nodhimmi   August 18th, 2010 - 11:00 am

I thought the same thing. Do they have doormen who pick from those who line up at the door, like some nightclubs?

mustafamonde   August 18th, 2010 - 11:00 am

Wouldn't want that pesky freedom of speech thing getting in the way of any agitprop!

mariodebarrio   August 18th, 2010 - 11:01 am

then bring your pitch forks and torchs?

alive2day   August 18th, 2010 - 11:01 am

Nice.

He might as well wear a "Kick Me" sign on this back.

Silhouettes1787   August 18th, 2010 - 11:03 am

It doesn't look like Perriello is drawing much of a crowd at his Town Hall meetings If that keep up, signs and pamphlets will be the least of his worries.
http://wjz.com/wireapnewsva/Rutherford.Institute….
"Rights Group To Perriello: End Town Hall Sign Ban'

freedom rocks   August 18th, 2010 - 11:03 am

Free speech is for me, but not for thee.

eleutheroo1   August 18th, 2010 - 11:10 am

Why? Because you can ignore a person, but you cant ignore a sign.

chessah   August 18th, 2010 - 11:12 am

I can see NO-vember from my house…can you?
http://www.facebook.com/VoteNOvember

everette18294   August 18th, 2010 - 11:13 am

Nah, us peons just don't understand that they are building Utopia for us. Move along

AmericanParch   August 18th, 2010 - 11:15 am

They don't want the truth to come out, at the same time it does distract the people from what is going on in the event nd blocks the cameras trying to catch the Dems that say the most controversial things. Last year, during the Health Care Debate, http://www.americanparchment.com had the most videos to available about these town hall fiasco. I can't wait till the next collection comes out.

DontTreadOnMe   August 18th, 2010 - 11:18 am

Yes, they do.
They do things like announce a town hall to start at 7PM, but tell their union buddies to show up at 4PM so the hall is filled with "friendlies" and no one else can get in. They have union thugs monopolize the speaking time by having union "moderators" only select union members for questions.
They resort to all manner of things to prevent the constituents from being heard- they only want to hear from the special interest groups.

BUT IT'S NOT WORKING ANYMORE!!!!!

DontTreadOnMe   August 18th, 2010 - 11:18 am

Town Halls belong to THE PEOPLE.

DontTreadOnMe   August 18th, 2010 - 11:19 am

Why did you change your handle?

Makkem   August 18th, 2010 - 11:25 am

Let the Pelosi Pogroms begin. Trumpets sound . Heads must roll ! Whatever happens the faithful must be given a foothold on native soil else we cannot bring America down. Overheard in the Nancy washroom as Michele and Nance divvy up the "rewards."

Scarface   August 18th, 2010 - 11:28 am

Just try to take the signs and leaflets out of my hands you SEIU Oprahbama rump swabs I effing dare you!!!!!!

spaceracer423   August 18th, 2010 - 11:28 am

I hope Soros isnt paying you,
because you are one low quailty troll.
The Repub Convention is on TV, signs and all.
The Repubs even let lying, fat, POS Michael Moore in without even making him shower.

The RNC sings look very much like the DNC sings-
both end with confetti, ballons, and complete BS.

CatOnGlue   August 18th, 2010 - 11:34 am

He and Nazi Pelosi seem to be using the same SEIU playbook. Someone needs to tell them that Orwell's 1984 was fiction not the Operations Manual.

Jam ur signs   August 18th, 2010 - 11:38 am

I wonder if they allow a person to bring in Cockroach Spray?

HarryTuttle   August 18th, 2010 - 11:38 am

Talkzalots favorite posts:
http://biggovernment.com/bmccarty/2010/07/27/shoc...

Condensed:

talkzalot says:

"Well, our greatness peaked some time around 1965. Several major obvious things changed. The removal of Civil Rights from Whites (called the Civil Rights movement), the flooding of the country with non-White immigrants, the increased support of that terrorist nation of Israel, etc….."

And then mijowi says in response:

"I really hate say this but the last part of your post almost makes you sound like a white supremist."

And talkzalot responds with:

"What is wrong with that?"

di_da_is_alpha   August 18th, 2010 - 11:39 am

/// "The Repubs even let lying, fat, POS Michael Moore in without even making him shower." ///

Hahahah. I think he's had his shots though.

TexasStomp   August 18th, 2010 - 11:42 am

And STILL THEY WENT TO BE LECTURED TO BY THEIR ARROGANT LEADER! WHY DIDN'T THEY WALK OUT? SURELY THEY KNEW THEY WERE NOT GOING TO GET ANY MEANINGFUL ANSWERS FROM THIS DOLT! WHY BOTHER TO GO?

CAN'T HAVE THIS
CAN'T DO THAT
CAN'T SAY "WRONG STUFF"
AND YA SURE CAN'T DEMAND REPRESENTATION!

WHERE DID ALL THE AMERICANS IN THIS COUNTRY GO????

SHEEPLE!

SUBMISSIVE

SHEEPLE!

1_and_14_suck   August 18th, 2010 - 11:45 am

He is just trying to save the baggers from the jokes about their spelling issues. They should thank him for it.

actsnow   August 18th, 2010 - 11:45 am

"The American Republic will endure, until politicians
realize they can bribe the people with their own money."
– Alexis de Tocqueville
[Alexis Charles Henri Maurice Clerel, le Comte de Tocqueville] (1805-1859) French historian

LookAndSee   August 18th, 2010 - 11:49 am

The DEMS are OUT OF HERE.

If by some chance it does not happen you are gonna see some real take overs here in the USA.

martifr   August 18th, 2010 - 11:51 am

Time to de-feather some chickens and heat up the tar. Some politicians will be run out of their hometowns on a rail.

martifr   August 18th, 2010 - 11:53 am

These dimokrats are doing all that they can to ensure that they are not re-elected. They work for US, and serve at OUR pleasure. Time to kick out the whole lot of them.

Kevin Stowell   August 18th, 2010 - 11:56 am

Thanks for that, di_da–I was just eatin' some pork rinds. Ptooey!

conservocop   August 18th, 2010 - 12:01 pm

We don't need even 1 damned sign at these meetings sir ! When November the 2nd swings around, you will hear us loud and clear !! Obama and his pathetic sycophants are toast !!!

BobSalem   August 18th, 2010 - 12:05 pm

Hey smellyBS, here is a really good read for you. This is the MSM & your party at it best!
http://www.anncoulter.com/

You are such a fool , tool , racist , puke , etc etc etc

Holdmynose   August 18th, 2010 - 12:10 pm

There's always t shirts and baseball hats. Wear a jacket over shirt until you are in.

thebritishRcomg   August 18th, 2010 - 12:15 pm

Free Speech comes in a variety of ways, all signs are a part freedom of speech (ie. billboards on the highways). If the people at these town hall events say okay, the people are saying okay to limiting their freedom of speech.

The elite are are not going to take freedom of speech away all at once. The people would cause an up roar if they did. They will do it ever so slowly and gradually.

Pretty soon it will also be against the law to gather together in large groups.

childofcorn   August 18th, 2010 - 12:18 pm

Who is the Servant to tell the Master (The People) how to use their Freedom!

- Rebel with a cause

bobmc2   August 18th, 2010 - 12:19 pm

1 and 14 suck. are these what you do to the 1st and 14th dick you see!

thebritishRcomg   August 18th, 2010 - 12:20 pm

You're not getting it!

Plain and simple, you don't let them take an ounce of speech away.

Don't cave, don't back down!

Silhouettes1787   August 18th, 2010 - 12:24 pm

http://www.redstate.com/dia0420/2010/08/18/the-on...
"Red State Cartoon" – “The One Term President”

thebritishRcomg   August 18th, 2010 - 12:26 pm

The people should recognize his actions for what they are…..pure and simple.

He is violating the constitution.
The people should walk out and vote him out of office.

He isn't listening to them. He is telling THEM what to do and the people are like drones….saying…okay? HELLO !!

WVSickFreak   August 18th, 2010 - 12:29 pm

Do you have ANYTHING else to say but use the words "baggers" and "teabaggers" over and over again? I would be shocked if oyu actually came up with an original comment.

Coyote12   August 18th, 2010 - 12:30 pm

Dissent is Patriotic. Unless you dissent against a Liberal.
Free speech does not stop when they start talking.

Coyote12   August 18th, 2010 - 12:31 pm

Dissent is Patriotic.

So go suck an egg.

Spanky2   August 18th, 2010 - 12:32 pm

"Protesters at the upcoming Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Denver in late August will be corralled into caged "free speech zones" made of chicken wire and chain link fences which are located more than two football fields from the delegates’ entrance.

Those who attempt to exercise their First Amendment rights outside this makeshift cage, which is partially obscured by trees and sculptures, will be arrested. "

http://coloradoindependent.com/4488/a-free-speech...

SunshineConnie   August 18th, 2010 - 12:43 pm

ORGANIZE EARLY and let the MINIONS have a big gauntlet of opposition to get thru!

IMCONSERVATIVE   August 18th, 2010 - 12:43 pm

Vote everyone of these ba$tards OUT!

father_moray   August 18th, 2010 - 12:44 pm

Another Democrat again craps on the US Constitution…pure AzzzzJellies are Toast.

smellyfinger   August 18th, 2010 - 12:48 pm

Obama, Pelosi & Reed
are sucking your blood with their greed
Unions rule their brains, they hate us that's plain
But you must be smarter then a monkey to see
that their healthcare is not free.

gwar5   August 18th, 2010 - 12:49 pm

Man the pitchforks, the commies don't look like they want to go quietly.

LuKuj   August 18th, 2010 - 12:56 pm

Liberals are all for freedom of speech – unless you don't agree with them, of course. Such hypocrites~

SmedleyB   August 18th, 2010 - 12:57 pm

There is one for show, sure.

SmedleyB   August 18th, 2010 - 12:58 pm

I think calling me names is against the TOC.

MrsThurstonHowell   August 18th, 2010 - 1:05 pm

And don't forget about that big fucking gavel she carries.

Justiceman   August 18th, 2010 - 1:07 pm

DEMOCRATS ARE AMERICAS NEW NAZI PARTY
DEMOCRATS ARE NAZIS
DEMOCRATS ARE NAZIS
DEMOCRATS ARE NAZIS
DEMOCRATS ARE NAZIS
DEMOCRATS ARE NAZIS

worknmal   August 18th, 2010 - 1:10 pm

Amen. Any of them with the D by their name are at least sympathetic to policies now being shoved down down Americans throat. As far as I'm concerned there are enemies of our Country's survival that are comfortable to align themselves with the dems/obama.

amanuensis   August 18th, 2010 - 1:10 pm

How about Gang Signs? SEIU Gang Signs? La Raza Rascist Signs? Or just Pro-American signs.
Time to take the streets back from the infidels, ASAP.

Makahala   August 18th, 2010 - 1:24 pm

Fascism is alive and well in the democrat party.

GodFear   August 18th, 2010 - 1:27 pm

Freedom, You don't has it no mo

Holdmynose   August 18th, 2010 - 1:31 pm

I get it. What are you going to do when the rent-a-cop or union thug won't let you in with a sign. Get arrested? There isn't time to take this to court.
I'm saying there's more than one way to skin a cat in the mean time.

elcampeador   August 18th, 2010 - 1:33 pm

Shameless plug for one of the GAZILLION (not quite THAT many) blogs, I've started ..Don'tTread. That way, should Guckie and myself continue our "almost", "maybe", "could be", "close"..al dente, wees, uhh mees, gonna' no bother anyones hear at Brebartss.
;)

DontTreadOnMe   August 18th, 2010 - 1:58 pm

Man, I don't even have time for ONE blog….
I'll visit sometime!

PaulLThompson   August 18th, 2010 - 2:02 pm

They're like turds, just floating along with the liberal stream. Nothing new!

wilmac   August 18th, 2010 - 2:31 pm

Circling the drain, and he knows it.QUACK QUACK.,,
gET ready for Marshal law.,,you dont think they are
going to let us vote.,,do you???

spaceracer423   August 18th, 2010 - 2:44 pm

??????????
wow- you are a low quality troll.
???one??? one what???
One sign?
One balloon?
One unwashed sack-o-crap?

do you really get paid to post things that can be disproven with a 10sec google image search?
http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&gbv=2&...

so many images, so many signs….

cessna152   August 18th, 2010 - 3:03 pm

The left hates when common folk go to work, take care of bills and family then take their time to stand for freedom.

elcampeador   August 18th, 2010 - 3:04 pm

SHIT! Shoulda', coulda' read your THIS reply..Before my TOME at the other.

HunterAyers   August 18th, 2010 - 3:10 pm

Kisk his ass out of office. He can carry his staffers with him.

george   August 18th, 2010 - 3:43 pm

Another demon-icrat, tool of his father the devil. Pieces of shi* like this jackass should be branded a traitor & forced to leave america. Send him to china or russia, He will fit right in. Elitist daddy’s rich little baby boy–never worked a day in his life–take everythink from him & his family posess, including retirement.

RAMAPOMAN   August 18th, 2010 - 4:01 pm

THE MEDIA IS CREATING A PROBLEM WHER NONE EXISTS.YOU DON'T NEED CARDBOARD TO EXPLAIN YOUR POSITIONS ON SUBJECTS OF INTEREST TO THE PUBLIC.ONCE YOU STAND AND ASK A QUESTION,EVERYONE WILL KNOW WHERE YOU STAND.IT ALSO ALLOWS MORE PEOPLE INSIDE TO ASK QUESTIONS.DON'T PLAY THE MEDIA GAME OF JUMPING ON STUPID STUFF.

RAMAPOMAN   August 18th, 2010 - 4:02 pm

I NEED TO BECOME MORE CREATIVE.

skipper99   August 18th, 2010 - 4:14 pm

Amazing the sheer gall of people we elect, how they feel better than the people who elected them. Throw the jackass to the curb, as you made a mistake electing him to start with, TWO wrongs do not make a right.

thebritishRcomg   August 18th, 2010 - 4:14 pm

No, I agree, however, certain actions speak louder than words.

In this case I wouldn't enter the town hall and give the Congressman cadence. I would ask and encourage patrons to remain outside and protest the Congressman's child like, anti-freedom of speech behavior. Nothing he has to say is going to be of worth, if he is taking the upper hand and stripping us of our basic right of freedom of speech, right off the top. I would try to go in and get people to walk out and leave.

I would treat him like I do my kids when they act out of line. Walk away and get others to walk away. He is not honestly going to meet you half way in the discussion. Anyone who thinks this is greatly mistaken.

claspur   August 18th, 2010 - 4:32 pm

The constituants should arrest him for violation of their civil rights under the 1st ammendment.

SMFIII   August 18th, 2010 - 4:39 pm

Scratch a reactionary leftist, find the fascist writhing underneath.

SMFIII   August 18th, 2010 - 4:39 pm

Another Democrat shits on the Constitution.

SMFIII   August 18th, 2010 - 4:42 pm

BTW, folks, the REAL Smedly Butler won two Medals of Honor for bravery as a member of the US Marine Corps.

Unlike our cowardly current troll.

SMFIII   August 18th, 2010 - 4:42 pm

Better a teabagger than a teabagee like you.

SMFIII   August 18th, 2010 - 4:45 pm

Well, he is a reactionary leftist, so my guess would be that yes, he in favor of banning free speech.

See Pelosi, Nancy.

freepetta   August 18th, 2010 - 5:32 pm

Wow, an old propaganda trick…well, I guess there goes free speech…just another Obama benefit…

GeorgeZee   August 18th, 2010 - 5:50 pm

Your Servants Have Become Your Tyrants

When you Elect Clowns Expect a Circus

Stoner_Ken   August 18th, 2010 - 6:43 pm

GOOD! Get rid of all the fake corporate tea bugars!

DaBEARSSSSS   August 18th, 2010 - 6:50 pm

Your Tax Dollars at work…

alwaysright5   August 18th, 2010 - 7:21 pm

"….and also I will only allow compliments to the great job I am doing for you all"

Holdmynose   August 18th, 2010 - 7:29 pm

Like I said (or rather my mom said) there's more than one way to skin a cat. There's always room for creativity, And the unexpected.

Patricia McNaughton   August 18th, 2010 - 7:45 pm

Wisconsin’s 8th district representative Steve Kagen (D) did the same thing in Green Bay last August. Though it was billed as a health care Q&A, it was union sponsored. This was not made clear in any of the pre-rally publicity either in the media or on Kagen’s own website.

Outside the auditorium, anyone who arrived with a sign had been immediately directed, and at times ‘escorted’, to a table behind a small hill where the signs were confiscated. It was called the ‘truth booth’ or something like that.

Kagen was escorted onto the stage by union security which was tight and highly visible. Union security and leadership lined the aisles as well as the walls and video taped anyone who spoke and the audience in general.

The union had placed pre-printed signs on each seat. No other signs were allowed. Five people seated in my row were not holding up the signs provided. Four of us were non-union. The person sitting next to me was a union member and not holding up the sign either. We were repeatedly taped by the union stewards. This made the person next to me increasingly nervous until, finally, he held up the sign.

Kagen was escorted off the stage and out of the auditorium by union security.

Kagen defended his misleading promotion of this union rally as a public Q&A session by saying it was well known in advance that it was a union health care rally.

Tomtom29   August 18th, 2010 - 8:20 pm

Tom Perriello=Shitbag

kwicgov55   August 18th, 2010 - 8:46 pm

What did you expect to get from members of the DSA!

ElrayBokamp   August 18th, 2010 - 9:33 pm

No his staffer had it backwards, the Congressman needs to listen to his constituents, they don't need to listen to him! If he wasn't voting for things that go against the core beliefs of this country as well as blatantly disregarding any common sense, his constituents wouldn't be upset with him!

1Ladyliberty   August 18th, 2010 - 9:45 pm

NO signs huh….Well time to get creative with markers & tee shirts :)

yourjewishnews   August 18th, 2010 - 9:52 pm

Muslim employee sues Disney for banning her head scarf http://www.yourjewishnews.com/385.aspx

fantum   August 18th, 2010 - 10:26 pm

No signs? Bring tomatoes and eggs… for lunch.

Yes, we can… Bow to Islam!
Yes, we can… Divide America!
Yes, we can… Increase taxes!
Yes, we can… Support corruption!
Yes, we can… Take over the banks!
Yes, we can… Spend money we don't have!
Yes, we can… Ignore our Oath of Office!
Yes, we can… Build a mosque at ground zero!
Yes, we can… Nationalize American businesses!
Yes, we can… Wipe our azz on the Constitution!
Yes, we can… Support the invasion from Mexico!

Barack Obama Wants America to Fail…
http://usataxpayer.org/?0045109198

The only thing worse than Liberal Democrat corruption is their complete incompetence and arrogance.

Rep. Charlie Rangle (D-NY) Ethics Violations…
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) Ethics Violations…
http://usataxpayer.org/htm/vids.asp?A=73395511

Cicero   August 18th, 2010 - 10:38 pm

Print up some t-shirts with your messages for this Congresscunt, put them on and stroll right in.

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