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Conservative activists, though relatively few in number, have disrupted health care events long enough.
Insurance companies, special interests, and partisan attack organizations are spreading lies and using scare tactics in order to incite people to lash out at their representatives and disrupt public events.
These disruptions are being organized and funded by special interest groups who are trying desperately to preserve the status quo.
One of the groups behind these disruptions – Conservatives for Patients’ Rights – is being helped by some of the same people behind the notorious ‘Swiftboat’ attack ads.
Groups such as Americans for Prosperity and FreedomWorks are also working behind the scenes to create the image of mass public opposition to health care, and have distributed talking points on how to disrupt meetings and drown out debate.
One of these memos expressly stated that the goal was to ‘rattle’ Congressional representatives, not have an intelligent debate.
In many cases, Republicans are stoking the flames.
In Texas, it was revealed that a local Republican Party chair was behind an organized effort to disrupt a town hall. In Wisconsin, a 'protestor' was outed as a Republican operative.
Their goal is not to debate or to make their voices heard. The goal of these disruptions is to hijack public discourse, shut down debate, intimidate supporters (especially minorities) and instill fear.
We can't afford to wait! People die while we debate! Next year is too late!
Insurance companies, special interests, and partisan attack organizations are spreading lies and using scare tactics in order to incite people to lash out at their representatives and disrupt public events.
These disruptions are being organized and funded by special interest groups who are trying desperately to preserve the status quo.
One of the groups behind these disruptions – Conservatives for Patients’ Rights – is being helped by some of the same people behind the notorious ‘Swiftboat’ attack ads.
Groups such as Americans for Prosperity and FreedomWorks are also working behind the scenes to create the image of mass public opposition to health care, and have distributed talking points on how to disrupt meetings and drown out debate.
One of these memos expressly stated that the goal was to ‘rattle’ Congressional representatives, not have an intelligent debate.
In many cases, Republicans are stoking the flames.
In Texas, it was revealed that a local Republican Party chair was behind an organized effort to disrupt a town hall. In Wisconsin, a 'protestor' was outed as a Republican operative.
Their goal is not to debate or to make their voices heard. The goal of these disruptions is to hijack public discourse, shut down debate, intimidate supporters (especially minorities) and instill fear.
We can't afford to wait! People die while we debate! Next year is too late!
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