More proof Republicans don't want the common man to have the whole truth?

[zappasguitar]

First they started charging admission to try and keep out the common man, now they won't let Joe Sixpack record the supposedly "public" townhall meeting for future study...



Security guards seized the cameras and cell phones of several Democrats at a “town hall” meeting featuring Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH) Monday.

While media organizations were allowed to record the event, a security guard collected recoding devices from certain audience members “to protect the privacy of constituents,” according to a Chabot spokesman.

ThinkProgress was able to film an iPhone being confiscated from Cincinnati Democrat David Little and a video camera being taken from former Democratic candidate Liz Ping.

“The officer was very nice about it; and we politely and cordially defended our right to record a public official speaking in public in a public building,” Little explained. “What are they afraid of?”

Later in the meeting, Chabot faced jeers from the audience over his vote to defund Planned Parenthood.


http://www.rawstory.com/rawreplay/2011/08/gop-lawmaker-has-democrats-cameras-seized-at-town-hall/

 

[Cancel 2016.2]

This coming from a twit that supports the 'open and transparent' Obama admin?

 

[NOVA]

First they started charging admission to try and keep out the common man, now they won't let Joe Sixpack record the supposedly "public" townhall meeting for future study...



Security guards seized the cameras and cell phones of several Democrats at a “town hall” meeting featuring Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH) Monday.

While media organizations were allowed to record the event, a security guard collected recoding devices from certain audience members “to protect the privacy of constituents,” according to a Chabot spokesman.

ThinkProgress was able to film an iPhone being confiscated from Cincinnati Democrat David Little and a video camera being taken from former Democratic candidate Liz Ping.

“The officer was very nice about it; and we politely and cordially defended our right to record a public official speaking in public in a public building,” Little explained. “What are they afraid of?”

Later in the meeting, Chabot faced jeers from the audience over his vote to defund Planned Parenthood.


http://www.rawstory.com/rawreplay/2011/08/gop-lawmaker-has-democrats-cameras-seized-at-town-hall/

media organizations were allowed to record the event, !

Then you ask stupid questions about "what are they afraid of"....??? wtf are you talking about...???
The event is being recorded by legit news organizations......

 

[zappasguitar]

This coming from a twit that supports the 'open and transparent' Obama admin?

I get it...you don't want to be seen sticking up for the tactics used by a cowardly Rightie, so you trot out your standard ad homs...thanks for contributing to the debate!

 

[zappasguitar]

media organizations were allowed to record the event, !

Then you ask stupid questions about "what are they afraid of"....??? wtf are you talking about...???
The event is being recorded by legit news organizations......

Then by all means please supply us with a list of the "legit news organizations" who recorded the event.

 

[Cancel 2018. 3]

zappa is still trotting out the lie that gop reps charged for a townhall meeting...lmao. i guess he believes if he touts the lie enough, some idiots will believe it.

and now zappa dishonestly claims the reps are hiding the truth

media organizations were allowed to record the event

 

[Cancel 2018. 3]

Then by all means please supply us with a list of the "legit news organizations" who recorded the event.

lmao....that is in YOUR link

you want people to prove something from your link....:lol:

 

[zappasguitar]

lmao....that is in YOUR link

you want people to prove something from your link....:lol:

I understand if the question was too tough for you to handle...don't feel bad!

It is nice to see you avoiding the same tired ad homs you usually respond with, though!

 

[zappasguitar]

This coming from a twit that supports the 'open and transparent' Obama admin?

From ThinkProgress:

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2...all-as-constituents-chant-where-are-the-jobs/

Media were permitted to record the event, making the ban on citizen cameras all the more baffling. Clearly no “security” threat existed; rather, as one of Chabot’s staffers told ThinkProgress, they wanted to “prevent” people from “making a show” of the event. Indeed, Chabot and his staff were worried enough about citizens voicing their anger at his policies that they only accepted pre-screened questions chosen by the congressman’s staff.


Just another gutless Rightie...too scared to actually SPEAK with his constituents.

 

[NOVA]

Then by all means please supply us with a list of the "legit news organizations" who recorded the event.

so your link is only telling the truth about one issue but lying about others issues....wtf is wrong with you dude....

If you don't think your link is ligit, don't make stupid accusations using it....

 

[Cancel 2018. 3]

I understand if the question was too tough for you to handle...don't feel bad!

It is nice to see you avoiding the same tired ad homs you usually respond with, though!

where is the ad hom in that post? the question isn't hard, it is hilarious. you want people to prove something from your own link. sure seems like you didn't even bother to read your own link.

 

[NOVA]

If some of the links story is bullshit, then ALL of links story is bullshit...

 

[Cancel 2018. 3]

notwithstanding zappa's lies, this was a dumb move on the reps part. this doesn't sit well with me, nor do i doubt this would sit well with many others.

 

[zappasguitar]

where is the ad hom in that post? the question isn't hard, it is hilarious. you want people to prove something from your own link. sure seems like you didn't even bother to read your own link.

Oh my word, what was I thinking...derisive, taunting laughter isn't an ad hom...it's a standard debating tactic!

 

[zappasguitar]

so your link is only telling the truth about one issue but lying about others issues....wtf is wrong with you dude....

If you don't think your link is ligit, don't make stupid accusations using it....

What the hell are you talking about?

my link is fine...and nice job distracting everyone from the real point. That the gutless Righties YOU support are trying to quash any attempt at showing just how angry the American people are at the policies the Right has enacted over the past 12 months.

 

[SmarterthanYou]

IMO, the cops fucked up. This is a PUBLIC forum, not a private or even semi-private forum. The bullshit excuse of protecting the privacy of the constituents is the hope and a prayer of getting a judge to side with law enforcement for the inevitable lawsuit. One in which they will lose.

 

[Cancel 2018. 3]

Oh my word, what was I thinking...derisive, taunting laughter isn't an ad hom...it's a standard debating tactic!

so you lied. thanks. i didn't insult you and there was no ad hom. you still haven't explained why you want people to prove something from YOUR link. oooops, you really screwed up not reading your own link. your thread title is completely UNTRUE.

 

[cawacko]

Zap, from purely a political perspective what do you think the Democratic operatives would have done different than the media at the event as far getting the common man the truth?

 

[zappasguitar]

Zap, from purely a political perspective what do you think the Democratic operatives would have done different than the media at the event as far getting the common man the truth?

Allow me to borrow a line from conservatives everywhere..."I don't trust the media to tell the entire story".

How's that for a reason?

 

[Alias]

Do we have another victim? Oh my. How sad.