Hey All,
This is hardly a diary in the usual sense but I wanted to get a feel for what other people are doing to "combat" the teabag disturbances at these townhall meetings.
I'd also like to know what, if anything, you are doing to get our message about the necessity for healthcare reform out there or, what other work you're engaged in regarding this issue. I ask this because the idea of getting out hustled by a bunch of bussed in, "brooks brothers" style fake activists makes my blood boil. For the record, the only thing I'm doing in this regard is sporadic money donations and going to Jan Schakowsky's town hall on August 31st. Hopefully God will give me the strength to not strangle someone who jumps up and starts shouting moronic bullshit.
So, are you doing more? Less? About the same? Is there any chance we can mobilize with the same urgency and strength in regards to healthcare that we had when we were campaigning for Obama?