Posts Tagged ‘protests’

Skeptic Joins the Town Hall Train: Providing a Backbone for the Good Guys

12th August 2009 by Catherine Favazza 1 Comment

Protests and the conservative message are an unnatural pair. As I heard someone joke at a conference years ago: What do we want? Gradual change! When do we want it? In due course! In fact, that’s a great case against the idea that the momentum at town hall meetings, where folks who want limited government [...]

Who’s Manufacturing the Angry Mob Now?

10th August 2009 by Catherine Favazza 5 Comments

On Friday, I created a video about the so-called angry mob of protesters who are against a government-takeover of the health care industry. I mentioned in that post and would like to reiterate that violence did not start happening at these town hall events until organized members of union groups started showing up and bullying [...]

Morning Glory – Sept. 24

24th September 2008 by Katie Favazza 2 Comments

Politics

Democrats to Let Offshore Drilling Ban Expire: “If true, this capitulation by Democrats following months of Republican pressure is a big victory for Americans struggling with record gasoline prices.” — House GOP leader John Boehner
Obama Ad Distorts McCain’s Record on Stem Cells: No surprise on this one. Read this one carefully; you won’t want to miss [...]