Senator who told EW to 'take a seat' got a not-so-warm welcome back to Montana

[bravenak]

Constituents have doggedly asked Sen. Daines for a town hall meeting while he’s back home in Montana this week and they’ve been met with silence. Since he hasn’t answered their calls, some constituents decided to put together a welcome party at the Bozeman airport and ask him directly for a town hall. He hurried through the airport, flashing a smile and refusing to talk to constituents, who finally started an impromptu “You work for us!” chant as he jumped into a waiting car and sped away.

From dailykos http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/2/11/1632565/-Senator-who-told-Elizabeth-Warren-to-take-a-seat-got-a-not-so-warm-welcome-back-to-Montana

[TexasProgresive]

1. Keep it up! They though they had arrived on Easy Street but

a sleeping dragon has erupted through the pavement to roast and eat them.

[bravenak]

2. They are handling this far worse than Democrats handled the Tea Party

[Wellstone ruled]

51. Way to go Bozeman.

Hope the Newspaper Editor burns his sorry ass. So the Senatorial Campaign for Tester will have some real ammo for a change.

[bravenak]

53. The commercials against him could be brutal, if we want

[irisblue]

16. that pic is great.

As foretold...do not meddle in the affairs of dragons for you will be crunchy and taste good with salsa or ketchup.

[dixiegrrrrl]

3. They need to dog him everyday...every single day. n/t

[bravenak]

4. Him and all of his buddies need this

I'm waiting for Murkowski's ass to show her face in Anchorage so I can stand in the snowstorm and bitch and moan loudly. By myself if need be. She aint answered my nasty emails yet.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

74. Lulz.

She aint answered my nasty emails yet.

I'be heard they ignore complaint emails, so in addition to nasty emails and nasty tweets (from me and a huge swath of fellow constituates) to weasely weasel-confirming GOP Senator, Toomey, I left an equally nasty voicemail, since all the lines were busy, hopefully from other nasty women (and men) calling to set him straight.

[cannabis_flower]

77. Perhaps ..

what we need are emails like ....I am concerned about. …. and I want to know what you have to say about it. Not so much complaint email, but pin them down or let themselves paint themselves into a corner.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

91. That's really the type I usually send, but they only ever send form letters

in reply. The staff (possibly even bots using OCR scans if it's a hard copy letter) pick out some key phrases and choose the stock reply that best fits.

I still think it's worth doing, as it's pretty easy, but only so they can't say they didn't get any emails on the topic.

From what I've read, calling is better, personal visits best. Not that I'm capable of sitting in the same room as Toomey and keeping calm, but for those who can, do. On calmer days I can manage a call w/o losing it.

[Cracklin Charlie]

5. Shaming them is the only thing that works on these shameful creatures.

It must be done.

[bravenak]

6. They can't take it, lol!

[Cracklin Charlie]

7. It would appear that they have no choice in the matter.

See above photo of awakened dragon bursting through pavement to roast them and eat them! Wingnut fricasee!

[guillaumeb]

8. "You work for us" was the chant.

But Daines works, if it can be called work, for his contributors and himself.

And considering that Paul Ryan only had the House in session for 115 days last year, the word work hardly applies.

[bravenak]

9. They are all feeling th heat

I am feeling better.

[guillaumeb]

10. Near my area in Illinois, GOP Representative Peter Roskam

is refusing to meet with constituents if there are more than a dozen or so people. And no media may accompany them. Even the right wing Chicago Tribune took notice of this.

[bravenak]

13. They need to confront him in public

[3catwoman3]

26. Tha is nothing new...

...for him.

Unfotunately, he is my rep. Blecchhhh!

[smirkymonkey]

11. Good! It's about time constituents start holding their feet to the fire.

Maybe this is what it takes to wake people up finally.

[Wounded Bear]

12. Love seeing this aimed at Repub Sens and Reps...

Let's hope it turn into votes and more activism.

[bravenak]

14. I think it will

Old people like their obamacare now

[Wounded Bear]

15. Many months away...

need to keep the energy flowing.

[2naSalit]

20. There is so much more to his than

just the ACA, which we just got last year.

We have National Parks, Wilderness areas and lots of BLM and USFS lands at stake and under threat of extractive industry, like the gold mine next to YNP and the AB Wilderness not to mention a ton of other natural resource issues that will affect much of the western states if these places are not protected from the ravages of mining, timber harvest and overgrazing. Tourism is a major chunk of our economy even if many don't see it that way... all those folks care about is getting theirs at the expense of everyone else.

[bravenak]

22. Not to mention the EPA and the dept of education are pretty much on the block

I plan on harassing mine as soon as the bastards have enough courage to show their faces. My rep is insane and my senators need new jobs

[2naSalit]

31. Here we have a pretty decent D governor who re-elected last year...

and one halfway okay Senator... we only have one rep in the House and he's just been made a Cabinet member and there is a high dollar application fee to run in his place that only RWNJs are allowed to apply for, sadly. But then, Montana is still a whole lot better than Idaho where I moved from. Lots of federal workers in this state due to all the public lands here... myself included. I don't know if I'll have my seasonal position back so I am seeking private sector options which aren't the greatest at present since most require physical labor that I can no longer do.

[bravenak]

32. Hell, we have nothing much good going on up here

A dem gov or senator would be a blessing. Even a blue dog, that would be better than what we have. And with how broke we are, I have no idea why my state keeps handing the keys to the worst possible people

[Jim Beard]

37. A lot of the dumb shits didn't realize that the closing of the monster "Dough Nut Hole" in Medicare

part D (The prescription drug plan passed during George Bush's term) is now part of Obama Care.

Since Obama Care, the Dough Nut Hole has been gradually closing and will be completely closed in 2020 but now the gains so far will be lost.

To refresh the minds of everyone, especially those with parents on Medicare, the Dough Nut Hole is a gap where their insurance does not cover their drugs and they,we have to pay the full amount. Almost everyone hits it and it is very expensive.

Now those gains of gradually closing the hole will be lost. This needs to be thrown in the face of every Trump voter.

[bravenak]

38. Yep. I remind the ones I know personally.

It has more effect now than ever before. They are scared about their healthcare. They should be.

[forgotmylogin]

17. YOU WORK FOR US

Needs to be the rallying cry at every protest!!

[bravenak]

18. I hope it does, they seem to forget

[JudyM]

66. It's the best point to make. Besides "shame!"

[2naSalit]

19. Dang, wish I had known about it, I could have been there.

I bet his home will not be clear of a long line of angry constituents, Bozeman is a pretty liberal city. That's the office I would like to take from him if I could.

[bravenak]

23. You are in that area?

I bet there is more to come for him since he ran away like a baby

[2naSalit]

33. Indeed. That isn't going to be the end of it by any measure.

Bozeman is about an hour's drive from where I live but I would go that far to speak out. I'll have to keep an eye out for more on his "home" time. I bet he won't be available for his constituents either, those chickenshitz are notorious for slipping out the back when they smell trouble with the little folks... but then, this is a big gun state so he might find it isn't real safe to spend much time at home.

[bravenak]

34. They posted a list of town halls at dkos

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yq1NT9DZ2z3B8ixhid894e77u9rN5XIgOwWtTW72IYA/htmlview?sle=true

[2naSalit]

35. Thanks, I'll check it out!

Not a single one in Montana yet, bet there won't be any unless they are held in secret, a favorite tactic in these parts.

[Delmette2.0]

90. Perhaps one way to find out....

Is to get on his mailing list. Would a $10 donation do the trick? The Intelligent Discontent blog shared his letter begging for funds to fight the liberals.

[TygrBright]

71. Cool project- thanks for the link!

Steve Pearce trying for the "ONLY HALF A CHICKENSHIT" label with his "Tele-TownHall" game, I see.

Wonder if it'll work out for him...

amusedly,
Bright

[bravenak]

72. This is getting very interesting very rapidly. I know my rep will simply threaten us. Don Young

[snappyturtle]

73. I think the group could have used you.

http://www.kbzk.com/story/34480186/protesters-greet-daines-at-airport

I was expecting to see a bigger crowd...there were onl about 30 people
according to the video.

[SunSeeker]

21. He is a cowardly douchebag. nt

[bravenak]

24. I hope he loses his job

[SunSeeker]

30. ...

[Initech]

25. You work for us not your damn party!

[JHan]

28. Lulz, I guess he's not such a big tough guy when confronted with his constituents.

[bravenak]

29. They be running for the next thing smoking to get away from 'the people'

[Cha]

57. Well said, JH

[catbyte]

36. They're really running scared, lol. They thought they could come in, run roughshod

over all of us because of their alleged "mandate." Well, they've backed into a buzzsaw called "We The People." Welcome to America!

[bravenak]

44. They always think that

They need to remember how badly they lost in the House under GWB

[hibbing]

39. My red state senators are hiding

I keep contacting both of their offices asking when they are going to schedule a town hall, no responses. I do not even get an automated reply from one indicating my message was received.


Peace

[bravenak]

43. Mine are hiding too, lol

[sheshe2]

48. Well they can run but they can not hide!

Sniveling little Cowards.

[bravenak]

55. It's funny how cocky they are until they get home

[Lucinda]

40. KNR Thank you!

[julmur]

41. Badger state

I live in Wisconsin and have contacted both Senators - Baldwin & Johnson, on numerous occasions. I receive personal emails back from Ms Baldwin, but NOTHING back from Johnson, not even an acknowledgement of receipt of emails or phone calls. Same with Ryan's office. They need to keep hearing YOU WORK FOR US!!!

[bravenak]

42. Good job! They do work for us and need to know it!

[catbyte]

45. I still can't believe Johnson won.

[rzemanfl]

47. Welcome to DU. I left Wisconsin 20 years ago and moved to right-wing

Florida. Now Wisconsin is just as right-wing in a lot of areas.

[gopiscrap]

92. wecome to DU

[mahatmakanejeeves]

46. Some links:

Daines stands by decision to gavel down Warren

TOM LUTEY [e-mail] Feb 9, 2017

....
Not backing down from the decision, Daines posted on his twitter account a video of him gaveling down Warren. He wrote in the post “The Senator Will Take Her Seat.”

“The Senator Will Take Her Seat”

Link to tweet

[tenorly]

49. "Phooey!" says Daines

"I work for those who throw the most money at me - like all good prostitutes."

[ck4829]

50. K&R

[nini]

52. Snowflake

Can't take the heat so he runs.

[Cha]

54. What's Daines so afraid of, blotus?

Thank you for this, brave.. hope his constituents keep after the guy who told Senator Elizabeth Warren to "take a seat".. I'm sure she doesn't run from her people in Massachusetts.

[bravenak]

56. He's embarassed as hell, so is Chaffetz.

I bet he calls them paid protesters. He should be on our list of seats to take

[Cha]

58. We'll see how his constituents like being called "paid protestors".. at

his peril.

Nice how Obamacare is causing so much mayhem with pub Senators.

[bravenak]

59. Even their republican constituents love having obamacare

[Cha]

60. Yeah, they miscalculated again. This is the age of the

Justified Protests.

teabaggers were brainwashed by fake news fox.. they caused a lot damage as we can see here.

[bravenak]

61. Yeah, we dont need freedomworks to tell us how to do it

The media made them look way more numerous than they were

[mnhtnbb]

62. This jerk, Daines, ran against my college friend, Kim Gillan,

for the open US Representative seat in Montana in 2012 and won. Kim was a really well known and liked Montana State Senator (Dem) from 2004-2012
and in the Montana House of Representatives from 1996-2004.

So, Daines has some history with female political opposition. It's a real shame Kim didn't win the House seat. She would have been dynamite.

[bravenak]

63. She should try her luck this next cycle

If she starts now, it can help us in the long run, we need peopke who are already liked to run. He seems like a pure asshole

[mnhtnbb]

64. She was HHS Region 8 Administrator under Obama, but has just retired.

We're the same age--65--so I can't say I'd blame her if she didn't want to run again. She is back living in Montana.

[Maru Kitteh]

65. YAY BOZEMAN!!!! If that chickenshit has the gonads to come out of his hidey hole

and face his constituents - I'LL BE THERE.

[bravenak]

67. I hope you guys catch it on video!

[NBachers]

68. Link Wray and His Raymen said it best: "Run Chicken Run!"

[ailsagirl]

69. "constituents decided to put together a welcome party..."

[orangecrush]

70. Just awesome

Turn up the heat!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

75. Fucking coward

Him and the rest of the GOP Congress

[bravenak]

76. They are embarassing themselves. They seem to have forgotten how they treated Dems

[mcar]

78. You reap what you sow

Funny all these "good Christians" don't know that.

[bravenak]

79. This shit is hilarity. They really forgot how shitty they have been for years. So entitled

[mcar]

80. Mass amnesia

Or unconscionable hypocrisy.

[bravenak]

81. Oh, its definitely the hypocrisy

[mcar]

82. Yeah

They are so brazen about it. It makes me

[bravenak]

83. I seriously imagine doing all kinds of mean things

[mcar]

84. I want bad things to happen to them

[bravenak]

85. Me too. I really want their own people to turn on them viciously

[mcar]

86. Seems like it's already happening

but the full force can't happen soon enough.

Can you believe its only been three weeks?

[bravenak]

87. It feels like three decades

I'm starting to be irrationally angry that Obama is having fun

[mcar]

88. He deserves the break

But I get your point.

[bravenak]

89. I know. It sure is sad that I feel so sad that obama doesnt miss us like we miss him, lol