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riversedge

(81,440 posts) Wed Feb 22, 2017, 03:06 PM Feb 2017

The WH diminishes the anger, number, passion, intensity of GOP Town Halls are their peril! [View all]

Sean Spicer speaker for Trump demeaned, mocked and belittled the people at the town halls during his WH Press Conf. today. #Shame
I think msnbc is doing a good job discussing it. Lots of talk of Obamacare also.

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Spicer attacking ACA as failing. What he won't tell u is that it's failing where Rs sabotaged it by not accepting Medicaid expansion.

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The WH diminishes the anger, number, passion, intensity of GOP Town Halls are their peril! [View all] riversedge Feb 2017 OP

We HOPE it's at their peril. elleng Feb 2017 #1

I was very angry when I head Sean describe us--my friends -the protesters. So demeaning. I am riversedge Feb 2017 #7

I'd be 'very angry' too. elleng Feb 2017 #10

Well, they do have the bully pulpit--which is powerful. riversedge Feb 2017 #11

"It is a loud group, small group of people disrupting something, in many cases, for media attention" EarlG Feb 2017 #2

+1 Phoenix61 Feb 2017 #4

The dilemma is what to say and do while they wait for their Eliot Rosewater Feb 2017 #3

I fear for my immediate family who went years without insurance before Obamacare came riversedge Feb 2017 #6

I am honestly amazed fuckface hasnt nuked someone yet. Eliot Rosewater Feb 2017 #8

I hope the rethuglicans keep ignoring them workinclasszero Feb 2017 #5

Dont be so sure. I hear certain types of progressives are at it again Eliot Rosewater Feb 2017 #9

OH MY!! not again!! riversedge Feb 2017 #12

I hear a whole bunch are complaining about the chair, if Keith isnt elected Eliot Rosewater Feb 2017 #13