Recess Roastings: Hoosiers Aren't Buying What Baron Hill Is Selling
Hoosiers Aren’t Buying What Baron Hill Is Selling
Visit By Top White House Adviser Draws Protestors Disillusioned by Hill’s Backing of Obama-Pelosi Agenda
Democrat Operatives Claim Government Healthcare Takeover Is a Political Winner, Despite Obama’s Plummeting Approval Ratings
Said a Democratic official: “If Republicans think this is a political problem for us – they’re sorely mistaken. The American people want reform and Republicans are standing in the way for the sake of partisan politics. That is a political problem for them. We are going to cause havoc for them.” (Ben Smith, “DNC targets 33 Republicans on healthcare vote,” Politico, 11/09/09)
“A double punch of persistent economic discontent and growing skepticism on health care reform has knocked Barack Obama’s key approval ratings to new lows, clouding his administration’s prospects at least until the jobless rate eases.” (“Health Care, Economy Sends Obama to New Lows in Approval Ratings,” ABC News, 12/15/09)
Recess Roasting: Indiana Protestors: “Now, We Have This Radical Left That Has Taken Over” and “Baron Hill Camouflages Himself as That Blue Dog”
White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel made a visit to Indiana Saturday night. While Emanuel was in town to attend fundraisers for Congressman Baron Hill, others were there to have their say.
Rep. Hill and Emanuel started Saturday night at an invitation-only fundraiser at the home of a Bloomington doctor. Their next stop was a general reception at the Indiana University Memorial Union. The congressman’s staff checked the names of attendees as they entered the room, but neither Rep. Hill nor Emanuel spoke outside the room.
Those waiting outside in the cold, however, had plenty to say….
“To protest what is going on in the government. They are overrunning us, they are taking away our freedoms,” said another….
“All I see is this government turning their backs to us, calling us radicals, just because we want to speak our freedoms and speak what we think is right,” said protestor Harold Grimes.
Phillip Swaim says he is a registered Democrat and a political activist who is disillusioned by the current state of his party.
“First of all, he has turned into this radical guy that has taken over the Democratic Party. The Democratic Party actually used to stand for the party of the people, used to stand for the rights of the people, used to be, actually, pretty conservative. Now, we have this radical left that has taken it over. Baron Hill kind of camouflages himself as that blue dog,” Swaim said.
Indiana Democrats say the visit by the president’s Chief of Staff indicates how important Indiana has become. (Richard Essex, “Chief of Staff’s visit draws protestors,” WTHR: Eyewitness Politics, 01/10/10)
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