Did I understand right about jim Moran and Howard Dean tonight ...... ?

[Stinky The Clown]

The "protesters" were kept a block away and Randall Terry and his traveling circus were thrown out of the town hall meeting?

Did I hear that right on WTOP noozeradio?

[SharonAnn]

1. There seemed to be plenty of "anti" people in the hall.

But Randall Terry was thrown out of the town hall meeting.

[Warpy]

4. Someone who was there remarked on the video thread

that once Terry was ejected, the crowd shut up and sat down.

Cut off the head, the snake forgets it's there to bite.

[MichiganVote]

2. Randall Terry did disrupt the meeting, Moran challenged him and he was

escorted out. Moran offered him a chance to speak first at the microphone but apparently the Terry preferred to yell that Dean was a baby murderer. Can't please everyone.

There were protesters in the venue but after Terry the Terrible left they were more subdued.

[Pirate Smile]

3. I'd say the crowd was 1/2 pro and 1/2 con. Terry and his group stood up and wouldn't shut up so no

one could hear anything being said. They were totally disruptive i.e. shutting down any discussion. They were escorted out and it went on.

[babylonsister]

5. Video here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x359600

Randall Terry Forcibly Ejected From Healthcare Town Hall with Howard Dean

[Tangerine LaBamba]

12. I am SO proud of MY Congressman,

Jim Moran. He showed the weasels how to do it - give the biggest mouth a chance to act properly (i.e., ask a question), and when the biggest mouth keeps spewing crap, you have him thrown out.

Beautiful, just beautiful. Reasonable, cameras rolling, and pointing out that "those people aren't from the Eighth District."

Grand slam, Jim..........................

[Bolo Boffin]

6. You can watch this at C-Span's website.

http://www.cspan.org/Watch/Media/2009/08/25/HP/R/22434/Howard+Dean+Rep+Moran+Lead+A+Town+Hall+in+Reston+VA.aspx

[EFerrari]

8. Thanks. I only got the radio version earlier. n/t

[Stinky The Clown]

7. Thanks everyone for the comments and links.

I knew this was scheduled, but we were out and away from radio and teevee tonight.

[elleng]

9. Not exactly.

Protestors were there, but Moran asked them to leave if they didn't have anything useful/constructive to contribute. He asked Terry to leave as he'd 'advertised' he was going in order to disrupt; Moran offered him opportunity to ask a question. Quite a few of the creatures did leave. Decent discussion followed, with Moran conducting it fairly, for both pros and cons.

Don't know anything about 'a block away.'

[Oilwellian]

10. Here's a Kos diary from someone who was there

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/8/25/772382/-Jim-Morans-townhall-in-Virginia-this-evening

[Tangerine LaBamba]

11. Yes, you did -

and our Jim did all right. Gave the lunatic Terry a reasonable chance, the fucker blew it, Jim had him tossed out.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/25/AR2009082503413_pf.html