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butterfly77 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-11 06:17 PM
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Phil Gingrey Faces Anger At Town Hall Meeting -- 'The Best You Can Isn't Good Enough'
I have been waiting for him to get this for so long,thank you..Another republiCON I love to hate,especially during the Bush years,smart ass.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/02/phil-gringey-town-hall_n_946958.html


WASHINGTON -- Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-Ga.) faced an angry and frustrated crowd at a town hall meeting on Thursday in Kennesaw, Ga., which he said nearly brought him to tears.

Constituents zeroed in on the economy at the meeting at Ben Robertson Community Center, Patch reported, asking Gingrey why he hasn't done more to help get the economy on track.

"The questions were tough -- tougher than I've had before," he told Patch reporter Melissa Kory after the meeting. "And it frustrates me that I don't have ready answers to the lady that said, 'Well, what are you doing? Why aren't you the drum major? Why
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butterfly77 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-11 06:21 PM
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1. Really doesn't show...
that much action in the video.
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plumbob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-11 06:26 PM
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2. Cry, baby, then quit.
I mean it.
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TlalocW Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-11 08:13 PM
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7. This will be the reason that Boehner doesn't have any town halls
At the start of any minor criticism, he'll fall to his knees, reach his arms to the heavens and yell, "Why, God? Whyyyyy?" before collapsing into a sobbing fetal position, un movable for hours.

TlalocW
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glowing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-11 06:29 PM
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3. OMG, they dare to show up and question me? Wow, they are really angry
So I'm just going to stick the tired old lines, cut taxes and lift regulations.. It worked so well for the last 30yrs.

Dumb ass piggys
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Cobalt Violet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-11 06:34 PM
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4. He still doesn't get it. n/t
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Buns_of_Fire Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-11 06:49 PM
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5. Okay, give me a second to work up a tear for the poor thing...
Gimmie just a second here...

Wait a minute, it's coming...

...


Nope. I got nothing.
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izquierdista Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-11 07:43 PM
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6. But the most difficult question is.....
Will those crackers get frustrated enough to vote for a (D)?
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Papagoose Donating Member (361 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-11 08:37 PM
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11. Don't count on it.
This jackass is my Congressman. People here like to gripe, but they'll keep voting for him. I'd be genuinely surprised if he even faces a challenger.
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Snotcicles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-11 08:23 PM
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8. Phil Gingrey, the Eddie Haskel of the House of Representatives. nt
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theophilus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-11 09:52 PM
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12. He's a Georgia peach! n/t
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gkhouston Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-11 08:29 PM
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9. I hope Colbert covers this. n/t
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Papagoose Donating Member (361 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-11 08:30 PM
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10. My congressman!
I can't believe I missed out on this.
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