Surprise! Republicans Misrepresent Tierney Community Meeting

The following appears in the Republican City Committee’s report on Congressman Tierney’s Community Meeting in Newburyport:

“During his 90 plus minute meeting, Congressman Tierney only made one error; he called on a young man who happened to challenge him with a question from the opposition. Well that error was not repeated for the duration of the meeting. Unfortunately, this was the first opportunity in many years for healthy debate in the Essex County but Congressman Tierney would have none of it. He carefully chose his questions from the handpicked audience”.

It should not go unchallenged. Like the national Republican Party it seems that the locals do not mind reverting to misrepresentation in order to maintain their particular perspective on politics.

Below is a list of all questions or statements made at the Community Meeting. The ones in bold are questions that by my own subjective evaluation could be deemed as being reflective of the gripes of the protestors.

Gee…it sure seems like the Congressman continued to ask questions from potentially hostile audience members.

1 National Health Insurance Act
2 Afghanistan
3 Pelosi is corrupt - taxpayers pay too much
4 Health Care - dental not covered
5 Support for Single-payer Health System
6 Stimulus package not sufficient to promote energy efficiency
7 Plum Island Dredging
8 Energy efficiency grants and city population
9 trade deficit a problem
10 this is a charade: you vote along party lines (gasp!)
11 Employee Freedom of Choice Act
12 Regulation of small farmers
13 education aid in stimulus package not helping NBPT
14 Local housing market shows signs of recovery
15 Question on 'Prescription Advantage'
16 Critique of use of 'out of state' contractors for DPW work
17 Question on 'cram down' and large bank bailouts
18 question on bank bailout and bonuses
19 where in constitution does Congress have authority for bailout?/right to life
20 Please watch collateral damage to small farms from HR 875, Agricultural Bill
21 support for universal health care
22 How much money do you take from insurance companies?
23 Opposition to Universal Health Care
24 Will SS be there for me? (question from High school student)
25 trade deficit a problem
26 Electric Company delivery charge - what can be done?
27 How can we put teeth in the law to regulate corporations?
28 Concern on Global warming what can be done?
29 Plum Island concerns/don't see a major theme to recovery act
30 Why is the SEC still in existence - they didn't do their job
31 Afghanistan
32 Energy efficiency grants and city population
33 Does the CBO deficit projection bother you?
34 more control over the Federal Reserve Bank