The doors didn't open till six at Russ Carnahan's Thursday evening forum on aging, and the event didn't start until seven. But by 5:30, the parking lot was full and the pictures show you the line at quarter till six. People weren't there to hear about how to take care of their aging parents. Believe it. The word was out that right wingers were going to do everything possible to disrupt this Democratic event, so Democrats turned out in full measure to balance the crowd.
Both sides were itching to go, and Archpundit has video of the doings outside while people waited. Inside, this event didn't exactly fit the Americans for Prosperity playbook, because a large section of the room was reserved for those who had rsvped, i.e. Democrats, so the right wingers were mostly bunched together instead of dispersed, a la the plan. But mostly the forum frustrated the wingers because it wasn't about health care. It wasn't meant to be. Five of the six speakers didn't mention health care at all. They explained how to use the Medicare website to figure out which prescription drug plan makes the most sense or how Meals on Wheels works.
Only Ron Sergent of AARP, the first speaker, openly advocated for health insurance reform. You want to see how these town halls will develop when Democrats show up in equal numbers and try to shush the loudmouths? Take a look.
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People weren't there to hear about how to take care of their aging parents. Believe it. The word was out that right wingers were going to do everything possible to disrupt this Democratic event, so Democrats turned out in full measure to balance the crowd.
