Every Dem. in Congress holding a town hall over the break should start by saying this:

[jenmito]

"Welcome everyone-I know there are a lot of Republicans here who were bused in to shout and disrupt this town hall with anti-healthcare talking points, so when you start doing what you were told to do, I want the rest of you to shout, 'Not this time!' So let's begin."

Then when the disruptors DO start their BS, maybe the opening statement will get covered as well as the disruptors, showing their MO has been discovered and called out, and the disruptors will look like fools.

[Lifelong Protester]

1. Love it, and I am the first rec!

[jenmito]

2. Thanks, Lifelong Protester!

:hi:

[Frustratedlady]

3. I agree! Good idea!

K&R #5

[jenmito]

4. Thanks, Frustratedlady!

:hi:

[Oceansaway]

5. great idea Jen !!!...n/t

[jenmito]

8. Thanks, Oceansaway!

:hi:

[Iwillnevergiveup]

6. Also

I think the disrupters should be hauled out. Not arrested as they were in the health care hearings in D.C., just physically removed and made an example of.

[jenmito]

9. They probably WILL be if they don't stop

what they're doing-disrupting the town hall.

[Hissyspit]

7. This DKos Thread explains how a meeting was handled effectively:

Spread it around all over the Internet:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6215857

[karynnj]

10. That is a fantastic diary of a successful meeting

Thank you for posting the link here.

[jenmito]

11. Excellent! Sounds like they're on the offense with that!

And part of what they said sounded exactly what I suggested in my OP! :D But they had many additional actions taken to minimize those crazy RWers.

[duhneece]

12. Great

I've been looking for ideas on how to respond. I don't want to respond with anger (which is what I feel when I hear their shit), but am having a hard time.
Any more ideas?

[Hissyspit]

16. I have posted this thread. Please recommend if you approve:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=6217096&mesg_id=6217096

[Cha]

13. Here's another proven way..thanks to a link from rockitivity to dk..

<snip>>>

"Tea Baggers FAIL to disrupt Health Care meeting, lessons shared."

by Don Briggs

Share this on Twitter - Tea Baggers FAIL to disrupt Health Care meeting, lessons shared. Mon Aug 03, 2009 at 10:50:13 PM PDT
The Democratic Alliance of Northwest Indiana (DANI ) hosted a meeting with Rep. Pete Visclosky (D, IN-01), on Monday, Aug. 3, 6:30 PM. We invited the public and their written questions. It seems good to share with the Daily Kos readership some lessons we learned.

Bottom line:
• We had an orderly and productive meeting.
• No one stood up, shouted out and sat down.
• At no point was our Congressman or audience rattled.
• DANI accomplished its objective. We provided the public an opportunity to question our Congressman about Health Care and Clean Energy.
• Tea Baggers came out in force, but they failed to disrupt the meeting.
• Local reporters attended.

Lessons learned follow below the fold.

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/8/4/13836/02418

The Rude Pundit has some ideas too..cross posted from GD

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6216618

[Hissyspit]

17. Here is my post based on that:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=6217096&mesg_id=6217096

[Cha]

18. Thanks, I just rec'd and answered

it in GD. This is a very well prepared and successful way to have a Town Hall Meeting on Health Care Reform and should be seen by anyone who is having one or going to one.

The disruptors will not win.

[jenmito]

19. Thanks, Cha...

I saw that. I'm glad they're "on it"! :)

[Cha]

21. Yes, it's brilliant..it was kinda depressing, yesterday,

and frustrating ..not to be having anything done on our side except getting shouted DOWN. Now we're back and in business!

[jenmito]

23. It sure is. I was also glad to see

several people in the media talking about the article posted here a few days ago about the instructions sent out to disrupt the town halls. I sent that article to all the anchors at MSNBC and a couple at CNN.

[Cha]

24. Thank you!

Thankyou, Thank you, jen!

[jenmito]

26. My pleasure...

I "tweeted" to the anchors to PLEASE get the story out and I gave the link to that article. When I saw Tamron Hall and David Shuster talking about it I couldn't help but think maybe they read my tweets to them (Shuster replied to 3 of my tweets personally)!

[Cha]

27. Awesomely

Awesome! :fistbump::party:

[jenmito]

28. Thanks, Cha...

Again! :fistbump:

[Liberalynn]

14. I totally agree with this.

Idenetify them from the start.

[jenmito]

20. Thanks, Liberalynn...

Yup, that's the idea! :hi:

[elehhhhna]

15. Why not shout 'em down w/ YES, WE CAN!

it'll make 'em craaaaaaaaaazy!

[jenmito]

22. That would be good, too.

I think just calling them out in the first place would make 'em crazy!

[jenmito]

25. HAHAHA! Jake Tapper just asked Gibbs if HE thinks the anger in the town halls is manufactured and

Gibbs said it IS manufactured and went on to give an example of a memo sent out of a conservative group BRAGGING about doing just that. Then Jake went on to ask something like, "How is that any different from liberal groups protesting..." and Gibbs repeated how organized, choreographed, and manufactured the RW "anger" at these town halls is and how the LEADER of the group "Conservatives for Patients' Rights" was fined for fraud! :rofl:

[Cha]

29. jake gave Gibbs an opening! Wonder if

his mediawhoreness regrets it?

[Blue_Tires]

30. if i were a congressman, i'd call them out and humiliate them...