Reports: Glenn Beck fans turn health forum into ‘near riot’

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By Stephen C. Webster

Published: August 6, 2009
Updated 12 hours ago

Update (at bottom): Video of town hall disruption surfaces on YouTube

In a stunning display of anger, Florida Republicans and fans of Fox editorialist Glenn Beck turned a Tampa healthcare forum into a “near riot,” one reporter said, as they attempted to enter the meeting hall and drown out a group of community organizers and a member of congress.

There were at least two reports of violence at the forum.

“The meeting which was scheduled to begin at 6:00 at the Children’s Board of Hillsborough County drew hundreds of people who quickly began to overwhelm staff and event organizers at the front entrance,” reported Tampa news station 10 Connects.