Town Hall Crowd Jeers Rep. Chabot For Voting To Strip Planned Parenthood Funding

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http://thinkprogress.org/health/2011/08/24/302619/steve-chabot-planned-parenthood-funding/

During a town hall meeting in Cincinnati, Ohio yesterday, Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH) faced stiff resistance from constituents over his opposition to federal funding for Planned Parenthood.

After a citizen asked the congressman why he stood “against funding Planned Parenthood when public funds are not used for abortion,” Chabot argued that the money was fungible so he opposed funding because “they are the largest abortion provider in the United States.” This response brought loud jeers and shouts of “no!” from the audience. When Chabot later accused Planned Parenthood of using federal funds for abortion, one constituent asked, “Do you have any proof of that happening?” Chabot declined to respond.

MODERATOR: Why do you stand against funding Planned Parenthood when public funds are not used for abortion and Planned Parenthood is so important to poor women’s health care?

CHABOT: Relative to Planned Parenthood, they are the largest abortion provider in the United States.

AUDIENCE: No! No! No!

Watch It:
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2011/08/24/302619/steve-chabot-planned-parenthood-funding/

[CleanGreenFuture]

1. See how people allow themselves to be shut down by their elected official.

Yes, there were a bunch of "No!"s but then they let him get away with it.

Weak.

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. People are starting to wake up and challenge these neaderthals

good

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3. Chabot jeered , plus video of 12 more protests

Republican Steve Chabot jeered over defunding Planned Parenthood, plus video of 12 more protests
by Chris Bowers
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/08/24/1010202/-Republican-Steve-Chabot-jeered-over-defunding-Planned-Parenthood,-plus-video-of-12-more-protests?via=blog_1

Protests against Republican members of Congress continue to take place around the country. Yesterday, GOP House member Steve Chabot was challenged over his support to defund Planned Parenthood and received stiff resistance from the crowd over his response.

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Rebuild the Dream has a new video of twelve more protests that were covered by local television news:
http://rebuildthedream.com/blog/2011/08/23/another-week-of-jobs-not-cuts-protests/

Some of these protests are happening in big cities, and some in small towns. They are happening in Texas, Ohio, Florida, Washington, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, New Hampshire and more. Some have a couple dozen people, while some have over one hundred. A lot of them are getting local press, and that freaks out any member of Congress.

After the August 2009 town halls and the late winter protests in Wisconsin earlier this year, it is no longer justifiable to be cynical about the ability of protests to make an impact on public opinion, elections or legislation in this country. Find and sign up for a rally near you with MoveOn or Democracy for America. The best way to stay hopeful is to keep fighting together with springs in our steps and our hearts on our sleeves.