Obnoxious Behavior
The obnoxious followers struck again last night in Delmar at a Town Hall meeting given by Paul Tonko. The meeting was supposed to be a informative meeting about the proposed health care legislation.
You know, it's amazing how we try to teach our children to be polite and to not be rude. We teach them to listen and to not interrupt when other people are speaking. I’m sure a lot people have been annoyed at their kids from time to time and have called them “obnoxious”. If we get a call from a teacher complaining that our children are yelling out and disrupting class, hopefully we sit down with them and warn them of the consequences of continuing this behavior.
For all the people out there who like to interrupt these Town Hall meetings with “boos” and jeers. For all the people out there who like to act like children and scream and have temper tantrums in the middle of a meeting…Guess what, you are all obnoxious and need to go back to school to learn how to act like an adult.
I understand that people do not agree with Obama’s plan, but if you want to protest, then set up a rally. Don’t disrupt information meetings. There are plent of other forums for screaming your opinions (I do it on this blog all the time). People are there to get information and you are preventing them from getting it. If you have a question or would like to express your opinion (for or against health care), fine, say it or ask it...you don't have to scream it.
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2 Comments:
People are there to confront their elected representative and make their voices heard.
I won't condone some of the over-the-top behavior (like flipping off Lydia Kulbida), but I wholeheartedly disagree that the purpose of the meeting is just to "get information." It is to ask questions of your representative and tell him or her how you feel. The congress member is getting information from us as well. It's a two-way street. That's not guaranteed to happen at a rally or on a blog.
On a sensitive subject like this, I'm not surprised it gets a little heated. I'm just surprised at how everyone else is surprised.
I guess you missed my last point..."If you have a question or would like to express your opinion (for or against health care), fine, say it or ask it...you don't have to scream it".
If these people acted like this at home or at work, they would eventually be divorced or fired. They are obnoxious and not adding anything to the debate.
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