Rep.Raul Labrador (R-ID) annihilates lefty group Indivisible in Coeur d'Alene...

and we thank him.

I'll be including some comments along the way which will be in red. And let me also say this is not a completely "fair and balanced" report.  I am a conservative who finds the antics and stupidity of the average libtard to be annoying, but also very, very dangerous. 

The Indivisible group, after the bad press they received about their out-of-control rude behavior at a previous town hall, were "mostly" kept in check by their feckless leaders at last night's town hall with Rep. Raul Labrador in Coeur d'Alene.

Raul Labrador Town Hall Coeur d'Alene 5/5/17

I say, mostly kept in check, because I had a woman and a man behind me whose ear-shattering screams posed a serious threat to my ear drums, until I turned around and told her to cut it out. Evidently, the sight of my little folded up Totes umbrella laying harmless in my lap scared the crap out of her, and she shut the hell up.  Nothing causes fear like a little old lady with an umbrella, doncha know.

Raul Labrador answered all questions, including the abrasive negative attacks with aplomb, facts, and graciousness I would have never been capable of doing.

He started out by saying that rudeness and shouting at each other was not permitted.  The attendees were free to shout or boo at him, since he was used to it, but the people were to maintain a respectful attitude toward each other and the questions asked - no matter how stupid, ill-informed, over-emotional, or just plain crazy the questions were. 

People who wished to ask a question were given a ticket and if their number was called, they could proceed to the mic to ask their question. The majority of the questions were hostile, lacking in facts, and like most libtards based on feelings and emotions.  Indivisible was exchanging tickets to make sure they got to ask the majority of the questions.  

Most of the questions were centered on health care/insurance with one outlier concerned about Amtrak.  Huh? I guess he had worked for the railroad for 40 years.

I was staggered by the amount of disinformation these people exhibited, so anyone who thinks that propaganda fake news doesn't work, they would be very mistaken.

Just this morning, I saw this clip of Anderson Cooper claiming that Rep. Labrador was essentially a liar, miscreant, heartless, and hated by all. Why? Because he said, "No one ever died from lack of health care." (To clarify:  I don't know at what town hall Raul made this statement.  The clip that I linked above to Cooper shows only Raul saying this without any context or reference to what he was asked or what statement to which he may be responding.)

One questionnaire from last night said she was a 40-year veteran of home health care, and she knew of a woman who had no health insurance, and by the time she saw a doctor, her breast tumor was the size of a baseball, and she subsequently died.

 My first thought was that woman must have been monumentally stupid.  The clinic that houses my Medicare PA is also a center for Medicaid patients.  I sit in the waiting room and witness young tattooed festooned women, who are easily 300 pounds, being treated for diabetes for free, while surfing their expensive iphone. 

Notice I said, physician-assistant and not doctor.  Anyone who hasn't retired yet, be forewarned regarding the glories of Medicare.  You will in all probability not have a doctor - you will have a physician-assistant.  That, dear friends, is how "free" health care works, which in the case of Medicare, is anything but free.  We paid all our lives, and we continue to pay each month so we can have "free" medical care compliments of our PA while the "less fortunate" get a totally free ride. 

Time after time, the same questions were asked about coverage for pre-existing conditions until finally, after almost two hours, Rep. Labrador had to say, (paraphrased) "I've already answered that question at least ten times and I'm not going to answer it again."

As the politicians like to say, let me very clear:  There is no such thing as "insurance" for someone who has a pre-existing condition.  You don't buy house insurance after your house is burning down, you don't buy collision insurance while standing on the side of the road with the front end of your car shoved up to the steering wheel, and you don't buy health "insurance" after three heart attacks or having a raging case of diabetes caused by being 100 pounds overweight.  "Insurance", for people with a bad health history, is nothing more than charity from the federal government with money forcibly wrung for the pocket's of the tax payer. 

Since I am a pragmatist, I also realize that for a politician to not address that problem is a sure way to never get any kind of bill passed.

A few outraged over-emotional women approached the microphone, not to ask a question, but to read page-long statements of angst.  One even said she found the sight of a bunch of white men (no one is more hated by the libtards than white men) lined up in the Rose Garden after passage of the bill, to be repulsive - her exact word. Raul had to remind her that he was Latino and there were two women standing right behind the podium -  one of whom was Rep. Cathy McMorris Rogers (R-WA 5th District)

When the founder of the local Indivisible group got to the microphone, we had to hear of his conversion to Christianity (virtue signaling), and he proceeded to tell us (with mangled scripture references) what his "Master" informed him was moral and right. 

At this point, I have to say my desire for a high end recording device has moved to the top of my want list, because I can in no way do justice to Raul's response.  Raul, a Mormon, managed to squelch any further nonsensical virtue signalling scripture quoting crapola from this smug little red-diaper-doper-baby who, to his credit when Raul was finished, said something along the line of, "Um, ah, thank you for coming, Rep Labrador."  

It made my heart sing with joy. 


More:

Town Hall:   Fact Check: It's a Lie That the GOP Healthcare Bill Abandons People With Pre-Existing Conditions

Diogenes' Middle Finger:  How Cruel: The Increasingly Unhinged Left Will Have to Pay for Their Own Anti-Psychotic Medications.

Legal Insurrection:  California en route to becoming “Single Payer” State



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Left Wing Group "Indivisible" comes to Coeur d'Alene...

and has a bulls eye on Rep. Raul Labrador's (R-ID) town hall tonight.

Where did Indivisible come from?  Good question.  So, as usual, I did my due diligence and after several hours decided that Wiki did an okay job on explaining the origins of this divisive group.

Indivisible has a whole agenda based on disruption and rude behavior.

It's already happened here and now they have plans to upset Rep. Labrador's town hall this evening in the wake of his "yes" vote on the health care bill just passed in the House.

Rep. Labrador's Facebook page erupted in over 600 comments, mostly by members of Indivisible, with the major theme being "eat sh*t and die."

I have never witnessed a Tea Party member, or any conservative in North Idaho, disrupt an event held by a Democrat or any other libtard, and yet these people feel it is their right and duty to cause mayhem.

I have also never witnessed a bunch of conservatives trashing public spaces, attacking police, starting fires, or screaming obscenities.

Tonight, breaking my rule of avoiding crowds, I will attend the town hall in support of Raul Labrador.  I will also arrive early and by doing so will occupy a chair that a member of Indivisible will not have access to using.

The following opinion piece, by staff writer Steve Cameron of the Cd'A Press, reported on what he witnessed a few days ago at a local town hall.  The Cd'A Press is a notoriously left wing rag, so I was not surprised that Mr. Cameron walked back the entire piece this morning.  He claimed he was "angry" and allowed his emotion to color his reporting even though it is clearly labeled an opinion piece.

It will give you a taste of the Alinsky type tactics used by Indivisible - shouting, profanity, and chaos.

I am personally acquainted with Sen. Mary Souza and Reps. Luke Malek and Paul Amador who had their town hall disrupted.  While I'm not always in agreement with Malek and Amador they, as well as Mary Souza, are good people. Since none of them are in my district, I did not attend the town hall reported on below.

I also know Raul Labrador and voted for him.  If he runs for governor of Idaho (rumored), I will also vote for him

I am also personally acquainted with many of the members of Indivisible North Idaho. Some are teachers at North Idaho College and I know for a fact that they are aligned with the Communist Party and consider Vladimir Lenin one of their heroes. They have been poisoning the minds of young people for decades with a subversive agenda.

Opinion By STEVE CAMERON (5-2-17)Staff Writer 

COEUR d'ALENE — If you've never seen a session of the British House of Commons, you could have received a classic international civics lesson at North Idaho College Monday night.  

Of course, that wasn't really the plan.

Actually, it was supposed to be a town hall at which Idaho's District 4 delegation — Sen. Mary Souza and Reps. Luke Malek and Paul Amador — could field questions from the audience and presumably put a final exclamation point on the 2017 legislative session. 

Instead, a significant portion of the crowd actually did behave as though it were bully politics in London — shouting over the speakers, yelling at each other, applauding people who were incredibly rude and, at times, threatening to stop the entire event. 

Essentially, the rowdy members of the audience consisted of just what you'd expect: anti-Trump protesters still shocked by what they consider a leader whose legislative agenda might hammer at their everyday lives. 

The irony of this madness was that the targets were three common-sense, moderate Republicans who — despite some truly heated back-and-forth exchanges — often were trying to agree with the questioners.“We're just trying to show you how passionate we are about this,” one woman said to the legislators. 

“Your passion is commendable,” Souza replied, “but shouting at us doesn't make your case any better. You can do it in a normal tone of voice.” 

Oddly enough, the event started quietly with all three legislators congratulating first-time political participants. 

And it took a bit of time for the first visitor to approach the microphone set up at the front in the middle aisle. 

Even the first questioner came in peace, wishing to ask how citizens could learn more about candidates and issues. 

From there, however … 

Chaos. 

The fuses that set off several blasts were predictable: climate change and health care. 

A woman with a science degree actually screamed into the microphone about the Legislature even bothering to debate science curriculum on climate change — and the human role in it — when there is a “global consensus” on the issue. 

Amador tried to explain that, as an educator himself, he had advocated leaving the current standards in place — basically agreeing with her, although she didn't seem to grasp it. 

Souza set off the crowd with the most routine of explanations.“There are other members in Boise who don't necessarily want to deny climate change or take it out of what is being taught,” she said. “They only suggested there be more balance, because there are some people who disagree with those theories.” 

That answer set off shouts and frankly obnoxious remarks from around the room — and amazingly, the worst was yet to come. 

Over and over, the legislators tried reminding the crowd that they could only work on measures that would affect Idaho, but that such laws were critical to everyday life in Coeur d'Alene. 

They also had to repeat that they were only three of 100 members in the Legislature, and therefore were not in a position to enact bills before the night was over. 

But the individuals who came simply to bash President Trump and his policies would not be silenced, and some of the loudest remarks were stunningly crude. 

A few started their questions respectfully, like the woman who said: “You have to understand that we're terrified every morning.” 

Malek tried to engage her in dialogue, but got nowhere. 

“Buck up,” he said, clearly intending to explain that the election was over and that everyone — including Idaho's citizens and its Legislature — would need to work with the consequences. 

Those two words, however, set off fireworks before Malek could finish his sentence, and people started hollering, “You buck up!” at all three legislators. 

Like most events with a loud minority of frustrated, angry people, this town hall will be remembered mostly for all the shouting. 

And the silliest part of the whole circus was that these three legislators actually have actively worked to prevent damage in the areas for which they were insulted — like guarding the environment and making sure no one falls through the health care cracks. 

“That's my No. 1 priority,” Malek said. “We have to make sure there are no barriers to good health care that all Idahoans can afford — regardless of circumstances.” 

All three reminded the audience that no new national health care policy had yet been enacted, so they were in no position to parse out individual items. 

And yet the loud demands kept coming. 

Even the mega-polite Souza finally told one argumentative questioner: “Enough. This is finished.” 

Eventually, so was this town hall that, just perhaps, set a tone for the next election cycle. 

The good news: There was no actual damage to people or property. 

On balance, that was a win for the legislators and NIC.

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Are you as disturbed as I am? Illegal wire taps, Charles Murray protest, OFA, convicted terrorist and murderer Rasmea Yousef Odeh a leader of the Day Without Women, and crazy Loretta Lynch...

this is way more serious than we could ever imagine.

Why?

Because it would never occur to those of us who lean right to impede and/or physically assault someone who held different views.  Did we block the crazy ladies who march™?  Do we riot when a libtard is going to give a speech?  Do we carry around signs with vulgar language and wear sexually explicit costumes?  Do we smash windows, flip over cars, and burn down buildings when we become a wee bit pissed off?

Obviously, those are all rhetorical questions.

It is the very reason I doubt we're going to be ready for what's heading toward us in the way of civil discord.  If we can't imagine acting out in such a manner, it's hard, if not impossible, to imagine anyone else doing so.

Don't be caught unaware.

It doesn't take very many paid protesters to rile up a crowd of useful idiots.  It's happened before and it will happen again.

I'm going to step out on a limb here and state that I believe Trump knew from day one that he was being tapped.  It is inconceivable that he would not have Trump Tower swept by security which would include a check on his phones.  This is not Trump's first bull ride in a rodeo.  I think he knew and acted accordingly and kept the knowledge tucked away for future use.  And that time has arrived. 


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The first video from Feb. 19 is very interesting:

It doesn't get any more bat guano crazy than this: