Katie Couric calls out the "fear and frustration" at town hall meetings

From: CBS EVENING NEWS

At a town meeting hosted by Senator Arlen Specter, a Pennsylvania resident stood up to say that the health care debate has "awakened the sleeping giant."

Not exactly.

What's it's done, it seems, is stirred a hornets nest, and uncovered disturbing attitudes and emotions that have nothing to do with policy.

Are we really still debating health care when a man brings a handgun to a church where the President is speaking?

How does a swastika spray-painted on a Congressman's office further a discussion about Medicare?

These are tough and challenging times and lots of people are scared about their jobs and the economy. But we can't let fear and frankly ignorance - drown out the serious debate that needs to take place - about an issue that affects the lives of millions of people.

It's time for everyone to take a deep breath and to focus on the task at hand before this sideshow drowns out the main event.

That's a page from my notebook.

I'm Katie Couric, CBS News.

Gun toting policital terrorist at Obama town hall carried sign promoting restoretherepublic.com

In this close up of the gun toting political terrorist outside of the Obama town hall meeting we see that he is carrying a sign promoting restoretherepublic.com. It might be time to take a closer look at these guys.

Mike Sola, madman who screamed at Dingell, threatens lethal force on FOX NEWS against folks who...

. . .harass him. He also dared Nancy Pelosi and Steny Hoyer to come to his house and call his son "un-American."



You got to see the this FOX NEWS clip, it is absolutely ridiculous. No one should be going to his house and harassing him, but his threatening of lethal force is inexcusable. FOX NEWS and the right wing echo chamber won't be happy until someone dies.

Kenneth Gladney is a fraud, being pimped by tea baggers

Members of the "tea bagger" (aka POLITICAL TERRORIST) movement held a press conference in St. Louis today to "decry" the alleged attack by "union thugs" on "Black conservative" Kenneth Gladney (we mention "Black conservative" because the "tea baggers" felt the Gladney's race was relevant, however these same conservatives are quick to call someone out for playing the "race card").



During today's press conference Kenneth Gladney was in a wheel chair and unable to speak because he was on pain killers. But for some reason he was not in a wheel chair and was able to speak when he made numerous appearances on FOX NEWS ("Your Money w/Neil Cavuto" "The O"Reilly Factor") on 8.7.09.

He claims he was punched in the face numerous times and kicked in the head, however his face looks fine. Additionally, when you watch video of the "incident" he is walking around after the alleged assault without any noticeable limp. This guy is nothing but a pure fraud, being used by the tea baggers. Why was this fool able to speak on FOX NEWS but unable to speak from his wheel chair today? Also, he had a frickin' ace bandage on his knee, you would think if this was a serious knee injury that would cause him to be in a wheel chair he would either be in a cast or a brace.