People are getting more ticked off these days, and they're acting out more in town hall meetings. It's times like this when it's good to see them showing vital signs, anyway.
... screaming constituents, protesters dragged out by the cops, congressmen fearful for their safety — welcome to the new town-hall-style meeting, the once-staid forum that is rapidly turning into a house of horrors for members of Congress ... on the eve of the August recess, members are reporting meetings that have gone terribly awry, marked by angry, sign-carrying mobs and disruptive behavior. In at least one case, a congressman has stopped holding town hall events because the situation has spiraled so far out of control ...
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Video: Congressman Tim Bishop, accused as a rubber stamp for tax-and-spend types Nancy Pelosi and Barney Frank, gets a cordial greeting from his loyal constituency. Or something.
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