Democrats' break looking like a bad trip - Alex Isenstadt and Abby Phillip - POLITICO.com

“Town halls have become town hells,” said Mark McKinnon, a former adviser to President George W. Bush. “Special interests and opponents have figured out how easy it is to disrupt town halls and get their own message out. The days of the truly free-form town halls may be over.”
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The Republicans aren’t exactly apologetic.

“As some members of Speaker Pelosi’s party are already learning, it’s hard to heed her orders to ‘go on offense’ when you’re busy defending such unpopular policies,” said Paul Lindsay, a spokesman for the National Republican Congressional Committee.

[Just listen to this crowd reaction]: YouTube - Steve Driehaus - Town Hall Meeting

August 3, 2009 in Cincinnati, Ohio