This is a real sad state of our politics. I have exchanged emails with Midge Hough and from the tone of her emails this incident has left an indelible impression on her. Any Republican sympathizing with this movement should pause and view it through clear glasses.
BUZZFLASH INTERVIEW
by Meg White
Originally, Midge and Dan Hough only went to Rep. Dan Lipinski’s town hall meeting on Nov. 14 to thank him. As a somewhat conservative Democrat representing a blue-collar district in south Chicago, Lipinski had been cautious about supporting healthcare reform efforts in the House, but ultimately came out in support of the bill.
"He has a hard time there because he has these people to deal with," Midge said of Lipinski. "We went there to thank him." Little did Midge know, it would be her and her husband having to deal with the anger of the town hall attendees. At the town hall meeting, Lipinski asked Midge to tell the heart-wrenching story of her daughter-in-law Jenny. Jenny was a healthy 24-year-old pregnant mother this summer. Now she was dead, along with her unborn child, both symbols of the failure of our country’s healthcare system.
But when Midge told the story to the people gathered at the town hall meeting, she was jeered, mocked and laughed at. They didn’t believe her, or didn’t care. Midge still told Jenny’s story, and her bravery shines in a YouTube video of the event, which now clocks in at well over 100,000 views and functions as a symbol of what the tea party movement has become. [CONTINUE]
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