On AlterNet: town hall

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Teabagging Alan Grayson

Nick Baumann, Mother Jones Online. October 15, 2009.

Rep. Alan Grayson reduced the GOP's health-care program to two words: "Die quickly." At Grayson's town hall, Tea Party activists revealed themselves to a bit confused.

Mind the 'Welfare Wedge:' The Right's Overlooked Ammo in Health Care Sabotage

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. September 8, 2009.

At the heart of conservative thought is the rule of 'no handouts.' But is falling back on this belief a sign of GOP desperation?

Barney Frank Slams Lunatic at Town Hall

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. August 19, 2009.

Other reform advocates must say with confidence that nonsensical beliefs are nonsensical beliefs.

7 Ways We Can Fight Back Against the Rising Fascist Threat

Sara Robinson, Campaign for America's Future. August 13, 2009.

Why the right-wing extremism must be stopped in its tracks or else we face the threat of outright violence and goon rule.

The Wealthy Elites Play the Racists for Pawns at a Town Hall Meeting in Maryland

Maria Allwine, BuzzFlash. August 12, 2009.

An eyewitness account of the racism and vitriol on display at a town hall protest.

Obama and DNC Try Turning Angry Mobs Into Benefits

Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. August 5, 2009.

Town hall disruptions can be used as a rallying point for proponents of reform.