This is insurrection. That's what the Teabaggers are fomenting with their sedition.

Will there be more details on the identity of the caller?

This is just ridiculous. The white house needs to get involved and call these 'thugs' out.

Re: "Calling these thugs out. . ." We have videos; there are cameras in this world, and someone somewhere I am sure, has followed these hired jerks to their chartered bus. . .haven't they?

Time to wake up, TPM folks:

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/8/5/762352/-Grassley-Goes-There:-Uses-Kennedys-Illness-to-Lie-about-Reform

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/08/05/grassley-kennedys-brain-tumor

If Kos and TP can rail about this, you guys need to get it on the front page.

John

I'm a big fan of civil liberties, but if the Congressman is getting death threats he ought to be talking to the FBI and not the media. Free speech, even a bit of disorderly free speech is fine by me, but threats of violence or physical intimidation cross that line.

Democrats need to stop whining about the speech but insist that the FBI etc. investigate the threats. Who knows these thugs may well trip right over that Patriot Act. Talk about divine retribution.

meanwhile CNN is discussing whether is wise for the DNC to call these people a angry mob.

why is the right-wing media fomenting violence?

which they certainly are.

anyone?

For town halls and other events you need to go directly to the Congressperson's website, e.g., Jackie Speier has several.

Don't worry about these mobs. The Democrats will send the Republicans a very, very strongly worded letter about these thugs. Very strongly worded. Just wait. That will put a stop to these facist goons.

I would remind you that extremism in the defense of Anthem/Wellpoint is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of increased earnings-per-share is no virtue.

From the new ad:

They lost the election. They lost on the Recovery Act, the budget and children's health care. They've lost the confidence of the American people after eight years of failed policies that ruined our economy and cost millions of jobs.

Now, desperate Republicans and their well-funded allies are organizing angry mobs - just like they did during the election. Their goal? Destroy President Obama and stop the change Americans voted for overwhelmingly in November.

This mob activity is straight from the play book of high level Republican political operatives. They have no plan for moving our country forward, so they've called out the mob.

Call the Republican party. Tell them you've had enough of the mob.

Their response was ALMOST predicatable.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- An unruly Little Rock crowd heckled and shouted at two Arkansas Democratic congressmen Wednesday, accusing them of supporting a government-backed health plan that would take away Americans' personal choice and freedom.

At one point, U.S. Rep. Mike Ross sat with his head in his hands while the crowd shouted. He and fellow Democratic Rep. Vic Snyder told audience members at a forum at Arkansas Children's Hospital that they wouldn't support a completely government-run, single-payer health insurance plan.

"But that's what Obama wants!" an audience member shouted, leading to more heckling.

the mini-mobs are also out of the playback, on the larger scale, of how the CIA works at destabilizing a nation.

since the Bushes have been in power (both of them), the CIA and the White House have been merged, including under Clinton, though to a less venal degree.

maybe Obama's not playing along well enough for the Underground Government, so the covert CIA rules are back in play - destabilization by rumors, lies, mobs, threats, and worse to come.

I'm afraid that's really what it's come down to (yet again).

So now ALL THEY HAVE TO DO is issue a death threat to every rep and then - magic! - no constituent meetings???? what's wrong with this picture?
cowardliness. lack of conviction on the part of legislators who are allowing violent thugs to intimidate them. lack of commitment to UPHOLDING DEMOCRACY and the Constitution by MAKING law enforcement do their duty to protect our reps. Where is the Secret Service in all this? How bout the FBI and CIA? Oh, that's right, they're too busy spying on perfectly legal, non-violent LEFT WING-TYPE demonstrators:
http://www.progressive.org/mc072809.html

Has anyone ever researched and documented what the premium would be for the health coverage a member of Congress receives if it:

a) Was purchased by an individual on the open market or

b) Simply deducted form their paycheck as an optional available group benefit instead of an
employer paid benefit?

I can understand the concern of Rep. Miller. My health insurance company threatens my life too. They have this little robot that calls me and asks me to select an option that will disqualify my claim for treatment to support my very life. They can also get involved in person to try recission or post claim underwriting tactics to avoid payment. They have to do this so that they can afford to pay exactly one CEO enough to employ a thousand MBA's who would be giddy to work for a million dollars a year. I suggest a little different perspective. http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/07/08-2

It is getting way out of hand.

http://patterico.com/2009/08/06/angry-mob-of-racist-extremists-beats-black-man-at-town-hall-meeting/