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[...] Arlen Specter (D-PA) is being shepharded around Pennsylvania by the U.S. Capitol Police, after reports from town halls made him fear for his safety. (CNN Political [...]

He needs it. Traitors to their parties deserve anything that happens to them. He could have honorably retired as a Republican; now he is going to lose his seat as a Democrat. Good Riddance.

Punk Republican gangsters, trying to undo the Obama Election. There are no sex or money scandals, he maintains + 50% approval ratings, so they HAVE to do this. It will pass.

First of all, no one said a word when bush was attacked the same way with death threats and burning of his postors. With that said though, I give Spector credit for the way he handled himself at the town halls. Good job of composure!!!!

So ironic: Members of Congress have been hurting the citizens of the U.S. for two centuries, and now they want to be protected from the people. Who will protect the citizens from the legislators?

I had always thought the fine folks of PA were of sane mind.
However, their continual backing of "Spincster" makes me wonder.
He is a perfect example of the need for TERM LIMITS!!!!
Two terms for Senate.
Four terms for House.
Dump people like Rangel, Frank, Pelosi, et al!

OK this stupidity by the white right wing mob has to stop. Police do your job and start making arrests.....Remember Public Disorderly Conduct

Its a shame that people can be so disrespectful and im not knocking anyone from freedom of speech but why do you have to be so disrespectul if you dont agree with healthcare thats ok but why do you have to yell and want to be so unruly? Maybe you dont want it or dont need it thats alright but what about the ones that do need it they cant even get answers because of the ones thatact like they are so upst about something that havent even been written and passed yet.

I have a feeling that a lot of the anger towards Specter may not be completely from the healthcare proposal. It may also be because people who elected him to office as a republican, elected to support the republican platform, supported by the republicans, only to turn his back on the people who elected him to office.

Honestly he needs to step down. If he wants to be elected to office as a democrat, he need to run as a democrat. To me what he did was fraud, and I truely hope the people who elected him run him straight out.

These absurd mobs only prove how important education is for this country. An open mind is able to absorb information from different sources and make informed decisions. The uneducated ones are being spoon fed information and they are being whipped up into a feeding frenzy. They are being manipualted pure and simple! Wake up!

Look at a clip from the Jim Crow South era when the all white mobs were sobbing uncontrollably and foaming at the mouth outside of schools, because they did not want the so-called "inferior humans" to be around their so-called "pure, righteous white" students. Then compare that clip to the current footage of these protesters and so-called "concerned citizens,' you will notice the same demeanor. And when you speak with them, you hear the same ignorant-based fear and outlandish claims from todays majority all-white mobs. This mob mentality both now and then is ran through the true sleeping giant, multicultural ignorance and intolerance i.e. racism! (I am a PhD student in MS, and my dissertation is multicultural effectiveness by properly negotiating cultural differences and similarities.

All of this anger, all of this rage, all of this because a black man was elected POTUS.

They want him to fail. They desparately want the black man to fail.

If a black President ends up being sucessful, if his policies actually work, what in heaven's name will they do?

HE must be stopped. At all costs. Whatever it takes. Their prejudice, their discrimination, their bigotry and racism, their pre-civil rights and pre-civil war ideology must be justified.

So they throw tea parties and disrupt health care town halls. They make up stories about our President not being born in the USA. Why? Because Barack "Hussein" Obama cannot, shall not, and must not be a sucessful President.

They can't afford to let the black man succeed. It would destroy everything they believe in.

Rather than waste more money with special security, Specter and all other members of congress should put together a health care bill that is understood and *then* present it to people. As Specter himself admitted, there is no specific plan. So asking people to support what will amount to over a trillion dollars of spending for a plan that is undefined will of course produce a lot of anger. Obama and Congress need to get it together.

We americans are not stupid. This healthcare bill is not good for americans. Vote it down.

Yours truly,
A tax paying american who knows what's going one. I read the bill

If puny town hall protests fill you with fear, the 2010 midterm elections will scare the holy hell out of incumbent congressmen.

Incumbent Dump 2010

Dem or Rep, doesn't matter.
If you're an incumbent, you're toast.

disagreement is part of the process. Rowdy yelling and pushing are not. Most of these people are so ill informed that it is pathetic to listen to their stupid remarks. It is obvious where they are getting their information. I don't think it would make much difference to most of them if they get the right info. They don't like the administration or the president and nothing will change their minds. Except maybe Rush or Sarha or someone like that.

i would not waste my time on these town hall meeting because i have a health plan which is a lot better than any man and my plan is my lord and saviour christ jesus.

Specter represents all that is wrong with Congress – political opportunitism, a total lack of spine, and the sense of being entitled to permant office holding. He's finished in 2010 – who would vote for this fool?

Whether you like him and or not, Arlen Specter has honorably represented the people of Pennsylvania for many years, but the fact that he now feels the need for police protection is a sad sign of the depth to which political discourse in this country has fallen.

It is sad that the republican wingnuts have drowned out any civil discourse on the Health Care reform. If i can humbly suggest here, maybe the democrats and republicans who are really interested in the people in the US should have a look at the health care system used by Singapore where they have a similar systems like medicare and medicaid but yet uses only 4% of their GDP on healthcare. They have been touted as having one of the best systems in terms of infant mortality rate in the world. I hope President Obama will have the courage and steely resolve to carry out this reform.

What in the heck has this world come to? Republicans love disruption and hate.

I don't blame him for wanting protection with all the gun packing hillbillies out there.

Civil unrest is more a threat to this country with each passing day the Obama administration rams their agenda down our throats. They don't seem to be listening to the opposing voices. Specter lost respect of our state when he switched parties strictly to maintain his position. This country is heading in the direction that France is currently experiencing. Of course, not many media outlets are showing the French civil unrest.

I am a Pennsylvanian, and was proud of Senator Specter. I have and will vote for him no matter what party he is in.

I wish I had known where this group of people were when we started to spend so much money on Iraq. My favorite was the lady that wants her country back. Where did it go? Let me guess, a Black President.

Do these people realize how diverse the country has become? I bet they have Dora and Diego bedrooms for their children.

Isn't it amazing how these Democrats just can't take it when the American people say no more!

Why do these Senators keep having Town Hall Meetings?

I realize we live in tough times, but making threats and intimidating people is not the way to restore this ecomony and deal with healthcare issues.
And these critics of the healthcare overhaul will not be making a better impression on the public if they let their anger get out of hand.
No one makes a great impression in prison – and these angry people need to take that into careful consideration before they threaten any politicians. It is not worth throwing one's freedom away just to scream at legislators – after all they are only out for number one.

Arlen Specter is an idiot. Not only did he change political party affiliation once re-elected but has hung his constituents out to dry. This is a great example of how "out of touch" these old cronies are with america. We are looking straight down the barrel of socialism and we have a weenie like specter in office not even representing his people of PA. pathetic.

I cannot understand those who oppose health care reform. We need a better solution than what is current.

Rather than being afraid of the crowd, Mr. Specter and our other leaders would serve themselves better by LISTENING to the complaints and learning to work FOR the people instead of for the PARTY! They should all be doing what is best for America, not trying to install a program as a payback for those voting for them. If they choose to ignore this advise they will surely continue to get yelled at and who knows what else?

Arlen you are overreacting.

If you would stop talking down to the voters, stop coming across as "I will tell you what is best for you, don't question my almighty wisdow...." you would be better recieved.

LEAVE US ALONE!!!
What we need is Less Government Intervention!!!

It's funny that Government can't control spending. They have bankrupt social security, welfare, medicare, us postal office, etc., and now you want to take over Healthcare in whole???
Are you kidding me? It's crazy!

W ho paid for Capital Hill Police in Pa.? What a whimp.

of all the mistrust in our healthcare "reformers," most should stem from the resistance to tort reform. our politicians and their lobbyists are lawyers so reform is dismal...

Why? It's not like anyone would bring a gun to a town hall meeting?

Don't care what side of the aisle you are at, you have to respect the law and order and you have to act like a civilized person. I you disturb the peace and you are loud and disrespectful, you will be kicked out – as simple as this!

PLEASE MAKE THIS TO THE RULE OF THE TOWN HALL MEETINGS!

I am very disappointed in the level of negative feedback that many of my Americans are expressing on fix-it healthcare ideas. The current system is way too expensive and leaves too many people without coverage and many that will have to opt out of their current insurance plans just to try to meet mortgages and other bills.

The so called "angry crowds" are holligans: Small minority but verbal and violent – Yes police protection is needed. A few disturbing people should not be allowed to suppress the will of the majority.

If anyone has a point to discuss, so he/she should discuss it rather than disturbing peaceful town hall meetings.

The entire Congress is going to need special protection at the rate they are burying us in debt!