Thread: No town halls for NC's Brad Miller anyway

I don't for a minute believe anyone here in the 13th district would waste the powder on him. As usual he's wimping out on public meetings that don't involve farming.

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Dem Congressman's Office: His Life Has Been Threatened Over Health Care Bill
By Eric Kleefeld - August 5, 2009, 5:54PM

Rep. Brad Miller (D-NC) will not be hosting any town hall events this August -- instead, he's making himself available to constituents for one-on-one meetings about health care reform -- and at least part of the reason is this: His offices have received threatening phone calls, including at least one direct threat against his life.

"We had no town hall events scheduled for the August recess anyway, but in light of everything that's happened -- we have received a threatening phone call in the D.C. office, there have been calls to the Raleigh office," said Miller communications director LuAnn Canipe, in an interview with TPM. The threatening call in question happened earlier this week.

"The call to the D.C. office was, 'Miller could lose his life over this,'" said Canipe. "Our staffer took it so seriously, he confirmed what the guy was saying. He said, 'Sir is that a threat?' and at that time our staffer was getting the phone number off caller ID and turning it over to the Capitol Police."

They haven't heard anything back from the police yet, but they did get the caller's number. So this could develop into something soon enough.

Canipe explained that Miller had no plans for a town hall before and won't be holding any now, due to this event and the examples he's already seen from the around the country: "Our point is, we're not gonna be bullied into having a town hall so it can then be interrupted by the fake grassroots folks."

"We don't want to people to think we're shutting out our constituents," Canipe added.. "We're meeting with them one on one to discuss health care reform."

(Special thanks to TPM Reader ML.)

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009 ... e-bill.php

the fake grassroots folks."

This coward should be removed from office!!!

Fox News on Carl Rove's comments on "Dem's Ducking Health Care Town Hall Protests" - watch video here:

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/ ... tests.html

Pickett Brad Miller's office.

"The call to the D.C. office was, 'Miller could lose his life over this,'" said Canipe. "Our staffer took it so seriously, he confirmed what the guy was saying. He said, 'Sir is that a threat?' and at that time our staffer was getting the phone number off caller ID and turning it over to the Capitol Police."
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was this a threat or was this caller expressing the concern that if Miller was on this forced health care that he would be denied services when he gets OLD like most americans would?????

id like to know what was said before or after this comment

It"s the same in missouri, our congressmen will not accept personal one on one's and our Rep.Russ Carnahn held a deal at a local car lot where no public was allowed in the building." only press" then he was shuttled out the back door to avoid constituants. Also our Sen. McCaskill is asking for registrations to her town hall meeting's .I registered but they never got back to me and seeing as how I am on Santa McCaskill's naughty list as a third party voter I am not holding my breath. Look's like the Dem.'s are going to run and hide instead of actually listenning to their constituant's.

Rebelrouser: If you aren't walking the line then elected official don't think you can say anything to them. It is the elected official's way or no entrance. Point!