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Town hall meetings seem to be all the rage of late and a plethora of news stories are generated at each and every one. I've found a couple of those meetings to be particularly telling, let's take a look.....

Sheila Jackson Lee, democratic representative from the 18th district of Texas to the House of Representatives held a series of these meetings designed to inform her constituents, and get their input. In the middle of a question from a cancer survivor, Ms. Lee rudely answered a cell phone call, ignoring etiquette and the people who put her in office. I've found it a common, and universally understood courtesy to shut off cell phones while attending meetings in the audience, I can't even fathom the speaker ignoring this rule. It speaks volumes to me about the attitude towards the voters in this country who employ these people. She was interviewed by a television personality and questioned about the incident, the tirade that followed was inexcusable. The reporter ended the interview with a comment that just told all, as she had to speak over Ms. Lee. "The main compliant from your constituents has been your inability to listen to the voters, your response during this interview speaks well to that." But wait....There's more.....

Just one day later Ms.Lee held yet another town hall forum with even better results. A female in the front row stood to address Ms. Lee. The woman informed the audience she was a primary care physician with four years of experience, who backed the health care proposal. She relayed her personal challenges dealing with patients who need yet can't afford health care. It was a moving expose', and a tribute to the cause. Enter the truth, a nasty little set of details. The "physician" was not in fact a "physician", she holds no medical degree or license. The truth is she was a 2008 Obama delegate. I guess the front row thing should of alerted us, traditionally reserved for plants, I mean supporters. Did that sound cynical?

Now I'm just a simple man but I've found if someone has to lie to me to get their agenda accomplished, it deserves a closer look. Personally I feel Ms. Lee needs to be investigated, cause this isn't the first time.See below....

She spoke at the Michael Jackson memorial service on July 7, 2009 in which she introduced a House Resolution 600 for the 111th Congress. which would have honored him as a great humanitarian by the United States House of Representatives.[3] House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has declined to allow the resolution to come to the House floor for a full debate.[3]

When asked by reporter Joel Eisenbaum, "“Who paid for that trip for you to go to that memorial service?” Lee replied “Well, uh … that umm … those resources are resources that I have and, therefore, they are in a way that does not interfere with anything that has to do with serving the United States Congress" Eisenbaum then commented, "Understood, So, public funds?” Then Lee added, "“Those resources are resources that I have.” [4][5]

When the local NBC television affiliate, KPRC, "sent an open records request to the representative's Chief of Staff, asking for receipts and expense reports itemizing all travel expenses associated with Jackson Lee's trip and documents showing what funds were used to pay for it" The response from Lee's office came in minutes declaring the Texas Open Records Act ""does not apply ... to Congresswoman Jackson Lee's office." and that "Congress and its members" are also excluded from queries under the "Freedom of Information Act." 1

While all of the above points to Ms Lee being no rocket scientist there is supporting evidence......

Prior to the 110th Congress, Jackson-Lee served on the House Science Committee and on the Subcommittee that oversees space policy and NASA. She once asked, during a visit to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, whether the Mars Pathfinder had taken an image of the flag planted on Mars in 1969 by Neil Armstrong, failing to know the flag was in fact planted on the Moon. 2

Now I love all my friends in Texas. It's a state I admire, it stands for everything our nation was founded on, but I have to ask.... Is this the best choice to send to Washington to represent you? I hope their next election reflects a more competent decision.

God Bless
Capt. Bill

1.From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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