I went to the town hall meeting with Lindsey Graham tonight ...
Lindsey Graham is our Federal Congressional Senator in Washington D.C. for the state of South Carolina.
Graham graduated from Daniel High School in Central.
He has a home in Seneca SC.
His website is here:
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Before the event:
I just found out about the event today from my dad ... it wasn't very well publicized in the news.
A bunch of protesters outside protesting "Cap & Trade".
A bunch of politicians handing out brochures beforehand.
A lot of very arrogant, rude, and crazy people were in attendance - constantly interrupting and making unintelligible remarks.
One person was removed after standing up and yelling about civil war if mandatory health care is passed. He had on a bright yellow shirt labelled "EXTREMIST".
Issues discussed:
• Fair or flat tax and the importance of a Republican presidential candidate to make this a #1 issue in 2012.
• Healthcare reform
• Tort reform / specifically legislating for a loser pays system
• Terrorism / terrorists being tried in military courts
• A big focus/nearly 30 minutes discussing energy policy and getting away from foreign oil dependency
The staging of this "town hall meeting" was hard to judge ... a lot of the event seemed planned rather than spontaneous ... while Lindsey Graham answered questions from all the current pot of issues ... he does know this area well and seemed to call on people he knew and purposely calling on a few weirdos to make it seem like some issues are brought up by whackos. He called on a woman next to me who he called by name - but admittedly everyone in Clemson knows her and she also knew me. (I used to live in Clemson.)
I do have to say I am thankful to Senator Graham for having the courage and stamina to stand up for an hour and a half and then spend an additional 30 minutes discussing a few issues with people who stayed afterwards.
The Anderson Independent has a very good summary of the meeting:
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This guy is a totally 100% politician and it makes me angry to remember that I voted for and supported his campain in the past. Count one less vote in the next election Mr. Graham. Spend more of our money following someone else around the country next time instead of trying to do something in your home state. You are very good at that!!!
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