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Harkin in Storm Lake -- LIAR LIAR (CHICKEN)
The word had gone out - finally - Senator Harkin was touring Iowa to talk about his Health Care REform bill. Clever politician that he is, he combined each of his events with a ceremony of some type - hoping to hold off loud opposition to HIS health reform bill. (I say THIS because he proudly proclaims he is one of the authors - he added the 10 Billion - yes Billion - dollar "wellness" clauses. )

Since Senator Harkin so rarely visits Iowa, we were all looking forward to this opportunity to visit with him in person about our thoughts on HIS health care reform bill. Lonnie called Harkin's offices in Sioux City and in Des Moines the day before the Storm lake event to verify that Harkin would be taking questions after the cememony. Both offices assured that Harkin did plan to take questons.

The day of the Storm Lake Harkin event, many people arrived early - protest signs in hand. Some people I recognized - many I did not.. All had one goal - to be heard. I opted to enter the building to ask questions rather than protest outside. On entering the building, I asked a Harkin staff member if he would be taking questions. "of course", was the answer. The very small room soon filled to capacity with standing room only and many held outside. And so we waited. About ten minutes late a staff member came out to start the ceremony. Right after the welcome he announced that the Senator would NOT be taking questions - he didn't have time. The room errupted with boos and cat calls and "Harkin go Home". About 30 to 40 people walked out. ------- We did not come to listen to Harkin talk, we have heard it all before. We came to have him LISTEN to US !!!!! We headed outside to join the other protestors.

Lonnie's wife remained inside. Due to health issues she needed to stay in the air conditioning. She carries an oxygen tank with her. However, she was asked to leave -told she could not stay there. Being the sweet lady she is, she didn't ask questions. She just left. Perhaps they asked her to leave because she was wearing a TEA PARTY PATRIOTS shirt. Hmmmm????

The ceremony was soon over. The small crowd that had remained inside left. We moved the protest to the side of the building by Harkins escape vehicle , uhmm, I mean , car. We stood quietly with our signs under the watchful eye of very courtious and proffessional policmen. We waited for Senator Harkin to leave the building. We knew it would be soon - remember, he didn't have time to take questions. And we waited.......and we waited......and we waited, in the hot, hot sun for 45 minutes. 45 minutes -- he had plenty of time to come out for us to ask a few questions. As we waited we realized he was waiting for ....us to leave. "What a chicken ", someone said. So when he finally did exit the building there were calls of "chicken, chicken" Harkin merely smiled, waved good bye and shouted "come to Ft. Dodge. I'll answer questions there"   Why not here????????????

So much for wanting to hear from his contituents.

As for those who wanted to talk to Harkin in Ft. Dodge --- good luck finding him. They changed the location of the meeeting just the night before. (A staff member confessed this to me when I asked the location of the Ft Dodge event)

Sub notes:
Harkin had his car running to cool off for 20 to 30 minutes before he left. Hmmm, Senator, are you leaving a carbon footprint a bit bigger than is polically correct??

3 union members were in attendance - yes we do know - they wore name tags. One of them tried to cause an altercation with a man I did not know -- walking right up to him - yelling in his face - pushing him in the shoulder and calling him a vulger name, which the man would not repeat to us. And WHO are the mobbsters and thugs at these protests???

We saw a car with ACORN4 on the licience plates.   ACORN, in Storm Lake Iowa???? I guess they took the Presidents request for help very seriously.

MORE TOWN HALL MEETINGS:

CONGRESSMAN STEVE KING
Clay County Town Hall Meeting
Mon., August 24th
4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Spencer Public Library, Round Room, 21 E 3rd Street, Spencer

Senator Grassely
Thursday, Aug 27, 2009
Clay County Town Hall Meeting

    * 4:30 - 5:30 PM

Administration Building
Conference and Board Rooms
300 West 4th Street
Spencer
(Senator Grassely thinks he can make a deal with the Democrats by giving them part of the health care reform bill. We need to be here to tell him "NO government health care reform bill of any kind. Baby steps to MORE socialism. NO DEALS!)

Senator Harkin
sioux City, Iowa
Undisclosed date
Undisclosed time
Undisclosed location
(I think he is hiding from us, but we'll be there!)

Today Senator Harkin shows his true self by not allowing questions in what was called his
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for United Community Health Center
630 Ontario Street
Storm Lake
Harkin will visit United Community Health Center to discuss progress being made on health reform in Washington and the important role Community Health Centers play in our state.
We called his staff in Des Moines and Sioux City to make sure he was allowing questions and both places stated Yes he will answer questions. Liar Liar Liar . No Questions Allowed
My Wife who is on Oxygen went into this building because she was having problems breathing the heat was to much. She went there to cool off and see if that would help. She was told by either the clinic staff or Harkins Staff the she had to leave the building and couldn't be there. She had a Tea Party Patriots tee-shirt on so my thought are it was Harkin staff. At no time did anyone ask her if she was ok in fact she couldn't find the door and they got vary rude with here. She also has Diabetes and her Blood sugar had elevated to over 400 and not one person ask if any thing was wrong. I have filed a complaint with the Community Health Center
Further more he was going to Ft. Dodge Community Health Center
126 N 10th Street
Ft. Dodge

Harkin will visit Ft. Dodge Community Health Center to discuss progress being made on health reform in Washington and the important role Community Health Centers play in our state. Where he was going to Allow questions.
Between yesterday and today the address to his next stop changed to
617 Central Ave
FT. Dodge

The Storm Lake and FT. Dodge information above was copied directly from Harkin website and he's trying to say to the news media that it was never scheduled as a discussion. WHAT A LIAR

This FREE Clinic was built with Federal money for immigrants. Senator Harkin's shows dis-concern for the people that came to a FREE clinic ribbon cutting event to ask questions. He shows more interest in the immigrants than American Citizens.

This FREE Clinic was built with Federal money for immigrants. Senator Harkin's shows dis-concern for the people that came to a FREE clinic ribbon cutting event to ask questions. He shows more interest in the immigrants than American Citizens.

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Health Care Protests

Spencer Iowa Protest Spencer, IA (KICD)

The Tea Party Patriots made their presence known as 30-40 gathered in front of the Spencer Public Library this morning with information, petitions, and signs.

The group joined to show their opposition to the health care reform bill as an aide from Senator Tom Harkin's office was on hand for a listening post.

Kris Thiessen is a Tea Party Patriot member and said "when the politicians are talking about they keep saying that we can keep our own current health care policy. She continued "basically it is an HMO type of policy you will have to have similar to the ones 20 years ago that came out that there was so much public outrage about."

Harkin spokesperson Berken Kelly does not agree with this assessment saying "I don't think that anybody is at risk of losing their health care. This is about giving more people health care. Berken pointed to the rising health care costs noting "it is unsustainable. This legislation protects people's choice of doctors, hospital's and insurance plans."

Dave DeJong of Dickens is also a Patriot member and went to similar meetings held yesterday in the region he said at the Spirit Lake meeting they asked who was in favor and who was against the plan. 38 of 40 said they were not in favor.

Other meetings on the same topic were held Tuesday in Estherville, Spirit Lake, Emmetsburg, and Algona.

'Patriots' return to protest health care reform

Thursday, July 30, 2009
By Randy M. Cauthron, Managing Editor; Russ Mitchell, Daily Reporter Staff

(Photo by Russ Mitchell) A group of Tea Party Patriots gather outside the Spencer Public Library to protest the direction of the national health care policy Wednesday morning. The demonstration corresponded with a visit from U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin's staff. [Order this photo]

A visit by Nathan Vander Plaats, staff member for Sen. Tom Harkin, to conduct a listening post on the issue of health care reform at the Spencer Public Library Wednesday morning, served as a call to arms for a small group of area Tea Party Patriots.

Opponents of the health care reforms held up signs along Grand Avenue Wednesday Morning. The picketers eventually made their way near the entrance of the Spencer Public Library. One sign said: "If it isn't good enough for them, it isn't good enough for us." Another said. "Read the bill, defend your health care, U.S."

One of the men holding a sign remarked: "Harkin's not even here."

A fellow Tea Party Patriot responded: "He's an important person. He's too good for us."

Kris Thiessen of Everly, another TEA Party Patriot on hand to protest the current direction of health care reform, said the group received word about a listening post in Spencer, where an aide to Sen. Tom Harkin was scheduled to discuss proposed health care reforms.

"We're trying to put the facts out there for people who are unaware of what is actually in the bill because there's a lot of double-talk to cover it up," Thiessen said.

(Photo by Randy M. Cauthron) Ayrshire's Mike Studer, a Tea Party Patriot, discussed what he sees as problems with the proposed health care reform effort in Washington, with Spencer resident, Everly Espey. [Order this photo]

"It specifically exempts members of Congress along with federal employees," Thiessen explained. "President Obama has repeatedly said it -- in fact he said it again last night -- that 'we're going to have exactly what they have.' But, if we're having exactly what they have, then how come they are exempting themselves from what we're getting?"

A longtime user of the current Medicaid system, and neighbor to the Spencer Library, Evelyn Espey, was exiting the city building when she stopped to take literature being offered by one of the protesters. "I know I'll be affected if this (the health care bill) goes through. I'm going to be getting stuck with bills instead of getting help."

Mike Studer, of Ayrshire, another member of the Tea Party Patriots, said, "For years government has been out of control. Not just the Democrat government, but the Republicans also. I've talked to people one-on-one and they've said, 'Somebody should do something.' When the Tea Party movement came along, I saw some people doing something.

"I'm not a joiner by nature, but this is worth joining," Studer said.

The TEA Party protest in northwest Iowa came as President Obama pitched the health care plan in North Carolina. The event was covered by Liz Sidoti of the Associated Press.

"We have a system today that works well for the insurance industry, but it doesn't always work well for you," he told more than 2,000 people in a North Carolina high school gymnasium. "What we need, and what we will have when we pass these reforms, are health insurance consumer protections to make sure that those who have insurance are treated fairly and insurance companies are held accountable."

(Photo by Randy M. Cauthron) A Tea Party Patriot stood his ground on the corner of Grand Avenue and East Third Street -- using his sign to make his point. [Order this photo]

New estimates from the Congressional Budget Office show the plan that's taking shape would cover 95 percent of Americans by 2015, and cost about $900 billion over 10 years -- under the unofficial $1 trillion target the White House has set.

Last week, Harkin also touted wellness and prevention provisions in the health care reform bill coming out of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee.

"For most people, it is just common sense that if we can use cost-effective screenings and other up-front interventions to prevent tens of millions of occurrences of cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular disease, then we are going to slash health care costs significantly," he said.

Harkin also has said the proposed health care reforms would include a public option that, for the first time, will ensure competition and give consumers a real choice.

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