The screamers seem to have been planning to have a counter-rally on the steps of the Texas capital today against what they think was an Obama for America rally to support health care reform. Only problem is, there doesn't seem to be any rally planned today by Obama for America. I hope they showed up to stand around in the heat for hours, only to have no one to scream at. If anyone in the Austin area has more on this, please add your comments.
In this week's Austin Chronicle, an Obamacare Counterrally is listed. It has a meetup.com link to a "texas 25th congressional district conservatives" meetup group, with details on a meetup website 25th district conservatives. The site lists an Organizing for America event to support health care reform, but the link is invalid. The organizerof the counterrally is listed as Heather Ligett, a familiar screamer name. She organized the now infamous screamers protest at Congressman Lloyd Doggett's "office hours" at an Austin Randall's grocery store, as I wrote in my recent rec list diary on how Bastrop Democrats prevented them from hijacking the Town Hall in nearby Bastrop later that day. The New York Times identified her as a local Republican activist, who in the past has coordinated with the Tea Party movement, and the state chapter of Americans for Prosperity. One of the sponsors of this group is, surprise, Americans for Prosperity. Heather Ligett is also a member of Texas Tea Party. She is not registered in Lloyd Doggett's 25th Congressional District, but in District 21, Lamar Smith's district, as discovered by Kossack mikeconwell.
If you can stand it, their posts make entertaining reading:
They seem to be planning a mass signature collection effort as well on the above dates--two shifts one @ 10am and one @ 6pm....hmmm I know we have sneaky folks out there so let's see how we can counter this....you all know how the game works and it is time we get in the game. Report back with info and we will push them back at their own game!
Yeah, getting millions of people to sign petitions supporting health care reform is pretty sneaky alright.
three angry mobs in one week July 25th AFL-CIO, August 1st @ Randall's and August 1st in Bastrop...DO YOU HEAR US YET DOGGETT?!? I believe we have shown three times now that the majority of district 25 doesn't want Government Run Health Care!
Right, that's why there were only 6 of you in Bastrop, and over 80 supporters who gave Congressman Doggett a standing ovation. I guess that also explains why at yesterday's Homecoming Parade there were LLoyd Doggett signs in yards along the parade route, long with signs saying " We love you Lloyd" , and " Nurses for Healthcare Reform", and lots of folks cheering our Bastrop Democratic Party float.
 
Obama's new ACORN group "Organizing for America" will be out in force on August 9th @ the Capitol....so far we have out numbered and out voiced them so let's do it again!
Except that it has nothing to do with ACORN, and there is no mention of any Obama for America event at the state capital today.
Hope you had fun out standing out there in the heat.