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Randall Terry Booted From Va. Town Hall

Crowd chants 'kick him out' at antiabortion activist

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 26, 2009 9:40 AM CDT
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(Newser) – Theatrical antiabortion protester Randall Terry was escorted from a town hall last night as he hammered Howard Dean for "baby-killing," Salon reports. Terry has been protesting outside town halls, but last night, he came indoors as the former DNC chair and Rep. Jim Moran met with constituents in Virginia. Things were “rowdy and ugly” from the start, writes Alex Koppelman.

Moran noted that there were people at the meeting who weren’t from his district and were there just to interrupt. He said those people should leave and singled out Terry, who was shouting that Dean was a “baby killer.” Moran decided to allow Terry to ask the first question if he’d stop protesting. Terry opted not to and was removed from the meeting with the crowd chanting “kick him out,” Politico notes.

Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean and Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va., take questions at a town hall style discussion on health care reform at South Lakes High School in Reston, Va., Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009.
Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean and Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va., take questions at a town hall style discussion on health care reform at South Lakes High School in Reston, Va., Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009.   (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Randall Terry, founder of anti-abortion group Operation Rescue, shouts at Howard Dean during a town hall meeting on health care reform with Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va., in Reston, Va., Aug. 25, 2009.
Randall Terry, founder of anti-abortion group Operation Rescue, shouts at Howard Dean during a town hall meeting on health care reform with Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va., in Reston, Va., Aug. 25, 2009.   (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean gestures as he answers a question at a town hall style meeting on health care reform hosted by Dean and Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va., in Reston, Va., Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009.
Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean gestures as he answers a question at a town hall style meeting on health care reform hosted by Dean and Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va., in Reston, Va., Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009.   (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Snarfeh
Aug 27, 2009 12:50 PM CDT
@ruserious - C'mon now...you *know* they'll say that is suppressing reproduction, god's laws because birth control is going against god's plan, blah, blah, blah. They are ok with uncontrolled reproduction, against birth control, against sex education and won't do shit to help the orphans in this world. Some will possibly donate $$ to some pet cause in the correct amount to get a tax break, but NOT so much to actually help the cause.
Snarfeh
Aug 27, 2009 12:45 PM CDT
You've got more boys ganging up on you now, Derni. I honestly cannot see what was so hard to understand about your comment. I suspect you are being facetious and pointing out the far left and the far right make things hard for those in the middle who might be willing to compromise. And the grammar police missed that. Of course, grammar police usually miss the important parts.
Snarfeh
Aug 27, 2009 12:40 PM CDT
@hypethang - Why in the hell should he be given a chance to shout down Dean or anyone else for that matter? He was offered an opportunity most of us would LOVE to have, to ask a question, and he, the dumbas, fucking declined, DUH.

 
Howard Dean • health care reform • town hall meeting • anti-abortion activists • Randall Terry • Jim Moran

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