Kurt Schrader was the latest of your local legislators to brave the town hall circuit. He decided to take the “safety in numbers” approach and bring State Sen. Peter Courtney (who pontificated about how he couldn’t understand why he was there) and future gubernatorial candidate State Rep. Brian Clem. You can find an article from the Statesman Journal describing the event, or watch the whole town hall on CCTV, complete with Dick Hughes calling bingo numbers throughout.
The evening went relatively smoothly, with only a few folks forgetting their manners and breaking into the old angry mob we’ve come to know and love in these forums. Luckily, we haven’t had any reports of semi-automatic weapons at any of these events up to this point, only torches and pitchforks.
The super good news here is that we are having record attendance at these town halls. Who knew that violence and screaming would attract the masses (well, I guess everyone). I’m just waiting for Ticketmaster to jump on board and start charging $49.99 plus fees at the door.
