Those were the words this week of Rep. Allen Boyd (D-Fla.) in reference to the vocal opposition he has seen at townhall meetings to Obama & The Dems' health care reform plan (see Politico.com story below). But then he goes on to describe such opposition as being in the "minority." Then, the story's author, Politico's Jonathan Martin, chimes in with his own opinion, referring to the opposition we've seen at these townhalls as "the overhyped and in many cases fraudulent sense of grass-roots fervor." (By the way, Mr. Martin, when you are presenting a news story to me, I'm not really too interested in knowing your opinion, but I digress).Well, let's see here, Mr. Martin and Mr. Boyd. Rasmussen reported August 11 that public support for Obama & The Dems' health care reform plan has fallen to a new low, with only 42% of U.S. voters now favoring the plan (second link below). Gallup reported August 13 that 49% of the public disapproves of the way Obama is handling health care policy, while only 43% approve (third link below). So the vocal opposition to the plan simply represents a "minority" viewpoint? It's "overhyped"? It's in many cases "fraudulent"? Nope. Seems pretty mainstream and bona fide to me. Or maybe you would attack the messenger and accuse those two polls of being "fraudulent"? Regardless, you two gentlemen are clueless.
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