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FOR REP. JIM MORAN, Town Hall Chaos. Plus this: ?The meeting hosted by Moran contrasted sharply to?

By Glenn Reynolds

FOR REP. JIM MORAN, Town Hall Chaos. Plus this: “The meeting hosted by Moran contrasted sharply to a town hall in Springfield held by 11th District Democrat Gerry Connolly earlier in the day. Connolly on Tuesday told hundreds of seniors at Springfield’s Greenspring Retirement Community that he would oppose any health care measure that ‘in any way, shape or form does any harm to Medicare.’ The more than 400-strong crowd — made up largely of highly educated, white-collar retirees — showed little of the outsized rage seen at other town hall meetings. Many, however, expressed deep skepticism over how a public health insurance plan would be paid for, given spiraling federal deficits, or how it would interfere with existing care.”

UPDATE: Here’s C-SPAN video of the Moran town hall.

Full post as published by Instapundit.com on August 26, 2009 (boomark / email).