Ellsworth to host telephone town hall on Saturday
Posted by Troy on August 19th, 2009 at 5:07 am

Talk about trying to avoid any personal contact, here is the latest trend sweeping scared Congressmen everywhere. The telephone town hall meeting.

It appears Congressman Ellsworth has gotten on the train with this. It is mid morning on Saturday.

Rep. Brad Ellsworth will be host a telephone town hall to discuss healthcare reform with 8thDistrict constituents at 9:30 a.m. CDT Saturday. In order to comply with Indiana’s automatic dial laws, constituents who wish to participate must sign-up at the 8th District Online Office: www.ellsworth.house.gov.

The telephone town hall will operate similarly to a traditional town hall format. Ellsworth will deliver an opening statement and will take questions about reforms to the health care system from participants throughout the 8th District.

The telephone town hall is a continuation of Ellsworth’s efforts to seek input from 8th District Hoosiers on healthcare reform proposals being considered in Congress. The second-term Congressman is holding one-on-one meetings withconstituents this month, as well as roundtable discussions will local health care experts.

For more information on health care reform, constituents are encouraged to visit the 8th District Online Office at www.ellsworth.house.gov and click on Understanding Health Care Reform. The website provides visitors with the full text of the House’s version of the health care reform bill, proposed changes to the legislation, and information debunking common reform myths. Constituents can also take Ellsworth’s online health care survey.

I will be curious to see if the media calls in and reports on the results of the meeting. I also want to know how they will handle constituent questions. In a public forum you know when it is an appropriate time to ask, you know hand up, etc. On a telephone call how will you know? Also, what is to stop his staff from screening questions and only taking questions they want the Congressman to have. I don’t like this format, but I will give the Congressman the benefit of the doubt.

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  1. Troy,

    You are dillusional. The reason why your former boss was beat because he went to DC and forgot to come back to the 8th District. Congressman Ellsworth is more engaged with his constituents and more accessible that any Member of the Indiana Delegation. You and guys like Hostettle are out of touch with the people in southwest Indiana – which is why Ellsworth will win next year and so will Battles. Keep up the right wing rhetoric – it is only helping Democrats and pushing away independents…no matter what polls Fox News reports.

    Posted by: Hostettler Got Beat on August 19th, 2009 at 6:06 am | Comment Permalink |


  2. Who cares what you think coward that doesn’t put their name on the post. More accessible than any member? All the other Congressmen are doing actual town hall meetings. Even Barron Hill or called his constituents Terrorist. John Hostettler never feared doing town halls. He did them all the time. Face it Ellsworth is afraid. It doesn’t matter if he wins again or if Kreg wins. The only thing that matters is that the Congressman votes against the health care bill. Which he will ulitmately do, because he knows he will go down in flames if he doesn’t. Furthermore I hope Kreg wins. That way it will be funny to see what he can do in the minority. I anticipate VU and Vincennes will realize what its like to not have anyone or anybody that will look out for them. Should be fun to watch Kreg suffer watching the Republicans actually draw him a seat that is not 60% Democrat. Than we will see a real challenge. Ellsworth is in the same boat. Republicans already have the Gov and the Senate so what do you think of old Brad’s chances once Republicans re-draw his seat? So, go on and keep shooting off your mouth. The time is coming soon.

    Posted by: William on August 19th, 2009 at 6:23 am | Comment Permalink |


  3. ‘Telephone Town Hall Meetings?’ Oh my gosh. Is Rep. Ellsworth so politically naive that he will consciously hand his 2010 opponent a campaign attack ad on a silver platter? Who is advising Ellsworth to do this kind of Wizard of Oz ‘man behind the curtain’ nonsense? It must be another member of the cast like the Cowardly Lion. Even a cancer-stricken turncoat like Sen. Spector is facing his constituents at ‘live’ town halls. Now there is a profile in courage that Ellsworth should emulate!

    Posted by: Mr. Burns on August 21st, 2009 at 4:05 am | Comment Permalink |

   
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