* Last night in Tampa, Florida, a town hall meeting erupted into violence, with the police being called to break up fist fights and shoving matches. * A Texas Democrat was shouted down by right-wing hecklers, many of whom admitted they didn't even live in his district. * One North Carolina representative announced he wouldn't be holding any town-hall meetings after his office began receiving death threats. * And in Maryland, protesters hung a Democratic congressman in effigy to oppose health-care reform.
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1. "Tampa Town Hall On Health Care Reform Disrupted By Violence," The Huffington Post, August 6, 2009 http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51727&id=16748-8293565-KhFG0nx&t=3
2. "Local Fox Reporter Attends Town Hall And Finds 'Some Attendees Admit They Don't Live In The District,'" Think Progress, August 4, 2009 http://thinkprogress.org/2009/08/04/gene-green-townhall/
3. "Dem Congressman's Office: His Life Has Been Threatened Over Health Care Bill," Talking Points Memo, August 5, 2009 http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51724&id=16748-8293565-KhFG0nx&t=4
4. "The Danger Over the Right's Anger," Politico, August 3, 2009. http://www.moveon.org/r?r=51726&id=16748-8293565-KhFG0nx&t=5