A few days ago there was a town-hall in the Portland Oregon area hosted by five state politicians. The Town-hall format was that the voters submitted their questions on flash-cards, and the flash cards where then given to aids who circulated about the room. The politicians then picked-n-chose which questions to read to the voter (and how the questions were read as well). It was all declared to be done in the interest of "fairness" and politeness so that no one would have to deal with a single individual dominating the meeting (i.e. asking questions that may put the politicians on the spot). Long winded politicians giving stump speeches and patting themselves on the back on topics of their choosing were the exception.

How did it go when someone had the audacity to call them on it, and ask their opinion on Bloomberg announcing millions of dollars to promote gun-control in our state? Not well for the politician. And it pretty much revealed to the voters in the room just how they were controlling the town-hall (it felt more like a grade-school lecture than a town-hall).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJei1G5_Lyg
Note: Both ladies in the video are very anti-2nd amendment. Senator Burdick considers herself the "Diane Feinstein" of gun-control in Oregon.

What happens when she leaves, but is pressed to answer a direct question (not on a flashcard) about gun-registration (something Sen. Burdick has been caught advocating for the past)? It's also revealed that this gun-control politician has a personal 5-police (armed) escort to surround her.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CNPrCBQuDQ

Notice any resemblance in this photo?


So, how are your town hall meetings in your area conducted? Do you have any politicians "stepping in it" to avoid questions on gun-control?  Will your politicians answer the question on Bloomberg Influence and $$$$$?  Do you have anything to share of your own experience?

Edit:  fixed link for photo

Good info. Thanks for posting.