They Can't Handle It

Here is how a Democrat reacts when asked a question he doesn't want to answer:

Tensions are running so high at town hall meetings that Representative David Scott, a Georgia Democrat, yelled at a local doctor concerned about health care after mistaking him for an “astroturf” political operative looking for a fight.

Mr. Scott became visibly agitated when one of his constituents, a practicing doctor, asked a few questions about health care reform during a town hall meeting. The meeting was held to discuss a road project, but was opened up for questions near the end. That’s when Dr. Brian Hill stood up to speak.

Dr. Hill asked Mr. Scott why he was going to vote for a health care plan similar to that implemented in Massachusetts “that is shown not to work” and if he supported a government-provided health care insurance option.

The congressman replied by accusing the doctor of “hijacking” his event.

“I’m listening to my constituents, OK?” Scott said, “These are people who live in the 13th Congressional district, who vote in this district. That’s who I’ve got to respond to … So what you’ve got to understand, those of you who are here, who have taken and came and hijacked this event we dealing with here, this is not a health care event.”

“You chose to come and to do it on your own,” he yelled. “Not a single one of you had the decency to call my office and set up for a meeting.” He went on, in a threatening voice, “You want a meeting with me on health care, I’ll give it to you!”

This urologist asks a perfectly good question during QUESTION AND ANSWER time in the meeting. He's not disruptive, he's obviously hiding his swastika, he's not argumentative. It's the Congressman who becomes unhinged and very unprofessional. He tries to get on the template that the questioner does not belong there and is just trying to disrupt the meeting, but surprise, he IS one of the Congressman's constituents. What a total jerk, and what a shame that he's in the position he's in. Let's hope in 2010 he won't be.

JASmius adds: In other words, Representative Scott got all pissy. And it was catheterized!