Remember not too long ago when a town hall hosted by Rep. Tom McClintock in Roseville, Calif., ended up with the Republican congressman being escorted by police out of the venue and through a crowd of hundreds of protesters chanting “shame”?
Plenty mocked the congressman on social media, asking, “Who’s the snowflake now?” Others hashtagged their posts with #IndivisibleTeam, a group that describes itself in its Twitter bio as “former congressional staffers” who “reveal best practices for making Congress listen.” They’ve found a partner in Robert B. Reich, whose Inequality Media recently released a “Town Hall Resistance Guide.”
Attend the town halls of your members of Congress, coming up soon. Watch our latest video with Indivisible to find out how. pic.twitter.com/eeO0CUeMYx
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) February 16, 2017
You know word has gotten around that this is a coordinated effort to disrupt GOP town halls when protesters show up carrying signs that literally say, “Unpaid Protester.” That was just one of the signs that met Rep. Jim Jordan as he emerged onto the front porch of the Warren G. Harding Home on Presidents Day.
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Actually, Tuesday might be a little less crowded if you were considering touring the house rather than chanting out front.
This is what democracy looks like. #standindivisible pic.twitter.com/0XJ2pUXvnr
— OH-04 Indivisible (@OH04Indivisible) February 20, 2017
We recorded most of the event with @Jim_Jordan today, and you can view it on our Facebook, Indivisible Oberlin College. @IndivisibleTeam
— Indivisible Oberlin (@indivisoberlin) February 20, 2017
We are not going anywhere. Our concerns should be your concerns, @Jim_Jordan —@IndivisibleTeam @OH04Indivisible pic.twitter.com/e7EOwfZ0vy
— IndivisibleFirelands (@Indivisiblefire) February 20, 2017
To Jordan’s and the crowd’s credit, there was no repeat of the debacle in California, and Jordan stepped down from the porch from which Harding campaigned to meet protesters face to face.
Happy to meet with constituents practicing their #firstamendment rights
— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) February 20, 2017
Jim Jordan turns an ambush into a town hall on President Harding's front porch https://t.co/GMwZKKcWQd pic.twitter.com/USf38LuiXd
— ConservativeJunction (@cjtweetstation) February 21, 2017
The protesters were a little impatient, though.
Chanting for a town hall as Jordan takes a tour of Warren Harding's home pic.twitter.com/XIwJqHm8Fs
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) February 20, 2017
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Today's worst job: The Harding museum director giving her president's day speech as protesters demand Jordan take Qs pic.twitter.com/D4dq8TzQ64
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) February 20, 2017
Health care protest in front of the porch from which Warren Harding ran his 1920 presidential campaign pic.twitter.com/yku2fc4UcX
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) February 20, 2017
To be honest, this protest didn’t have the same monolithic look as those at other town halls. Signs ranged from “Bridges Not Walls” to “Planned Parenthood Harvests Baby Parts” to a cardboard placard about a vote to shoot hibernating bears to “Stop the Insanity,” which we can endorse 100 percent.
Jim Jordan jumps into the crowd of protesters and supporters outside his first president's day event pic.twitter.com/rG62P9Yj4h
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) February 20, 2017
.@jim_jordan agrees to take town hall Qs from Warren Harding's porch. "This is how democracy's supposed to work." pic.twitter.com/i3oTgWGCL1
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) February 20, 2017
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You want to repeal the ACA, @Jim_Jordan? Give us your insurance. #SaveACA #standindivisible pic.twitter.com/xcvSfqRpuT
— OH-04 Indivisible (@OH04Indivisible) February 20, 2017
"Our plan intends to bring back insurance that's affordable."
"Lies!" pic.twitter.com/Ka67gIvMT7
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) February 20, 2017
It's lit pic.twitter.com/v4JkN8KZRj
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) February 20, 2017
There are Jordan supporters here but the congressman is only taking Qs from critics
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) February 20, 2017
No kidding:
Jordan takes a question from his 2016 Dem opponent pic.twitter.com/AzNmOZ4Omt
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) February 20, 2017
Jordan getting a lot of climate change Qs pic.twitter.com/rmvRMlmIyB
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) February 20, 2017
Jordan, who then headed to the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center where he met with more protesters, did give this particular sign a Twitter thumbs-up.
Time to defund planned parenthood pic.twitter.com/MAsqCWgJsr
— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) February 20, 2017
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