Update: The toll free number is owned by Families USA. They are redirecting the number to the Capitol Hill switchboard after their push for Obamacare.
I just received this email and called myself. The switchboard operator didn’t know why this was happening. I asked to be forwarded to Melissa Bean’s office. I could not leave a message, her box was full.
RED ALERT - The White House is campaigning on the Capital Hill Switchboard Line — Patriot Action Needed Now - PATRIOT CENTRAL - 090926 A
Shut it down with calls and let it ring over to the switchboard personnel and tell them what you think of it.
I am sick of O and him continuing to campaign using tax payer money and abusing his privileges. How can anyone trust or respect anyone in this “dis-administration.”
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This is from a patriot.
Subject: Important: Lawyers out there…Is this legal? Bi-partisan switchboard at work
Was going to bed when I read this message and wanted to pass it on. I have already been on twitter and sent Dick Armey, John Boehner, Eric Cantor, Glenn Beck, Michelle Malkin, etc a tweet about it so will be interested to see if any reply that they knew about it.
Call 800.828.0498 and listen to the message on the capital hill switchboard. Then, share this with everyone…call the papers, tv stations and all your reps…who put the message on there? Isn’t this against the law. Aren’t they supposed to show some form of ethics. What if Bush were president and the message was keep bombing them until they convert or die?
Patriot Room’s Clyde Middleton asked if the reconciled bill could fail to be approved the House. McCarthy replied, “There’s a very good chance of that. Mark Kirk, who was one of eight (Republicans) who voted for it…he now says if the bill comes back to the floor, he’s not going to vote for it.”
Keep up the pressure folks. Cap and tax is a tax on everyone who uses electricity. Pressure Melissa Bean as well, this bill is bad for businesses and will increase everyone energy bills.
The person confronting a protester was the Lake Zurich Chamber of Commerce Executive Director, Dale Perrin and not it’s President as I was originally told. Corrected below as well.
Confirmed that forcing everyone to move their cars was a political move; it was during this time that the ABC 7 News crew came out to video the protest.
I attended the Melissa Bean protest this morning outside the Lake Zurich Chamber of Commerce breakfast. For those of you who aren’t aware, this was the event sponsored by the Lake Zurich Chamber of Commerce where only members could attend and only if they paid $25. We decided a protest was in order since Rep. Bean is avoiding her constituents. Even her tele-townhall excluded many constituents.
When I arrived, the police were arriving as well. They told us we could not park in the Banquet Hall parking lot, even though it was nearly empty. They sent us down to the Brunswick Zone parking lot to park. As I was moving my car, I noticed someone yelling at one of the other protesters. Unfortunately was unable to get video of the exchange. I later found out that it was the Chamber of Commerce President Executive Director Dale Perrin who was upset we were there.
There were about 25 people protesting the government takeover of our healthcare and just under 15 promoting big government healthcare. Pictures are below. Notice, the pre-made signs from the Union members and other big government supporters. They had only 1 homemade sign.
The police presence was overkill, there were 12 Kildeer police at the Banquet facilities including the Chief who provided this information. In addition, I asked him was their presence there because of the Banquet Hall paying for their services or were they there for security. His response was for security. I do have to say, all the Officers were very polite to us all. They were willing to tell us where we could park when asking us to leave the Hall parking lot. They also came out and informed both sides that the Brunswick Zone wanted all vehicles moved or they would start towing vehicles. They again told us a place to park.
I will be contacting the Brunswick Zone in Kildeer and their corporate headquarters about this. They did not open until 9 am. I passed by the Zone at 10 am, when leaving, and they appeared to have only about hall their parking lot filled. I believe telling us to move was politically motivated. It happened around 8:30 and about half the people on our side left at that point. The pro big government side continued to have about 10 people. Which at the end of the event we found out why.
Melissa Bean did not stop to speak with any of us protesting. She did wave at both sides as she left with someone driving here away. The big government protesters immediately packed up their signs at left at this point. Many protesters on our side stayed and continued to hold signs for the businessmen leaving the event.
Several of the big government had been allowed to park in the Hall’s parking lot. One car appeared to have a Chamber attendee present in the car, but one car with a couple protesters did not (Video below).
Both the Daily Herald and Pioneer Press interviewed both sides of the debate. ABC News 7 was there, but only attended the event inside. They did not speak to any protester.