Posted By Vicki McClure Davidson on August 17, 2009

Links were provided to me from the good folks at Hydar Blog, v2.0; the links are to photographs that were taken at the San José protest that was held this past weekend. This grassroots protest was held outside Barnes & Noble, where our favorite Democrat senator to justifiably criticize, Sen. Barbara “Don’t Call Me Ma’am” Boxer, was conducting her book tour/book signing. Not a huge turnout compared to other tea parties and town hall meetings, but a passionate gathering of concerned and angry Californians.

Curious: Are taxpayers paying Sen. Boxer’s salary while she conducts these personal book signings instead of meeting with her California constituents about ObamaCare? Oh, wait, Congress is on recess… so I’m guessing Boxer isn’t drawing a salary right now (HA!). Are taxpayers paying for her transportation and other per-diem-overhead expenses for these book signings? Who’s paying for security?

Just curious, not accusing Babs of doing anything unethical…

Some great photos of the protest… I’m including a few here. Click here and here to see all of them.

San Jose, CA: Protest outside Sen. Barbara Boxer's book signing, which was more important to her than meeting voters on health care concerns

Great sign... however, the guy holding the sign needs to look 'angrier' during photo-ops - LOL

Back of the shirt of one of the San Jose protesters... wow, I want this shirt!

Some of the San Jose, CA protesters line street

An excellent, heartfelt post… recommend you read GayPatriot: Once again, they can’t even acknowledge sincerity of our concerns

Let freedom ring!

More protest and ObamaCare links:
GayPatriot: Reader Report from San Francisco Rally Against Obamacare and Ma’am Boxer has time for a book signing, but “nothing scheduled” on health care reform
El Campeador’s Weblog: Reader Report from San Francisco Rally Against Obamacare…LOOK! More “uncivil” MOBSTERS Madame’s Boxer and Pelosi. Madame’s meant in the most “uncivil” way….
The Substratum: Blistering Letter to Barbara Boxer From National Guard Aviator and Captain For Alaska Airlines. Ma’am Is A Term Of Respect In The Military
The American Spectator: Gallup Finds Independents Sympathize With Protesters
Michael D. Tanner, Cato @ Liberty: Co-ops: A ‘Public Option’ By Another Name
John C. Phillips, Big Hollywood: ObamaCare: From the People Who Brought You the Post Office
Goodtimepolitics: List of Healthcare Town Hall Meetings Nationwide
Yahoo, Reuters: Liberal Democrats unhappy with healthcare shift
Temple of Mut: THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN: Californians Talk to Boxer’s SD Rep.
Frugal Café Blog Zone: “You Can Bet Our Astro-Turf…” San Francisco Tea Party Against Health Care (video) and San Francisco’s Pelosi, Feinstein, Boxer Refuse to Host ObamaCare Town Hall Meetings… Citizens Will Hold Their Own Mock Town Hall Meeting and Candle Vigil (UPDATE: Boxer’s Book Tour) and Dr. Obama’s in the House: I’m Not a Doctor, but I Play One on TV (video) and Phony-Baloney Democrat Astro-Turfing: Dems Hiring Fake ObamaCare Protesters from Ads Placed on Craigs List; UPDATE, Little Girl with Political Connections to POTUS? and Trojan Horses and Bold-Faced Lies: Obama’s Own Words on Eliminating Private Health Insurance (video) and Rush Limbaugh: Town Hall ObamaCare Protests, “All Statist” Insurance, and “Obama The Joker” Posters and Fake Democrat Astro-turf Protesting: Is Code Pink “Too-Well Dressed”? Or Just “Too Pink”? Only Sen. Babs Boxer Knows for Sure…
PA Pundits – International: The Etiquette Czar’s Rules For Patriotic Protest
New York Times: Health Debate Fails to Ignite Obama’s Grass Roots
Hot Air Green Room: Mainstream Media: “We’re Confused About Obama’s Healthcare Reform”
The Reluctant Optimist: Health Care Town Halls
The Anchoress, First Things: Science Czars & Healthcare; When Life is devalued…UPDATED
Delaware Online: Lawmakers opt out of shouting matches
Moe Lane: Rep. Bishop, Boswell having health care meetings allllll the way over *there*
Greg Gutfeld, Big Hollywood: Thank You, Old People
Scared Monkeys: Nancy Pelosi – Hypocrite … In 2006 Pelosi was a fan of Disruptors when it was against the Iraq War
American Thinker: Orthopedic Surgeons respond to Obama on amputation comment
The Clampdown: Obama Ripped By American College Of Surgeons
The Substratum: RHINOCare – The Senate Finance Committee Puts Lipstick On A Pig. Rush Limbaugh And Other Concerned Parties Are Counting On The Blue Dogs And Ignoring The Elephant In The Room
Pink Elephant Pundit: Skeptic Joins the Town Hall Train: Providing a Backbone for the Good Guys
Doug Powers, Michelle Malkin: Town hall time for Obama and ‘the mob’ and Did ‘Cash for Clunkers’ just put Obamacare on the junk heap?
Patterico’s Pontifications: Deceiver.com on Pelosi and Obama: Goal Is to Eliminate Private Health Insurance
American Elephants: The Democrats Really, Really Don’t Want to Hear From You About Nationalized Health Care
Hot Air: Rasmussen: 54% would prefer no bill to current ObamaCare proposals and Cornyn to Obama: Shut down Snitch Central and Blue on blue: Helen Thomas hammers Gibbs on Obama’s phony town hall and Obama: Government health care will be like, um, the post office
Chris Burgard, Big Hollywood: Dear Mr. President, Please Don’t Kill My Kids
Dave Lucas: Not On MY Corner!
Right Voices: Specter: “I could be somewhere else. I don’t get any extra pay — I don’t have any requirement to be here.”
Alberto de la Cruz, Babalú Blog, an island on the net without a bearded dictator: That was then, this is now…
NewsBusters: Harry Reid Will Only Do Town Halls By Telephone, Media Mum
Real Clear Politics: Dem Congressman: Town Hall Protesters Are “Political Terrorist[s]”
Temple of Mut: WE ARE NOT THE STAGERS! Leftist Activists try create faux imagery to squash our dissent.
The Hoosierpundit: Baron Hill Repeats “Political Terrorists” Line
GayPatriot: AP Finds Anti-ObamaCare Protests Represent Genuine Grassroots
Jim Blazsik: Breitbart.tv » ‘06 Flashback: Pelosi Tells Anti-War Protesters ‘I’m a Fan of Disruptors’
JustOneMinute: Because Children Are Useful Props Except When You Don’t Want Them To Be
Just Americans Making Ethical Statements Weblog: Surprise: Young Girl @ Obama TownHall in NH was a Plant!
Atlas Shrugs: Tampa, St. Louis …Obama’s Union Thugs are Beating People up at Town Hall Meetings
Sharp Right Turn: White House tries to intimidate on healthcare opposition
Fire Andrea Mitchell!: Cowardly Democrats Tim Bishop and Alan Grayson now holding townhalls at union offices and Exposed: The little “mean signs girl” Julia Hall from today’s New Hampshire Townhall
Gateway Pundit: RAW VIDEO!!…..TEA PARTY PROTESTERS ATTACKED– 1 Black Conservative Seriously Hurt in St. Louis!… 6 Arrested Including SEIU Members
Goodtimepolitics: A Video Obama Doesn’t Want Americans To See (ACORN and local police)
Rep. Thaddeus G. McCotter (R-MI) , Big Hollywood: A Health Dirge Night: President Obama’s Lefty Health Club Band
Seth Swirsky, Big Hollywood: It’s No Wonder People Are Angry!
No Sheeples Here: Mistrust Those In Whom The Urge To Punish Is Strong
Michelle Malkin: Democrat Rep. Betsy Markey, etiquette czarina and Profile in congressional cowardice and White House public option ploy: A trial balloon, not a white flag and Another Democrat takes refuge at a union headquarters and Congressional Fugitive Watch: Has your lawmaker absconded today? and Pretty sneaky, Congresswoman Bean and Winds of change in San Francisco and Obamacare/OFA stage props in Houston: “One is a Che Guevara fan and the other lies about being a doctor.” and Hey, Rep. Betsy Markey: You’re invited to a town hall meeting you refuse to hold! and Breaking: Finance Committee to drop end-of-life provision and Selective outrage of the MSM and Billie Jean King: Obama’s distortions are “cute” and Obama’s town hall performance and Democrats now taking refuge at SEIU offices and Little girl at Obama town hall has not-so-random political connections and NBC: “YES WE DID” and What’s the SEIU up to now?; Another Democrat calls Obamacare protesters “political terrorists” and Help out the Internet snitch brigade: Report on fishy health czar office and The smell of desperation: White House unleashes on Internet critics and Health care czar’s office calls for Internet snitch brigade and Video: No, you can’t just ram Obamacare through “fast” and Yes, they are talking about a government takeover of health care

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