Conservatives Prepare for Obama New Hampshire Town Hall on Health Care!

The deadline was yesterday, but I'm getting a kick out of this announcement anyway. From Foster's Daily Democrat, "How The Public Can Get Tickets to President Obama's Portsmouth Town Hall Meeting on Health Care Reform":

On Tuesday, August 11, 2009, President Barack Obama will travel to Portsmouth, New Hampshire to hold a town hall where he will discuss the need for health insurance reform for the future of our economy and the health of our communities.

Members of the public wishing to attend the town hall should visit the following website to register for the opportunity to attend the town hall: http://www.whitehouse.gov/advance/PortsmouthTownHall8-11-09/. The website will be available until 3:00 pm ET, Saturday, August 8th.

The meeting will be conducted at Portsmouth High School Tuesday afternoon after the president arrives at Pease Air National Guard Base.
At 3:00 pm on Saturday, August 8th when the online sign-up has expired, a limited number of individuals will be selected and contacted regarding ticket pick-up information. Each individual selected will have the opportunity to pick up a maximum of TWO tickets.

Please note that the White House will not be able to respond to all requests for tickets. Individuals will only receive a call if they are selected to pick up a ticket.

But check out Chuck Todd, in any case, "CONSERVATIVE PROTESTERS PREPPING FOR OBAMA N.H. TOWN HALL":

Pres. Obama holds his OWN town hall in New Hampshire this Tuesday where the issues of the economy and health care are likely to be the dominant issues. Of course, what many will be watching is to see if this town hall invites the same passion as we've witnessed at town halls for members of Congress this last week.

I suspect we'll see some interesting back-n-forths both in the town hall itself and outside the venue. First, New Hampshire (and New England in general) arguably invented the entire town hall meeting concept so Granite Staters take these forums VERY seriously.

And as much as some might want to believe the White House will be staging the questions, don't believe that hype. The White House knows the political price for being caught doing that is MUCH higher than having to deal with a confrontation or two at the meeting itself. If anything, I'd bet some inside the White House are hoping for a confrontation since they believe the president's demeanor alone will politically play well with the folks the White House cares most about right now, ACTUAL independents.

Todd directs us to the New Hampshire Republican Volunteer Coalition (although they don't look all that high-powered):

NHRVC members and others,

Barack Hussein Obama will be arriving in Portsmouth on Tuesday to hold a STAGED "Town Hall Meeting", where he will essentially hand pick who the guests will be and what types of questions will be asked of him.

A MASSIVE protest rally is being organized just outside of the facility where Obama will be holding his "Town Hall Meeting" to promote his plan for a government takeover of your healthcare decisions.

There will be news media from all over the world at this event and it will be the ideal opportunity for us to tell the rest of the country exactly how NH voters feel about Obamacare (taxed/rationed healthcare). It will be the most important pro-liberty event of the year in NH and it is critically important that every one of us attend.

If you can, bring a sign that says something like, "OBAMACARE=TAXED/RATIONED HEALTHCARE", etc.

Come anytime between 8am-4pm (peak time will be 11am-4pm)

See you there!!

Don't expect a lot of fireworks inside the town hall; and, actually, Chuck Todd's probably right that President "Thin Skin" Obama will look for a confrontation. He just wants critics to shut up, remember.