Let’s Talk with Bob Inglis

Congressman Inglis will be hosting his monthly Let’s Talk events on Monday, August 17th in Greenville and Spartanburg.

A staple of Inglis’ campaign, the Let’s Talk events allow skeptics and supporters alike an intimate forum to address their concerns and look for solutions to the nations problems.

This months event concerns “Health Care” which should lead to more interesting discussions.

Details on the events are below:

Greenville Let’s Talk
Tommy’s Ham House
7:30 am

Spartanburg Let’s Talk
Wade’s Restaurant
12:00pm

Did Inglis Read the Defense Bill?

For those of you who made it to the Boiling Springs Town Hall meeting last Thursday night, you may have witnessed Congressman Bob Inglis flounder on a few questions.

One of those questions regarded the recent approval by the US Congress to purchase eight (8) brand new Gulfstream 550 (C-37) and Boeing 737 (C-40) aircraft.

Buried somewhere in the 170+ pages of H.R. 3326, a line item exists concerning these purchases and according to roll call vote 675, Congressman Inglis voted in favor of the bill (check out opencongress.org for an easy to use interface).

In the same meeting, Congressman Inglis vowed to “skim” through the bills and read some sections after admitting earlier this month that he had not read H.R. 3200.  Given the Congressman’s loss for words over the question raised Thursday night, one may question whether or not he actually read H.R. 3326.

So, I decided to see how hard it would have been for the Congressman to have read the bill and see if he knew about the provision.

Upon reading the bill at 2 am this morning (Congressman work late right?) for about an hour and a half, I was unable to find the provision.  Even given some of the facts found on news sites such as Politico and RollCall.com, not enough information was provided to clearly identify the provision.

There were several sections where I was able to find transfers of funds and allocations of funds in the amount of $550 million, there was still no clear cut evidence where the money was going.

With this said, I cannot legitimately call him out for not reading this bill.

So you tell us, can you find the previsions and if so, do you think the Congressman read the bill?

Full Text of Bill:  OpenCongress.org – Library of Congress
Charts and Data: Library of Congress (click on the house reports link to see this information)

Inglis Heckled / Heckles at Town Hall

And this time it was not by me!

If anything, Inglis heckled me at an after meeting which I was personally invited to.   It didn’t bother me, I thought it was rather amusing to have him attack me, I feel honored.  Thanks Congressman Inglis!

Over 350 people turned out in Boiling Springs last night to let Congressman Inglis know what they think about health care…and him.  The mainstream media is claiming that the Republican party is pushing these individuals out in mass or that it is the party activists turning out in large numbers, but I would have to disagree.  I would be willing to say that only, ONLY, 5% of the crowd in attendance were party activists.

For those of us who attend his meetings regularly, we heard the same talking points.  I have heard the same things come from him since 2006, when I first started attending his meetings.  You know, the government pays for first $2000 of you medical bills, you pay the next $2000, then the government picks up everything over $4000.  The 5 points to immigration.  I’m sure I have listed them somewhere on The Conservativist but here they are on his website.

And before anyone claims I was not involved in 2006, you are partially right.  I attended my first Town Hall meeting at the Spartanburg County Library that August.  I vividly remember one individual jokingly tell me “you are to young to be here, this is supposed to be for us old folks.”  Bob, this was the one when you were asked about military entitlements and you did not know what they were.  This was also the same meeting where you fought against an increase in the minimum wage (I’m proud of you on that one!) and the Hydrogen “H-Prize”.  What happened to that anyways?

In regards to the August 2009 meeting, I will share a few things that Congressman Bob Inglis told the crowd.  In an attempt to not be scurrilous, I will leave out my opinion.  Feel free to comment freely

1. At one point in the evening, Inglis stated his biggest problem in the bill was the clause for abortion.
2. Inglis stated “Any time government competes with the private sector, the private sector looses.”
3. Congressman Inglis admitted on Monday August 3rd, 2009 that he had not read H.R. 3200.  Again on August 6th, he stated he had not read the bill yet.  Inglis did state that he would “skim through the sections that he did not agree with”.
   1. Someone in the crowd shouted “Skimming’s not good enough Bob!”
4. Inglis stated that the people should quit listening to individuals who are inciting fear in the public…Glenn Beck
5. Congressman Inglis defended President Obama in the turmoil concerning Professor Gates.  Claimed that Glenn Beck’s comments were “racist” but Obama’s response was not.
6. Claimed TARP was working and the people were getting the money back with interest.
   1. Commentary – Inglis did not mention that Barney Frank and others wanted to use the returned TARP money for urban development.
      1. Politico TARP Money Article
      2. NASDAQ Article
7. Congressman Inglis argued with one group over “What rights are you losing?”, as if to say they had not lost any.
8. Inglis is o.k. with President Obama’s 40+ czars because George H.W. Bush had a few.
9. Defended his vote to mandate CFL light bulbs.
10. Accused Christina Jeffrey of inciting fear and harboring the peoples fear in her campaign.

And it appears people have had enough of the Congressman as well.  We have just been informed of a new website titled “Anybody But Bob” with a YouTube video highlighting some of his comments.

So, with my opinion aside, please, tell us what you think about the Congressman, his positions, and his performance last night.

Other References:
Inglis Faces Rowdy Crowd at Meeting – The Herald Journal

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