Republican Congressman Joe Barton Calls Police On Autism Parents

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http://imusblog.com/congressman-joe-barton-calls-police-on-autism-

parents/

Watch this. This is unbelievable!!!

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WOW!

Makes Texas seem like a very scary place!

Love how the guy was shoving a sandwich in his face while Mr.

Concerned Dad (sorry I didn't catch his name) is being led away by

the cops..oh and that woman....complaining about horrible autism

parents..swearing at them on the phone, harassing them, threatening

them. Save it lady, wow your compassion is just exuding from you.

Must people at least have the social graces to act like they give

two shits...

Mr. Sandwich eater didn't seem scared by the horrible autism parents

cause he just kept porking down his grub.

I'm surprised they allowed you to video tape.

Now I know where Imus got the info about the 12 year old wearing

Pull Ups and Barton didn't know what a Pull Up was. Imus said he

knows what they are becuase he wears them. <grin>

Great Blog, thanks Mr. Concerned Dad.

Yeah,

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> parents/

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> Watch this. This is unbelievable!!!

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I didn't realize until just now that Joe Barton looks like a fat boy.

Re: Republican Congressman Joe Barton Calls Police On Autism Parents

WOW!Makes Texas seem like a very scary place!Love how the guy was shoving a sandwich in his face while Mr. Concerned Dad (sorry I didn't catch his name) is being led away by the cops..oh and that woman....complaining about horrible autism parents..swearing at them on the phone, harassing them, threatening them. Save it lady, wow your compassion is just exuding from you. Must people at least have the social graces to act like they give two shits...Mr. Sandwich eater didn't seem scared by the horrible autism parents cause he just kept porking down his grub.I'm surprised they allowed you to video tape. Now I know where Imus got the info about the 12 year old wearing Pull Ups and Barton didn't know what a Pull Up was. Imus said he knows what they are becuase he wears them. <grin>Great Blog, thanks Mr. Concerned Dad.Yeah, >> http://imusblog.com/congressman-joe-barton-calls-police-on-autism-> parents/> > Watch this. This is unbelievable!!!>

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Now you’re just being mean.

From: EOHarm [mailto:EOHarm ] On Behalf Of H

Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006

4:50 PM

EOHarm

Subject: Re: Re:

Republican Congressman Joe Barton Calls Police On Autism Parents

I didn't realize until just now that Joe Barton looks like a

fat boy.

Re:

Republican Congressman Joe Barton Calls Police On Autism Parents

WOW!

Makes Texas

seem like a very scary place!

Love how the guy was shoving a sandwich in his face while Mr.

Concerned Dad (sorry I didn't catch his name) is being led away by

the cops..oh and that woman....complaining about horrible autism

parents..swearing at them on the phone, harassing them, threatening

them. Save it lady, wow your compassion is just exuding from you.

Must people at least have the social graces to act like they give

two shits...

Mr. Sandwich eater didn't seem scared by the

horrible autism parents

cause he just kept porking down his grub.

I'm surprised they allowed you to video tape.

Now I know where Imus got the info about the 12 year old wearing

Pull Ups and Barton didn't know what a Pull Up was. Imus said he

knows what they are becuase he wears them. <grin>

Great Blog, thanks Mr. Concerned Dad.

Yeah,

>

> http://imusblog.com/congressman-joe-barton-calls-police-on-autism-

> parents/

>

> Watch this. This is unbelievable!!!

>

[Guest guest]

I'm sure Barton's office has received many angry calls. I made one

myself. That's what you get when someone(Imus) calls you to the

carpet and makes sure everyone knows the kind of crap you pull when

you are inside the beltway. This guy is clearly not on our team and

clearly does not want to accept the possibility that children have

been damaged by his campaign donors.

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> > http://imusblog.com/congressman-joe-barton-calls-police-on-autism-

> > parents/

> >

> > Watch this. This is unbelievable!!!

> >

>

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I think he accepts it, he just cares more aout $ than people, unless

you're the people with the $.

>. This guy is clearly not on our team and

> clearly does not want to accept the possibility that children have

> been damaged by his campaign donors.

>

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I’d like to know who were the

parents inside the meeting room, if they existed at all.

From: EOHarm [mailto:EOHarm ] On Behalf Of timothybooton

Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006

5:00 PM

EOHarm

Subject: Re: Republican

Congressman Joe Barton Calls Police On Autism Parents

I'm sure Barton's office has received many angry

calls. I made one

myself. That's what you get when someone(Imus) calls you to the

carpet and makes sure everyone knows the kind of crap you pull when

you are inside the beltway. This guy is clearly not on our team and

clearly does not want to accept the possibility that children have

been damaged by his campaign donors.

> >

> > http://imusblog.com/congressman-joe-barton-calls-police-on-autism-

> > parents/

> >

> > Watch this. This is unbelievable!!!

> >

>

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I can't believe the Congressman's office wasted taxpayer money to call

911 -- a system reserved for FOR EMERGENCIES!-- to remove a calm man

and woman from their office.

The most idiotic thought that came out of the Barton female employee's

mouth:

[You're upset] ...because we haven't dealt with autism in a way that

the autism people want...

WHO would know better what our children need than the " autism people " ?

ARRRRRGH!

Penny

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From the Imus blog:

I spoke with several people who attended the meeting after the

meeting was over (there were

only 12 total) and found that only 2 parents of children with autism

had been invited to the

meeting! The rest who were invited were people tangentially involved

such as grandparents,

godparents, and aunts (no disrespect intended to these folks, they

just don't represent the people

that Joe Barton had already told a local reporter he would be

meeting with) If Joe Barton really

wanted to hear from parents he had the opportunity to double his

chances by letting us in. This

was a classic case of " handpicking " a group of people who could

because of their relative

newness to the whole issue be swayed for PR purposes. They were

absolutely sure no one who

knew anything was going to be in that meeting!

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" They were absolutely sure no one who knew anything was going to be in

that meeting! "

A tactic often used by those in Congress to deflect the efforts of

active and knowledgeable constituents.

RJK

On Oct 27, 2006, at 5:27 PM, andrea52521991 wrote:

> From the Imus blog:

>

> I spoke with several people who attended the meeting after the

> meeting was over (there were

> only 12 total) and found that only 2 parents of children with autism

> had been invited to the

> meeting! The rest who were invited were people tangentially involved

> such as grandparents,

> godparents, and aunts (no disrespect intended to these folks, they

> just don't represent the people

> that Joe Barton had already told a local reporter he would be

> meeting with) If Joe Barton really

> wanted to hear from parents he had the opportunity to double his

> chances by letting us in. This

> was a classic case of " handpicking " a group of people who could

> because of their relative

> newness to the whole issue be swayed for PR purposes. They were

> absolutely sure no one who

> knew anything was going to be in that meeting!

>

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> > <http://imusblog.com/congressman-joe-barton-calls-police-on-autism-

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> > > > parents/

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> > > > Watch this. This is unbelievable!!!

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Remember, it was the pigs in Animal Farm that were the closest analogy to our present day legislators. It's called Orwellian for a reason.

Given how corrupt these people have become, how much they abuse the process and how criminal their conduct is, where democracy is denied, derision, as well as laughter, may be therapeutic/soothing.

He may not be thinktank material, but maybe he could start a hot dog stand with another legislator who comes to mind.

They could do the Chicago Cubs/Texas Rangers circuit.

GET YOUR HOT DOGS HERE!

Re: Republican Congressman Joe Barton Calls Police On Autism Parents

WOW!Makes Texas seem like a very scary place!Love how the guy was shoving a sandwich in his face while Mr. Concerned Dad (sorry I didn't catch his name) is being led away by the cops..oh and that woman....complaining about horrible autism parents..swearing at them on the phone, harassing them, threatening them. Save it lady, wow your compassion is just exuding from you. Must people at least have the social graces to act like they give two shits...Mr. Sandwich eater didn't seem scared by the horrible autism parents cause he just kept porking down his grub.I'm surprised they allowed you to video tape. Now I know where Imus got the info about the 12 year old wearing Pull Ups and Barton didn't know what a Pull Up was. Imus said he knows what they are becuase he wears them. <grin>Great Blog, thanks Mr. Concerned Dad.Yeah, >> http://imusblog.com/congressman-joe-barton-calls-police-on-autism-> parents/> > Watch this. This is unbelievable!!!>

[Guest guest]

He probably knows.

He just gets to buy more hot dogs.

Re: Republican Congressman Joe Barton Calls Police On Autism Parents

I'm sure Barton's office has received many angry calls. I made one myself. That's what you get when someone(Imus) calls you to the carpet and makes sure everyone knows the kind of crap you pull when you are inside the beltway. This guy is clearly not on our team and clearly does not want to accept the possibility that children have been damaged by his campaign donors.> >> > http://imusblog.com/congressman-joe-barton-calls-police-on-autism-> > parents/> > > > Watch this. This is unbelievable!!!> >>

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I love that book. I just re-read it a

few weeks ago when my daughter read it for school. J

From: EOHarm [mailto:EOHarm ] On Behalf Of H

Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006

5:39 PM

EOHarm

Subject: Re: Re:

Republican Congressman Joe Barton Calls Police On Autism Parents

Remember, it was the pigs in Animal Farm

that were the closest analogy to our present day legislators. It's

called Orwellian for

a reason.

Given how corrupt these people have become, how much they

abuse the process and how criminal their conduct is, where democracy is

denied, derision, as well as laughter, may be therapeutic/soothing.

He may not be thinktank material, but maybe he could start

a hot dog stand with another legislator who comes to mind.

They could do the Chicago Cubs/Texas Rangers circuit.

GET YOUR HOT DOGS HERE!

Re: Republican Congressman Joe Barton Calls

Police On Autism Parents

WOW!

Makes Texas

seem like a very scary place!

Love how the guy was shoving a sandwich in his face while Mr.

Concerned Dad (sorry I didn't catch his name) is being led away by

the cops..oh and that woman....complaining about horrible autism

parents..swearing at them on the phone, harassing them, threatening

them. Save it lady, wow your compassion is just exuding from you.

Must people at least have the social graces to act like they give

two shits...

Mr. Sandwich eater didn't seem

scared by the horrible autism parents

cause he just kept porking down his grub.

I'm surprised they allowed you to video tape.

Now I know where Imus got the info about the 12 year old wearing

Pull Ups and Barton didn't know what a Pull Up was. Imus said he

knows what they are becuase he wears them. <grin>

Great Blog, thanks Mr. Concerned Dad.

Yeah,

>

> http://imusblog.com/congressman-joe-barton-calls-police-on-autism-

> parents/

>

> Watch this. This is unbelievable!!!

>

[Guest guest]

I'm not excusing people who called Barton's office and were rude,

swearing--there is not a good excuse for that.

HOWEVER,

The thought has never occurred to them that the reason they received

so many calls from parents full of EMOTION is because this is a REAL

issue and we are REAL people with SICK kids and almost NO ONE IS

LISTENING?

INSTEAD,

they characterize us as vile, so mentally deranged that we can't be

trusted to sit down with a legislator, period.

And to add INSULT to INJURY, those two parents were told (I'll

paraphrase): It's not about YOU, it's not about YOUR CHILD, it's

not about AUTISM, we don't CARE that have an obligation to represent

you. This is a process you don't understand, a process of

bargaining, POWER, manipulation, greed, push and shove, and you're

not even IN the game; well, maybe you are sort of in the game, but

you're no more than a pawn in the middle of a game that is much much

bigger, called POLITICS.

Now get out.

>

oh and that woman....complaining about horrible autism

parents..swearing at them on the phone, harassing them, threatening

> them.

[Guest guest]

I find it really interesting that the parents are being portrayed as

rude; when I called Joe Barton's office, I was very calm, reading

through all my talking points and the staff member was very rude to

ME. She kept cutting me off and telling me the CAA wouldn't help my

child, and that she didn't have time to talk to me. She was not

interested at all in having a substantive conversation about the

bill, or even taking down a comment or two from me to relate to the

Congressman.

I will not be intimidated by these accusations. It is perfectly

acceptable to voice our concerns, and in the process express some

degree of emotion and frustration, and I think we should all continue

to call and call frequently. Of course no one should be rude or use

vulgarity or threats, but there is nothing wrong with flooding the

office with phone calls and requests for meetings, and doing

everything we can do within the law to make our concerns known. Dan

Burton has told our community many times that legislators DO listen

when they receive huge volumes of calls and correspondense about an

issue. Keep it comin' guys.

Jenna

> >

> oh and that woman....complaining about horrible autism

> parents..swearing at them on the phone, harassing them, threatening

> > them.

>

[Guest guest]

I find it really interesting that the parents are being portrayed as

rude; when I called Joe Barton's office, I was very calm, reading

through all my talking points and the staff member was very rude to

ME. She kept cutting me off and telling me the CAA wouldn't help my

child, and that she didn't have time to talk to me. She was not

interested at all in having a substantive conversation about the

bill, or even taking down a comment or two from me to relate to the

Congressman.

I will not be intimidated by these accusations. It is perfectly

acceptable to voice our concerns, and in the process express some

degree of emotion and frustration, and I think we should all continue

to call and call frequently. Of course no one should be rude or use

vulgarity or threats, but there is nothing wrong with flooding the

office with phone calls and requests for meetings, and doing

everything we can do within the law to make our concerns known. Dan

Burton has told our community many times that legislators DO listen

when they receive huge volumes of calls and correspondense about an

issue. Keep it comin' guys.

Jenna

> >

> oh and that woman....complaining about horrible autism

> parents..swearing at them on the phone, harassing them, threatening

> > them.

>

[Guest guest]

Oh, they clearly know that.

But we must not give them any possible reason to have those viewing the dialogue to view/consider them as "victims".

That is at least part of their strategy.

Re: Republican Congressman Joe Barton Calls Police On Autism Parents

I'm not excusing people who called Barton's office and were rude, swearing--there is not a good excuse for that.HOWEVER,The thought has never occurred to them that the reason they received so many calls from parents full of EMOTION is because this is a REAL issue and we are REAL people with SICK kids and almost NO ONE IS LISTENING?INSTEAD,they characterize us as vile, so mentally deranged that we can't be trusted to sit down with a legislator, period.And to add INSULT to INJURY, those two parents were told (I'll paraphrase): It's not about YOU, it's not about YOUR CHILD, it's not about AUTISM, we don't CARE that have an obligation to represent you. This is a process you don't understand, a process of bargaining, POWER, manipulation, greed, push and shove, and you're not even IN the game; well, maybe you are sort of in the game, but you're no more than a pawn in the middle of a game that is much much bigger, called POLITICS.Now get out.>oh and that woman....complaining about horrible autism parents..swearing at them on the phone, harassing them, threatening > them.

[Guest guest]

From Kristi Hammer:

Okay guys…Here is a summary of the town hall meeting. I hope it

makes sense…I am pooped, but really wanted to get this in your hands

tonight.

Town Hall Meeting – 6 invited, 6 guests in his office last night.

Barton continues to stick to his position that NIH Reform, if

passed, will cover the same thing as S.843 CAA. This is entirely

untrue. He admitted that NIH Reform has zero provisions for autism

specifically, and no timelines for impacting change. If passed NIH

Reform would keep present levels of funding for diseases " whole " for

3 years " VERY BAD news for us since we aren't getting much now.

There will be $1.4 billion dollars in the first year that will

be " up for grabs " to any disease who can prove their research

worthy. In other words, we continue to compete with the other

diseases…a battle which we have consistently lost. Nothing changes

for us.

He also confirmed that under no circumstances will he release CAA

for vote (neither the Senate or House bills). Period.

After much debate, he told the participants (12, and maybe ½

parents), that if they would " bring him some language that would be

suitable to us " he would " work with us to get something done on

it " Here are the caveats to this. I can pretty much guaranty that

whatever local parents drafted, and he agreed upon (if that ever

happened) would be insufficient to the Autism community and they

would kill the bill themselves, and start over. Then the autism

community could look like the " unreasonable ones " , and he would be

off the hook. Also, this proposed language, if used, would be part

of his NIH Reform bill. There is ZERO possibility that NIH Reform

could pass in the lame duck session. Not because no one wants it,

but there is simply not enough time, and there is no companion

Senate Bill.

So….no matter what, left in Barton's hands, the Autism provisions

will die in December. He won't release CAA, and although he claims

he might put a few autism provisions in NIH Reform (if the

participants in the town hall write it), it doesn't matter because

NIH Reform won't have a chance to pass, and the autism community

wouldn't accept it.. Either way we lose, and I think that is the

intention.

The bottom line is, at this point, only Hastert, or the Discharge

Rule could move this forward this year. We will get this done next

year, if the Dems take the house, but it will be at least another

52 weeks, at a cost of 36,000 children being newly diagnosed, and

the rest of us put off for yet another year over one man's

politics/ego. We explained to him what this delay meant in terms of

the human impact, and he was unmoved.

There were a number of people there last night who thought Barton

was " very sincere " in his desire to work with us. If you are on

this list and reading this, please don't buy into that.. I can't

say it enough. The autism community will not accept anything but

S.843, and he would be using you to get some language that he could

take to the autism community, so that they would be forced to turn

it down, and they would be the bad guys…not him. Don't let that

happen to us.

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