Story Published:
Aug 11, 2009 at 2:29 PM CDT
Story Updated:
Aug 11, 2009 at 4:13 PM CDT
HILLSBORO, Mo. (AP) - Shouts frequently disrupted a town hall
meeting on health care reform hosted by Senator Claire McCaskill,
prompting her to admonish some in the crowd for being rude.
The Democrat hosted the forum on Tuesday in the eastern Missouri
town of Hillsboro. Several hundred people turned out for the
sometimes boisterous meeting. At times, the crowd shouted out
comments to McCaskill.
At one point, she paused and told the crowd, "I don't
understand this rudeness. I honestly don't get it."
Angry crowds have put lawmakers around the country on the
defensive as they try to talk about health care. McCaskill had
planned two town hall meetings on Tuesday, but one at University
City High School was called off by the school district over safety
concerns.
