This is event is so momentous, Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) has apparently decided to deepen his voice specially for the event.
Jon Voight speaking at the rally with members of Congress: “”His only success in his one-year term as president is taking America apart, piece by piece. Could it be he has had 20 years of subconscious programming by Rev. Wright to damn America?”
President Obama just appeared in the White House briefing room a few moments to announce and embrace the endorsements of AARP and the AMA for the House version of the health care reform bill.
We’re hearing a lot today about the House Republican health care reform alternative bill. Less mention of the CBO announcing that it saved money by not covering any new people.
The parade of GOP speeches is over, and now lines of Tea Party protesters are forming outside House office buildings at the Capitol Hill Tea Party. We’ll be reporting the latest as they move inside.
At the Capitol Hill Tea Party, TPMDC’s Christina Bellantoni happened upon what looked to be a series of several arrests — for an as-yet unidentified offense. She reports that a crowd of Tea Partiers began heckling Capitol Police and singing “God Bless America” while several people were being detained.
There’s also a massive backup of people outside Longworth office building. They’ve blocked traffic and some supportive cars are honking. Many protesters are shouting, “Kill the bill!”
We’ll have video for you soon.
Details are still sketchy, but MSNBC is reporting that seven people were killed and 12 injured in a shooting at Fort Hood Army base in Texas.
A reader reports in from the Hill …
Lines are out the door in Rayburn. just saw Barney Frank and Robert Wexler getting harangued in the halls. The best was the woman telling Wexler that she’ll “remember how he votes” not realizing he’s resigning from his seat.
The situation at Fort Hood is obviously extremely sketchy. But I wanted to flag a late report from MSNBC’s Pete Williams suggesting that initial reports from within the Pentagon say the incident appears to be “all military,” i.e., the victims are military but apparently the assailants are too.
I want to be very clear. There is nothing confirmed about this. This a reporter getting initial and unofficial reports from within the Pentagon. But authorities on the base do have one shooter in custody. So presumably military officials know who that person is and are drawing inferences based on that.