Video: US Representative John Dingell In Interview: Townall "Heavily Infiltrated" By Those Wanting To Make Trouble

Here's the interview over at local Fox2News:

This meeting has been heavily infiltrated rather heavily by folks who wish to make trouble - John Dingell (D-Detroit)

Infiltrated? Well, let's see. Merriam-Webster has this to say abou "infiltrate:"

• Main Entry: in·fil·trate
• Pronunciation: \in-ˈfil-ˌtrāt, ˈin-(ˌ)\
• Function: verb
• Inflected Form(s): in·fil·trat·ed; in·fil·trat·ing
• Date: 1758

transitive verb 1 : to cause (as a liquid) to permeate something by penetrating its pores or interstices
2 : to pass into or through (a substance) by filtering or permeating
3 : to pass (troops) singly or in small groups through gaps in the enemy line
4 : to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes infiltrated by spies>

OK. So subversive:

• Main Entry: sub·ver·sion
• Pronunciation: \səb-ˈvər-zhən, -shən\
• Function: noun
• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin subversion-, subversio, from Latin subvertere
• Date: 14th century

1 : the act of subverting : the state of being subverted; especially : a systematic attempt to overthrow or undermine a government or political system by persons working secretly from within
2 obsolete : a cause of overthrow or destruction

So what Dingell is saying is that those that don't agree with his healthcare push don't belong at his townhalls. If they show up, they are infiltrators - subverting the purpose of the townhalls in the first place. Maybe I'm wrong, but I always thought that townhalls were places where you got to talk with your Congressman regardless of whether you agreed with them or not. Curiously, Dingell flatly denied to Frank Beckmann painting the protesters as the White House is doing - a mob of troublemakers. Here's that interview from WJR: (the denial begins at the 16:54 mark)

Compare that to what Dingell said above. Infiltrators had the audacity to go to his townhall meeting, which was really just a speech/lecture. The one reform that would truly bring health care costs downis tort and malpractice reform. Here's what Dingell had to say about that, for which he was booed mercilessly:

Congress has time to write a boondoggle bill over 1,000 pages long, but doesn't include tort reform that is responsible for the skyrocketing costs of health care. It would have been a much shorter bill to just do that. If Obama and his minions were serious about reducing the true cost of healthcare, they would quickly reform tort and malpractice law: