There was a similar phenomenon when the whole TeaBagger thing erupted in 2010, but that was an astroturf operation that was fomented and nurtured and financed by guys like Chuckles Koch to make it look like some kinda populist uprising.
This woman didn't plan anything like showing up at a town hall meeting deliberately to disrupt the process - she saw her chance to make her voice heard and she took it. Good on her for that.
What she did seemed organic and spontaneous. And it was obviously not what Gov Scott was expecting or hoping for. But the best part is when she totally shuts down the staffers, and they all parade out of the joint looking very very glum, while Scott can't figure out how to react in any human way so he freezes that phony condescending Pageant Queen smile on his mug trying hard to pretend he was OK with it. He wasn't. That one stung pretty good, and it needs to happen a lot.
That young woman is a hero.
We can only hope that this is the start...
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