Kagen session creates talk radio buzz

BELLEVUE - Democrats are questioning the motivation of people who have showed up at Kagen's listening sessions. Some suspect the large and sometimes rowdy turnout was part of a planned effort.

People who attended Tuessday's session in Appleton told FOX 11they were there on their own, not because they wanted to be part of an organized disruption. That idea came through in a Green Bay radio talk show this morning as well.

After a Monday night health care listening session that drew crowds, Tuesday morning conservative Jerry Bader's talk radio show drew calls.

"Some people did shout out and it was disruptive, but no one was unruly," said Carol, a caller from Ashwaubenon.

"I saw absolutely no evidence that this was any kind of an orchestrated event," said caller Rick from Green Bay.

"I have received more emails on this than any topic, maybe (comprable to) the Obama visit and immigration in the last couple of years," said conservative talk show host Jerry Bader.

Listeners calling into Bader's show responded to a news release put out by the Democratic Party of Brown County which said those who disrupted the listening session did so as part of a greater effort.

"I think we saw a lot of what we've heard described as manufactured anger," said Sam Dunlop, spokesperson for the Democratic Party of Brown County. "A lot of this organizing, people that show up to these events, this has been happening nationwide, have been showing up to try to show misinformation and yell down the people who are actually interested in engaging in debate."

While some believe the behavior at the listening sessions was "manufactured anger." FOX 11 spoke with the chair of the Brown County Republican Party, who says there was no organized effort to show up and disrupt the meeting, it was a matter of people being disgruntled with their representation.

"I disagree with the characterization that this was an orchestrated effort to disrupt this. I think what you saw was unbridled anger. I think some people let their emotions perhaps run wild," said Bader.

Whether it's in person or on the airwaves, it appears Kagen's constituents will continue to make their voices heard any way they can.

The Obama Administration is also responding to the disruptions at the health care sessions. The White House Press Secretary says they do not doubt that there are people there looking to ask questions about the future of the U.S., but he also says some people are there for the wrong reasons.