Health Care Town Hall Meetings

An angry citizen reacts at a town hall meeting held by House Majority Leader Steny Hoyner, D-Md., on Sept 1, 2009 in Waldorf, Maryland.  (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Former Vermont governor and former Chairman of the Democratic National Committee Howard Dean co-hosts a town hall meeting with Rep. James Moran, D-Va., on August 25, 2009 in Reston, Virginia.   (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

President Obama speaks to a crowd and answers questions about health care at the Democratic National Headquarters on August 20, 2009.  (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Rachel Brown speaks at a town hall meeting held by Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., on August 18, 2009 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts. Brown holds an image of President Obama with a Hitler-style mustache. Repeated allusions to the Nazi regime were made last summer by town hall attendants and protesters during the health reform debate .   (Darren McCollester/Getty Images)

Contituents attending a town hall meeting held by Rep. Tom Perriello, D-Va., left their thoughts in writing on August 17, 2009 in Fork Union, Virginia.   (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

A man asks about medication coverage at President Obama’s town hall meeting in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on August 11. Photo: Darren McCollester/Getty Images  (Darren McCollester/Getty Images)

The local police kept an eye on protesters as they waved signs against President Obama’s health care plan in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on August 11, 2009. The president held a town hall meeting to address health reform concerns prevalent throughout the country. Photo: Darren McCollester/Getty Images  (Darren McCollester/Getty Images)

President Obama’s motorcade was greeted with a sign of endorsement a town hall meeting in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on August 11, 2009. Photo: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images  (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)

Angered by the health care debate, a man shouts at U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter at a town hall meeting in Lebanon, Pennsylvania on August 11, 2009. The health care debate has been boiling over, resulting in hostile outbursts at local town hall meetings. Photo: Chris Gardner/Getty Images  (Chris Gardner/Getty Images)

Tom Davis held up a sign of disapproval as Sen. Arlen Specter answered questions at a town hall meeting in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. In Portsmouth, New Hampshire, President Obama was receiving a much warmer reception. Photo: Chris Gardner/Getty Images  (Chris Gardner/Getty Images)

Sam Abram of Lebanon, Pennsylvania protests President Obama’s health care plan outside of a town hall meeting with Sen. Arlen Specter on August 11, 2009. Photo: Chris Gardner/Getty Images  (Chris Gardner/Getty Images)

Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., held a town hall meeting to discuss health care reform in Towson, Maryland on August 10, 2009. The meeting turned ugly when Cardin was drowned out by the crowd when attempting to explain the health care legislation in Congress.  (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Pat Phillips and Sheila Wahram protest Obama’s health plan outside the Towson University Center in Towson, Maryland where a town hall meeting was held August 10, 2009. Their sign cites segments within the Health Reform Bill H.R. 3200 that will be on the table in Congress come fall. Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images  (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Pro-health reform protesters demonstrate outside a town hall meeting held by Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., in Towson, Maryland on August 10, 2009. Public officials and representatives have been canceling town hall meetings or enlisting heavier security forces due to the ugly, riotous turn the meetings have taken. Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images  (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Following a town hall meeting in Raleigh, North Carolina, President Obama held another discussion about health care reform at a Kroger Supermarket in Bristol, Virginia on July 22. Other recent town hall meetings in cities like Tampa, Florida and Mehlville, Missouri have turned hostile. Photo: SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images  (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

President Obama spoke about health care at a multi-platform town hall meeting at AARP headquarters in Washington, D.C. on July 28. At the town hall meeting in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on August 11, President Obama cited the AARP as an important supporter of health care reform. Photo: SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images  (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

President Obama spoke to an audience at a town hall meeting in Shaker Heights, Ohio on July 23, 2009. With August recess then looming on the horizon and the Health Reform Bill still stuck in Congress, Mr. Obama said that he would not ask Democratic leaders to forgo the recess in order to work on a bipartisan agreement. Photo: J.D. Pooley/Getty Images  (J.D. Pooley/Getty Images)

President Obama began hosting town hall meetings to discuss health care reform and answer questions. Lately, other town hall meetings have taken a volatile turn. Mark Wilson/Getty Images  (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)