It was an expression that knows few boundaries: bulging eyes, gaping mouths, flared nostrils with teeth exposed, seemingly ready to snap. It was the look of the angry, the confused, the bewildered and just plain weary—and we saw it plastered across front pages in August 2009, when lawmakers began a circuit of town hall meetings to explain health care reform. Meant to clarify, many of these meetings roiled tensions, polarized neighbors, and, only further confused. They also gave rise to what we think might be an even bigger health concern: what we dubbed "Town Hall Face." A look at the mugs that launched a thousand soundbytes at the start of the health-reform storm.
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