can't compare french protestors to these townhallers...
American protestors are led by the politicians/media, usually one person/outlet... French protestors are led by the people and they take it to the streets, in mass numbers....
Not saying that american protestors are 'doing it wrong'... Its hard to set up such a thing in a country this big with so many levels of power.
Just to add to this... 1 person arguing at a town hall can be called unamerican ... 1million people showing up can't.