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Re: Partisan bomb threat against FreedomWorks DC Office... TEA Party affected?
« Reply #25 on: September 14, 2009, 11:04:29 AM »
Quote from: cassandra and sara's daddy on September 14, 2009, 10:36:45 AM
not smart the way they handled that

CNN or the protesters?
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Re: Partisan bomb threat against FreedomWorks DC Office... TEA Party affected?
« Reply #26 on: September 14, 2009, 11:13:50 AM »
The protesters. I tend to agree with C&SD here [oh horror] - the media  may be biased, by deliberately being hostile to them is basically a stupid move.
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Re: Partisan bomb threat against FreedomWorks DC Office... TEA Party affected?
« Reply #27 on: September 14, 2009, 01:31:43 PM »
I find it hilarious that this thread was moved FROM the politics forum to round table, while the soylent green thread was moved from round table TO politics. ;/
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Re: Partisan bomb threat against FreedomWorks DC Office... TEA Party affected?
« Reply #28 on: September 14, 2009, 01:48:09 PM »
Quote from: AZRedhawk44 on September 14, 2009, 01:31:43 PM
I find it hilarious that this thread was moved FROM the politics forum to round table, while the soylent green thread was moved from round table TO politics. ;/

Sorry we can't please you with our perfect moderation all the time.

This was moved out, because the basis for the thread was clearly not political.  The other one was moved that way because it started out clearly political.

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Re: Partisan bomb threat against FreedomWorks DC Office... TEA Party affected?
« Reply #29 on: September 14, 2009, 08:14:09 PM »
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2009/09/912_demonstration_a_record_dc.html

The truth will out. Despite mainstream media attempts to characterize turnout as in the thousands, a spokesman for the National Park Service, Dan Bana, is quoted as saying "It is a record.... We believe it is the largest event held in Washington, D.C., ever."

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Re: Partisan bomb threat against FreedomWorks DC Office... TEA Party affected?
« Reply #30 on: September 15, 2009, 03:37:31 AM »
One can only hope the "largest event held in Washington, ever" will be enough to get some attention and sway some political momentum our way. I'm not holding my breath, though.  :rolleyes:
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Re: Partisan bomb threat against FreedomWorks DC Office... TEA Party affected?
« Reply #31 on: September 15, 2009, 09:20:48 AM »
Quote from: Harold Tuttle on September 14, 2009, 08:14:09 PM
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2009/09/912_demonstration_a_record_dc.html

The truth will out. Despite mainstream media attempts to characterize turnout as in the thousands, a spokesman for the National Park Service, Dan Bana, is quoted as saying "It is a record.... We believe it is the largest event held in Washington, D.C., ever."


Another interesting note on that page is how the protesters left DC.

Unlike the inauguration where I was sickened by the litter and trash left behind, it looks like the mall was left BETTER than when they came there.

DC should really encourage right-wing protestors to come every week. It'd save them on sanitation!
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Re: Partisan bomb threat against FreedomWorks DC Office... TEA Party affected?
« Reply #32 on: September 15, 2009, 11:43:15 PM »
Quote from: mtnbkr on September 14, 2009, 10:27:49 AM
Maybe it's because I live in the DC area, but it was on the news a fair bit around here.

It was definitely not on the news here in North Carolina, unless you count local talk radio as a news source.
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Re: Partisan bomb threat against FreedomWorks DC Office... TEA Party affected?
« Reply #33 on: September 15, 2009, 11:59:34 PM »
Quote from: Nightfall on September 15, 2009, 03:37:31 AM
One can only hope the "largest event held in Washington, ever" will be enough to get some attention and sway some political momentum our way. I'm not holding my breath, though.  :rolleyes:

I haven't heard anything here except this thread and my own searching.
So I guess it was the wrong group protesting.

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Re: Partisan bomb threat against FreedomWorks DC Office... TEA Party affected?
« Reply #34 on: September 16, 2009, 03:44:48 AM »
Quote from: Jim147 on September 15, 2009, 11:59:34 PM
I haven't heard anything here except this thread and my own searching.
So I guess it was the wrong group protesting.

jim
I'm having a hard time thinking of what else to do if huge demonstrations end up having a net effect of zero on our political creatures.

Yeah, we can still vote them out of office. Hopefully we will, come election time. But it's getting really old meting out "punishment" for damage that's already done, and accomplishing almost nothing except a slight slowing of the rising socialist tide and its damage...  :|
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Re: Partisan bomb threat against FreedomWorks DC Office... TEA Party affected?
« Reply #35 on: September 16, 2009, 07:39:53 AM »
Quote from: Headless Thompson Gunner on September 15, 2009, 11:43:15 PM
It was definitely not on the news here in North Carolina, unless you count local talk radio as a news source.

Like I said, it was probably due to my location.  I saw it on several local stations.

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Re: Partisan bomb threat against FreedomWorks DC Office... TEA Party affected?
« Reply #36 on: September 16, 2009, 07:54:57 AM »
mayhaps they should show up next time on a Tuesday and stay till Friday at 4:30
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Re: Partisan bomb threat against FreedomWorks DC Office... TEA Party affected?
« Reply #37 on: September 16, 2009, 08:37:28 AM »
Quote from: Nightfall on September 16, 2009, 03:44:48 AM
I'm having a hard time thinking of what else to do if huge demonstrations end up having a net effect of zero on our political creatures.


I wouldn't assume that a lack of coverage means there was no effect on the politicritters.  If nothing else, they live near mtnbkr and saw the same coverage he did. 
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Re: Partisan bomb threat against FreedomWorks DC Office... TEA Party affected?
« Reply #38 on: September 16, 2009, 08:45:53 AM »
It is a general rule of American, known to politicians across the land, that once huge, society-reorganizing measures, are passed, rarely if ever do they go away. Many come to depend - or to falsely believe they depend - on them, and will lash out vehemently at attempts to repeal, becoming valuable voters to those who would expand or protect these policies.

Seen through this lens, one understands why the Democrats want to ram their reforms soon no matter what the opposition.
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