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arlyellowdog

(866 posts)
Tue Mar 8, 2022, 07:34 AM Mar 2022

The truckers' convoy shows the boloney is over

Every year, my neighbors would get on his Harley with a giant American flag and a Stop Hillary (or Obama) sign and participate in Rolling Thunder where people would crowd the overpasses of I 66 and cheer and the riders went to the Pentagon and Lincoln Memorial. That guy never was in the army. The racism he believed in is not an American value. Now, since The Jan 6 insurrection, truckers display upside down American flags. The Pentagon parking lot is barred to them and the bridges are monitored. They can’t act like big heroes now. They can just show their trucks are big. Hagerstown is a long way from the Lincoln Memorial.

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The truckers' convoy shows the boloney is over (Original Post) arlyellowdog Mar 2022 OP
"We believe these truths to be self-evident..." Achilleaze Mar 2022 #1
There is a clan element up that way, right? roscoeroscoe Mar 2022 #2
Last week there was a picture in the local newspaper showing the "convoy" passing along Vinca Mar 2022 #3
-- not stupid at all. $5 million has been collected to give to these patriots. When they get home, 3Hotdogs Mar 2022 #10
Not Sure About That ProfessorGAC Mar 2022 #25
And the IRS will want their cut. Demsrule86 Mar 2022 #29
IRS doesn't tax gifts under $16k per year. 3Hotdogs Mar 2022 #32
By the time they made it to DC other traffics had separated the few they had. True Blue American Mar 2022 #11
I heard Biden was born in Kenya IronLionZion Mar 2022 #4
What are the QAnus conspiracies about our support for Ukraine? COL Mustard Mar 2022 #5
Putin is bravely exposing a corrupt Ukrainian pedophile satanic cult to save the children IronLionZion Mar 2022 #6
Thanks! COL Mustard Mar 2022 #7
And they keep the stolen Republican, Christian children locked in the basement of a 3Hotdogs Mar 2022 #12
Sounds delicious IronLionZion Mar 2022 #18
Ah, Pierogi-gate! COL Mustard Mar 2022 #21
I heard Putin True Blue American Mar 2022 #13
Like the US, rural Ukrainians are more conservative IronLionZion Mar 2022 #28
What about Ukranian pizza parlors? Achilleaze Mar 2022 #24
Check their basements IronLionZion Mar 2022 #27
Trump & Putin working together to destroy bioweapon plants run by Fauci. I'm not kidding. oldsoftie Mar 2022 #14
I had to take a peek. Boggles the mind. captain queeg Mar 2022 #23
Yes. And they STILL think trump is president "behind the scenes". oldsoftie Mar 2022 #30
Apparently Ted Cruz and Ron Johnson are meeting with them today luv2fly Mar 2022 #8
I miss the boat parades. Lasher Mar 2022 #9
The one that sunk? True Blue American Mar 2022 #15
One of the 5 that went down that day in Texas. Lasher Mar 2022 #17
That was a deep state conspiracy IronLionZion Mar 2022 #19
I know, that was all over the net!:) True Blue American Mar 2022 #20
It was their worst disaster since the Bowling Green Massacre FoxNewsSucks Mar 2022 #22
LOL True Blue American Mar 2022 #31
--- and the look on the face of the guy in the front seat. But don't worry --- 3Hotdogs Mar 2022 #16
Used to play handball at the Hagerstown Y. About as RW as possible in the western corner of MD. erronis Mar 2022 #26

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)
1. "We believe these truths to be self-evident..."
Tue Mar 8, 2022, 07:39 AM
Mar 2022

That is, they are self-evident if you keep yourself clear of the perverted plutocrat darkside propaganda oozing out of the Republican and Russian skumbucket, negatory 24/365 online streams of dazzling infotwist.

Vinca

(50,237 posts)
3. Last week there was a picture in the local newspaper showing the "convoy" passing along
Tue Mar 8, 2022, 08:38 AM
Mar 2022

Interstate 91 in southern Vermont and about 6 people cheering them on from the overpass bridge. I was hard pressed to see more than 1 truck in the picture, although I suppose one of the pickups that ordinarily travels on the highway might have been in it. Totally, totally stupid. At this point they're protesting nonexistent mandates.

3Hotdogs

(12,332 posts)
10. -- not stupid at all. $5 million has been collected to give to these patriots. When they get home,
Tue Mar 8, 2022, 09:31 AM
Mar 2022

they will have more money in the bank than I do. Probably enough to pay off their truck loans.


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What? The woman who started the fundraiser is a convicted, known grifter?

ProfessorGAC

(64,877 posts)
25. Not Sure About That
Tue Mar 8, 2022, 10:45 AM
Mar 2022

The total number involved is nearly a thousand
That's around $5,000 each.
They've been at this over 2 weeks.
After expenses, they will be barely ahead of what they would have had if they just worked.

IronLionZion

(45,380 posts)
4. I heard Biden was born in Kenya
Tue Mar 8, 2022, 08:43 AM
Mar 2022

or maybe it was Ukraine this time because there are Qanon conspiracies about why the US is supporting them instead of Russia.

IronLionZion

(45,380 posts)
6. Putin is bravely exposing a corrupt Ukrainian pedophile satanic cult to save the children
Tue Mar 8, 2022, 08:49 AM
Mar 2022

and Biden is trying to keep it secret to protect liberal elites. Anonymous is actually deep state. Ukrainians are nazis. etc.

COL Mustard

(5,871 posts)
7. Thanks!
Tue Mar 8, 2022, 08:52 AM
Mar 2022

I knew one of Putin's pretexts was that the Ukrainian government was a bunch of Nazis. Of course the only fascist in this equation is Putin.

3Hotdogs

(12,332 posts)
12. And they keep the stolen Republican, Christian children locked in the basement of a
Tue Mar 8, 2022, 09:32 AM
Mar 2022

fast food, pierogi restaurant.

IronLionZion

(45,380 posts)
18. Sounds delicious
Tue Mar 8, 2022, 09:41 AM
Mar 2022

People are so busy enjoying the pierogis they don't notice what's happening in the basement

IronLionZion

(45,380 posts)
28. Like the US, rural Ukrainians are more conservative
Tue Mar 8, 2022, 11:01 AM
Mar 2022

so Qidiots are using the fact that Putin targets liberal cities as proof that he's taking out liberal elites in their high rise apartment homes.

oldsoftie

(12,492 posts)
30. Yes. And they STILL think trump is president "behind the scenes".
Tue Mar 8, 2022, 11:58 AM
Mar 2022

And I've seen people in my area, well educated people, buying into this shit for years now. And I still don't get it.
Its just like the 9/11 "Truthers". Whenever you'd show them evidence they were totally wrong about a point, the comeback would always be "They're lying". Because you can refute ANYTHING simply by saying that.

IronLionZion

(45,380 posts)
19. That was a deep state conspiracy
Tue Mar 8, 2022, 09:43 AM
Mar 2022

Last edited Tue Mar 8, 2022, 12:06 PM - Edit history (1)

liberal elites made sure the wake from wealthy MAGAts' large boats washed over the smaller boats because that's how evil we are. It's just like those anti-vaxx idiots who got Anthrax poisoning at a conference but it was a special deep state strain of Anthrax that shows up only on COVID tests and has COVID symptoms.

3Hotdogs

(12,332 posts)
16. --- and the look on the face of the guy in the front seat. But don't worry ---
Tue Mar 8, 2022, 09:34 AM
Mar 2022

Jesus was on their side and HE got them to shore safely. I don't know so much about the if the boat........

erronis

(15,185 posts)
26. Used to play handball at the Hagerstown Y. About as RW as possible in the western corner of MD.
Tue Mar 8, 2022, 10:51 AM
Mar 2022

Still, some good people. Just didn't talk politics and didn't want to hang out post match.

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