Moron parade not planning on leaving DC anytime soon

[Nevilledog]

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Josh Visser
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One dad, who missed his son's 8th birthday to drive in circles, told convoy supporters that "freedom" was better than any present he could get his kid. via @MackLamoureux @misstessowen

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Trucker Convoy Doesn't Plan to Leave D.C. Area Anytime Soon
The convoy's meeting with Republican politicians may be a big step for the group, which had been struggling to maintain support.
12:52 PM · Mar 9, 2022

https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7wk5y/trucker-convoy-dc-capital-beltway-republicans

Instead of driving loops around Washington D.C., the leaders of the trucker convoy spent Wednesday morning handing out a plaque and medallions to the convoy’s attendees.

The doling out of commemorative items came after the convoy’s leadership met with a number of Republican politicians on Capitol Hill Tuesday, including Senator Ted Cruz, Senator Ron Johnson, Rep. Matt Gaetz and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.

The convoy was inspired by Canada’s “freedom convoy”, which embedded itself into Ottawa and wreaked havoc on the country's capital for weeks. While the group in the U.S. has raised significant money and gotten plenty of media attention, it’s been subdued in comparison thus far. The group has been staging in Hagerstown, Maryland, north of the capital, for four days now, and have been spending their time rolling in a single lane convoy around the Beltway—an eight-lane highway that surrounds Washington D.C.

For several hours on Tuesday, the group’s leadership held multiple meetings with lawmakers. Cruz and Johnson railed against Democrats and President Joe Biden and the convoy attendees aired their grievances about COVID-19 health restrictions, the media, and spoke of “the Great Awakening” (which is a phrase often associated with the QAnon conspiracy movement). On Wednesday, Brian Brase, the convoy’s spokesperson and de facto leader, said the convoy’s YouTube live stream of the event was pulled down for “medical misinformation.”

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Fucking idiots

[DURHAM D]

1. Now called the FreeDumb parade. nt

[usaf-vet]

47. But...but...but the price of gas!!

[Katcat]

61. Probably why

That’s probably why they aren’t leaving. Donors gave them cash to get there but not home. LOL

[lame54]

2. Freedom from his asshole dad - Happy Birthday

[Walleye]

3. Are these the hard-workin' muricans we're always hearing about?

Because they really don’t seem to be working real hard at the moment. Makes me wonder what they actually do for a living

[lagomorph777]

4. They collect checks from Putin and MAGA suckers.

[spooky3]

10. Who is paying for their time, gasoline, lodgings, meals and now

Medallions???

[underpants]

13. You give out awards or bestow titles if you have nothing else.

Sounds like Cruz and Johnson very politely told them that they got nothing for these morons

“The organizers were really pressing for more immediate change, while the politicians had to remind them that there is a policy and a hierarchy and a timeline they must follow.”

[spooky3]

15. The freedumbers flunked civics, too. Nt

[underpants]

19. This kid will never forget Mom's hysterical protest

Oh I meant HISTORICAL

[Probatim]

37. Is that Phyllis Diller in the sweater?

[underpants]

43. What's that kid in the hat doing to the flag pole?

[Probatim]

46. Heh Heh

[ShazzieB]

60. The back of her jacket says "I don't co-parent with the government." 🙄

What the hell is that supposed to mean? Aren't these basically the same people who want the government to control what their kids learn in school about the history of this country and what kind of medical care parents of trans kids are allowed to give their children (along with many other things)?

Sounds just a tad bit hypocritical to me.

[GopherGal]

17. Not sure...

I thought the "real hard-workin' muricans" hung out all day at rural diners talking to gullible East Coast reporters.

Guess with their orange god/emperor out of office, they've experienced a drop-off in number of reporters willing to come to them, so they had to drive to Hagerstown...

[uponit7771]

5. They're rich, they can afford it

[FakeNoose]

26. It's more likely that somebody rich is paying them

[uponit7771]

27. +1,

[Rebl2]

45. Yep

[C Moon]

68. Or making empty trump style promises to pay them.

[Bev54]

6. Awww, they all get a participation ribbon.

[wnylib]

7. Not just a parade or convoy.

The whole thing is a RW, fascist political rally to keep the fascist followers riled up and unified.

[maxrandb]

23. It's a tired old playbook

Their plan...their ONLY plan, no matter if it's this, spittle screaming about references to a penis or a breast in a library book, or threatening School Boards and city councils, the goal is to find the next T-Bagging of America

It's sound and fury signifying nothing.

It worked for the T-Baggers. A dozen Dipshits in tri-corner hats, screaming from their Medicare provided My Scooters about getting "gubmint out of Medicare", were turned into media darlings.

It worked for Donnie Dipshit, as the media turned an empty podium into my TVs screensaver waiting for the next fart to come out of Donnie Shit for Brains face anus.

It's about nothing but trying to generate media attention. They are the Paris Hiltons of Kim Kardashians. Simply trying to be famous for being famous.

Being ignorant, loud and abusive has always worked for them.

Maybe the media has caught on to their game

[wnylib]

32. Considering that the Tea Party put

several people in Congress (including my own disgusting district rep) and the Trump hoopla put him in the WH for 4 years of disaster, I would not discount what the a-holes in the truck caravan could do as they network with each other and sustain their fascist ideology.

After J6, how can anyone discount these threats to democracy?

[maxrandb]

34. The difference is that the media covered the T-Baggers 24/7/365

It turned our to be a very successful astroturf campaign.

I have to come to DU to get "coverage" of these Tonka Truck nimrods.

[wnylib]

70. They vote and so do their friends and relatives.

They also use social media and donate to their candidates.

[erronis]

52. At least Paris Hilton had something of value, for a while.....

[maxrandb]

54. Virginity?

[IronLionZion]

55. They can't even agree on what issue they are protesting

so they're not too unified

[lagomorph777]

8. I'm sure your kid smiled when he opened his box of freedumb.

"Well, at least asshole Daddy is out driving in circles instead of abusing me at home!"

[SheltieLover]

9. Kicking for visibility

[orwell]

11. Burn more Diesel...

...because FREEDUMB!

[Chainfire]

12. If they stay there until I give a damn, it will be a long time...

[onethatcares]

14. 50 years of dumbing down america

and now it's on to burning books.

It no longer surprises me how fucking dumb 3 out of 5 people are anymore.

[maxrandb]

24. It's like the Pet Rocks phenomenon

Some dude got rich by gluing plastic eyes to river rocks and making having one the new fad.

[Jetheels]

57. They didn't come with google eyes.

Just were shipped in a die cut box and instruction on how to care for it.
The inventor became a millionaire almost overnight.
The fad lasted 6 months.

[Jim__]

16. Hey dad, freedom means never having to waste your time driving in circles. - n/t

[Irish_Dem]

18. Handing out plaques and medallions? For what?

Shaking my head.....

[underpants]

21. Jim, get up here!

Jim here tells some great stories. Here 🏆

Bob…nice work around the fire pit 🎖

Larry….who can forget Larry’s triumph run to the Stop n Sip for more pork rinds and beef jerky? 🏅

[Irish_Dem]

33. Hilarious. SNL should use this in a skit.

These guys are all real profiles in courage aren't they.

[underpants]

42. Hanging at an empty racetrack 👍

[Irish_Dem]

49. ...

[maxrandb]

25. Do they get a Red Lobster gift certificate

Like Bimbo Boebert?

[3Hotdogs]

20. Plaques and medallions: I was on a small craft, Kent, U.K. It has a plaque that said it took part

in the evacuation at Dunkirk. I was impressed by it.

Now I can look for trucks with medallions on their side,

"This truck drove around Washington, D.C. for four days.
-------I don't know why it did.
---------------It just did."

[onecaliberal]

22. Who is paying for this? We need to find out now.

[BlueIdaho]

28. America doesn't care

We really don’t. We’ve moved on to Russians killing children - you’re not even moving the needle anymore.

[Hekate]

29. The stupid -- it burns

[yellowcanine]

30. They count it a success to meet with Cruz, Johnson, Gaetz and Taylor Greene

That is all you need to know about the CON voy.

[iemanja]

31. At least the dad isn't around to infect his kid

So that's a silver lining.

[MineralMan]

35. Apparently, they're all out of work, on disability, or something

Owner/operator trucks, assorted SUVs and pickups, etc. The truckers apparently can't get a load. The SUV and pickup drivers are probably mostly retired or on disability. Nothing better to do than take part in a meaningless protest against "mandates" that no longer exist.

Embarrassing, I'd think.

[yaesu]

36. if the press and us ignore them they will go home. nt

[spanone]

38. Don't these people have jobs?

[Bettie]

39. Where do they get the money to go on these

extended vacations?

Plus, who goes on a vacation with no goal other than to annoy everyone?

[Irish_Dem]

50. When it is an all expenses paid vacation?

[Bettie]

51. I wasn't clear, I guess

who is paying for their vacations?

Because I know my family couldn't afford to be without income for an extended period of time.

[Irish_Dem]

62. Exactly. Gas, food, lodging, lost work wages.

How may people can afford to do this?

[L. Coyote]

58. THIS! They are getting paid to do this.

Cut off the money and they go home. How much of the money flow is diverted to pay grifter CEO salaries?

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[Initech]

69. I'm guessing untraceable dark money dark web sources?

I can't imagine anyone who you see on the everyday internet is funding these douchebags.

[Samrob]

40. They don't want to admit they are fools on a fool's errand and gas is to high to leave right now.

What "freedom" does he intend to leave to his son that he doesn't have now? The freedom to disobey laws, rules, processes that benefit all of humanity?

[Ferrets are Cool]

41. Not that Democrats would do anything this stupid, but...

IF they did, the media would be raking them over the coals and/or the National Guard would be called out to disperse them.

[BlueJac]

44. Wrap up some Free Dumb and celebrate your son birthday!

These people are idiots, who is paying their bills?

[EarthFirst]

48. "Participation Trophies"

Isn’t that what they’re always crying about?

Because in my best estimation; they haven’t won a damn thing!

[IronLionZion]

53. I feel pretty damn free

and I don't feel owned.

Diesel fuel is close to $5 around Hagerstown. I guess they're helping the oil companies.

[erronis]

56. So this is putin's latest ploy: clog the beltway so nobody can get to work.

Just like he clotted the roads from russia to Ukraine with military equipment and dead russian soldiers.

Somewhat joking above.

But seriously, what mastermind would want to slow traffic on the Beltway (495)? It's already a disaster. The real work isn't being done in the Pentagon or within the beltway - it happens all across the country and around the world. All the way up to your doorstep, Vlad.

[Emile]

59. Are there any media outlets covering these idiots? I haven't

seen anything on the MSM.

[LogicFirst]

63. Where do these folks work? I want that job!

[lame54]

64. The Indiot 500

[ananda]

65. Freeze their bank accounts.

...

[SCantiGOP]

66. Why?

What law are they breaking? Does the Constitution say that citizens don’t have a right to petition for a redress of grievances?
I don’t care how much you dislike what they are doing you have no right to seize their assets.

[Initech]

67. Time to find out who's paying them! That seems like a fact worth knowing.