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Operation American Spring up to 5,856 Likes on Facebook with 2 days to D-Day! (Original Post) yellowcanine May 2014 OP
Never heard of it and not going to failbook. What is it? Demo_Chris May 2014 #1
They're bringing sharp_stick May 2014 #2
The media will probably cover it up! jberryhill May 2014 #4
The last nutjob fantasy protest jberryhill May 2014 #3
10 million you say Andy823 May 2014 #9
Are they bringing their guillotine? Good Lord 'n' butter, as Opus used to say. nt Hekate May 2014 #12
No, too French jberryhill May 2014 #13
They plan on overthrowing the US government, installing a Constitutional party govt, and FSogol May 2014 #5
Sweet! Do they have a new leader picked out yet or can I still apply? nt Demo_Chris May 2014 #6
Sorry, you spelled too many words correctly. n/t FSogol May 2014 #7
But, if he has a 'Murikin flag shirt, a cowboy hat, and a big-ass belt buckle Arugula Latte May 2014 #16
"Constitutional Party govt" except it would be an unConstitutional coup. Go figure. yellowcanine May 2014 #17
Hmm, 10 to 30 million in DC on Friday you say? LibertyLover May 2014 #8
Idiots Dwayne Hicks May 2014 #10
BENGHAZI! gratuitous May 2014 #14
Unfortunately they may have a plausible one - LiberalElite May 2014 #19
"Heavy rain and a thunderstorm..." Archae May 2014 #20
WE WILL OVERTHROW THE OBAMA DICTATORSHIP!! Jeff In Milwaukee May 2014 #21
Puppet Show and Operation American Spring Blue Owl May 2014 #11
But Operation American Spring's dressing room will be bigger jmowreader May 2014 #18
Only several million to go! I'm feeling confident they can do it by Friday! Arugula Latte May 2014 #15
Curiously... Jeff In Milwaukee May 2014 #22

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)
2. They're bringing
Wed May 14, 2014, 02:28 PM
May 2014

between 10 and 30 million oathkeepers and likesimpleminded militia brethren to DC on Friday to force the Government to resign because of general high crimes and misdemeanors.

They will not leave until a more Constitution friendly Government has taken over and all the bad guy's are locked up or hanged from lampposts or some other RW handjob fantasy....

I can never keep my nutjob vocabulary translator updated fast enough to figure out what the hell these idiots are saying from one day to the next.

I think we can safely bet that DC won't have to put out for overtime to control the crowd in this case.

 

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
3. The last nutjob fantasy protest
Wed May 14, 2014, 02:31 PM
May 2014

The reason why all the planes, trains and buses are jammed this week is apparently due to what will be a gathering of 10 million people in DC to protest and remain "for the duration" required to remove the President and a number of Congresscritters, replace them with "Constitutional" authorities, and conduct trials of everyone who has done bad stuff.

Andy823

(11,495 posts)
9. 10 million you say
Wed May 14, 2014, 03:23 PM
May 2014

I wonder how many of those "10 million" are getting some kind of help from the government? How else could they stay "for the duration" if they don't have some kind of source of income? What the government should do is find out just how many of them "stay for the duration" and cancel any kind of government assistance they may get.

Of course I doubt if more than a few hundred show up, and I can't imagine any of them staying very long. I wonder where they plan on staying, in some kind of tent city? It's just going to be very embracing for them when the numbers don't jive with they BS claims.

FSogol

(45,487 posts)
5. They plan on overthrowing the US government, installing a Constitutional party govt, and
Wed May 14, 2014, 02:32 PM
May 2014

reducing the size of the US budget by 2/3. If they have time in the afternoon, they'll go visit the Air and Space Museum and maybe the WWII memorial.

They expect a turnout of 10-30 million.

 

Arugula Latte

(50,566 posts)
16. But, if he has a 'Murikin flag shirt, a cowboy hat, and a big-ass belt buckle
Wed May 14, 2014, 05:12 PM
May 2014

I think you should reconsider.

LibertyLover

(4,788 posts)
8. Hmm, 10 to 30 million in DC on Friday you say?
Wed May 14, 2014, 03:13 PM
May 2014

I wonder if I should plan on getting to my Metro station earlier than usual. Although now that I think about it, maybe getting there later would be best. I mean that way I'd probably get a seat, especially if Metro decides to run more 8 car trains that day. I think I'll either bring my lunch so I don't have to go out and overcrowd the local deli - it wouldn't be fair of me to do that. If I'm really lucky, the World Bank Group will decide to close because of all the people expected to turn out for this and I won't have to worry about running into any of them. And the meeting I've got scheduled can go on via a conference call and I can call in from my house. Yeah, that's the ticket!
[just in case anyone wasn't sure ]

Jeff In Milwaukee

(13,992 posts)
21. WE WILL OVERTHROW THE OBAMA DICTATORSHIP!!
Wed May 14, 2014, 08:59 PM
May 2014

Unless it rains 'cause that really just make my hair al frizzy.

Jeff In Milwaukee

(13,992 posts)
22. Curiously...
Wed May 14, 2014, 09:02 PM
May 2014

There's an actual Facebook page for D-Day (it's a reference site) that has more than 15,000 Likes and more than 5,000 talking.

So they have a ways to go...

Edit: It's quite interesting, if you're a history buff.

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