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freshwest

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69. Yup, having been in such crowds, I know that D.C. is ready for anything!

Thu May 9, 2013, 01:08 PM

May 2013

The teabaggers are only alive and in the majority on media. That is their alternative reality. It'll be interesting when their infomercial news universe and the reality of D.C. meet.

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Police Chief Calls Out Armed Protest Threat In Washington DC [View all] Tx4obama May 2013 OP

Please fuck with DC Metro and the Capitol Police NightWatcher May 2013 #1

+++ 1,000 +++ n/t RKP5637 May 2013 #2

I thought zip ties and curb dropping were only for hippies 0rganism May 2013 #8

Dont forget the popcorn SummerSnow May 2013 #11

I'll be sure to bring plenty of butter! Initech May 2013 #14

Bring plenty of it Aerows May 2013 #63

So, an overt police response to a protest is okay if you don't like the point of the protest? brooklynite May 2013 #26

No, bringing guns to DC is illegal and these idiot nuts want to flex muscle NightWatcher May 2013 #35

Overt police responses to criminal conduct are okay, yes? nt geek tragedy May 2013 #40

It's okay to arrest anyone engaging in civil disobedience. That's kind of the point of it. cui bono May 2013 #44

An overt police presence is to be expected and planned for. freshwest May 2013 #61

Well, that's good to know, NightWatcher! Cha May 2013 #38

That was my experience in the early seventies. And they're more modern now. freshwest May 2013 #60

Please start shit with the police. The police will show you teabaggers how to shoot. muntrv May 2013 #3

That's low, the teabaggers have spent a lot of time and money training for Hoyt May 2013 #6

Aww, really. Do I have to be nice? freshwest May 2013 #13

That's them. Good find. Look like some of my neighbors. Hoyt May 2013 #15

If you could see inside their homes, you'd understand the justice of their cause: freshwest May 2013 #17

Pasty looking white guys protecting their homes and their rights! sheshe2 May 2013 #32

Have you ever noticed that these guys all have the same look on their faces? freshwest May 2013 #33

Yup. sheshe2 May 2013 #34

I know. They have met their match though, with this lady police chief. freshwest May 2013 #37

Well done, freshwest! sheshe2 May 2013 #39

Although that character on the right actually turned out to be pretty bad-ass. intheflow May 2013 #57

The baggers are brats presuming on the maturity of others to pretend to be tough. freshwest May 2013 #62

He was a bad-ass in the end but... Mike Daniels May 2013 #66

And what pisses me off, they think 'they,' are the RKP5637 May 2013 #54

Like these guys? Pelican May 2013 #56

Those guys had reason to arm up. Today's white gunners, not so much other Hoyt May 2013 #71

LOL. freshwest May 2013 #75

Are you a republican? Kingofalldems May 2013 #78

No.. are you? Pelican May 2013 #79

I saw some of those guys at the grocery store today in RKP5637 May 2013 #18

Shooting all day burns a lot of calories. Hoyt May 2013 #21

It won't work, though. I've been to D.C. You can't distract those police with pastry. Just sayin' freshwest May 2013 #41

LOL! I grew up there! n/t RKP5637 May 2013 #53

That was supposed to be 'can't' not 'can.' I was there for a demonstation against Nixon's bombing freshwest May 2013 #59

Good for the edit feature! One word, all it takes RKP5637 May 2013 #72

I wouldn't have come back and caught it without your reply. Thanks for being nice about it.. freshwest May 2013 #73

You're one of the people, among many, that make DU a great RKP5637 May 2013 #74

Same to you! freshwest May 2013 #76

Take names and put them on no gun list because they are irrational. Hoyt May 2013 #4

If there was such a list, yeah: freshwest May 2013 #68

Please don't dissuade them. onehandle May 2013 #5

Wait that would be a bit messy, don't you think? freshwest May 2013 #64

Enforce the laws joesdaughter May 2013 #7

Has the NRA made their statement yet? Control-Z May 2013 #9

Chief Lanier is good people. Stinky The Clown May 2013 #10

Metropolitan Police Department Chief Cathy Lanier emphasizes compliance... KansDem May 2013 #12

So the 300, er, 2,000 will get permits before the 4th? freshwest May 2013 #16

Good question KansDem May 2013 #19

They can bring their guns rightsideout May 2013 #29

Oh, I don't know... cui bono May 2013 #45

Anytime you break the law while armed kenny blankenship May 2013 #20

Sounds like the kind of Supreme Court decision we need one more of. Hoyt May 2013 #22

I can see it now.... Spitfire of ATJ May 2013 #23

They are first & foremost COWARDS tblue May 2013 #31

They are a bunch of sniveling cowards. sheshe2 May 2013 #24

I think this article sums up what they are all about really well... and inadvertantly so jeffrey_pdx May 2013 #25

Pot calling the the kettle black? Yup! sheshe2 May 2013 #27

That is sad. Bet he keeps himself jacked up with paranoia inducing media all day and night. freshwest May 2013 #65

I can't believe these protesters would be *that* stupid. CoffeeCat May 2013 #28

I predict that no one will show up. Gravitycollapse May 2013 #30

Remember the movie "Sixth Sense" Mr. Evil May 2013 #36

They don't have the guts. The march will never happen. If it does, nobody will be armed. Dash87 May 2013 #42

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How would the DC police be breaking the law? n/t cui bono May 2013 #46

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And some people say... cui bono May 2013 #48

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Well, for one thing, they aren't traveling "through", but "to". bluedigger May 2013 #49

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welcome to DU! TeamPooka May 2013 #52

Enjoy your brief stay here. geek tragedy May 2013 #55

Oooooooooo! 2,000 of them? intheflow May 2013 #58

Yup, having been in such crowds, I know that D.C. is ready for anything! freshwest May 2013 #69

I wonder how many LEO's, local and federal, have agents that signed up? Ikonoklast May 2013 #67

Wow, that's a sobering thought. And likely true. freshwest May 2013 #70

That certainly could happen. DC Metro cops take it all pretty much seriously. When we were Nay May 2013 #77

I want to see 10,000 marbles get dumped in their midst mwrguy May 2013 #80

Chief Lanier speaks with a forked tongue. beevul May 2013 #81

This march worries me jmowreader May 2013 #82