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	<title>Comments on: FreedomWorks Lobbyist Dick Armey Takes Credit for Organizing Tea Parties</title>
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		<title>By: bstein80</title>
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		<dc:creator>bstein80</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:44:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;FreedomWorks activists: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.freedomworks.org/gallery&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.freedomworks.org/gallery&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I bet they doctored the photos!!&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>FreedomWorks activists: <a href="http://www.freedomworks.org/gallery" rel="nofollow">http://www.freedomworks.org/gallery</a></p>
<p>I bet they doctored the photos!!</p>
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		<title>By: Prairie Sunshine</title>
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		<dc:creator>Prairie Sunshine</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:08:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Don’t confuse FreedomWorks, FOX, or Dick Armey with honesty.  Also.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Don’t confuse FreedomWorks, FOX, or Dick Armey with honesty.  Also.</p>
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		<title>By: spocko</title>
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		<dc:creator>spocko</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:29:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;I’m starting to feel like Grandpa Simpson going on about Onions on my belt. But the idea that over 10,000 angry right wing people gathered to protest seems like an opportunity for violence.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The left gets the infiltrators and arrested for “inciting to riot” In Minn. and the right gets wall to wall Fox coverage. Are there going to be any undercover cops attending to spot the people who might flip out?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Who will pay if property is destroyed?&lt;br /&gt;
Who will pay if people are injured?&lt;br /&gt;
Who will pay if people are killed?&lt;br /&gt;
Will there be any consequences for the “News organization” or the professional organizers who have NOT been very strong telling people to be non-violent or telling people to not bring their guns?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I’m sure that if anything happens the right will say they were infiltrated by ACORN who are doing a false flag deal (which is what they would do and have done), but if you look at who is usually bragging about their their guns and look to violence first as an answer to their problems it is them. They WANT the government to know that they have guns and are willing to use them. That is part of their identity. And nobody is talking about this on the left because I think that we are afraid that if we bring it up it might actually happen. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Unless I hear Fox loudly telling every one that this is a peaceful protest and that they are supposed to be gun free and violence free then as far as I’m concerned Fox and the think tanks who are the professional organizers should be financially liable. This is on the verge of sedition isn’t it? Starting to talk about violently overthrowing the government? They were very quick to accuse us of doing that when we just protested what Bush was doing.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We have been trained for YEARS to be non-violent. Have they?&lt;br /&gt;
No. They don’t know what to do and if they are confronted they will not “Go Gault’ and run away. They won’t go limp like non-violent protestors on the left have learned to do. That would seem weak to them. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;What will they do? I think they expect nobody to show up to confront them. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Police won’t show up because they think that this is like a left wing protest with people trained to be non-violent and who know better than to bring guns. But the ego on the right will not allow them to leave their guns at home. They are part of their identity. They also think that they will be able to be cool in the event of some violence and shoot some bad guys.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Fox and the right are not trying to calm people down they are trying to whip people up. &lt;/strong&gt;It is what they do, and there is a huge potential for violence. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If I push the idea that people should not bring guns they will go to the “Obama is trying to take my guns! I’ll give it to them, after I’m out of ammo.” They talk big and people have been killed by them. I’m not making this stuff up. We hope they will be calm and non-violent, but will they?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If some thing does happen they are also ready to be the victims. “Obama is trying to take my guns! They told us not to bring them!”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I hope I’m being a Cassandra on this, but if something happens I’m going to be doing some serious ‘I told you so’ and I hope that some serious financial damage will come down the pick for the irresponsible behavior of Fox and the other rw radio stations that support this protest.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I’m starting to feel like Grandpa Simpson going on about Onions on my belt. But the idea that over 10,000 angry right wing people gathered to protest seems like an opportunity for violence.</p>
<p>The left gets the infiltrators and arrested for “inciting to riot” In Minn. and the right gets wall to wall Fox coverage. Are there going to be any undercover cops attending to spot the people who might flip out?</p>
<p><strong>Who will pay if property is destroyed?<br />
Who will pay if people are injured?<br />
Who will pay if people are killed?<br />
Will there be any consequences for the “News organization” or the professional organizers who have NOT been very strong telling people to be non-violent or telling people to not bring their guns?</strong></p>
<p>I’m sure that if anything happens the right will say they were infiltrated by ACORN who are doing a false flag deal (which is what they would do and have done), but if you look at who is usually bragging about their their guns and look to violence first as an answer to their problems it is them. They WANT the government to know that they have guns and are willing to use them. That is part of their identity. And nobody is talking about this on the left because I think that we are afraid that if we bring it up it might actually happen. </p>
<p>Unless I hear Fox loudly telling every one that this is a peaceful protest and that they are supposed to be gun free and violence free then as far as I’m concerned Fox and the think tanks who are the professional organizers should be financially liable. This is on the verge of sedition isn’t it? Starting to talk about violently overthrowing the government? They were very quick to accuse us of doing that when we just protested what Bush was doing.</p>
<p>We have been trained for YEARS to be non-violent. Have they?<br />
No. They don’t know what to do and if they are confronted they will not “Go Gault’ and run away. They won’t go limp like non-violent protestors on the left have learned to do. That would seem weak to them. </p>
<p>What will they do? I think they expect nobody to show up to confront them. </p>
<p>Police won’t show up because they think that this is like a left wing protest with people trained to be non-violent and who know better than to bring guns. But the ego on the right will not allow them to leave their guns at home. They are part of their identity. They also think that they will be able to be cool in the event of some violence and shoot some bad guys.<br /><strong><br />
Fox and the right are not trying to calm people down they are trying to whip people up. </strong>It is what they do, and there is a huge potential for violence. </p>
<p>If I push the idea that people should not bring guns they will go to the “Obama is trying to take my guns! I’ll give it to them, after I’m out of ammo.” They talk big and people have been killed by them. I’m not making this stuff up. We hope they will be calm and non-violent, but will they?</p>
<p>If some thing does happen they are also ready to be the victims. “Obama is trying to take my guns! They told us not to bring them!”</p>
<p>I hope I’m being a Cassandra on this, but if something happens I’m going to be doing some serious ‘I told you so’ and I hope that some serious financial damage will come down the pick for the irresponsible behavior of Fox and the other rw radio stations that support this protest.</p>
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		<title>By: cbl2</title>
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		<dc:creator>cbl2</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:14:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;crikey ! I have &lt;em&gt;Dick Armey The Musical &lt;/em&gt;playing in my head&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;sung to the tune of Matchmaker from Fiddler on the Roof&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;teabaggers, teabaggers&lt;br /&gt;
how ’bout a bash&lt;br /&gt;
find me a cause&lt;br /&gt;
that’ll bring in some cash&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;teabaggers, teabaggers&lt;br /&gt;
I’ll set the scene,&lt;br /&gt;
You bring the money,&lt;br /&gt;
clean, crisp, and green&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Never mind that Reagan outspent before&lt;br /&gt;
you are my suckers,&lt;br /&gt;
Glen Reynolds my whore &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;teabaggers, teabaggers&lt;br /&gt;
on the right you all surf&lt;br /&gt;
but now you are mine&lt;br /&gt;
through my Astoturf&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Night after night in the dark I’m alone&lt;br /&gt;
but now with you fools&lt;br /&gt;
an island I’ll own&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;somebody stop me . . .&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>crikey ! I have <em>Dick Armey The Musical </em>playing in my head</p>
<p>sung to the tune of Matchmaker from Fiddler on the Roof</p>
<p>teabaggers, teabaggers<br />
how ’bout a bash<br />
find me a cause<br />
that’ll bring in some cash</p>
<p>teabaggers, teabaggers<br />
I’ll set the scene,<br />
You bring the money,<br />
clean, crisp, and green</p>
<p>Never mind that Reagan outspent before<br />
you are my suckers,<br />
Glen Reynolds my whore </p>
<p>teabaggers, teabaggers<br />
on the right you all surf<br />
but now you are mine<br />
through my Astoturf</p>
<p>Night after night in the dark I’m alone<br />
but now with you fools<br />
an island I’ll own</p>
<p>somebody stop me . . .</p>
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		<title>By: SouthernDragon</title>
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		<dc:creator>SouthernDragon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:28:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Back to the grind.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Back to the grind.</p>
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		<title>By: SouthernDragon</title>
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		<dc:creator>SouthernDragon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:27:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Holy shit!  Thanks.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Holy shit!  Thanks.</p>
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		<title>By: SouthernDragon</title>
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		<dc:creator>SouthernDragon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:26:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Shipping companies are balking at arming crews.  I agree with that but they should hire mercs to fight the ship if need be.  Regular merchant seamen wouldn’t stand a snowball’s chance in hell.  Mercs with a couple of .50 cal mounted on the 01 level.  Yea, though I walk through the Valley of the Shadow of Death I will fear no evil, cuz I’m the meanest motherfucker in the Valley.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Shipping companies are balking at arming crews.  I agree with that but they should hire mercs to fight the ship if need be.  Regular merchant seamen wouldn’t stand a snowball’s chance in hell.  Mercs with a couple of .50 cal mounted on the 01 level.  Yea, though I walk through the Valley of the Shadow of Death I will fear no evil, cuz I’m the meanest motherfucker in the Valley.</p>
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		<title>By: marymccurnin</title>
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		<dc:creator>marymccurnin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:26:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/images/2008/05/16/lifeboat_2.jpg&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;I found a pic of a modern life boat.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/images/2008/05/16/lifeboat_2.jpg" rel="nofollow">I found a pic of a modern life boat.</a></p>
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		<title>By: SouthernDragon</title>
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		<dc:creator>SouthernDragon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:22:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;If they haven’t changed the wording it stands for &lt;strong&gt;B&lt;/strong&gt;asic &lt;strong&gt;U&lt;/strong&gt;nderwater &lt;strong&gt;D&lt;/strong&gt;emolition &lt;strong&gt;S&lt;/strong&gt;chool.  I understand the training program and organization have been drastically changed since my day, late 60s early 70s.  At that time jungle warfare was &lt;em&gt;de rigour&lt;/em&gt; for SEALs with limited urban warfare training.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If they haven’t changed the wording it stands for <strong>B</strong>asic <strong>U</strong>nderwater <strong>D</strong>emolition <strong>S</strong>chool.  I understand the training program and organization have been drastically changed since my day, late 60s early 70s.  At that time jungle warfare was <em>de rigour</em> for SEALs with limited urban warfare training.</p>
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		<title>By: Elliott</title>
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		<dc:creator>Elliott</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:21:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;oOoo&lt;br /&gt;
No doubt purchased with proceeds from previous attacks.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>oOoo<br />
No doubt purchased with proceeds from previous attacks.</p>
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