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proud patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 04:51 PM Original message |
We were not allowed in to bushco's town hall meetings |
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Wickerman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 04:52 PM Response to Original message |
1. K&R |
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proud patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 04:53 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Hi |
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Wickerman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 04:59 PM Original message |
hey! |
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proud patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 05:02 PM Response to Original message |
14. LOL I've tried to forget too |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 04:52 PM Response to Original message |
2. while using freedom and democracy to justify their actions |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 04:55 PM Response to Original message |
4. only when they are in charge. now they are all about freedom and democracy... |
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proud patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 05:04 PM Response to Reply #4 |
15. agreed |
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berni_mccoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 04:55 PM Response to Original message |
5. EXACTLY! K&R. |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
6. And the media hacks who are discussing |
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proud patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 05:06 PM Response to Reply #6 |
16. If it weren't for the few Liberal voices in the media |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
7. They screened people that he would see driving **TO** his "town meetings" |
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proud patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 05:07 PM Response to Reply #7 |
19. Yep those First Amendment Zones ...GRRRRR |
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AlbertCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 02:08 PM Response to Reply #7 |
57. They screened people |
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fuzzy britches (10 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 04:57 PM Response to Original message |
8. They invented 'First Amendment Zones' |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 05:27 PM Response to Reply #8 |
31. I may be wrong, but didn't "First Amendment Zones" originate with Bill Clinton? |
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proud patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 05:32 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. That is my understanding as well |
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fuzzy britches (10 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 05:39 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. I stand corrected, I was thinking of the so-called 'free speech' zones. |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 05:46 PM Response to Reply #35 |
39. Hey, welcome to DU, fuzzy britches! |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 04:57 PM Response to Original message |
9. Yep, and remember those journalists who got arrested as late as the |
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proud patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 05:08 PM Response to Reply #9 |
22. Did they assault a congresscritter ? |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 05:42 PM Response to Reply #22 |
38. Yep, front page on DU. |
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proud patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 06:22 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. Cool thanks |
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Stephanie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 05:09 PM Response to Reply #9 |
24. Bloomberg's NYPD arrested hundreds of protestors in 2004 |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 04:59 PM Response to Original message |
10. shhhhhh......! stop talking sensibly- |
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proud patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 05:09 PM Response to Reply #10 |
23. LOL ..I can't help it |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 05:00 PM Response to Original message |
11. K&R - they do hate freedom and democracy. |
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proud patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 05:10 PM Response to Reply #11 |
25. They tell me I twist the words of the Constitution all the time |
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Robbien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 05:00 PM Response to Original message |
12. GOPers thought we would do exactly what they are doing now |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 05:01 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Excllent point... they are masters of projection. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 05:06 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Exactly. No wonder they hate us. We confuse the hell out of them |
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Mnemosyne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 05:39 PM Response to Reply #13 |
36. You just described most of my relatives. Luckily, most won't speak to me! n/t |
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Grinchie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 01:36 PM Response to Reply #13 |
54. "Masters of Projection" -- Excellent! |
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PatSeg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 12:19 PM Response to Reply #12 |
49. I think they believe the opposite |
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4lbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 05:06 PM Response to Original message |
18. Notice that Dubya almost always gave speeches on military bases or aircraft carriers. |
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proud patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 05:12 PM Response to Reply #18 |
26. Yes , I remember threads here discussing that very thing |
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kleec (117 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 02:17 PM Response to Reply #18 |
59. Bush on bases |
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Faryn Balyncd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 05:07 PM Response to Original message |
20. K & R |
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jimshoes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 05:07 PM Response to Original message |
21. Didn't the rethugs all |
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proud patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 05:16 PM Response to Reply #21 |
27. I do recall parking lot screeners |
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livetohike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 05:17 PM Response to Original message |
28. K + R |
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EmilyAnne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
29. Very true. Its as if any attempt at transparency becomes a bite in the ass for the Dems. |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 05:26 PM Response to Original message |
30. Here's a threadful of ideas ... |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 05:29 PM Response to Original message |
32. "Free Speech Zones" |
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kywildcat (529 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 05:35 PM Response to Original message |
34. That's because for the first time in memory |
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AspenRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
37. "Freedom for me, but not for thee" |
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bertman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
40. Since the House is in recess, I guess we can't expect any kind of leadership on how to |
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proud patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 06:27 PM Response to Reply #40 |
43. here's a cool idea |
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jpak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 06:26 PM Response to Original message |
42. Correction: we weren't allowed to be even NEAR bushco's town hall meetings |
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proud patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 06:28 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. I stand corrected |
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proud patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 09:01 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. kick for the evening crowd |
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BirminghamExaminer (943 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-05-09 09:08 PM Response to Original message |
46. Would any of us have gone? I mean really, I couldn't even bear to watch |
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Stargazer09 (625 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 02:02 PM Response to Reply #46 |
56. My thoughts exactly! |
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grytpype (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 12:08 AM Response to Original message |
47. Agree 110% |
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RedCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
48. Basically they have a claque and handpicked reporters. |
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Ichingcarpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
50. Good point............Now where are the SS? |
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sce56 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
51. I hear you but like I say about lots of other things "Practice what you preach" |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
52. I think republicans are enamored with 'freedom' as an excuse to shutdown democracy & process... |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 01:19 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. Rightists tend to mean the opposite of their rhetoric, or use veiled euphemisms |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 01:50 PM Response to Reply #53 |
55. Yup, they also make their pitch then sell it to the reptilian brain it's much easier that way... |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 02:22 PM Response to Reply #55 |
60. Perhaps some don't "push back" because that's not the genuine role/intention |
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Grinchie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 02:10 PM Response to Reply #52 |
58. Actually, they Like "Patriotism" as a tool more than Freedom. |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 02:32 PM Response to Reply #58 |
62. Mm hm, that's the stuff they pump here, when peddling actions elsewhere however... |
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Grinchie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 03:11 PM Response to Reply #62 |
64. There have been many instances of Capitalism suppressing innovation. |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 06:04 PM Response to Reply #64 |
69. "Give me control of a nations money supply, and I care not who makes it’s laws" |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-07-09 06:41 AM Response to Reply #69 |
70. Very revealing quote |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 03:33 PM Response to Reply #58 |
67. "The money flows are too big, too opaque, and too Black." |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 02:25 PM Response to Original message |
61. And how often did Bush meet with Gold Star Mom Cindy Sheehan? |
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yodermon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
63. What about Republican Congresspersons' Townhalls? |
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Liberal_Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 03:21 PM Response to Original message |
65. K & R |
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silverweb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 03:31 PM Response to Original message |
66. Exactly. |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
68. don't hold your breath on the media pointing this out |
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