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1. #1
   On April 9th, 2009 at 10:31 am, ACHefty said:

   This reeks of a First Amendment violation!

2. #2
   On April 9th, 2009 at 10:31 am, englishqueen01 said:

   If it turns out that paying the fee is the only way for the event to continue, I will be pitching in and I hope you will help, too. Stay tuned…

   Watch for increasingly jacked-up fees for conservative protests in order to stifle them…

   Oh, how nice it would be for a conservative Hollywood celeb to send the $8000 for this protest.

3. #3
   On April 9th, 2009 at 10:31 am, Rogue Cheddar said:

   This is a protest! Permits! We don’t need no stinkin permits! Grow some!

4. #4
   On April 9th, 2009 at 10:31 am, ACHefty said:

   It’s called peaceable assembly, and it’s being abridged.

5. #5
   On April 9th, 2009 at 10:36 am, steveegg said:

   Staying tuned. Today’s lesson; don’t depend on the government for anything.

6. #6
   On April 9th, 2009 at 10:36 am, RTater said:

   Maybe I need to brush-up on my history, but I don’t remember Sam Adams asking for a permit.

7. #7
   On April 9th, 2009 at 10:37 am, gippergirl said:

   how many times have other groups gathered there?…have they all paid $8K?…doubtful.

8. #8
   On April 9th, 2009 at 10:39 am, Juliethejarhead said:

   I knew it was only a matter of time before the begging — from the TP organizers — began.

9. #9
   On April 9th, 2009 at 10:39 am, pressto said:

   Did the city charge for all the anti-war protest also?

10. #10
    On April 9th, 2009 at 10:43 am, shooter said:

    why should the people have to pay $8000.00 to hold the event in this park when the people of Philadelphia already pay for the park and the park’s electricity with their tax dollars?

    Why?
    UNIONS!!!!! You MUST pay them.

    This is soooo wrong.

11. #11
    On April 9th, 2009 at 10:43 am, sambo said:

    insert a ‘special interest’ in front of the name…all fee’s will be waved!

12. #12
    On April 9th, 2009 at 10:45 am, thetoysurgeon said:

    I am with you all. This protest is a first amendment right. Screw the permits and assemble. We need to make the MSM somehow..If the libs can do this without a permit so can we.

13. #13
    On April 9th, 2009 at 10:46 am, sambo said:

    If it turns out that paying the fee is the only way for the event to continue, I will be pitching in and I hope you will help, too. Stay tuned…

    I disagree…this is in contrast to what this thing is about!

14. #14
    On April 9th, 2009 at 10:47 am, thetoysurgeon said:

    Its better to say I am sorry after the event than to get permission up front. If we are gonna protest like radicals then we must act like radicals.

15. #15
    On April 9th, 2009 at 10:47 am, walterc said:

    Oh, how nice it would be for a conservative Hollywood celeb to send the $8000 for this protest.

    Anyone have a phone or email for Sinise?
    How ’bout Rush and Hannity pitching in?

16. #16
    On April 9th, 2009 at 10:48 am, thetoysurgeon said:

    Just be prepared to go to jail. Something law biding conservative Americans don’t do to often. I know its scary, but be brave !

17. #17
    On April 9th, 2009 at 10:48 am, Just A Grunt said:

    Me thinks the city doesn’t realize they are a part of problem. Sounds like double taxation to me like Michelle mentioned. First they hit you with the taxes to maintain the park and then they hit you with a fee to enjoy it.
    Don’t forget to ask the city manager and the events coordinator what the proper procedures are for filing a FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) request for all the previous “Special Events” to ensure that this was not the first time this has been required.

18. #18
    On April 9th, 2009 at 10:50 am, walterc said:

    Just scrap the PA system and bring some bull horns. No need for electricians. And we always clean up our own trash, thank you very much.

19. #19
    On April 9th, 2009 at 10:52 am, Paul Revere said:

    Uhm…show up and tell them to shove it. Surely they won’t arrest all the protestors because liberals always tell us that we can’t arrest all the lawbreaking illegals!!

20. #20
    On April 9th, 2009 at 10:54 am, sambo said:

    sambo said:
    If it turns out that paying the fee is the only way for the event to continue, I will be pitching in and I hope you will help, too. Stay tuned…
    

    I disagree…this is in contrast to what this thing is about!

    why don’t you just ask for stimulus money why you’re at it!

21. #21
    On April 9th, 2009 at 10:54 am, ArizonaNeanderthal said:

    And did our forefathers of The Sons of Liberty pay a fee? I think not. Did the people of Selma and Birmingham,Edmund Pettis Bridge pay a fee? I think not.

    Pay a fee to be an American? “Pay a fee” to protest? Isn’t that something like a Poll Tax? Will they need Internal Passports?

    money required is for an electrician, use of the location, trash collector, insurance The hell with the electricity, they can organize to pick up their own trash-good people do. The Location is theirs already. When peaceful assembly is subject to a “fee” other action is called for.

    With pirates in the news perhaps we should recall:
    MILLIONS FOR DEFENSE; NOT ONE PENNY FOR TRIBUTE
    Robert Goodloe Harper, a South Carolina Federalist

22. #22
    On April 9th, 2009 at 10:56 am, Jeff2161 said:

    Bring a generator and tell their overpriced electrician to pound sand.

23. #23
    On April 9th, 2009 at 10:59 am, taylork said:

    The is having massive budget problems (to the tune of $1 billion over five years), I suspect this is just a money grab.

24. #24
    On April 9th, 2009 at 10:59 am, sambo said:

    why don’t we get Obama to fit it in his 4 trillion dollar budget?

25. #25
    On April 9th, 2009 at 11:00 am, kthomas8268 said:

    They should mention at the event,…. the hypocrisy of double taxation… the reason for the Tea Party anyway …point made!

26. #26
    On April 9th, 2009 at 11:01 am, sambo said:

    please send the content of the demonstration to la raza, naacp, cair, and the speech police to make sure its politically correct!

27. #27
    On April 9th, 2009 at 11:03 am, MNUSMCDavid said:

    Radio shack sells a PA system complete with speakers microphone amplifier for less than 300 bucks. hook it up to a 12V storage battery, accompanied with the afore mentioned bull horns…. Voila.

    Oh and Juliethejarhead…. so what?…. if we’re going to take back our country a little unity wouldn’t hurt… if it means money voluntarily given by me, what’s it to you? I don’t have any problem someone asking me for money if I can decide what I can do. Not like the forced stealing of my investments and hard work from this stinking regime of Obama’s.

28. #28
    On April 9th, 2009 at 11:06 am, Cosmo said:

    Odd. I wonder how the electricity in a public (i.e. citizen-owned) park is paid if not for tax dollars?

    Why not just “show up” and say “it was spontaneous?” How about getting a generator for your PA system? You could buy one for <$2000 and then when Obama’s plans bankrupt our national energy, you’ll have a generator to heat your home.

    Double win!

    Good luck in Philly! I say go the generator route. Cheaper. And no union members will have been harmed in the making of this film!

29. #29
    On April 9th, 2009 at 11:10 am, CISBlues said:

    Uhhh…am I in the wrong country? Since when do Americans have to pay a “fee” for the “privilege” of peacable assembly in a public space???

30. #30
    On April 9th, 2009 at 11:10 am, LC said:

    This is EXTORTION and a violation of the FIRST AMENDMENT of the US CONSTITUTION.

    Pay NOTHING, not even the $20 “permit” fee. We don’t pay the government so that we can peaceably assemble and air our grievances. That’s asinine!

    Stand up for your rights, America!!! We had this saying at the Naval Academy – “They can’t fry us all.” Loosely translation, it means we’re un-punishable if we stand together. What do the police plan on doing? Arresting everyone? Fine, take me in. I will not bow down to the government…

31. #31
    On April 9th, 2009 at 11:10 am, whotnaught said:

    So, because 1000 More TAX PAYERS are protesting in a Tax-Payer Funded location, the city is charging the tax-paying protesters More fees? I don’t think so.

    What is the charge to illegal immigrants to protest in tax-payer funded streets and parks? Free I am sure, funded by chump tax-payers.

32. #32
    On April 9th, 2009 at 11:24 am, beachmom said:

    So, tell Philadelphia officials that you don’t need the electricity after all and bring a portable pa system. Small generators or battery operated, even a couple of high end megaphones.

    I’ll bet if this were a demonstration put on by CAIR or La Raza they would not be charged.

33. #33
    On April 9th, 2009 at 11:29 am, madshark said:

    Having worked with municipal agencies throughout my career, either directly as an employee or on a contractual basis, I am aware of the need for permits for special events. However, any fees should be related to the impact that the event causes. If a group of people hold an event that requires the agency to go out afterwards and spend taxpayer funds to clean up afterwards, then I feel that all costs associated with the cleanup should be that group’s responsibility.

    Having said that, an $8,000 permit seems rather excessive for such an event. But given that this is Philadelphia, a City that has fought against the Boy Scouts of America,

    http://www.renewamerica.us/columns/zeiger/030531

    it really doesn’t surprise me.

34. #34
    On April 9th, 2009 at 11:39 am, Bogtrotter said:

    “Just scrap the PA system and bring some bull horns. No need for electricians. And we always clean up our own trash, thank you very much.”

    BINGO walterc! Showing up anyway and refusing to pay the 8k is the only way to go. It really hammers home the WHY of the protest in the first place. I would love to see the mayor ordering in the cops to make arrests for lack of a proper permit. I hope city officials nationwide try this sort of thing, especially in Las Vegas, where I will be going. If this Philly development gets on the local news it is going to increase the number of people who will show up there, and hopefully everywhere else. So in a way, you can look at this as a postive development. I usually agree with Michelle on many things, but this ain’t one of ‘em. Don’t pay them a dime.

35. #35
    On April 9th, 2009 at 11:46 am, txvet2 said:

    On April 9th, 2009 at 10:50 am, walterc said:

    Just scrap the PA system and bring some bull horns. No need for electricians. And we always clean up our own trash, thank you very much.

    My very first thought. I guess I’m in the minority, but if you want them to provide the services, why should you object to paying for them? Or, to put it in our own terms, why should the other taxpayers of Philly pay for it for you? Use battery powered bullhorns and clean up your own trash. You have the permit already.

36. #36
    On April 9th, 2009 at 11:50 am, publiuswarmac9999 said:

    Bring a portable generator- that is one of the options we considered just as a backup. Bullhorns are fine as well. Also, contact the ACLJ and put them on the case as this is an obvious violation of the citizens right to freedom of speech, to peacefully assemble, and to petition the government for redress of grievances. In addition, march on City Hall and totally clog the streets of Philly. You will be amazed at just how many more protestors you will get.

37. #37
    On April 9th, 2009 at 11:53 am, nlebou said:

    Michelle, I will be happy to make a doantion if necessary. Just tell me how.

38. #38
    On April 9th, 2009 at 11:54 am, happyscrapper said:

    On April 9th, 2009 at 10:39 am, Juliethejarhead said:
    I knew it was only a matter of time before the begging — from the TP organizers — began.

    Who is this “jarhead”? Anyone know?

39. #39
    On April 9th, 2009 at 11:56 am, happyscrapper said:

    On April 9th, 2009 at 10:48 am, thetoysurgeon said:
    Just be prepared to go to jail. Something law biding conservative Americans don’t do to often. I know its scary, but be brave !

    I’ve been in jail…it’s not that bad! A bit boring, and confining, but they can’t keep you long.

40. #40
    On April 9th, 2009 at 11:57 am, cheapseat said:

    #34 ABSOFREAKINLUTELY!!! MAKE IT A PROTEST BY BRINGING YOUR SIGNS, YOUR BULLHORNS, AND YOUR ATTITUDE. SCREW MAYOR OBAMA’S CAMPAIGN MANAGER IN PENNSYLVANIA. LET THE CITY ARREST SOME OF YOU, THEN THE NEWS WILL COVER IT.

41. #41
    On April 9th, 2009 at 12:00 pm, DagneyT said:

    This is what you get when you vote for liberals!

42. #42
    On April 9th, 2009 at 12:03 pm, b-cat said:

    On April 9th, 2009 at 11:56 am, happyscrapper said:

    I’ve been in jail…it’s not that bad! A bit boring, and confining, but they can’t keep you long.

    Troublemaker.

43. #43
    On April 9th, 2009 at 12:05 pm, nlebou said:

    I just got the following email:

    I just got a very angry phone call from a representatvie from LSU who informed me that someone has gone about the campus using chalk to write on sidewalks, buildings, etc.. (defacing property was the word she used) to advertise the BRTP.

    This is obviously not a sanctioned advertising method we use. We do not support it and will not defend those who did it. The police are getting involved and that will be our official statement to them as well. We have a specific ad campaign and it is all within the legal realm. We must make sure that all of our activity is above reproach for numerous reasons. All speech, all activity, everything must be cautious and within the law. That’s our official policy and we adhere to it strongly.

    If any member is responsible for this activity, we suggest you contact LSU (The chancellor’s office?) and apologize and make ammends with them. This could also be an ‘attack’ by ACORN or others who would like to see us get into trouble. If you see or hear of anything along those lines, contact me as soon as possible.

    Robin Edwards

    President, Baton Rouge Tea Party, LLC

44. #44
    On April 9th, 2009 at 12:07 pm, DagneyT said:

    Don’t forget to ask the city manager and the events coordinator what the proper procedures are for filing a FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) request for all the previous “Special Events” to ensure that this was not the first time this has been required.

    Helluva good idea!

45. #45
    On April 9th, 2009 at 12:22 pm, GladzKravtz said:

    Reading some of the comments here as well as the info from nlebou and the BRTP organizer, I’m realizing that we are all learning a lot! I imagine most of us are pretty new to open dissent (sorta babes in the woods, speaking for myself anyway).
    To any Tea Party organizer reading this: I admire the heck out of you. You have courage and I appreciate your commitment to us sign holders and the USA.

46. #46
    On April 9th, 2009 at 12:25 pm, DagneyT said:

    I imagine most of us are pretty new to open dissent (sorta babes in the woods, speaking for myself anyway).

    AMEN & Big Dittos!

47. #47
    On April 9th, 2009 at 12:27 pm, EWTHeckman said:

    Philthadephia is a heavily unionized city, which is why an “electrician” is required to simply plug in an extension cord.

48. #48
    On April 9th, 2009 at 12:38 pm, dan708 said:

    I don’t recall the Sons of Liberty having to get a permit for the original “Tea Party”. This is crap! Philly is a Dem-controlled city and their strong-arm, big-machine brand of politics is being exposed for all to see. Ben Franklin must be twisting in his grave!

49. #49
    On April 9th, 2009 at 12:51 pm, pdv said:

    It is simple economics here people.
    On one hand, far left protesters do not have jobs, don’t want a job, would rather live off the state and the state obliges them by giving them the platform for free.

    Conservatives on the other hand generally have jobs and earn money. Think of free medical care for illegal immigrants, the paying customers eventually pay for those medical services. Same situation here, Charge conservatives because they have jobs, therefore they have money!

50. #50
    On April 9th, 2009 at 12:58 pm, ThackerAgency said:

    they already have the permit. Just get an electric generator and say you have no idea how many people will show up. You are expecting less than 1500 people.

    Seriously people, CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE doesn’t mean cow towing to every piece of red tape that some government bureaucrat throws in your way. It might do the whole movement good if some people got arrested as well.

51. #51
    On April 9th, 2009 at 1:03 pm, b-cat said:

    On a related note, the Virginia House of Delegates voted yesterday to reject the stimulus money. Gov. Kaine (Obama’s lapdog and head of DNC) is peeved.

    Good one for the Old Dominion!

52. #52
    On April 9th, 2009 at 1:07 pm, Rekd said:

    It’s a sham(e) that this will likely be the start of a country-wide precedence that will likely hinder the Tea Party’s effectiveness. How convenient to find ways to make protests illegal or un-affordable.

    Keep the Change!

53. #53
    On April 9th, 2009 at 1:08 pm, cheapseat said:

    to nlebou, i find it interesting that lsu would contact you to complain of people chalking ads over this event. last time i wentto lsu, there were painted graffiti all over. i don’t in any way condone or make excuses for this behavior, but tea party meetings are supposed to be a protest of the inherent unfairness of our tax and spend policies. who is taxed, working citizens, who gets the spending, lsu for one. maybe that explains their reluctance and recalcitrance. i’m sure acorn didn’t get a similar dispatch. quit being sheeple, fight back.

54. #54
    On April 9th, 2009 at 1:11 pm, Dan Lee said:

    They should just do it anyway.. Even if they have to bring generators..

    P.A. is also an “Open Carry” state. Anyone who has a carry permit should come with their pistol openly displayed on their side.. It’s time to send a message. The country belongs to the people, not politicians & law enforcement.

    I will be open carrying at our event here in Tennessee just to drive the Liberal Ninnies even further out of their minds than they already are..

55. #55
    On April 9th, 2009 at 1:12 pm, vinny said:

    What the hell do you need an electrician there for? Just bring pitchforks and torches, and march forward. In fact, don’t say a word and march silently. That will get the required attention.

56. #56
    On April 9th, 2009 at 1:16 pm, DesertLover said:

    Battery powered audio systems …

    Electricity converters running off of automobile batteries …

    As for the other BS …

    Do they charge usage fees for the park to cover the regular “trash” pickup service?

    Is that fee collected for all the family picnics, kids playing in the park, and all the other lawful uses of the facilities by taxpayers? …

    Sounds like the latest effort by the BO lovers to put up any type of last minute roadblocks they can to any level of opposition opinions being voiced …

57. #57
    On April 9th, 2009 at 1:34 pm, publiuswarmac9999 said:

    This is still unacceptable. There is no reason that a generator and bull horns have to be provided here. Frankly, you pay the bills of that God forsaken abomination to the founders. March on the City Hall and get the shipyard workers to lead the way.

    By the way, I called the Special Events Office and got a nice woman who tried to deflect my call by saying it wasn’t her department. I told her that I once worked at the shipyard and still had a few friends who just might want to pay them a visit.

    Philly had a gay rights march and various “events’, and you can bet they paid nothing — and probably got a lot of other services for free that should have been paid for.

58. #58
    On April 9th, 2009 at 1:39 pm, publiuswarmac9999 said:

    nlebou: Chalking is done on every College campus because it is a cheap way to get the word out. I am involved with a Tea Party in Virginia, and chalking will be done. Tell LSU that there had better be no prior incidents of chalking or they are committing a civil rights abuse not to mention a first amendment abuse.

59. #59
    On April 9th, 2009 at 1:43 pm, publiuswarmac9999 said:

    One final thought: I hope the organizers of the Philly Tea Party sue the City after the fact. I am willing to bet that there is e-mail traffic from the Mayors office to others to try to shut this down. I am also willing to bet that past such demonstrations or events, when done by homosexuals or blacks, went through without charge. The Philly Tea Party organizers have been handed a golden opportunity to keep going.

60. #60
    On April 9th, 2009 at 1:48 pm, rightisright said:

    I don’t necessarily enjoy questioning someone’s honesty about such matters (yes, I do), but how do we know Mz. Mechelle Sabb is not a dhim-headed liar? Just a thought.
    Hold the event anyway, they can’t arrest everyone, and if they could remember Freedom is Not Free!

61. #61
    On April 9th, 2009 at 1:49 pm, ArizonaNeanderthal said:

    On April 9th, 2009 at 1:03 pm, b-cat said:

    On a related note, the Virginia House of Delegates voted yesterday to reject the stimulus money. Gov. Kaine (Obama’s lapdog and head of DNC) is peeved.

    Good one for the Old Dominion!

    That lap dog needs neutering.

62. #62
    On April 9th, 2009 at 1:51 pm, b-cat said:

    On April 9th, 2009 at 1:49 pm, ArizonaNeanderthal said:

    That lap dog needs neutering.

    He’s a lib, already emasculated himself.

63. #63
    On April 9th, 2009 at 1:51 pm, DagneyT said:

    Put this great site’s great minds together, and Voila! Problem solved.

64. #64
    On April 9th, 2009 at 1:57 pm, right_on said:

    So…the Tea Party folks have to fork up their fee up front, but the Obama campaign can get away with playing deadbeat for months? There’s your brotherly love.

    It’s because he was special. “We the People” are not. To the liberals in government, we are nothing more than commodities and a bottomless pit of financial resources.

    Surely, if we can allow our taxes to be raised, fees imposed on everything, and buy into the “global warming” hoax, surely we can come up with the money to pay for our own partisan demonstrative assemblies, no?

65. #65
    On April 9th, 2009 at 1:58 pm, rightisright said:

    happy, Juliethejarhead, must be a new kool-aid drinking troll, think?

66. #66
    On April 9th, 2009 at 1:58 pm, KaosKlerik said:

    On April 9th, 2009 at 1:49 pm, ArizonaNeanderthal said:

    On April 9th, 2009 at 1:03 pm, b-cat said:

    On a related note, the Virginia House of Delegates voted yesterday to reject the stimulus money. Gov. Kaine (Obama’s lapdog and head of DNC) is peeved.

    Good one for the Old Dominion!
    That lap dog needs neutering.

    I still can’t believe my fellow Virginian elected a doofus that looks like Teb from Galaxy Quest.

67. #67
    On April 9th, 2009 at 2:05 pm, happyscrapper said:

    publiuswarmac9999 said:
    nlebou: Chalking is done on every College campus because it is a cheap way to get the word out.

    And, by the way, the chalk washes off with the first rain. Geez. They are really digging deep, aren’t they? We mustn’t allow ourselves to be cowed by these things! An apology is not required for putting something in chalk on a sidewalk! You can buy Sidewalk Chalk anywhere! Why do you think they call it Sidewalk Chalk?? It is not illegal to use it. These people want us to grovel, and a lot of conservatives give in too easily. We have to toughen up and get in their faces. This is a protest, dang it!

68. #68
    On April 9th, 2009 at 2:09 pm, Dave Turson said:

    Julie the Jarhead is a “not so lean, not so mean former Marine, drowning in the sea of liberal gobbledy-gook know as Taxachusetts.” Seems like a nice lady to me.

69. #69
    On April 9th, 2009 at 2:09 pm, happyscrapper said:

    On April 9th, 2009 at 12:05 pm, nlebou said:I just got a very angry phone call from a representatvie from LSU who informed me that someone has gone about the campus using chalk to write on sidewalks, buildings, etc.. (defacing property was the word she used) to advertise the BRTP.

    This is obviously not a sanctioned advertising method we use. We do not support it and will not defend those who did it. The police are getting involved and that will be our official statement to them as well. We have a specific ad campaign and it is all within the legal realm. We must make sure that all of our activity is above reproach for numerous reasons. All speech, all activity, everything must be cautious and within the law. That’s our official policy and we adhere to it strongly.If any member is responsible for this activity, we suggest you contact LSU (The chancellor’s office?) and apologize and make ammends with them. This could also be an ‘attack’ by ACORN or others who would like to see us get into trouble. If you see or hear of anything along those lines, contact me as soon as possible.

    And again I say…there is nothing illegal about using sidewalk chalk on a sidewalk. Getting the police involved? Good grief!

70. #70
    On April 9th, 2009 at 2:11 pm, happyscrapper said:

    On April 9th, 2009 at 1:58 pm, rightisright said:
    happy, Juliethejarhead, must be a new kool-aid drinking troll, think?

    Yeah…the swoop and poop kind. Yikes, not another one. We need to clean house. The poop is piling up.

71. #71
    On April 9th, 2009 at 2:15 pm, letget said:

    I have to give Fox credit for having Cavuto, Beck, Hannity, and Greta doing their shows from tea parties on 4/15. The msm will only show nuts trying to say we are all R’s and not the way the majority of American’s thinking. This is a pure protest against the dc bunch and bho for taxing the daylights out of actual taxpayers for pork and endless down the drain bail outs.
    L

72. #72
    On April 9th, 2009 at 2:23 pm, right_on said:

    And again I say…there is nothing illegal about using sidewalk chalk on a sidewalk. Getting the police involved? Good grief!

    Yeah…it’s kind of like calling 911 to complain about the lack of shrimp on your “extra meat” order…brilliant thinking, that!

    This obviously wasn’t ACORN or any other leftist group trying to get at the Tea Party organizers…they would have used something more obnoxious, like feces or red paint….

    If we do decide to advertise with sidewalk chalk, let’s do what the liberals would do…have “the children” do the decorating. If it’s for and by the children, it is precious, and must be allowed.

    Yeah, right.

73. #73
    On April 9th, 2009 at 2:28 pm, thetoysurgeon said:

    Obama and the commies have bunches of money. If we are going to go toe to toe with his like we are gonna have to organize into one party and be ready to spend bunches of money.

74. #74
    On April 9th, 2009 at 2:29 pm, thetoysurgeon said:

    That why we must denouce the GOP, the Dems and the federal government . We must have signs at the tea parties that denouce the GOP as well as the DEMS and current communists.

75. #75
    On April 9th, 2009 at 2:32 pm, carolinagirl said:

    Since the MSM totally ignores and minimizes the tea parties, a tea party at the entrance to their studio would be difficult to ignore. Perhaps a tea party at MSNBC, CNN, ABC, CBS?

76. #76
    On April 9th, 2009 at 2:33 pm, nlebou said:

    On April 9th, 2009 at 2:09 pm, happyscrapper said:

    And, by the way, the chalk washes off with the first rain. Geez. They are really digging deep, aren’t they?

    My exact response happy.

    Just to clarify….I did not receive the phone call, I received the email from the pres of BRTP.

77. #77
    On April 9th, 2009 at 2:48 pm, Juliethejarhead said:

    Thank you, Dave Turson.

    Big Mwah!

78. #78
    On April 9th, 2009 at 3:47 pm, happyscrapper said:

    On April 9th, 2009 at 2:09 pm, Dave Turson said:
    Julie the Jarhead is a “not so lean, not so mean former Marine, drowning in the sea of liberal gobbledy-gook know as Taxachusetts.” Seems like a nice lady to me.

    O.K. I’m not buying it. Why did she swoop in and leave a troll-type message and then swoop out? Why not make a comment that actually says something? Definitely a troll.
    

    On April 9th, 2009 at 10:39 am, Juliethejarhead said:
    I knew it was only a matter of time before the begging — from the TP organizers — began.

79. #79
    On April 9th, 2009 at 3:48 pm, Bogtrotter said:

    nlebou passed this on to us:

    “….someone has gone about the campus using chalk to write on sidewalks, buildings, etc.”

    Let me make sure I have this right, they are becoming unglued over something that will likely disappear away with the next 5 minute spring shower, a garden hose, or even a damp cloth? LOL! Oh the outrage! If it were being done to advertise a anti-war rally (you know, the almost weekly campus events that were held back when the Annointed One was NOT the President) it would be protected. LOL! Thank you, nlebou, for giving me a much needed laugh ‘o the day.

80. #80
    On April 9th, 2009 at 3:52 pm, thetoysurgeon said:

    LC has a great point in banding together. I find this being essential with this protest and any future endeavor that we take. If they throw one person in jail then we all go. The reason the DEMS are so successful is that they have been organizing and banding together for the last 20 years to get Obama elected. They observed how everything is done and figured out how to circumvent the laws and policies. If we want to organize and be as powerful as ACORN then we must play the game like they did.

81. #81
    On April 9th, 2009 at 4:12 pm, nlebou said:

    On April 9th, 2009 at 3:48 pm, Bogtrotter said:
    nlebou passed this on to us:

    “….someone has gone about the campus using chalk to write on sidewalks, buildings, etc.”

    Let me make sure I have this right, they are becoming unglued over something that will likely disappear away with the next 5 minute spring shower, a garden hose, or even a damp cloth? LOL! Oh the outrage! If it were being done to advertise a anti-war rally (you know, the almost weekly campus events that were held back when the Annointed One was NOT the President) it would be protected. LOL! Thank you, nlebou, for giving me a much needed laugh ‘o the day.

    You are quite welcome. The pres. of BRTP said the woman was so angry she couldn’t catch the womans name but that she supposedly was calling from the chancellors office.

82. #82
    On April 9th, 2009 at 4:24 pm, happyscrapper said:

    You are quite welcome. The pres. of BRTP said the woman was so angry she couldn’t catch the womans name but that she supposedly was calling from the chancellors office

    The libtards are definitely unnerved by our growing grass roots movement and are grasping at anything they can to make us look bad. Their desparation shows with these kinds of bone-headed rants. We MUST be tougher than they are, stand up to them, and don’t let them intimidate us! They are rude, nasty, corrupt, and will try to hurt us. If we are to succeed, we have to be strong and united. Get pictures, videos, recordings of threatening calls, saved e-mails, whatever it takes to fight them. This is war.

83. #83
    On April 9th, 2009 at 6:00 pm, zorro said:

    Those liberal halfwits are really pushing. The First Amendment guarantees freedom of POLITICAL speech. If they are looking to crank this issue up a notch just start blocking our peaceful protest. Then this will be a legal issue that will carry through to the 2010 elections. Imagine the liberals trying to debate their conservative opponents on the TV while defending themselves in court for suppressing the CIVIL RIGHTS free people.

84. #84
    On April 9th, 2009 at 7:44 pm, mattm said:

    But the Union electrician need their $150/hour to plug in a extension cord and supervise said cord.

    Once at work a hot water pipe feeding a hose reel to wash the floor sprung a leak. I shut off the shutoff valve in the ceiling. Apparently I was supposed to let it pour water all over the floor and damage the lights, ceiling tiles, product, etc, etc. until the Union plumber arrived in 4-8 hours.

85. #85
    On April 9th, 2009 at 7:48 pm, mattm said:

    On April 9th, 2009 at 3:48 pm, Bogtrotter said:

    nlebou passed this on to us:

    “….someone has gone about the campus using chalk to write on sidewalks, buildings, etc.”

    Let me make sure I have this right, they are becoming unglued over something that will likely disappear away with the next 5 minute spring shower, a garden hose, or even a damp cloth? LOL! Oh the outrage! If it were being done to advertise a anti-war rally (you know, the almost weekly campus events that were held back when the Annointed One was NOT the President) it would be protected. LOL! Thank you, nlebou, for giving me a much needed laugh ‘o the day.

    What about the (most likey) Union janiotors? How are they to survive if they can put in for the extra time getting the hose, hooking it up, turning it on, etc, etc.

    /sarc

86. #86
    On April 9th, 2009 at 8:27 pm, MarcoPolo said:

    On April 9th, 2009 at 10:39 am, Juliethejarhead said:
    I knew it was only a matter of time before the begging — from the TP organizers — began.

    Only a liberal could think that taxing people to pay for resources they don’t use is ok, but passing the hat to pay for resources they do use is distasteful.

87. #87
    On April 10th, 2009 at 1:49 am, ent said:

    I just created a website for sharing Tea Party sign ideas.

    http://www.teapartyslogans.com/

    If you think that this is useful, add your favorite slogans and please spread the word!

88. #88
    On April 10th, 2009 at 10:00 am, nlebou said:

    What about the (most likey) Union janiotors? How are they to survive if they can put in for the extra time getting the hose, hooking it up, turning it on, etc, etc.

    /sarc

    We don’t many unions in Louisiana. Some, but not like northern states.

89. #89
    On April 10th, 2009 at 10:01 am, nlebou said:

    opps…insert have between don’t and many.