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Blue_Adept

(6,399 posts)
Tue May 13, 2014, 03:15 PM May 2014

Operation American Spring promises to drive Obama from office this Friday

The activists say they expect 10 million to 30 million like-minded Americans to join them Friday in the nation’s capital for a rally patterned after Occupy Wall Street and “Arab Spring” protests.


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Oh my. I shall be glued to the news to watch this unfold.
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Operation American Spring promises to drive Obama from office this Friday (Original Post) Blue_Adept May 2014 OP
Did you say 10 to 30 people? liberal N proud May 2014 #1
10 to 30 million, huh? FiveGoodMen May 2014 #2
I'd bet on 10 to 30. Jackpine Radical May 2014 #7
Wake me when it's over! LongTomH May 2014 #3
From office. To where? The Hill to give a speech? Aristus May 2014 #4
+1 Jamaal510 May 2014 #41
Will There Be Cake, Sir? The Magistrate May 2014 #5
Freedom Cake Blue_Adept May 2014 #8
You Make It Pretty Tempting, Sir... The Magistrate May 2014 #9
What kind? eyeofnewt May 2014 #29
Didn't some group try that before? Skidmore May 2014 #6
Hope they brought enough Portapotties C_U_L8R May 2014 #10
And what do you know, it's all about taxes. LuvNewcastle May 2014 #11
I'm picturing protests with plenty of poorly spelled signs and more portable toilets than protesters Initech May 2014 #16
No, it's all about the black man in the White House. nt kelliekat44 May 2014 #44
American Spring? intaglio May 2014 #12
+1 sakabatou May 2014 #18
I love it. mindem May 2014 #27
....... Louisiana1976 May 2014 #31
If they do this enough times they will get over a hundred rurallib May 2014 #13
Um... somebody want to tell them it's summer already? Initech May 2014 #14
Friday? Don't these people have jobs? JaneyVee May 2014 #15
Nah, they're all on Social Security, most likely. LuvNewcastle May 2014 #19
BWAHAHAHAHA! sakabatou May 2014 #17
And this is what you get madamesilverspurs May 2014 #20
That Dingleberry Zinger ain't such a hot seller Blue Owl May 2014 #35
A rally for all 10/30 million participants will be held in the parking lot of Larry's Laundromat. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2014 #21
Yet Another Million Moron March. MineralMan May 2014 #22
The.stupid.hurts. angrychair May 2014 #23
Well, it's possible ... Arugula Latte May 2014 #28
Did you say "FOX News meth"? Hekate May 2014 #45
Will it be before or after the Friday evening rush hour? Zambero May 2014 #24
There's a typo...it's 10-30 morons, not millions. joeybee12 May 2014 #25
ahhhhhh angrychair May 2014 #32
They need someone to proof-read their stories! joeybee12 May 2014 #33
Just like Limbore's Operation Chaos? lpbk2713 May 2014 #26
They'll need billions and billions of porta-potties. n/t winter is coming May 2014 #30
I checked out their FB page. Roughly 22,000 Likes. alphafemale May 2014 #34
Peckerwoodstock? GreatCaesarsGhost May 2014 #36
Scary stuff. tanyev May 2014 #37
Won't this require at least a modicum of physical exertion? Yavin4 May 2014 #38
The crazy thing is, we should all be on the same side. Voice for Peace May 2014 #39
It sickens me a little also Jamaal510 May 2014 #42
yes, we are all being equally screwed by the same entities. Voice for Peace May 2014 #43
Anyone see the massive traffic jams yet? Are they here yet? Blue_Adept May 2014 #40
Biggest mass migration in world history.... Hekate May 2014 #46

Aristus

(66,358 posts)
4. From office. To where? The Hill to give a speech?
Tue May 13, 2014, 03:23 PM
May 2014

Have these cretins ever driven anyone anywhere? Except maybe to liquor stores and parole board hearings?

The Magistrate

(95,247 posts)
9. You Make It Pretty Tempting, Sir...
Tue May 13, 2014, 03:30 PM
May 2014

But how do I know that is not plastic over a slab of concrete?

It has to really be cake...

If you want me there.

LuvNewcastle

(16,846 posts)
11. And what do you know, it's all about taxes.
Tue May 13, 2014, 03:40 PM
May 2014

Gee, I wonder who is behind this? Where do people get the idea that income for the average American would increase with a toothless government? Face it, the government (especially the federal government), is the only thing standing between the little guy and the predator class, even though they've been doing a piss-poor job of it for the last 30 years. Income would increase.

Initech

(100,075 posts)
16. I'm picturing protests with plenty of poorly spelled signs and more portable toilets than protesters
Tue May 13, 2014, 03:45 PM
May 2014

Umbuma iz a socilist! Respect are country!

 

Tierra_y_Libertad

(50,414 posts)
21. A rally for all 10/30 million participants will be held in the parking lot of Larry's Laundromat.
Tue May 13, 2014, 03:59 PM
May 2014

Ample parking is expected and lunch will be provided by Stan's Fine Hot Dogs and Waste Management next door.

angrychair

(8,699 posts)
23. The.stupid.hurts.
Tue May 13, 2014, 04:46 PM
May 2014

10 MILLION PEOPLE! That is almost DOUBLE the population of the DC metro area (parts of MD and VA are included)....hell, its more than the entire population of VA...hell, in fact it would make DC into the 8th largest "state" in the country. 30 million is even more absurd...that would be millions more than the populations of NY or TX.

The largest peaceful gathering in the United States, that I could find record of, was the parade for the Boston Red Sox World Series victory in 2004...estimated at 3 million.

These people are idiots.

Zambero

(8,964 posts)
24. Will it be before or after the Friday evening rush hour?
Tue May 13, 2014, 05:29 PM
May 2014

If they time it wrong they could get stuck in a Beltway traffic jam and blow their big chance. Not to worry though -- If there's two or more of them, they can just pull their rig into the diamond lane and save a bit of time.

lpbk2713

(42,757 posts)
26. Just like Limbore's Operation Chaos?
Tue May 13, 2014, 05:35 PM
May 2014



What a total embarrassment that was for them.

It fell flat on its face even with all the support OxyRush could give it.



 

alphafemale

(18,497 posts)
34. I checked out their FB page. Roughly 22,000 Likes.
Tue May 13, 2014, 06:20 PM
May 2014

And I'd say 90% or more of the posts are mocking them mercilessly.

Yavin4

(35,438 posts)
38. Won't this require at least a modicum of physical exertion?
Tue May 13, 2014, 06:41 PM
May 2014

Good thing there's Obamacare. They'll need it.

 

Voice for Peace

(13,141 posts)
39. The crazy thing is, we should all be on the same side.
Wed May 14, 2014, 01:07 PM
May 2014

there must be a way.

“For more than five years, ‘we the people’ have been writing, calling, faxing Congress, the media, screaming in Town Halls, marching, rallying, demonstrating, petitioning, all to no avail,” Riley said. “Every branch of government looks at ‘we the people’ whom they have taken an oath to serve, as ‘pests,’ interfering with their political agenda, cramping their self-serving, greedy agendas. We have no faith in the ballot box any longer, as many believe this sacred secret box has been compromised.”

Jamaal510

(10,893 posts)
42. It sickens me a little also
Thu May 15, 2014, 10:07 PM
May 2014

whenever I think about people like them who are most likely poor or lower-middle class, who have overdosed on the Haterade--so much that they basically are taking actions in life that ultimately end up hurting themselves and those of us of a similar class.

 

Voice for Peace

(13,141 posts)
43. yes, we are all being equally screwed by the same entities.
Fri May 16, 2014, 12:23 AM
May 2014

I have a dream.. the militias protecting the occupy wall streeters..

Hekate

(90,683 posts)
46. Biggest mass migration in world history....
Fri May 16, 2014, 12:31 AM
May 2014

It should be highly visible from satellites and the ground!

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