Far-Right Extremists Gather At 'Liberty Convention' 5000 Expected 250 Show

[RamboLiberal]

A star-studded lineup of right-wing extremists graced this weekend's "Liberty Convention" in Montana.

The event -- organized by far-right activist Mona Docteur, and her Celebrating Conservatism group -- was predicted to attract 5000 conservative foot soldiers. In fact, only around 250 showed up. But what the event lacked in numbers, it more than made up for in the anti-government animus -- and sometimes outright wackiness -- of some of its speakers. (See a flier for the event here.)

Docteur herself was tied to a recent effort to have local leaders in Montana fill out a "questionnaire" pledging, among other things, to form a local militia and to make federal government employees to get written approval before approaching "any Citizen."

Here's a quick rundown on some of the other speakers:

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/05/far-right_extremists_gather_at_liberty_convention.php?ref=fpb

[flakey_foont]

1. bad scheduling

finale of LOST was on....; or maybe the weather was bad...

[gratuitous]

2. 'Sokay, Fox will say attendance exceeded expectations

And fix the number at "hundreds, maybe thousands." Their idiot audience will believe it, and because it's "out there," the other major media outlets will feel constrained to report what Fox said. This is, naturally, good news for John McCain, and bad news for the Democrats.

Sheesh, the scripts just write themselves anymore.