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noamnety Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-03-09 08:40 PM
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Mr. Gates vs. the Townhall Screechers.
Can someone explain to me how one dude mouthing off on his own porch gets arrested for disturbing the peace because the porch is in a public area, while an entire mob of white folks deliberately setting out to scream at an elected official with the goal of disrupting a public meeting is something other than disturbing the peace?
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Uzybone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-03-09 08:42 PM
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1. +1
where is Crowley when you need a cop?
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valerief Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-03-09 08:43 PM
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2. He was in his own house, but good point! nt
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noamnety Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-03-09 08:45 PM
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4. I thought the official justification
was that once he stepped outside the house onto his porch they could arrest him because it was in public.
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valerief Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-03-09 08:48 PM
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8. If he was argumentative, it was in his own house. Crowley asked him to step outside so he could
arrest him. That doesn't mean he was yelling outside.
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noamnety Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-03-09 08:54 PM
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12. okay, point taken. (nt)
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-03-09 08:44 PM
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3. Thank you. It took 6 minutes for Jim Crow to cuff Professor Gates.
How much longer do these actual disruptors get?
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-03-09 08:46 PM
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5. No I can't tell you..someone in
the autorities needs to answer this. And, why they're allowed to disrupt when Code Pink is taken away?
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valerief Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-03-09 08:49 PM
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10. Bingo! It's almost like the Dem pols want the disruptions so that they
can get lobbyist money and not pass a decent health care reform bill.
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csziggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-03-09 08:51 PM
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11. And single payer advocates aren't allowed to talk to Congresscritters
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Ilsa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-03-09 08:46 PM
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6. KNFNR. nt
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Cali_Democrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-03-09 08:47 PM
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7. White privilege
nt
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BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-03-09 08:48 PM
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9. And we're done.
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-03-09 09:21 PM
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13. White schmite...they need to be hauled outta
there for disrupting the meetings and not part of the district.. like code pink would be.
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gordianot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-03-09 09:34 PM
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14. No explanation without discussing about 500 years of American history.
This is one white folk who would love to infringe on the screeching white folks disruption of a public meeting.
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spedtr90 Donating Member (459 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-03-09 09:45 PM
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15. Townhall meetings are for RESIDENTS of the district!
Why should anyone from outside of the senator's or rep's district be allowed to attend a discussion of how that district is represented? Why can't participants be required to show ID to determine residence? Leave the protesters coming in on the bus to march around outside and entertain each other. They should not be allowed to take away the right of citizens to meet with their representatives.
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crickets Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-03-09 10:22 PM
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16. Excellent question. -nt
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