Operation American Spring falls flat: ‘This is very disappointing,’ Texan says

[Faygo Kid]

Source: Washington Times

Operation American Spring, billed as a Friday morning multi-million patriot march on Washington, D.C., to oust leadership from the nation’s capital — from President Obama to House Speaker John Boeher — has proven woefully below expectations.

“It’s a very dismal turnout,” said Jackie Milton, 61, a Jacksboro, Texas, resident and the head of Texans for Operation American Spring, to The Washington Times. He said hopes were high when he arrived in Alexandria, Va., a day or so ago and found motels and hotels were sold out for 30 miles around.

But weather’s dampened turnout a bit, he said.

“We were getting over two inches of rain in hour in parts of Virginia this morning,” Mr. Milton said. “Now it’s a nice sunny day. But this is a very poor turnout. It ain’t no millions. And it ain’t looking like there’s going to be millions. Hundreds is more like it.” . .

Read more: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/16/operation-american-spring-falls-flat-very-disappoi/

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Yeah, the weather. That's it. That's what kept 9,999,950+ away.

Darn. What a bad break.

[AZ Mike]

1. The revolution shall only commence....

....in favorable weather.

[Fantastic Anarchist]

43. The Revolution Will Not Be Weatherized.

[calimary]

73. HILARIOUS!!!!

It also makes me wonder what else is going on around there this weekend? Other conventions? Some garden show? Why are all the hotels and motels booked? Or is that just another tall tale? Or maybe their good friends the koch brothers snapped up all those rooms in anticipation of the expected marauding hoards? If that's the case, I hope there's a nice fat unrefundable deposit on each of those rooms so the benefactors can get something for their money: a big fat ZERO!!!

[Fantastic Anarchist]

80. This really is funny.

Considering that Occupy protesters braved blizzard-like conditions in tents for months. These manly men couldn't be bothered to brave 68 degree partly sunny weather for a day.

Heh, they call themselves "revolutionaries."

Mel Brooks couldn't come up with something more hilarious!

[mountain grammy]

84. The operation is kind of like a Mel Brooks movie..

and almost as hilarious. I've been enjoying the hell out of it!!

[ninjanurse]

114. Freezing in Tents

I just stopped by to visit Occupy Providence and froze my garbanzos meeting with people who lived there for months. And lots of them worked during the day and stayed there at night.

[nikto]

125. I'm sure the Tea-baggerz decided...

To keep the demonstration well out of the thousands and to only a few hundred at most,
out of respect for the environment.

This proves T-Baggerz respect the environment much more than those Occupy Libs who
demonstrated well into the thousands in many places.
So irresponsible.

See?
Conservatives are never wrong, and always win.

[awoke_in_2003]

93. I think there is a big commencement ceremony...

on the Mall this weekend.

[Amethyst Ring]

108. Maryland is holding Proms and Graduations

all over the place.

Those hotel rooms are booked up for those events, not this bunch of fools.

[calimary]

113. AHA!!! That's probably it - and the big commencement ceremony that awoke_in_2003 mentioned.

I'll BET that's it! These idiots evidently just presumed it was all for them and all about them and ONLY them. Just more evidence of how ridiculously myopic they are.

[catbyte]

116. Isn't the Preakness today too?

[jmowreader]

117. It is

[lolly]

127. Why wouldn't hotel rooms be booked?

What kind of self-absorbed twit would assume that a city that attracts millions of tourists every year would have readily available hotel rooms right at the beginning of high travel season?

I've been to DC in April and in June the last couple of years, and I booked my cheapo hotel rooms months in advance.

Do they even notice that other people exist?

[lisby]

143. I believe that you have answered your own question.

These yokels have no clue that this is a major metropolitan area with huge numbers of tourists and special events that keep most hotels full up. They understand as much about the actual city of Washington, DC, as they do about the nonsense they are protesting.

[LibertyLover]

140. No, it didn't

There is a race track in Laurel, MD, but it does not host the Preakness. The Preakness is held at Pimlico Race Track in Baltimore City. It was indeed held this past weekend with about 120,000 attending. California Chrome won it and will now go on to Belmont in New York City to attempt to win the Triple Crown.

[Quasimodem]

65. Like the Post Office, backwards:

Only snow and rain and heat and gloom of night can stay these super patriots from the swift overthrow of tyranny by their exalted revolution.

[yeoman6987]

102. I was ribbing some Conservatives at work

and they said "we didn't even know about it" and they live in Annapolis MD. They were glad it was a bust and that they didn't represent them....yeah sure...lol.

[AZ Mike]

109. I did much the same to my conservative co-workers in Phoenix.

"What are you doing here at work today? Shouldn't you be in D.C. driving Obama, Biden, Holder, Kerry, and Boehner from office today?"

[Enrique]

2. "It ain't no millions"

[catbyte]

3. I think the saying that the sun shines on a righteous cause could apply here

[MosheFeingold]

23. So close

"45 ......that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous."

Matthew something 45

(Pretty good for a Jewish guy, huh?)

But on topic of the thread: HAHAHAHHAHAH. Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of people.

[happyslug]

62. That section is right after the "Beatitudes" the main thrust of Christ's teachings.

Just compare what Christ actually SAYS to what many right wing "Christians" say:

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%205&version=NIV

5 Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him,

2 and he began to teach them.

The Beatitudes

He said:

3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
5 Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
7 Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 “Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.
12 Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Salt and Light

13 “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.

14 “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

The Fulfillment of the Law

17 “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. 18 For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. 19 Therefore anyone who sets aside one of the least of these commands and teaches others accordingly will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20 For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.

Murder

21 “You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘You shall not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ 22 But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, ‘Raca,’ is answerable to the court. And anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell.

Side note: Raca: Was An Aramaic term of contempt

23 “Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you, 24 leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to them; then come and offer your gift.

25 “Settle matters quickly with your adversary who is taking you to court. Do it while you are still together on the way, or your adversary may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison. 26 Truly I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.

Adultery

27 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’[e] 28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29 If your right eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. 30 And if your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.

Divorce

31 “It has been said, ‘Anyone who divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’[f] 32 But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, makes her the victim of adultery, and anyone who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

Oaths

33 “Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill to the Lord the vows you have made.’ 34 But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne; 35 or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King. 36 And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make even one hair white or black. 37 All you need to say is simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything beyond this comes from the evil one.[g]

Eye for Eye

38 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’[h] 39 But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also. 40 And if anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, hand over your coat as well. 41 If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two miles. 42 Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.

Love for Enemies

43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor, and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. 46 If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? 47 And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? 48 Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

[calimary]

75. Such great stuff - thanks for this, happy slug!

For all those "patriots" purporting to quote Jesus, I never EVER hear them single out The Beatitudes.

[Politicub]

106. Too bad for the tea baggers there's no "blessed are the douchebags"

Guess god doesn't like them either.

[waddirum]

133. Wow!

It's better to gouge your eye out than to have sexy-time thoughts about some pretty lady/man in your field of view. Talk about hyperbole.

I guess I never read the fine print before.

[calimary]

74. Welcome to DU, MosheFeingold!

Good to have you with us! VERY good for a Jewish guy! This lifelong Catholic couldn't even tell you which Gospel that particular passage came from! And you're equally correct on another point: "Couldn't happen to a "nicer" bunch of people!" I'm still trying to figure out who booked up all those hotel and motel rooms for 30 miles around? Seems to me quite likely that someone's been royally HAD.

[MisterP]

115. I read that as "the sun shines on an outhouse cause"

[Kelvin Mace]

4. Ah, the money I could have made

I offered to pay anyone $1 for each attendee over 1,000, if they agreed to pay me one penny for every attendee under 10 million.

No takers.

[heaven05]

36. I wish the Coke bros

had taken you up on that bet. You'd be set for life.

[arcane1]

5. "Let's overthrow tyranny and restore America!" ... "In THIS weather? No way!"

[Tom Rinaldo]

9. Exactly. These folks aren't the kind to winter at Valley Forge. n/t

[jwirr]

22. That is what I was thinking. They are not dedicated to the cause. I really doubt they have the

following they think they have.

[Kingofalldems]

6. Did they bring their Confederate money with them?

[geardaddy]

7. They were just afraid of melting

a la the Wicked Witches that they are.

[rtracey]

8. Let's Overthrow the Government

But first, let's get a group table at Denny's for a grand slam breakfast....hahhahaa Tea Party.....asswipes hahahhahaha

[Fantastic Anarchist]

46. Miscommunication.

Everyone met at the Sizzler instead.

[Quasimodem]

66. I heard they had taken over the White House ...

... correction ... make that the Waffle House.

[muntrv]

71. I thought they met at the Crackerbarrell.

[lovemydog]

141. It was a barrel full

of crackers.

[stg81]

10. um, duh? and he expected....?

[hobbit709]

11. Disappointing? NO! I find it effing hilarious.

[CanonRay]

12. The batteries in their scooters musta died...

[EmilyAnne]

72. Oh, this is just awful!

And I can't stop laughing.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

85. Dit

Toe

[lovemydog]

142. The scooters paid for

by that evil government

[Wait Wut]

13. Tripadvisor & Booking

There are plenty of rooms available, doofus. But, just to clarify, you waited until the last minute to book a room in the Nation's Freaking Capitol on a Friday? Cut back on the Viagra, there is no blood left in your pea brain.

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotels-g30226-Alexandria_Virginia-Hotels.html

http://www.booking.com/searchresults.html
"Washington, DC is a top choice with fellow travelers on your selected dates (54% reserved).
Tip: Prices might be higher than normal, so try searching with different dates if possible."

[Marthe48]

90. I looked for hotels Th 5/15

There were rooms available at 392 hotels around D.C.

[mn9driver]

104. Same here. Looked at the whole weekend.

Pages and pages of cheap hotel rooms available in and around DC.

But the Washington Times has never bothered much with fact checking.

[Blanks]

14. Hundreds? I'd guess dozens. eom

[FailureToCommunicate]

15. "Hey, NO WAY I'm gonna risk getting my ride wet..."

[freshwest]

119. Since these guys want to cut 2/3rds of the budget, they must all be independently wealthy and bought

those scooters themselves. Of course they have to take care of their property!

[SansACause]

16. Has he ever tried to book a hotel in DC in the summer?

Alexandria and Bethesda are often the closest I can find for anything less than $300/night.

[Mike Daniels]

18. Those are pretty much the areas these rally participants stay at anyway

Being an Alexandria resident I dread the weekends the GOP / Tea-Party have their annual events like CPAC and such. It means that the beauty of the Old Town waterfront will be obscured by a bunch of pasty faced morons wearing tea-shirts with objectionable slogans who take up space at my favorite restaurants.

[muntrv]

17. Rain kept them away? These teabaggers are contributing to the wussification of America!

[freshwest]

120. Thanks for the laugh of th monrning. My thought exactly! n/t

[liberal N proud]

19. Love the excuses - fair weather revolution. LOL

Then there is this:

some of the planned Operation American Spring members who were planning to head to Washington, D.C., instead traveled to Nevada, to give support to cattle rancher Cliven Bundy in his fight against the federal government over grazing fees.

[Jim Lane]

20. Uh-oh, the FReepers have figured out that we were behind the whole thing.

One of the popular theories on FR is that Operation American Spring was actually organized by leftists. FReeper CivilWarBrewing (yeah, that's the user name), endorsing this view, says:

False flag, I agree. It was designed to fail from the start for the purpose of demoralizing the Tea Party movement ahead of elections. As if oppression by the IRS isn’t enough.

Although I'm miffed that I wasn't invited to the planning meetings, I have to hand it to whichever of you pulled this off. Nice work!

[frylock]

42. we left you several voice mails..

please update your contact info. we have a big meeting in June regarding Agenda 42, which is twice as bad as Agenda 21. I can't disclose much more than that over this unsecured channel.

[Jim Lane]

56. Oh, cool, so 42 really is the answer!

Thanks for clearing that up.

[LiberalArkie]

87. After all 42 is the answer to everything

[awoke_in_2003]

94. Yeah, but what's the question? nt

[csziggy]

111. Something to do with Life, The Universe, and Everything

Or maybe "How many roads must a man walk down?"

Or "What do you get if you multiply six by nine?"

(I cheated - these are all from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phrases_from_The_Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy#Answer_to_the_Ultimate_Question_of_Life.2C_the_Universe.2C_and_Everything_.2842.29)

[awoke_in_2003]

121. Well the original question was....

"what is the meaning of life, the universe, and everything?". When DeepThought came back with the answer "42", and the scientists were flustered, DT said there question was flawed and another computer would have to be built to come up with the right question. The computer (Earth) was destroyed by the Vogons just before the program was finished.

[pangaia]

63. I didn't get the email either. Please add me to your list

[awoke_in_2003]

95. Sorry, I am representing straight married men...

at a gay agenda meeting that night.

[Doctor_J]

83. I think I was locked out of the HumiliateTeaTardsOperationAmericanSpringFalseFlagOrganizing

group at some point. Congrats to those who pulled it off

[arcane1]

112. I guess they'll throw the organizer under the bus, and he'll be fully discredited.

Too bad

[HubertHeaver]

21. In the DC area,

hotels, motels, and B&B's for that matter, are always sold out. That is a constant state of affairs in the Capitol.

[Dawson Leery]

24. Yellow.

If these thugs are afraid of rain, there is no way they could run an insurgency.

[arcane1]

29. Since their plan was to storm the Capitol, they would be dry inside anyway

[Thinkingabout]

67. Maybe someone misread the notice and said the wrong thing in their prayer.

So a storm hit the capital.

[olddad56]

86. sounds like there was, in fact, a storm but they were not part of it.

[mazzarro]

131. I think I get it now

So they planned to storm the WH, but instead they got stormed! That is sooooooo funnnnny!

[starroute]

25. Motels sold out? Let me guess -- it's graduation season

Here's one I found for this weekend -- Georgetown University. There are probably others.

http://commencement.georgetown.edu/

[Nitram]

26. Fair Weather Patriots

[mahatmakanejeeves]

27. Photos: Operation American Spring Misses Projected Attendance By About 9,999,850

The weather was pretty awful this morning. This was also "Bike to Work Day." I take public transit, so I don't participate in that, but the weather surely kept a lot of people from biking in today too.

The pictures show a sunny day, as the skies cleared up around noon.

Photos: Operation American Spring Misses Projected Attendance By About 9,999,850

[muriel_volestrangler]

81. PR tip for demonstrators: never write a sign saying 'Epic Fail'

unless you're absolutely, positively sure that it's not going to apply to you:

When I arrived, about 150 mostly white dudes were stationed in the middle of the National Mall. (One such gentlemen referred to me as the "liberal Jew media" when I asked a question.)

Stay classy, teabaggers.

[freshwest]

122. Thanks for the pictures. At least they got their Koch GOP Libertarian Faux talking points down:

[Fred Gilmore]

28. Tea Turds

Born in a toilet yet afraid of water...........

[Aristus]

30. BWA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA!

Loserrrrrrrrrrrrrrrs!

[Quixote1818]

31. I guess whenever all 20 people posting on a Militia you-tube video agree with you

it seems like there are MILLIONS ready for an uprising instead of just 500.

[Hekate]

136. Or in this case...

150, not even close to 500. That's got to be humiliating.

[Jimbo S]

32. The weather kept the numbers down?

I remember three years ago in Wisconsin hundreds of thousand showed up in Madison to protest Walker in the frigid February/March temperatures.

[Leith]

69. That's What I Kept Thinking!

At the time of the WI protest, they impressed the world with their hardiness (well, it knocked MY socks off, but I'm a desert rat now).

Now a little rain keeps "We the Nutty People" from ordering the government to quit their jobs. Right.

Another point: for all their claims of being a grassroots movement, this proves that they are not. Other protests had a lot of advertising, professional planning, etc. It looks like the TP masters weren't behind this - just the members. And it was an embarrassing, miserable failure.

[rurallib]

33. "Sunshine soldiers and summer patriots"

Who said that?

[ChazInAz]

41. Thomas Paine

"The American Crisis".

[Shrike47]

77. You got it backwards, though. It's 'sunshine patriot and summer patriot.'

Very apt description of these people.

And if the government fell and the government checks stopped, what would they live on?

[Feral Child]

34. That's not fair!

All the Militia Men had been Called to Duty to defend Clive Bundy's rights!

Going to the rally would have been "desertion in the face of the enemy"!

[onehandle]

35. The Confederacy tried to knock over the Union once before.

How'd that work out?

[heaven05]

37. I am heartened by their very dismal FAILURE

FAILURE! FAILURE! FAILURE!

[TRoN33]

38. Why? I know the answer...

90% of tea party can't afford to go to rally in D.C. because they gave away too much of their money to tea-friendly PACs and their obviously lowest wages.

[freshwest]

39. Bad weather? Didn't stop the Patriots glorified in this picture, which I'm sure they use:

It doesn't stop the United States Postal Service, but then they are actually doing a job and not busy being exhibitionists. Just more Bundy types waving their manhood around trying desperately to be relevant. But the sun didn't shine on schedule so they scream, 'False flag, it wasn't us!'

[kelliekat44]

40. How come they never want to oust SCOJ Roberts? Didn't he allow the ACA?

[blkmusclmachine]

44. It's teh gayz fault. It's ALWAYS teh gayz fault!!!

[Shana]

45. re: hotel rooms

Someone mentioned that there's a police convention going on in DC too.

[JohnnyRingo]

91. Police Convention + Tea Party Rally the same weekend?

I'll bet the gun shops were swamped like a fireworks store on the 4th of July.
Bad weekend to mug random people on the streets though.

[NewJeffCT]

47. It's a liberal media conspiracy

and, Obama's black helicopters helping to keep everybody away. It really would have been 20 million, if not 30, if it wasn't for that.

[IkeRepublican]

50. You got it all wrong, dude.

See, the Democrats bought all of the open hotel rooms in DC, making it impossible for people to stay. Plus, the Harry Reid weather machine made it rain. Can't have a revolution with it raining outside and no hotels to stay in. Only commies do that shit.

[IkeRepublican]

48. Heh

[bigworld]

49. I can't fault them for getting out there on the streets

But promising 10-30 million is just delusional.

They really think they have mass support when they can't even muster 100?

[Archae]

51. Benghazi!!!

Drink!

[BeyondGeography]

55. lol...BenghaZZZZZzzzzz

[Glaisne]

52. News Flash!

Conservatives Fail Yet Again!

Conservatives continue their unbroken stream of failures today as Operation American Spring fails on its promise of at least a 10 million turn out of "patriots" to overthrow the govt. This latest failure is another in a long history of failures that includes their failed trucker's blockade, failed second amendment remedies, failed social policies, failed economic policies, failed diplomatic policies, failed political policies, failed healthcare policies, failed environmental policies, failed trade policies, and failure in governing. It is hoped that it is only a matter of time before conservatism suffers a complete systemic failure and collapse. However continual infusions of massive amounts of capital and propaganda have so far been able to prop up a failed and dying ideology and for now stave off the inevitable.

[calimary]

70. Welcome to DU, Glaisne!

Glad you're here! DAYUM! I posted here either last night or the night before - that I thought it'd probably be a few hundred, and NOT the "millions" of "patriots." "Patriots"???????? WTF?????? How is it "patriotic" to bully people with guns and assault rifles, to advocate for the overthrow of a Constitutionally- and quite legally-elected government (you know - the one OF the People, BY the People, and FOR the People - that one?), to demand spending cuts that lead to turning our once-magnificent super highway system into rut-covered broken-concrete messes and in some cases a return to GRAVEL roads? How is it "patriotic" to push for restrictions on the right to vote? I was going to say I'd like to see the dictionary some of these folks use to define their precious beliefs (and, of course, write out their fabulous protest signs) but I'm not sure some of 'em can read all that well. And even if they could, I doubt many of them would have reading comprehension skills that are anywhere near up to snuff. Ahhh... the rabble. Their ancestors chose a murderer over the Christ. So what can we expect of their descendants?

[AAO]

53. That is FN hilarious!

[DonViejo]

54. For some great laughs...

visit the comments section under the Wash Times article. There's one tea bagger that keeps posting the same message (and everyone is laughing)

What makes you think the conception of "American Spring" (as a follow-on to "Arab Spring&quot was Tea Party? Did the words "patriot" and "Texan" throw you? OWS is leftist, remember? Sarandon, Moore, Baldwin, Kanye, all loved the movement, and you can't get more leftist than that. I'm a Tea Party participant, and this event did not interest me at all because it smacked more of anarchy, forcible ouster, "occupation" and possible violence...nothing that the Tea Party supports. Get your facts right. There is no "hemorrhage" of people who believe in the US Constitution, Bill of Rights, and "right-sized" government.

.

"While Operation American Spring — inspired by the “Arab Spring” protests and Occupy Wall Street — was touted as a potentially huge turnout event, protesters appear to be light on the ground in Washington, DC."
Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/12542...

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/16/operation-american-spring-falls-flat-very-disappoi/

[BeyondGeography]

57. It wasn't the rain, it was Obama's drone threat that killed turnout

Obama. He mean.

[DonViejo]

60. I liked these two...

DS_8675309 • 3 hours ago

"We are dedicated to taking our country back from tyrants, unless it rains."

180 • Reply•Share ›

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Glock H. Palin, Esq. DS_8675309 • 2 hours ago

Live free or dry.

179 • Reply•Share ›

[armed_and_liberal]

58. I guess they forgot this for their million moron march.

[pangaia]

59. God has spoken. "Go home, you idiots."

[Ilsa]

61. They probably believe Obama et al bought up the hotel rooms.

Paranoid bastards tend to think that way.

[geretogo]

64. I did'nt know Tim Micvey had so many family members . I thought Terry Nicholes would lead the march

[Michigan Alum]

68. They aren't even mentioning it on Faux News.

Ugh! Must take shower now to wash the slime off.

[WovenGems]

76. Wimps

Revolution canceled on account of rain! Priceless

[SoapBox]

78. Too bad for the TeaTalibanTerrorists...

Not! It couldn't happen to a better bunch of nut bags.

[QC]

79. Summer soldiers and sunshine patriots, obviously. n/t

[Bluzmann57]

82. It could have been a beautiful sunny day

And it's likely that not a lot of people would have shown up anyway. The teahadists, er, teabaggers are living in a (very strange) dream world. There is no possible way they were going to oust any leaders.

[Helen Borg]

97. Well, aren't these supposed to be tough guy, militia types, anyway?

They love the bad weather!

[Bluzmann57]

123. I have worked in bad weather conditions

And the biggest complainers were generally teabagger types. The stupid so and so's just couldn't seem to figure out that 1- our Union got us decent wages and 2- we were told that the working conditions were going to be tough.

[Cha]

88. "It ain't no millions".. Yeah, rain should definitely keep them away..

[johnlucas]

89. I'm actually surprised. I thought these guys would jump at the chance to protest

By the way, nice to have Democratic Underground working again.

I thought with ALLLLL the Obama hate going around ESPECIALLY in the South that these folks would jump at the chance to rabble-rabble at the White House.
I would expect AT LEAST a few thousand.
They couldn't even get past hundreds!

You gotta know your demographics I guess.
As a general rule you can get young folks to brave the elements.
Young folks go to concerts & parties where the atmosphere may not be as welcoming.
But older folks? As a rule..."it's too cold, it's too rainy, it's too windy, it's too hot."

You remember the elderies in your family telling you that they're cold in the middle of July asking to have something to put on.
You remember the frequent fights over the AC unit so they don't get the chills.
If not for that, then many old folks don't like to stand on concrete for hours at a time without sitting down.
Old folks in general don't do marches very well.
It's just how it is.

And then many are on fixed income so can they even afford to make the trip in the first place?
The guy didn't think this through.
But that's par for the course with cats like that.
John Lucas

[Skittles]

92. one gal said it was because of flooding

didn't Joliet Jake Blues use that excuse with Carrie Fisher?

[Helen Borg]

96. "motels and hotels were sold out for 30 miles around. "

As they always are, when you try to book at the last minute?...

[Crowman1979]

98. Or any time of year around the DC area.

[Helen Borg]

100. I bet I can easily book a hotel room in DC

for say, September. Perhaps not for tomorrow, though.

[kairos12]

99. Can't see to protest with Grecian Formula #16 in your eyes.

[Sunlei]

101. the single person who called for the american spring has a website. One read & a reasonable

person would never 'join-up'.

On his front page he was raging about 'we may die in our march' to evict the washingtondc politicians'


On the bright side, a couple dozen 'followers' went to washingtondc and I bet they had a great educational vacation and are now proud of OUR FEDERAL GOV.

It is a breath of fresh air for Cult members to escape from their caves in the outback and see the big city in person.

[ArgentineRed]

103. operation American spring

This weather proves just how much the "muslim brotherhood" has infiltrated the Obama white house!

[leftyladyfrommo]

105. God rained on their parage.

Usually 2 inches of rain an hour is a bad thing. But not this time.

[sofa king]

107. Stupid people disappointed to find stupid idea is stupid.

[abakan]

144. And "you can't fix stupid".....nt

[Crowman1979]

110. On the opposite end of the spectrum, rain didn't stop Occupy Wall Street.

[mysuzuki2]

118. There were 300 million people

who stayed home! BTW, did anyone see the video of the woman who explained the lack of participants by saying that they were all "land-locked by floods in the area?" That clears it up for me.

[nikto]

124. Hey, "hundreds" is a lot!

It's like if you're a hundredaire----You're rich!

[Bonhomme Richard]

126. What can I say? Delusional is...

delusional.

[Amonester]

128. So, these nuts thought they would just show up on Penn Ave., and tell SS guards...

"uh, you guys pack it up and go away, we're ordering you to"

And they thought they would just say, "ookay dookay, sir" ?!?

Any Mental Treatment Centers still open in TX??

[JEFF9K]

129. They should march on Fox News and talk radio ...

... for always misleading them.

[BobTheSubgenius]

130. "Saving the US from Obama is EVERYTHING...

...'cept it's kinda rainy and I heard you can't find good pork rinds anywhere in DC. Guess I'll check and see how Cliven's doin."

Derpapalooza.

[efhmc]

132. This Texan stood in rain mixed with sleet to protest Bush's

"inauguration", along with millions (never got a clear count) of others. My hand painted sign melted.

[Agony]

134. They should have consulted with Occupy on how to do this...

“The weather won’t dissuade me,” he added. “I’m here through the thick and thin until the tear gas rolls in.”

‘Occupy’ camp defiant on snow day
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http://nypost.com/2011/10/29/occupy-camp-defiant-on-snow-day/

[lastlib]

135. Hey, what's a factor of 10,000 among morans??

[Zambero]

138. 50? Not too shabby!

That's one per state. Success!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[maxrandb]

139. What a bunch of "French Surrender Monkees"!

"Was it over when the German's Bombed Pearl Harbor?"

Can't wait to hear how the Tea-Hadist try to polish this turd!

[King_Klonopin]

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