URGENT: Tommorrow Stop Them in Denver.

[FourScore]

URGENT: Tommorrow Stop Them in Denver.
by pronin2
Wed Aug 05, 2009 at 06:22:53 PM PDT

The tea baggers are taking their cues and shutting down our democracy -again. They did it in 2000. Now they are doing it with healthcare reform. They tell Chris Dodd to cmmit suicide. They physically threaten dem congress persons. Tonight we learn of death threats against Rep Miller of NC just for wanting to host a townall. The police are involved and its deemed too dangerous to go on with t he event. Tommorrow we have a chance to tell these people no!

These Right wing tactics are ones we know well. My family learned them back in Europe. In the 30s poltical discussion was shut down by thugs comming to potlical salons etc and by using threats and violence shut down their right to speak openly.

TOMMORROW IS THE PERFECT TIME FOR DEMS TO SAY NO TO THIS. SPEAKER PELOSI AND REP POLIS ARE HAVING A PRESS CONFERENCE IN DENVER ON HEALTHCARE. MALKIN HAS PUT UP THE RADAR AND IS URGING ALL BIRTHERS AND TEA BAGGERS TO SHUT DOWN THE SPEAKER. IF YOU LIVE NEAR CO CAN U PLEASE HELP BY GOING TO LINKS BELOW AND ATTENDING THE EVENT?

Here is the 411 Please recommend this diary as this EVENT IS TOMMORROW. The tea baggers and birthers are out to get Pelosi and Polis tomorrow. The Speaker is having a presser. Lets not let her be humiliated or be forced to be shut up by these folks.

This is a last minute Protest Alert

Nancy Pelosi, Jared Polis and Diana DeGette will be at Denver’s Stout Street Clinic Tomorrow.

When: August 6, 2009
Time: 2:00 PM
Where:
Stout Street Clinic
2100 Broadway
Denver, CO
Front Range & Broomfield 912 Groups will be attending. Spread the word, any 912 or Tea Party support will be appreciated!
Stout Street Clinic Map
Stout Street Clinic
2100 Broadway
Denver, CO 80205-2526
[phone]
http://michellemalkin.com/2009/08/05/tea-party-bashers-gone-wild/comment-page-2/#comment-767422

If anyone here will go to protect our democracy from being hijacked please go tot this link and hook up with those who are going!
http://action.firedoglake.com/page/event/detail/jt2

In other news the tea baggers are terrorizing our fellow members of Congress and we must be aggressive and make sure these events are fair to constituents. Rep Miller today has received many death threats-so serious the police are involved.

Dem Congressman's Office: His Life Has Been Threatened Over Health Care Bill
By Eric Kleefeld - August 5, 2009, 5:54PM

Rep. Brad Miller (D-NC) will not be hosting any town hall events this August -- instead, he's making himself available to constituents for one-on-one meetings about health care reform -- and at least part of the reason is this: His offices have received threatening phone calls, including at least one direct threat against his life.

"We had no town hall events scheduled for the August recess anyway, but in light of everything that's happened -- we have received a threatening phone call in the D.C. office, there have been calls to the Raleigh office," said Miller communications director LuAnn Canipe, in an interview with TPM. The threatening call in question happened earlier this week.

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They haven't heard anything back from the police yet, but they did get the caller's number. So this could develop into something soon enough.
(Special thanks to TPM Reader ML.)
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/08/dem-congressmans-office-his-life-has-been-threatened-over-health-care-bill.php

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Congressman Gene Green of Houston had a town hall-notice a pattern-and faced boos, howls and threats. And luckily the reporter asked how many were actually living in his dsitrict. Turns out not many. The tea baggers drove in like they did for Tom DeLay in the 2000 Florida coup.
More-
http://thinkprogress.org/2009/08/04/gene-green-townhall/

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/8/5/762423/-URGENT:-Tommorrow-Stop-Them-in-Denver.

[hedgehog]

1. Kick with misgivings - sooner or later there will be a literal riot

at one of these events.

[liberal N proud]

3. Any guess on who will throw the first blow?

[graywarrior]

4. They already have.

[liberal N proud]

7. Aware of the violence against the congressman but thinking more

along the lines of crowd riots.

The same bunch who is disrupting these events will most likely escalate to violence once confronted.

[graywarrior]

10. They're E over I on steroids.

[subterranean]

16. Or maybe they'll back down like the cowardly bullies they are.

Of course, when they're confronted on their bullying tactics, they cry that we're "violating their First Amendment rights."

[liberal N proud]

18. They have it all figure out

[Expedite Trucker]

9. They had their way for 8 years

now all they wanna do is cry WAHHHHHHH

[graywarrior]

14. They make me want to dig out my nunchucks...lol.

[vadawg]

39. dont bring nunchuks to a gunfight whatever you do

nunchuks are best kept for a kung fu movie, in the real world the other dude will probuably have a gun...

[graywarrior]

40. True

[TexasObserver]

2. Recommend

[Hissyspit]

5. Suggestions:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6217096

[havocmom]

11. That is a great thread. People need to read it

Please, people, read it!

[Historic NY]

25. I agree it forces their hand before the disruptions.

[KaryninMiami]

6. Wish I lived closer- would be happy to be there. K&R

[elleng]

8. THIS is exactly where the First Amendment kicks OUT,

shouting fire in a crowded theater.

THEY CAN AND MUST BE ARRESTED.

[Arctic Dave]

12. Spitballs, lots and lots of spitballs. Or a rubberband and folded up paper.

I'll go third grade on thier asses. Don't think I wont.

[ColbertWatcher]

19. There's already a whole threadful of childish activities ...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=6227862&mesg_id=6227862

[Arctic Dave]

21. We must fight their Childishness with an even more advanced form of childishness.

[ColbertWatcher]

30. Damn right! n/t

[likesmountains 52]

13. Wish I could be there..

[proud patriot]

15. kick

[backscatter712]

17. K&R! I will be there. I NEED SIGN IDEAS!!!

What should I have on my sign?

My ideas:

"IGNORE THE ASTROTURFERS! LISTEN TO CONSTITUENTS!"

"QUIET, ASTROTURFERS! DEMOCRACY IN PROGRESS!"

[Catshrink]

22. How about...

Get government out of health care: abolish medicare.

Or something like that.

[backscatter712]

23. LISTEN TO CONSTITUENTS, NOT RICK SCOTT'S THUGS!

[backscatter712]

31. ASTROTURF SPONSORED BY BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD!

Thank you, Bobbie Jo & ColbertWatcher!

I know a good sign idea when I steal it! :evilgrin:

[ColbertWatcher]

37. That was all Bobbie Jo ...

... I only came up with http://wikiality.wikia.com/Parrot_Bingo">the bingo idea, which DUer LunaSea named!

[Joe the Liberal]

20. I know where that is....

although it's kind of far away.

[backscatter712]

29. Take the bus! RTD has service all over the metro area!

This is a be-there-or-be-square moment.

We need everyone on deck.

[Sebastian Doyle]

24. I think Randi Rhodes had a good idea today.

I only caught about 5 minutes of her show, but it was enough to hear this idea....

Nobody should get in to one of these meetings unless they can prove they live in the district. These congress critters are coming to hear from THEIR constituents. And the Freepers who live in that district, sure, they have as much right to be there (RESPECTFULLY, that is) as anybody else.

But when an astroturf mob of assholes gets off a chartered bus in a liberal district, you can bet they ain't locals. And as such, they can go home and bitch in their own district.

[Historic NY]

27. The staff or the organizers should be doing this as a standard practice.

[madamesilverspurs]

26. "Americans For Prosperity" is starting the day in Greeley.

They are holding an anti-healthcare rally at one of our parks, and they are being warmly welcomed by our local republican party (see link http://www.weldcountygop.org / for their announcement of the event). Please note that they actually refer to this as a "bus tour", as if they were coming here to benignly admire our amber waves of grain.

We're going to be there, too. We won't shout, we will converse. We'll have non-inflammatory signs. We'll have cameras.

The park, by the way, is right across the street from the downtown police station.

[bleever]

28. Civility is on our side.

Encompass the enemy,
Let him have ample opportunity to be seen
As he is in full actuality;
Act then accordingly.

[donheld]

32. Stout Street Clinic? Do you know that neighborhood?

I'm typing this about 2 miles away from there. I'm thinking they may
have picked the wrong place to protest. That's a rough neighborhood
and I'd bet the vast majority of that neighborhood is in desperate need
of and desire for SINGLE PAYER.

[FatDave]

33. Maybe that's the plan?

Lead them into the lion's den?

[Hawkeye-X]

35. I may swing by there tomorrow

just to see the freepers and laugh at them.

21st and Stout is not far from me either (roughly about 5 miles)

Hawkeye-X

[nilram]

34. take pictures, take videos

Could be useful for prosecution if any crimes are committed, or for strategics for the next town hall.

Might be interesting to walk through the parking lot with a video camera, recording cars & license plates. Noting how many out-of-state cars, for instance. How many rental cars (from the airport, perhaps). Or, again, as a record for the next meeting.

[lonestarnot]

36. K & R!

[backscatter712]

38. Kick for the morning crowd.

If there's any way you could get there, be there!

[WillyT]

41. Big K & R !!!

:kick: