How to deal with loud-mouthed Nazis. From Casablanca:

[elocs]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iYbEPZVVIA

I have always found this scene to be very stirring and moving. On healthcare, our voices are, or should be, louder and stronger. Why should we and our message be drowned out by a bunch of puppet thugs and bullies, shills for the healthcare and insurance industries? We need Democrats in equal or greater numbers at these town hall meetings.

Perhaps when they start to disrupt instead of getting into a shouting match with them, healthcare supporters should break out and start singing the Star Spangled Banner. That would place them in a dilemma, and after all, they are singing their masters' tunes so let's counter them with a patriotic tune of our own until they stop disrupting.

[Cleita]

1. "Close this place."

"But I have no excuse to close it."

"Find one!"

I think I know what the outcome would be.

[elocs]

2. Well, maybe I just like that scene were the Nazis get over-sung and drowned out.

Where I like there is a big Oktoberfest celebration and when they start singing those German beer hall songs it reminds me of the singing Nazis in Casablanca.

My main point is that there is no reason why these disrupting thugs should dominate these town hall meetings. If Democrats and healthcare supporters can turn out for Obama they should be able to turn out for any of their local healthcare town hall meetings and not concede them to the shrill mob which has no interest in truly discussing the problems.

[ddeclue]

3. Sit down and STFU Major Strasser!

:rofl:

[rug]

4. I dunno. Singing the French National Anthem will just push them further off the edge.

[elocs]

7. You did see the part in my OP where I said sing the Star Spangled Banner,

not the French national anthem? They would probably be clueless if you sang that anyways.

[Dramarama]

5. I dislike how easily we

compare anything to Nazis. Just like the Town Hallers with their Obama with a Hitle mustache.
Hate it from both side

[elocs]

8. Yes, I agree with that in principle, but this was simply the example I had

and in Casablanca the bad guys just happen to be Nazis. I just loved the way the French put down the German occupiers who were trying to bully their way in the same way the town hall disrupters try and bully their way.

[tavalon]

9. I call them brownshirts, though I often misspell it as brownshits

Is that bad?

[backscatter712]

6. I love La Marseillaise: the Klingon National Anthem!

Just check out the lyrics...

Allons enfants de la Patrie,
Le jour de gloire est arrivé!
Contre nous de la tyrannie,
L'étendard sanglant est levé, (bis)
Entendez-vous dans les campagnes
Mugir ces féroces soldats ?
Ils viennent jusque dans vos bras
Égorger vos fils, vos compagnes !

Aux armes, citoyens,
Formez vos bataillons,
Marchons, marchons !
Qu'un sang impur
Abreuve nos sillons !

Come, children of the Fatherland,
The day of glory has arrived!
Against us tyranny's
bloodied banner is raised, (repeat)
Do you hear in the countryside
The roar of those ferocious soldiers?
They come right here into your midst
To slit the throats of your sons and wives!

To arms, citizens,
Form your battalions,
Let's march, let's march!
May a tainted blood
Drench our furrows!

[eridani]

10. Except that only professionally certified National Anthem Singers should be allowed to

Its range is hell on average voices. What about America the Beautiful or This Land Is Your Land?

[elocs]

12. Wasn't the Star Spangled Banner based upon a drinking hall tune?

How did anyone sing it drunk? Although maybe that improved it.

America the Beautiful would be good. This Land is Your Land is good too, but some freepers would probably brand it as a commie song.

[eridani]

13. Yes. To Anacreon in Heaven

http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/624/was-the-melody-of-the-star-spangled-banner-taken-from-an-old-drinking-song

To Anacreon in Heav'n, where he sat in full glee,
A few Sons of Harmony sent a petition;
That he their Inspirer and Patron wou'd be;
When this answer arrived from the Jolly Old Grecian;
"Voice, Fiddle, and Flute,
No longer be mute,
I'll lend you my name and inspire you to boot,
And besides I'll instruct you like me, to intwine,
The Myrtle of Venus with Bacchus's Vine."

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Ye Sons of Anacreon then join hand in hand;
Preserve Unanimity, Friendship, and Love!
'Tis yours to support what's so happily plann'd;
You've the sanction of Gods, and the Fiat of Jove.
While thus we agree,
Our toast let it be:
"May our Club flourish Happy, United, and Free!
And long may the Sons of Anacreon intwine,
The Myrtle of Venus with Bacchus's Vine."

[spanone]

11. i agree, these folks are all about getting on the teevee and having their lies repeated over & over