Posted on 03/30/2004 6:50:10 AM PST by ConservativeMajority
WASHINGTON (Talon News) -- On Sunday, busloads of hostile demonstrators converged on the Washington, DC home of President Bush's chief political strategist, Karl Rove. Several hundred people carrying signs surrounded the house, pounding on the windows and shouting slogans.
The protest was organized by National People's Action, a coalition of groups whose advocacy includes rights for illegal immigrants and increased government funding for a wide range of social programs.
The philosophy of their confrontational tactics is embodied in their official song: "Who's on your hit list NPA? Who's on your hit list for today? Take no prisoner, take no names. Kick 'em in the ass when they play their games."
The Washington Post reported that the group demanded Rove come out of his house to meet with them about one of their issues. Rove opened the door long enough to ask them to leave.
Secret Service agents and D.C. police were summoned but the crowd was dispersed only after Rove allowed two of the protestors into his garage. Their two-minute conversation ended abruptly when Rove closed the garage door. No arrests were made.
One of the demonstration leaders who briefly met with the president's aide told the Washington Post that Rove was "very upset" and was "yelling in our faces" and that Rove told them "he hoped we were proud to make his 14-year-old and 10-year-old cry."
Coalition leaders said other protests were planned for the homes of Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao and Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman.
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You don't remember groups of FReepers outside the Naval Observatory in 2000 chanting...
Get out of Cheney's house!
Get out of Cheney's house!
Get out of Cheney's house!
How is this that different?
AlGore still credits that experience with much of his motive to concede the election.
People on the borders of this nation have been asking the same things for quite awhile, now.
I see this a little differently than most.
I see a clear loser.
These people don't know GW very well if they think they can intimidate him with threats of mob violence.
When he bows his neck about something, he's like a bulldog.
They've hurt their cause more than they can know.
Yep, that's what I see- let me see if I can locate related info...
Actually it's Carl Rove.
I'd like to invite a few of them to camp out in his back yard.
Let Mr. "Amnesty" Rove enjoy a taste of his own medicine.
You're right! This is a small example of what will happen when these "immigrants" start demanding even more of the American pie than they've already stolen.
If there were any brains in Washington, they should be used to put a stop to this crap immediately and enforce the existing immigration and border laws. This is an insidious invasion, and no one is firing a shot against it.
If a mob was outside my house banging on windows, the cops better get there pretty quick.
Whats next? A howling mob like the one in Black Hawk Down dragging people thru the streets?
I hope Rove wakes up and gets on the right side.
The DC Chapter, in its finest hour.
did they actually go up and pound on the windows?
No.
did they even cross the bounds and onto the property?
No. They were across the street, if memory serves.
isn't the Naval Observatory a government property, instead of a private residence?
Yes, of course. I wasn't saying there was no difference or that you were being hypocrital. I was just informing you that protesting outside a personal residence has a noble precedent that might cause you to reconsider part of what you said.
FReepers aren't as obnoxious or are as stupid as were these clowns (as you know). That's why they were still at the Naval Observatory for several days making life pure hell for AlGore, and it was effective too. By contrast, these thugs at Rove's house were kicked out quickly and probably did themselves more harm than good given Mr. Rove's imperious and vindictive personality. :-)
Well, for one, Gore was an elected representative and thus opens himself up to the people, who have a right to petition their grievances. Rove has no such status. Second, The Naval Observatory is an "official" government owned residence belonging to "We the People," whereas Karl Rove's residence is a private residence.
I hope you see the logic of the difference.
As to whether I see it, see Post 56.
Carl Rove is a public figure, elected or not. Either way, it is still public harrassment of an individual for political purposes at his residence. It is a political tradition as old as humanity. Public figures had better be ready to deal with it.
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