Posted on 03/20/2009 10:29:33 PM PDT by Ooh-Ah
This is an intimidation tactic. Like “card check” but for the whole country. You have to state your support. No secret ballot.
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Great job
Sounds like I’m missing the party. No door knocks today so far and even running errands haven’t seen any of em. Guess my local paper overstated the zombie invasion.
Reminds me of a childhood rhyme “Smarty had a Party and no one showed”. This was supposed to be huge.
The local OFA group met at 10:00 a.m. I never saw them in the neighborhood (kept looking for the blue shirts and clipboards, but saw only the usual Saturday strollers and shoppers). Later that afternoon I saw a couple of likely-looking people outside a restaurant on a street corner, but I wasn't sure. I might encounter some at the grocery store this evening; there are usually clipboard holders of some sort trying to collar people on their way in or out (why management doesn't complain, I'm not sure).
Over 2 hours away for me...Kind of comforting, you know?
BEWARE ALL!! Today was not the only day they are doing this...I also saw 3/22, 3/23, 3/26, & 3/27...Be sure & use the link to check for your zip code...
If nothing else, EBH, what you have described are perfect examples of how a Leader with a SOLID message of patriotism can sway the minds of people who are looking for a cause.
They have spent years making the Pledge of Allegiance controversial. Think about that for a minute. They took prayer out of the schools and what did they do to the Pledge? Marginalized it, erased understanding of it, even made those who say it...seem radical. And yesterday here they were asking people to pledge to one man and his policies in a bill that spends trillions of dollars. The form they were using asked for your name, address, phone number, and email too. Mine was simply a signature line and I let the individuals actions speak louder than words.
The Pledge of Allegiance and a simple statement of refusal to pledge to one man or one man's policies.
I figured I would at least run into one bunch of them. I didn't think it would be more than a few and I didn't consider what others reactions might be to hearing where my loyalties rested and were pledged to the Republic of the United States.
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