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Obama's Chicago Thug Tactics
The American Thinker ^ | August 9, 2009 | Pamela Geller

Posted on 11/23/2009 2:57:48 PM PST by CondoleezzaProtege

America has been sucker punched. The unifier, the great post-racial, post-American President, has adopted the street tactics of Chicago thug politics. His ACORN/SEIU/Union goons are beating up decent American citizens at town hall meetings. And with the violence comes vilification: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has claimed that protesters are "carrying swastikas and symbols like that to a town meeting on healthcare."

Union thugs beat up a protester, Randy Arthur, at Florida Democrat Congresswoman Kathy Castor's town hall meeting in Tampa on Thursday. Castor's union thugs also shut the doors to prevent the opposing opinions from being heard. Fifteen hundred people were there, but they would not let them in the front door. When the doors were finally opened, only about seventy-five people were allowed in. Meanwhile, by the time even those seventy-five were let in, the union and ACORN thugs had already been quietly ushered in through the back door, and had already taken seats that were reserved for them in the front. Castor herself then proceeded to leave, not taking any questions, claiming that it was because she "couldn't hear." Translation: she doesn't have answers, because she hasn't read the House bill.

And in Missouri, over a thousand St. Louis Tea Party taxpayers showed up to attend the Russ Carnahan town hall meeting in South St. Louis. They too were locked out - while the Carnahan staff was sneaking members of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) in the side door marked "handicapped." Remember: Obama paid out at least $2,250,000 to the SEIU, the nation's largest labor union. And SEIU COPE-PAC spent $13,355,389 to get Obama elected President. SEIU paid for door-to-door canvassing for Obama, voter identification and registration, and phone banks.

The thugs were attacking free citizens. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has this: "Kenneth Gladney, 38, a conservative activist from St. Louis, said he was attacked by some of those arrested as he handed out yellow flags with ‘Don't tread on me' printed on them. He spoke to the Post-Dispatch from the emergency room at St. John's Mercy Medical Center, where he said he was awaiting treatment for injuries to his knee, back, elbow, shoulder and face. Gladney, who is black, said one of his attackers, also a black man, used a racial slur against him before the attack. ‘It just seems there's no freedom of speech without being attacked,' he said."

Not for conservatives. Not for free Americans.

Expect a lot of this, folks. Expect to fight for your right to speak freely. They are co-opting the heartfelt outcry of great Americans as a propaganda trick. They will pack town halls this summer with their paid street thugs and video the proceedings with shaky cameras so that their media shills and whores will happily run the video as the "American street."

Meanwhile, leftist bloggers are trying desperately to substantiate the lies that Pelosi, Obama's thugs, and the disinformation blogs on the payroll of subversive groups are spreading like so much manure. They are photoshopping pictures to make it look as if the protesters are acting like leftwing thugs. The Huffington Post ran a closely cropped picture with this caption: "In one image, a young man with a shirt that reads ‘Hitler Gave Great Speeches Too' is photographed making what looks like a Hitler salute. TalkLeft blogger Jeralyn Merritt interviewed the teen, who told her was 16 and hailed from former Gov. Sarah Palin's hometown of Wasilla, Alaska. The progressive website FireDogLake, has more."


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: barackobama; bho; palin; sarahpalin
It’s ironic because Sarah Palin’s record reflects that she kept the very promises Obama ran on. Palin actually ACCOMPLISHED 1) successful bipartisanship, 2)ethics reform 3) government transparency etc...Obama ran on those very things, and people bought the lie that he was post partisan and moderate as the media framed Palin as polarizing and fanatical idealogue who can only touch a very small segment of our population.

So in addition to being more assertive of her record and more sure of her potential to appeal to a wider variety of Americans—I hope Palin uses her platform to EXPOSE Obama for the Chicago-Machine bred, Marxist, power-hungry, extremist radical he really is.

In one of her interviews, Palin alluded to Rahm Emmanuel and the whole Chicago crew the Obama Admin is made up of, and I hope she expands on that very soon. Reverend Wright is hardly Obama’s shadiest associate—his shadiest associates are the very people running the White House right NOW!

1 posted on 11/23/2009 2:57:49 PM PST by CondoleezzaProtege
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Well blowback comes next year!


2 posted on 11/23/2009 2:59:35 PM PST by Biggirl (Throw The Turkeys Out In 2010!=^..^==^..^==^..^==^..^==^..^=)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

bump


3 posted on 11/23/2009 3:02:41 PM PST by lowbridge
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To: Biggirl
Didn't the Nazi Brownshirts employ similar tactics? Just asking. I suppose it could just be a coincidence.
4 posted on 11/23/2009 3:03:02 PM PST by luvbach1 (Worse than we could have imagined.)
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To: Biggirl

When will you people wake up and realize that Obammi’s brown shirts will NOT allow an election in 2010 ????

They’ll figure out a way.


5 posted on 11/23/2009 3:03:18 PM PST by fifthvirginia (keeping their memory green)
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To: Biggirl
The fact that these union mafiosos in the SEIU can intimidate and assult opposition with impunity means that the leftys like Castor is so insulated she things anyone against Obamacare is an abberation, and all the polling data is a fraud...

Rasmussen, today. 56 No 38 Yes...
6 posted on 11/23/2009 3:04:41 PM PST by BigEdLB (Now there ARE 1,000,000 regrets - but it may be too late.)
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To: Biggirl
The fact that these union mafiosos in the SEIU can intimidate and assult opposition with impunity means that the leftys like Castor is so insulated she things anyone against Obamacare is an abberation, and all the polling data is a fraud...

Rasmussen, today. 56 No 38 Yes...
7 posted on 11/23/2009 3:04:43 PM PST by BigEdLB (Now there ARE 1,000,000 regrets - but it may be too late.)
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To: Biggirl
The fact that these union mafiosos in the SEIU can intimidate and assult opposition with impunity means that the leftys like Castor is so insulated she things anyone against Obamacare is an abberation, and all the polling data is a fraud...

Rasmussen, today. 56 No 38 Yes...
8 posted on 11/23/2009 3:04:48 PM PST by BigEdLB (Now there ARE 1,000,000 regrets - but it may be too late.)
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To: fifthvirginia

Yes, I agree. The other shoe is going to drop next autumn. It will be big, and ugly, and shocking, and it make calling off the elections an obvious, though illegal solution.


9 posted on 11/23/2009 3:06:11 PM PST by Canedawg (Bring lawyers, guns and money.)
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To: fifthvirginia

When you also realize that AMERICANS ARMED TO THEIR TEETH and so Obama and Co., better mind their P’s and Q’s.


10 posted on 11/23/2009 3:09:23 PM PST by Biggirl (Throw The Turkeys Out In 2010!=^..^==^..^==^..^==^..^==^..^=)
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To: BigEdLB

The truth is that 2010 will be a political earthquake so big it will make 1994 look like a day at the beach.


11 posted on 11/23/2009 3:10:37 PM PST by Biggirl (Throw The Turkeys Out In 2010!=^..^==^..^==^..^==^..^==^..^=)
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To: Biggirl

But they literally own our electoral system - crooked bastardos.


12 posted on 11/23/2009 3:15:22 PM PST by mcshot (Our White Hut is not made up of the best and brightest, but they are practiced criminals.)
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To: fifthvirginia

The elections will take place as scheduled.


13 posted on 11/23/2009 3:19:08 PM PST by karnage (worn arguments and old attitudes)
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To: mcshot

As I listen to Mark Levin, who is in another classic rant right now, LIBERTY is on the MARCH and PUSHBACK HAS BEGUN! Blowback is coming in 2010! Read my tagline!


14 posted on 11/23/2009 3:19:45 PM PST by Biggirl (Throw The Turkeys Out In 2010!=^..^==^..^==^..^==^..^==^..^=)
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To: fifthvirginia

A whole lot of that stimulus money is being saved next year for buses, chicken wings, and maybe even a little crack for the voters to turn out.


15 posted on 11/23/2009 3:20:10 PM PST by oldtimer
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To: Biggirl

Something could go very wrong in 2010 though Biggirl...I don’t know what those Dems have up their sleeves—but I wouldn’t be surprised if behind our backs, Dems will resort to massive voter fraud and other sneaky tactics to maintain key positions...I don’t think it’s conspiratorial to suggest that possibility at all.


16 posted on 11/23/2009 3:22:14 PM PST by CondoleezzaProtege ("When I survey the wondrous cross...")
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Voter fraud? That takes too much work. How about counter fraud?


17 posted on 11/23/2009 3:26:05 PM PST by Clump (the tree of liberty is withering like a stricken fig tree)
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To: Biggirl

Rural areas surrounding St Louis are supposedly a “hotbed” of militia and extremist activities if you believe what the local media hacks try to play up. Apparently St Louis militias and extremists are “on paper only” or nothing but hot air....

What if this sort of thuggery spreads to the other various regions of the US? Where would you think the first “shots in anger” will be fired?


18 posted on 11/23/2009 3:27:06 PM PST by libertyhoundusnr
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

It is possible, but then again, history could repeat itself, as is often seen as what has been said by Mark Levin, conservatism is surging up again.


19 posted on 11/23/2009 3:28:08 PM PST by Biggirl (Throw The Turkeys Out In 2010!=^..^==^..^==^..^==^..^==^..^=)
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To: Clump
Yes that's what I meant..how can we avoid counter fraud in 2010?!
20 posted on 11/23/2009 3:29:01 PM PST by CondoleezzaProtege ("When I survey the wondrous cross...")
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To: Biggirl

If we can control voter fraud.


21 posted on 11/23/2009 3:29:08 PM PST by kabar
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To: libertyhoundusnr

The first shots in anger could be very much be fired if and only if there is massive fraud. Remember there has been a surge of sales in arms and ammo and when times are rough, those sales go up.


22 posted on 11/23/2009 3:31:17 PM PST by Biggirl (Throw The Turkeys Out In 2010!=^..^==^..^==^..^==^..^==^..^=)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

This is from August. If you are going to post something from August, the least you could do is point out that nobody has been prosecuted for beating up the guy in St. Louis - SEIU goons.


23 posted on 11/23/2009 3:38:43 PM PST by GnuHere
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To: Clump
Voter fraud? That takes too much work

Well-established means of fraud + millions of newly minted "Americans" (aka - illegals) voting under ALL of their stolen identities at least once. The Dems have absolutely no fear of any conservative backlash.

24 posted on 11/23/2009 4:03:05 PM PST by Mygirlsmom (Obama has just declared MISSION ACCOMPLISHED in the WOT-too bad he's fighting for the other side)
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To: libertyhoundusnr
Where would you think the first “shots in anger” will be fired?

Probably into the heads of the most heinous politicians. (Do I win a prize?)

25 posted on 11/23/2009 4:20:03 PM PST by WhirlwindAttack (Muck the Fuslims. They owe me a son. Death to Islam. Eat pork or die!)
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To: Biggirl

Major Yup!


26 posted on 11/23/2009 4:22:31 PM PST by devistate one four (Back by popular demand: America love or leave it (GTFOOMC) TET68)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege
 Our Leader
27 posted on 11/23/2009 4:29:28 PM PST by Tawiskaro
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To: Mygirlsmom
I felt he was a thug after reading about his actions in the senatorial campaign and what they did to Jack Ryan. One of the first rules is to destroy your opponent before the election. They did this by getting his divorce records to Jeri Ryan (big sigh). They were pretty over the top but showed what Obama would do to win. I wondered how long it would be before the word thug started showing up with Obama. It has taken less time than I thought.
28 posted on 11/23/2009 5:19:19 PM PST by sharpee
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