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Arson at Chicago Tea Patriots Christmas Party
Chicago Tea Party Patriots | 12-14-2010 | Catherina Wojtowicz

Posted on 12/15/2010 9:57:21 PM PST by Springfield Reformer

Last Friday we held our downtown Christmas Party at Dugan's Irish Pub.

We had a great crowd and the bar was filled with Christmas cheer until smoke began to fill the entire venue.

At approximately 8 p.m. the Chicago Fire Department were called to the bar to put out what was a very smoked filled bar.

After waiting outside for nearly an hour, we were told that the bar was closed for the night and we were asked to gather our belongings.

There were four small dynamite looking devices found in the men's bathroom, smoldering in the trash can.

The following evening I received a phone call from Chicago Police Department Bomb and Arson officials.

Written on the lid of one of the toliets were: F*CK THE TEA PARTY

Bomb and arson officials have deemed this incident an arson.

Luckily, nobody was hurt, however, the good people of Dugan's lost an awful lot of money.

Police are investigating and we are not going away.

Look for us to have a ONE-MORE-TIME! MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW PARTY in Chicago's Loop after the New Year!

To the dozens who came out to Dugan's, I am so sorry for all this trouble. There are some very hateful people in this world and they will do whatever necessary to stop those who are fighting for freedom!

And we hope those who came out and those who were unable to make Friday's event, join us after the New Year!!

Thank you for your faith and support! You are the heart and soul of the tea party movement; without you, socializm would rule!

God bless you and your families during this Christmas Season!

LET THE LIGHT SHINE!


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Politics/Elections; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: arson; catherinawojtowicz; chicago; chicagoteapatriots; chicagoway; dncbrownshirts; electionviolence; illinois; madhatters; teaparty; terrorism; terrorisminamerica; thugs0bama; voterintimidation
Some on left are getting dangerously desperate. I am thankful no one was hurt, but if they were willing to do this, who knows what may come next.
1 posted on 12/15/2010 9:57:26 PM PST by Springfield Reformer
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To: Springfield Reformer

Theres more incidents of leftists violence than any tea party violence


2 posted on 12/15/2010 10:05:41 PM PST by 4rcane
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To: Springfield Reformer

Actually, we know what comes next. Any student of history does. Violence from the left/dems/marxists. Lots of it.

The question is what happens after that?


3 posted on 12/15/2010 10:05:41 PM PST by piytar (0's idea of power: the capacity to inflict unlimited pain and suffering on another human being. 1984)
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To: Springfield Reformer

It should be considered an act of terrorism because it targets a certain group of people.

But since it’s Conservatives, no action will be taken. However, if a Planned Parenthood were so much as TP’d on Halloween, they’d have the National Guard surround it.


4 posted on 12/15/2010 10:08:47 PM PST by wastedyears (It has nothing to do with safety, and everything to do with control.)
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To: piytar

>> The question is what happens after that?

Support the rule of law. The Left wants chaos.


5 posted on 12/15/2010 10:13:28 PM PST by Gene Eric (Your Hope has been redistributed. Here's your Change.)
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To: Springfield Reformer

The media blackout continues.


6 posted on 12/15/2010 10:14:23 PM PST by americanophile
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To: Springfield Reformer

20 years ago, liberal activists tried to burn down an associate’s home while he slept inside. Though they plea bargained down, we got convictions.

Best wishes in slamming these perps.


7 posted on 12/15/2010 10:19:32 PM PST by Gondring (Paul Revere would have been flamed as a naysayer troll and told to go back to Boston.)
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To: Springfield Reformer

See if the pub has security cameras. Lots of perps get nailed that way.


8 posted on 12/15/2010 10:23:29 PM PST by matt1234 (0bama's bunker phase: Nov. 2010 - Jan. 2013)
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To: Springfield Reformer

Dugan’s or Duggan’s?


9 posted on 12/15/2010 10:27:01 PM PST by BenLurkin (This post is not a statement of fact. It is merely a personal opinion -- or humor -- or both)
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To: Springfield Reformer

These slime bags are really asking for it,god help them if everything does fall apart. WE surround them,and they just don`t get it!


10 posted on 12/15/2010 10:27:52 PM PST by nomad
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To: piytar
Actually, we know what comes next. Any student of history does. Violence from the left/dems/marxists. Lots of it. The question is what happens after that?

I reckon we bury them so they don't continue to stink up the place.

11 posted on 12/15/2010 10:28:59 PM PST by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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To: Gene Eric

Party pooper!

... just kidding, of course. The way of the RIGHTeous is hard.


12 posted on 12/15/2010 10:33:14 PM PST by dr_lew
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To: Smokin' Joe

Historically, the odds are NOT in our favor. Then again, this country has a habit of beating the odds. Then again again, we’ve never been so infested with “useful idiots” and have never been so far removed from God...


13 posted on 12/15/2010 10:35:12 PM PST by piytar (0's idea of power: the capacity to inflict unlimited pain and suffering on another human being. 1984)
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To: Gene Eric
Support the rule of law. The Left wants chaos.

I agree, the law should be enforced! The movie Hang Em High comes to mind.

14 posted on 12/15/2010 10:39:51 PM PST by upsdriver (to undo the damage the "intellectual elites" have done. . . . . Sarah Palin for President!)
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To: Gene Eric

When the “rule of law” becomes the “rule of the connected,” how do we support it?

Examples: waivers under obamacare to the dems’ allies, TRILLIONS of dollars sent to connected financial institutions by the unaccountable Fed, and even something as simple as Rahm Emmanuel not having to bother with the Chicago residency requirement.

We’re rapidly becoming a nation under the rule of cronyism and kleptocracy, far removed from a nation under the rule of law...


15 posted on 12/15/2010 10:40:50 PM PST by piytar (0's idea of power: the capacity to inflict unlimited pain and suffering on another human being. 1984)
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To: piytar
We’re rapidly becoming a nation under the rule of cronyism and kleptocracy, far removed from a nation under the rule of law...

I think you have to hang on when the alternative is the abyss. Certainly when the question at issue is arson, you have to rely on law enforcement. The way I picture the state of things, I don't see the Chicago Police Department looking the other way in an arson case because of the Tea Party.

16 posted on 12/15/2010 10:53:49 PM PST by dr_lew
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To: 4rcane
I'm constantly reading reports of leftist violence - its everywhere. I really wish I had the time, energy and money to build a web site that simply posts such news stories.
17 posted on 12/15/2010 11:03:54 PM PST by warsaw44
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To: Springfield Reformer

Can you please keep us updated on what the devices turns out to be, firestarters or actual malfunctioning bomb attempts?


18 posted on 12/15/2010 11:04:59 PM PST by Hardraade (I want gigaton warheads now!!)
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To: Springfield Reformer

“Written on the lid of one of the toliets were: F*CK THE TEA PARTY”

If ‘tea partiers’ are also viewed as ‘rich’ by the left, perhaps the starting of fires is their new m.o.

Crime ‘F*** the Rich’: Cape Cod Arsonist Targets Homes of the Wealthy
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/f-the-rich-cape-cod-arsonist-targets-homes-of-the-wealthy/


19 posted on 12/15/2010 11:09:50 PM PST by Kimberly GG ("Path to Citizenship" Amnesty candidates will NOT get my vote! ~ DeMint, 2012)
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To: Springfield Reformer

Short Ballerina:"Ok, you dared me, And I did it. Now call of the Brothuhs and the Sistahs so I can have the Mayor gig like you promised."

20 posted on 12/15/2010 11:13:34 PM PST by Yehuda (Land of the free, THANKS TO THE BRAVE!)
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To: Springfield Reformer
Extra caution is necessary when dealing with the mentally ill.

Articles that explain how modern liberals suffer from a mental disorder.


21 posted on 12/15/2010 11:28:15 PM PST by TigersEye (Who crashed the markets on 9/28/08 and why?)
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To: Springfield Reformer
The lines are being drawn and people are taking sides. How much longer until the opposing side come to blows?

Can a revolution and or civil war be far behind?

22 posted on 12/15/2010 11:31:44 PM PST by WesternPacific (Deafness has its Advantages)
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To: warsaw44

“I’m constantly reading reports of leftist violence - its everywhere.”

And it will be denied that it ever happened by the gays in the big-media.
Leftist violence gets ignored, or buried, if it might hurt a Democrat now. And it’s been that way for a decade or more.


23 posted on 12/16/2010 1:16:23 AM PST by tcrlaf (Obama White House=Tammany Hall on the National Mall)
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To: Springfield Reformer

Union job? Oh, no, probably not. It’s after 2 pm. Unless the guy got quadruple overtime.


24 posted on 12/16/2010 2:36:06 AM PST by Right Wing Assault (The Obama magic is <strike>fading</strike>gone.)
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To: BenLurkin

not important


25 posted on 12/16/2010 3:06:24 AM PST by t1b8zs
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To: Gene Eric

“>> The question is what happens after that?

Support the rule of law. The Left wants chaos.”

Translation: run away and hide...

There is no “rule of law”, the government has perverted any sense of that line of thinking. Consider the Black Panther case and now the BP case. The fact that nothing will be done in this case...rule of law? Yes, there are no rules for the democrats.


26 posted on 12/16/2010 3:23:34 AM PST by Wpin ("I Have Sworn Upon the Altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny...")
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To: piytar

The question is what happens after that?

Lock and load.


27 posted on 12/16/2010 4:38:21 AM PST by bikerman (Where Has My America Gone?)
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To: dr_lew
Of course not; just like the Alaskan police departments who caught the arsonist who set fire to Governor Palin’s church - with people inside. I'm sure that there will be a swift arrest, followed by a speedy trial and a long prison sentence./s

Correction, we are NOT a nation of laws. That is a naive position, as outdated as the LIBs adhering to the Constitution. When some people go to jail for not paying income taxes and the writer of tax laws does not; we have no nation of laws.

When some people can enter this country, murder citizens on the highway, rape our women and children and nothing is done, we have no nation of laws.

When American citizens are assumed guilty and subjected to unlawful search and seizure, while the most likely to commit crimes are exempt, we have no nation of laws.

What we have is EXACTLY what the Founding Fathers sacrificed their blood, their wealth and their very lives to overthrow. We have a tyrannical ruling class that despises us and will not listen, no matter how loud we yell or how long we speak.

28 posted on 12/16/2010 5:08:20 AM PST by NTHockey (Rules of engagement #1: Take no prisoners)
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To: NTHockey

I am reminded of Aragorn’s speech at the Black Gate:

“Hold your ground, hold your ground! Sons of Gondor, of Rohan, my brothers! I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me. A day may come when the courage of men fails, when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship, but it is not this day. An hour of woes and shattered shields, when the age of men comes crashing down! But it is not this day! This day we fight! By all that you hold dear on this good Earth, I bid you stand, Men of the West!”

Neither this act of violence, nor any other abuse of the free people of America, has the power in itself to revoke the blessings of liberty God gave us through the labors of the Founders. We are a nation of laws, not because we always live up to that ideal, but because that ideal is always alive in us; it may not be where we are, but it where we are headed, and the only thing that can derail us is despair, a heart of surrender to odds seemingly insurmountable. As an antidote to that, I adopt the principle of Churchill, that we offer no peace ever to the enemies of our liberty, no letting up of the pressure to reach for that ideal of a nation governed by good laws and not by petulant children, until victory is achieved:

“Never give in, never give in, never; never; never; never - in nothing, great or small, large or petty - never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense”
~Winston Churchill


29 posted on 12/16/2010 5:57:21 AM PST by Springfield Reformer (Winston Churchill: No Peace Till Victory!)
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To: Hardraade

I will let you know if I find out any further details.


30 posted on 12/16/2010 6:02:36 AM PST by Springfield Reformer (Winston Churchill: No Peace Till Victory!)
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To: BenLurkin
Dugan's:

Dugan's on Halsted

They lost money on the Tea Party gig due to the fire, so, as odd as it would be, it might be nice to send them a little something. I know I will.

31 posted on 12/16/2010 6:12:23 AM PST by Springfield Reformer (Winston Churchill: No Peace Till Victory!)
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To: Springfield Reformer
There were four small dynamite looking devices found in the men's bathroom, smoldering in the trash can.

From what you wrote above and about 'all the smoke', those 'dynamite looking devices' sound like Smoke Bombs.

If they were, they're legal (even in Chi), and used in HVAC (the V part - Ventilation) to test for leakage in Ductwork and for proper functioning of Smoke Exhaust Systems, mostly in Stair Ways where the Exhaust Fan is mounted directly above on the roof, or above a large Atrium.

'Smoke Tests' used to be SOP in 'the business' but I don't see as many 'Smoke Exhaust Fans' being spec'd like back in 'the olden days'(1). But Smoke Bombs are still available and anyone in the business can buy them from 'the right places. And in the Chi Metro Area those tests are performed by Union Workers: Test and Balance Technicians (note: not part of any SEIU local).

(1) Fully Sprinkled buildings are making Smoke Exh Fan/System go the way of the Dodo. And now there's more stringent methods on Duct Construction itself, meaning less air leakage and Smoke Tests of ductwork unnecessary.

32 posted on 12/16/2010 6:17:48 AM PST by Condor51 (SAT CONG!)
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To: Springfield Reformer

How did they know where the Tea Party was gathering for the Christmas Party?


33 posted on 12/16/2010 7:17:17 AM PST by SuziQ
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To: Springfield Reformer

See! See! The Tea Party incites violence.


34 posted on 12/16/2010 7:27:50 AM PST by Jabba the Nutt (Are they insane, stupid or just evil?)
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To: t1b8zs

It is if you want to search for other reports on this incident.


35 posted on 12/16/2010 8:14:40 AM PST by BenLurkin (This post is not a statement of fact. It is merely a personal opinion -- or humor -- or both)
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To: Wpin
Translation: run away and hide...

There is no “rule of law”, the government has perverted any sense of that line of thinking. Consider the Black Panther case and now the BP case. The fact that nothing will be done in this case...rule of law? Yes, there are no rules for the democrats.

Indeed. The absolute worship of the law by many in this country is one of the biggest problems that will be faced before we get this ship turned around.

36 posted on 12/16/2010 8:44:26 AM PST by zeugma (Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam)
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To: americanophile; Springfield Reformer

Who in the media has this been presented to? Name the contacts!


37 posted on 12/16/2010 10:21:06 AM PST by RedWing9 (Zero sucks... Jesus Rocks...)
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To: RedWing9

I haven’t seen anyone on the left picking it up, but biggovernment, fox, beforeitsnews, buzzbox, examiner, and others of a “rightish” orientation are definitely broadcasting it. Circumstantial evidence is still evidence.


38 posted on 12/16/2010 11:59:27 AM PST by Springfield Reformer (Winston Churchill: No Peace Till Victory!)
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To: SuziQ

Good question. Hmmmm...


39 posted on 12/16/2010 12:02:01 PM PST by Springfield Reformer (Winston Churchill: No Peace Till Victory!)
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To: Wpin

>> Translation: run away and hide...

Nonsense.


40 posted on 12/16/2010 12:28:55 PM PST by Gene Eric (Your Hope has been redistributed. Here's your Change.)
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To: Springfield Reformer
There were four small dynamite looking devices found in the men's bathroom, smoldering in the trash can......

Fourth of July smoke bombs was the first thing to come to mind. Four would sure create a ton of smoke inside a building.

41 posted on 12/16/2010 12:34:37 PM PST by OB1kNOb (China is now the world's ant. America has become the world's grasshopper. Fear the coming winter.)
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To: OB1kNOb

42 posted on 12/16/2010 12:35:54 PM PST by OB1kNOb (China is now the world's ant. America has become the world's grasshopper. Fear the coming winter.)
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To: Springfield Reformer; 3D-JOY; abner; Abundy; AGreatPer; Albion Wilde; AliVeritas; alisasny; ...

Lucky for us, these particular leftists are as incompetent as they are demented.

PING!


43 posted on 12/16/2010 12:35:54 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (up)
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To: OB1kNOb

44 posted on 12/16/2010 12:39:47 PM PST by OB1kNOb (China is now the world's ant. America has become the world's grasshopper. Fear the coming winter.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

I cannot believe for a second these people are incompetent as they are demented. If that were so, how on earth would they even have the competency to wipe the spittle from the corners of their mouths?


45 posted on 12/16/2010 1:20:01 PM PST by rlmorel ("We treat terrorists with kid gloves, and our citizens with rubber gloves." Rush Limbaugh)
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To: TigersEye

Gonna check those links out...


46 posted on 12/16/2010 1:24:26 PM PST by rlmorel ("We treat terrorists with kid gloves, and our citizens with rubber gloves." Rush Limbaugh)
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To: Springfield Reformer

Their beer list shows they have a great sense of humor...check the last one on the list...


47 posted on 12/16/2010 2:08:53 PM PST by who knows what evil? (G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
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To: rlmorel

Thanks. I’ve had good feedback on them before.


48 posted on 12/16/2010 2:10:26 PM PST by TigersEye (Who crashed the markets on 9/28/08 and why?)
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To: AdmSmith; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; bigheadfred; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; Delacon; ...

A gift from the political party of Pelosi, Reid, Obama, New Black Panthers, and the KKK. Thanks Springfield Reformer.


49 posted on 12/17/2010 10:05:02 AM PST by SunkenCiv (The 2nd Amendment follows right behind the 1st because some people are hard of hearing.)
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