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Developer with shotgun scared off Oakland rioters
sfgate.com ^ | 11/3/11 | Henry K. Lee

Posted on 11/03/2011 3:05:38 PM PDT by GSWarrior

Oakland developer Phil Tagami is used to working behind the scenes to broker some of the biggest deals in town. Late Wednesday, he was using different persuasive skills - holding a loaded shotgun to scare away rioters trying to get into a downtown building.

"We had people who were attempted to break into our building," the landmark Rotunda Building on Frank Ogawa Plaza outside City Hall, Tagami said today. He grabbed a shotgun that he usually keeps at home, went down to the ground floor and "discouraged them," he said.

No police were in sight, he said.

(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; Front Page News; US: California
KEYWORDS: banglist; california; oakland; occupy; occupyoakland; occupywallstreet; ows; secondamendment
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To: GSWarrior

Peace through superior firepower.


61 posted on 11/03/2011 7:00:44 PM PDT by Redcloak (Mitt Romney: Puttin' the "Country club" back in "Republican".)
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To: CounterCounterCulture
I guess they're not as committed to die for the cause as the islamofascists are. Pity.

Post of the day.

62 posted on 11/03/2011 7:03:39 PM PDT by little jeremiah (We will have to go through hell to get out of hell.)
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To: NewinTexsas
No. It is a socialist/marxist revolution financed by one of the richest men in the world.

Correct.

63 posted on 11/03/2011 7:05:43 PM PDT by little jeremiah (We will have to go through hell to get out of hell.)
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To: ROCKLOBSTER

That’s “SIR Michael Philip Jagger” to you, you...commoner!;)


64 posted on 11/03/2011 7:41:46 PM PDT by Frank_2001
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To: NewinTexsas
No. It is a socialist/marxist revolution financed by one of the richest men in the world.

Ok, assume that you're correct. What kind of people fall for the socialist/marxist revolutionary BS? People who have jobs, pay taxes and raise families? People who think for themselves? Morons who got a liberal education? (Pick that one!) Conservatives?

What kind of people think that they should have what they have AND what you have?? Bruce Willis? Donald Trump? Morons who got a liberal education? (Pick that one, again!) Conservatives?

The fact is that the people who are involved in this "protest" are not the sharpest knives in the drawer, don't have a clue about economics, work ethic, honor or capitalism. In other words, they are the poster children of our dumbed down education system.

65 posted on 11/03/2011 9:57:14 PM PDT by DustyMoment (Congress - Another name for white collar criminals!!)
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To: CounterCounterCulture

that made me think of something. Something I hope doesn’t happen... Some of these protests have thousands of people. It would be devastating if an islamofascist were to take action during these riots. Maybe, just maybe, these dumba** mayors would do something then, but I doubt it if that happened.


66 posted on 11/03/2011 10:17:36 PM PDT by GunPkrBkr (I'd rather be judged by twelve, than carried by six.)
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To: cripplecreek

Hey CC
Thanks for the link!
I’ve always had a mild obsession with everything WWII, but from the American perspective, until I watched, Third Reich, The Rise, The Fall. I watched that series 5 times, probably more.
I was totally fascinated and disturbed by what I was watching. The similarities with the populous being mesmerized with their leader, a leader that would eventually lead them to Hell.
Reading at the link, there again, the glaring similarities. All you have to do is replace Jew/Anti-Nazi with Christian/Conservative. The only difference I see now is a 180 twist. We have a 1000 little Hitler’s indoctrinating the youth of America, but the same destruction of a world class education system.
Now, back to The History Place, Looks like i’ll be reading all night.

Thanks Again


67 posted on 11/03/2011 10:50:33 PM PDT by twistedwrench
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To: DustyMoment
In other words, they are the poster children of our dumbed down education system.

Maybe so but we had as many 'useful idiots' protesting in our country BEFORE we dumbed down our education system.

68 posted on 11/03/2011 11:31:41 PM PDT by NewinTexsas
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...

Thanks GSWarrior.


69 posted on 11/04/2011 3:08:28 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (It's never a bad time to FReep this link -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: NewinTexsas; DustyMoment

Both of you are correct in your assertions, IMO.


70 posted on 11/04/2011 9:45:31 AM PDT by GSWarrior (Click HERE to read the entire post.)
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To: JPG

...and the skies are not cloudy all dayyyyyyyy...;-)


71 posted on 11/04/2011 10:31:44 AM PDT by stevie_d_64 (I'm jus' sayin')
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To: Travis McGee

See, you move out of California, and you miss all the fun!!!


72 posted on 11/04/2011 10:33:06 AM PDT by stevie_d_64 (I'm jus' sayin')
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To: GSWarrior
They need to hear more of that.

Nice job. All those guys on the front lines need to hear that they are supported.

Coming up from near Nogales, AZ along a county road (shortcut) we ran into a Border Patrol checkpoint. As we passed the young trooper we have him a thumbs up and told him we were glad to see them out there. Got a big smile in return.

73 posted on 11/04/2011 10:39:12 AM PDT by Oatka ("A society of sheep must in time beget a government of wolves." –Bertrand de Jouvenel)
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To: Redcloak

I have a “pin” I wear that says that...

A good friend, and FReeper, who has passed on, gave that to me...It is one of my most treasured possessions...


74 posted on 11/04/2011 10:49:43 AM PDT by stevie_d_64 (I'm jus' sayin')
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To: frog in a pot

The RINO’s are enraptured by the OWS crowd they view it as something to be emulated sadly the GOP apparently no longer believes in the Constitution or anything else except I got mine & screw everybody else.


75 posted on 11/04/2011 11:15:50 AM PDT by Nebr FAL owner (.308 reach out & thump someone .50 cal.Browning Machine gun reach out & crush someone)
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To: GSWarrior; SierraWasp; tubebender; NormsRevenge

“The OWS is the same cast of characters we all know and love—ANSWER, MoveOn, etc,—just under a new banner”

Yep, over the decades in the Bay area, we have seen many if not most of these renta mobbers protesting anything that was good in America and pushing anti American socilism, communism, and facism.

Some come for free, so they can riot, destroy businesses and have their few minutes of fame.


76 posted on 11/04/2011 11:33:23 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION IS DESTROYING AMERICA-LOOK AT WHAT IT DID TO THE WHITE HOUSE!)
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To: Dem Guard

“I thought Oakland was already an urban hell hole.”

It has been for decades and got worse with Moonbeam as mayor and the current left wing witch.

She apparently got rid of her tough on crime police chief before this happened. She apparently saw this coming and didn’t want a sharp/no nonsense Black Chief of Police in charge.


77 posted on 11/04/2011 11:37:25 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION IS DESTROYING AMERICA-LOOK AT WHAT IT DID TO THE WHITE HOUSE!)
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To: DustyMoment

They cant buy a clue, that would be capitolism, they have to sit there, rant and chant and wait for a clue to be delivered by their masters.


78 posted on 11/04/2011 11:41:19 AM PDT by American in Israel (A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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To: GSWarrior

Everyone convicted of vandalism should have their home bulldozed.


79 posted on 11/04/2011 11:49:29 AM PDT by American in Israel (A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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To: Grampa Dave

Jean Quan is too pre-Occupied to be of much help here.


80 posted on 11/04/2011 11:53:50 AM PDT by GSWarrior (Click HERE to read the entire post.)
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