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Washington (CNN) -- Foes of the House Democrats' health care bill rallied outside the Capitol Saturday afternoon, hours before what many of them anticipate will be a setback for their position -- approval of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's bill. "It may pass out of the House tonight. We do realize that," Jenny Beth Martin, event organizer for the Tea Party Patriots, said. "But there is the Senate still. And we are going to leave no stone unturned and fight the government taking over our health care." House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, emerges from her offices Saturday on her way to...

All are Out of Jail Another Fight Tomorrow - Is it the Final House Fight? Thanks be to God, Father Norman Weslin is out of jail, as are all of the pro-lifers who got arrested yesterday at Nancy Pelosi's office.Click this video -- which took place at Pelosi's on Thursday, November 5th -- to be taken to it. Special thanks to those of you who helped. Five of them have this completely behind them, with a "post and forfeit" arrangement with the prosecutor. Seven of them have future court dates. By 6:45, all of them were out, and back at...

WASHINGTON — Democratic Rep. Barney Frank took a dig Friday at the Republican lawmaker who organized a protest by conservatives against health care legislation. Frank, a Massachusetts liberal, told an audience: "Some of the people (at the rally) that wanted to engage me in conversation appeared to have been the losers in the 'Are you smarter than Michele Bachmann contest?'."

It is protest day, for the Left and the Right, on Capitol Hill. First out of the gate - 9 Protesters backing a universal health care system briefly occupied Sen. Joe Lieberman's office this morning. Protesters were arrested, one by one, and dragged out of his office amid chants of "Everyone in and noone out, universal healthcare now!" and "Represent Connecticut, not AETNA!"

"OBAMA DON'T KNOW 'JACK”: Fishermen take to the street in FWB to protest amberjack lockdown (UPDATED with PHOTOS) November 03, 2009 10:52 AM Tom McLaughlin and Tina Harbuck More than 100 fishermen, family and friends showed up Monday morning at the corner of U.S. 98 and Perry Avenue carrying signs in protest of the recent fish closures by the National Marine Fisheries Service. “It’s terrible what they’re trying to do to this fishery,” said Capt. Kenny Aziz, who bay fishes from his pontoon boat, The Toonpang. The idea of bringing the Destin charter boat fishermen’s beef with the federal government...

November 5, 2009 Protesters attacked by militiamen as Iranian regime faces revolt on anti-US day Martin Fletcher Violence erupted in Tehran yesterday as tens of thousands took to the streets to attack the regime on a day that was supposed to be dedicated to condemning America. The regime marked the 30th anniversary of the storming of the US Embassy with an official rally outside the former diplomatic compound — but elsewhere, security forces fought running battles with protesters who packed the streets of the capital in defiance of regime warnings. Opposition videos showed riot police and Basij militiamen clubbing men...

With Republican victories in key positions in this month's elections, and because several respondents said one week wasn't enough time to prepare the proper protest, we've decided to extend the deadline for entries into the Dave Weinbaum Cyber Tea Party until November 30th!

Talk radio host and best selling author Mark Levin will join with Michelle Bachmann on the Capital Steps on Thursday at noon. Concerned Americans will join the top conservatives to protest the Pelosi nationalized health care disaster. From the Representative Bachmann’s website: Bachmann Calls on the American People to Bring the Town Hall To Washington “This is the deciding moment and the people need to make sure their representatives know where they stand.” Washington, D.C., Nov 2 - WHAT: Health Care “House Call” on Washington Press Conference WHO: Republican Members of Congress Americans concerned about our health care future Other...

In the News Make a House Call on Congress on November 5th and Stop the Government Take Over of Health Care! November 5th, 2009 Democrat leadership in the House wants to pass a government run health care bill before Veteran's Day, and it's up to us to make sure this prescription for socialized medicine doesn't pass. If you can come to Washington to look your Member straight in the eye and tell them to keep their hands off your heatlh care, do it. If you can't make it to Washington, go to your Member's district office. And, if you can't...

By Stella Lohmann http://stellalohmann.com/ November 1, 2009—Atlanta, GA Representative Michelle Bachmann (R-MN) has mobilized a national Tea Party of her own with just one a few words with Sean Hannity on Fox News Friday night. Buses are being filled as we speak to join her on the steps of the nation’s Capital on Thursday, November 5th at noon. Then Rep. Bachmann wants to walk the halls of Congressional offices with those who answer her call to stop the most recent healthcare reform bill set for a vote by next week. Tea Party activists in Atlanta are already hosting a One...

Protests likely as Iran marks US embassy seizure (AFP) 2 November 2009 TEHRAN - Street protests against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad are expected on Wednesday as Iran marks the 30th anniversary of the capture of US embassy at a time when it is engaged in high-profile nuclear dialogue backed by Washington. November 4 has emerged as an anti-US day in Iran, with thousands of Iranians, mostly students, gathering annually outside the US embassy building, dubbed the ‘Den of Spies’, to shout slogans such as “Death to America!” and “Death to Israel!” The event marks the capture of the embassy on November...

Many of you are really good with visual presentations. Wade Rathke is giving a speech at Springfield College on the ninth. We will be protesting outside the hall. We want to pass out a flier depicting a professor re-distributing grades from hard working students to slackers; this as a clear example how socialism and "social justice" works. I am not good with art or drawing! If anyone out there has a cartoon or diagram similar to this, I would appreciate your sharing it with us as we are trying to change minds and influence the thoughts of the future generation.

/begin my excerpts Picketing N. Korean Defector Bumping Face-to-Face into N. Korean Ambassador Ma Young-ae, N. Korean defector and artist, now residing in U.S. and heading (Christian) N. Korean Refugee Mission, was picketing with Choi Eun-chol, the (mission's) administrative manager, in front of N. Korea's Mission at U.N.. They were urging the International Criminal Court to indict Kim Jong-il, when they met face-to-face with (N. Korean) Ambassador (to U.N.) Shin Sun-ho. When she confronted him, he and his assistant gave her a brief look and headed for U.N. Headquarter. She followed them, with a new sign board saying, "Kim Jong-il,...

America is made up of hard-working people and that means you can't always get off to attend a Tea Party, even if you're lucky enough to find one in your own community. That's why we're putting together the biggest Tea Party possible, right here on the Internet. Send us a photo of you holding the message you'd like to send to Washington. Make it original, make it interesting and make it a JPEG format and send it to Dave at cyberteaparty@daveweinbaum.com. We're going to collect all the best pictures, create a musical montage to the theme from Dave's weekly radio...

America is made up of hard-working people and that means you can't always get off to attend a Tea Party, even if you're lucky enough to find one in your own community. That's why we're putting together the biggest Tea Party possible, right here on the Internet. It's going to be the BIGGEST DAMN TEA PARTY this country has ever seen...and I want everyone to bring a SIGN! Send us a photo of you holding the message you'd like to send to Washington. Make it original, make it interesting and make it a JPEG format and send it to Dave...

America is made up of hard-working people and that means you can't always get off to attend a Tea Party, even if you're lucky enough to find one in your own community. That's why we're putting together the biggest Tea Party possible, right here on the Internet. It's going to be the BIGGEST DAMN TEA PARTY this country has ever seen...and I want everyone to bring a SIGN! Send us a photo of you holding the message you'd like to send to Washington. Make it original, make it interesting and make it a JPEG format and send it to Dave...

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel posted this photo essay showing the HUGE lines of people being forced to wait outside in the rain for flu shots.

Climate protests held around the world2009-10-24 19:31 Paris - Kicking off with thousands gathering on the steps of Sydney's iconic Opera House, global warming protests took place around the world Saturday to mark 50 days before the UN climate summit. From Asia to Europe via the Middle East, activists staged lively events addressing world leaders and to mobilise public opinion around climate issues. Many waved placards bearing the logo 350, referring to 350 parts per million (ppm) of CO2 in the atmosphere which scientists say must not be exceeded to avoid runaway global warming. France's politicians received a "wake up"...

When our petitions could not be ignored they were ridiculed. If we continue to rally will they someday consider our demands? If half or more of our productive efforts are used to sustain those who enslave us we may die of exhaustion while fighting against our own strength. Is it time to really throw tea into the harbor yet? There may be cost effective ways to do this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZDZzbUxrnM If we are going to restore our Constitution there is a long struggle ahead. LIMIT GOVERNMENT it can not be trusted! LIMIT GOVERNMENT limit the Change that tyrants can Hope for!...

Deputy director general Mark Byford has said it is not the BBC's role to censor the BNP as criticism mounts ahead of the party's Question Time appearance. He said the BNP's Euro vote meant the BBC had to allow it on as part of its "responsibility of due impartiality". Cabinet minister Peter Hain had asked the BBC to rethink its invitation to the whites-only political party. Ex-London Mayor Ken Livingstone said the BBC would bear moral responsibility for any "spike" in racist attacks. And the Equality and Human Rights Commission said the party's membership rules were currently illegal and it...

The overwhelmingly Catholic country currently allows only abortion in the cases of rape, fetal abnormality, or when the mother’s physical or mental health is at risk. But the proposed law, introduced by socialist Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, would allow abortion for any reason during the first 14 weeks of pregnancy...

Last week was Columbus Day, once considered a major event, the holiday has been undergoing a decline in recent years. Columbus Day parades have met with protests and some have been deemphasized or outright eliminated. In California, Columbus Day become Indigenous People’s Day, which sounds vaguely like a Marxist terrorist group’s holiday. But while it’s tempting to put that down to California’s political correctness, in South Dakota, Columbus Day became Native American Day, and that is a trend that other states are likely to follow, as protests mounted under the aegis of La Raza (The Race- the Hispanic KKK) continue...

We had 1000 people there. I love the way the organizers got everyone to sign up and wear a tag to prove how many showed up. They are also sending each of those tags (with names and addresses on them) to CNN so they can see how many showed up. We got a 3 for 1 that day. We marched past CNN shouting "CNN: Tell the Truth", we marched past the Federal Reserve shouting, "Stop Printing Money", and Past the AJC shouting, "Dinosaur Death Watch." Unfortunately I missed the Patriot Guard on their Harley's. It was a good day though.

ST. PETERSBURG — More than 100 protesters marched outside the entrance to the main office of the St. Petersburg Times Saturday morning, accusing the newspaper and the media in general of biased reporting on conservative positions on issues such as health care reform and government spending. Protesters carried signs that read "State Run Media," or "Take the Left From Your Slant" and "Journalism Malpractice — Just Report the Facts." Protesters generally complained about media bias on national issues, accusing the "liberal media" of supporting the Obama administration on a variety of issues and then inaccurately portraying the political right as...

The Greeley 9.12 Project held operation "Can You Hear Us Now " in front of our local news paper the Greeley Tribune today.

After action report of yesterday's Chicago "Can you hear us NOW?" march on the media. Approximately 100 patriots gathered at 4:00pm outside of ABC news studios on State Street in Chicago. We sang God Bless America, The National Anthem and chanted "report the news" "do your jobs" "can you hear us now?" etc... After about 1/2 hour, we marched on over to CBS News studios. The folks at CBS saw us coming and pulled down the window shades to the studio. LOL, cowards. More chanting commenced. The protest was to last until 6pm, but I left at about 5:30 as...

NOPD keeps moving protest back, at the end, one arrested.

Continuous Obama Coverage By: Battalion Staff Issue date: 10/16/09 Section: News 2:26 thebattalion: Approximately 50 protesters by G. Rollie White 12:21 thebattalion: At least 200 people so far in Spence Park -- the group assigned to Spence is the College Republicans. 12:31 thebattalion: Within the hour a slideshow of pictures will be uploaded to the front page of thebatt.com

Barack Obama flew into San Francisco last night for a fundraiser after spending 4 hours in New Orleans. He didn't expect this-- Hundreds of tea party protesters greeted the president at the St. Francis Hotel. The City Square has a report from San Francisco with several photos.

From ksfo.com - A Conservative Welcome Party for President Obama! President Obama will be in San Francisco THIS THURSDAY, October 15th at the Westin St. Francis Hotel to fundraise at a reception and dinner. Let's give him a proper Conservative welcome and protest the President and his liberal agenda! Hot Talk 560, KSFO is encouraging everyone around the Bay Area to converge across the street from the Westin St. Francis in Union Square, from 4-8pm to let President Obama know the Conservative movement in Ultra-Liberal San Francisco needs to be taken seriously! Wear your best patriotic outfits, bring American Flags,...

Since the media overlooks us, we will bring the message to them...at their stations' front door step.MEDIA PROTEST 'Can You Hear Us Now?'DATE:Saturday, October 17, 2009TIME: 2 to 3:30pmPLACE:CBS 8900 NW 18th Terrace, Doral FL 33172INFO: DC Works For Us, South Florida Tea Party, Operation Can You Hear Us Now Other protests in Broward County: - ABC 12:00 noon-1:30pm: 3401 W. Hallandale Beach Blvd, Pembroke Park, FL 33023 - NBC/Telemundo 4:00-5:30pm: 15000 SW 27 Avenue, Miramar, FL 33027 MORE EVENTS: calendar10/15/09 Michelle Obama is coming to Miami Let's give her a warm South Florida welcome with a Tea Party:...

WHAT: Miami Protest visit from Michelle Obama, Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL), Senator George LeMieux (R-FL), Congressman Allen Boyd ("Blue Dog Democrat"- FL) WHEN: Thu Oct 15, 2009: 11am – 12pm WHERE: Freedom Tower at Miami Dade College 600 Biscayne Blvd., Miami FL 33132 WHEN: Thursday, October 15, 2009, 11 a.m. WHY: A very good opportunity to gather and bring signs of protest against ObamaCare and Cap&Tax. Sen. Bill Nelson keeps his phone mail box in Washington full so constituents can not get through to him to express their disdain for the HealthCare bill. Sen. LeMieux just replaced Mel Martinez (who...

This came floating in the email a few days ago. Some good suggestions in this for those planning to participate in Operation Can You Hear Us Now From: xxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxTo: xxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxCc: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxDate: 10/10/2009 02:38 PMSubject: Good luck with Operation Can You Hear Us Now Fellow Patriots, You are one week from a major demonstration at hundreds of locations across this nation. I wish you the best, and I wanted to offer a few tactical suggestions for your demonstrations. First, make certain you can assemble a big crowd. If necessary, combine with other neighboring groups to get a more "overwhelming" crowd. Second,...

March on the Media! Join the nation wide rally on Saturday, October 17, 2009 At Hawthorne Park (between E. Main St/Jackson St/ Biddle Rd.) Medford, Oregon Meet at noon and march to NBC affiliate Channel 5. Bring your signs....tell the media we KNOW they are just a propaganda arm, not reporting the news we need to know!

Dozens of people, drawn by area “Tea Party” groups, protested on Monday across from a Burlington Township, NJ school — both about a video that has become an Internet sensation and the larger issue about molding young minds. (original video below) The video of a grade school’s performance for Black History Month flashed across the Internet like lightning: “Barack Hussein Obama…” And it became a lightning rod for groups who called it indoctrination: “Educate, don’t indocrinate!” Demonstrators chanted and waved signs on Monday morning across from the B. Bernice Young Elementary School, where the video was shot. Protesters Come to...

BURLINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. — About 70 protesters let their voices be heard outside a New Jersey school where students sang praise of President Barack Obama. Members of anti-tax groups and others gathered outside B. Bernice Young School in Burlington Township on Monday to denounce what they say was indoctrination of students.

No man thinks more highly than I do of the patriotism, as well as abilities, of the very worthy gentlemen who have just addressed the House. But different men often see the same subject in different lights; and, therefore, I hope it will not be thought disrespectful to those gentlemen if, entertaining as I do opinions of a character very opposite to theirs, I shall speak forth my sentiments freely and without reserve. This is no time for ceremony. The question before the House is one of awful moment to this country. For my own part, I consider it as...

examiner.com — for several years now they have been asking Representative Eric Cantor (R - VA) . . . to hold their annual Roundup at a venue which respects gun rights . . . But the Republicans have steadfastly refused . . . Said Gunst to other rally planners, "we consider ourselves a freedom friendly mall, and at this point we have the Roundup surrounded."

Six demonstrators were arrested Monday morning at UnitedHealth Group's corporate headquarters in Minnetonka after they blocked the doors and refused to leave during a protest over health care reform. About 110 protesters sang and spoke about the need to change the way health care is organized and financed in the United States, and said that insurers such as UnitedHealth are making people sicker because the system doesn't offer proper coverage for many patients. They cited what they said is UnitedHealth's practice of "denying care and claims in order to generate record profits." The demonstration was organized by a group called...

Vanderbilt Student Group Protests Wachovia's Support of ACORN Vanderbilt University's chapter of Youth for Western Civilization will be protesting Wachovia Bank's support of ACORN today in front of Wachovia's West End location from 4:30 – 5:30pm.ACORN, or the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, has recently come under fire since conservative activists revealed the multiple instances of outrageous behavior.Most notably, videos surfaced of ACORN employees giving advice on how to receive tax breaks for housing underage, illegal immigrant El Salvadorian prostitutes.Since then, both houses of Congress have voted to defund ACORN and Bank of America has opted to "suspend...

A self-described New York City anarchist has been accused of tweeting the location of police officers to protesters trying to evade them during the Group of 20 economic summit in Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania State Police arrested Elliot Madison alleging he used Twitter to direct the movement of protesters and inform them about law enforcement actions at last month's summit. The New York Post reported the arrest in Saturday editions. Court papers filed by Madison's attorney say FBI agents executed a search warrant at the 41-year-old's Queens home on Thursday. They seized computers, political writings and anarchist literature. Madison faces charges including...

An outgrowth of the 9/12 March on DC, Operation Can You Hear Us Now has declared October 17th to be a nationwide day of demonstrations against media dishonesty. A key demonstration will be the protests at CNN headquarters [rally at CNN Center on the III flags starting at 1030 edst for the demonstration from 1200-1400], which Vanderboegh blogged earlier this week: The Rainy Day Patriots.org head to ATLANTA, Ga. MEDIA PROTEST at CNN The 9-12 March on Washington was only the beginning…. Here’s what’s next – - We are PEACEFULLY protesting the COMPLICIT and BIASED media on the sidewalks outside...

UC Protest Movement Continues to Unfold By Richard Brenneman and Riya Bhattacharjee Thursday October 01, 2009 UC Berkeley students headed back to Sproul Plaza Wednesday evening to discuss possible actions to protest the university’s budget cuts and related topics. After a hugely successful student and faculty walkout Thursday, Sept. 24, which received national and international media coverage, about 200 students took part in a general assemby at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30. The meeting had barely begun by the time the Daily Planet went to press. Student organizers said the meeting was intended as a grassroots effort to brainstorm ideas...

Obviously, the "main stream" media are hard of hearing and seeing. About 2 million mad-as-hell taxpayers assembling in Washington, D.C. for the largest-ever (most well-behaved ever, most respectful ever) protest did not make it onto their radar screens (or our TV screens). They need our help. Maybe we cannot repeat an assembly of 2 million mad-as-hell taxpaying patriots in one place, but surely those who longed to go and couldn’t would love to be a part of Operation "Can You Hear Us Now?"

TEA PARTY: The Documentary Film - Liberty’s March Has a New Generation of Patriots! Release Date - November 27th Sneak Preview Night - Nov 2nd Liberty calls some to die in its defense and some to live for it. The Tea Party movement of 2009 has shocked the political establishment, the nation at large and left a big media machine dizzy in its wake. How is it happening? Where did it come from? Now, witness the story of the movement that's driving our national dialogue against big government spending and a Constitution under assault. Follow the inspiring and interwoven stories...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Activists gathered outside a downtown strip club Monday to denounce as racist a banner depicting President Obama as the Joker from Batman. "Not only is it an attack on the president, but also on all men and people of African descent," King Salim Khalfani, president of the Virginia NAACP, said of what he called "the abomination that's on the wall" outside Club Velvet. The banner, unfurled within the past few days, depicts Obama as Heath Ledger's grotesque Joker character from "The Dark Knight." The president is shown with smeared red lipstick, a white face and darkened...

Leftist anti-American, terrorist-supporting groups have announced they will hold a "non-violent direct action" protest at the White House on Monday, October 5th calling for the complete withdrawal of American forces from the Afghanistan and Pakistan theaters in the war on terror, thereby giving victory to al Qaeda and the Taliban.One of the groups leaders is Code Pink's Jodie Evans, an early and top financier of Barack Obama's presidential campaign. The millionairess Evans is an acknowledged expert in playing the inside-outside game of radical politics--playing the radical on the streets while being chauffered in a Cadillac Escalade to high-level meetings with...

Lets all get behind this. Operation: Can you here us now http://www.facebook.com/CanYouHearUsNow?ref=ts

Main stream media, or state run media, which ever you prefer, all seem to be wondering who is the leader of this protest movement? Is it Rush, Hannity, Beck...possibly Newt Gingrich, or heaven forbid, Sarah Palin? They seem to be alluding to the fact that without a leader, one must question their legitimacy. Well, my question has always been, why do they need a leader when the message is loud and clear? I found a response for the pundits on the left, and guess what? It comes from the mouth of one of your own politicians. So the next time...

A large march against the Group of 20 economic summit ended in the North Side after wrapping several miles from Oakland to Downtown with few problems. "I support the people's rights to assemble," said a man who identified himself as Vermin Supreme, 50, of Baltimore, who wore a red clown nose to stress he is a peaceful marcher as he followed the crowd on Fifth Avenue. "It disarms the police."