8/28 Glenn Beck Rally

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http://www.the-daily-record.com/news/article/4886467

Local story about people going to the rally. Most of these people are just tired of big government and government BS. Some however put the religious tie to it. People with good intentions.
Aug 31, 2010 8:42am
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One thing my mom was proud of was the respect for the area. She said she couldn't believe how clean it was. People weren't just throwing their trash on the ground and stuff.

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Aug 31, 2010 9:19am
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Prescott;466137 wrote:
I even saw on a Maine Tea Party website "no go zones" that included actually fine areas, like U Street and Adams Morgan.
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I don't know with any certainty where the no-go zone map came from, but there are differing opinions.
Just saw this. It was a reference to some of either Maine's tea party view of DC.
Here ya go, quick google search.
http://paintmainered.ning.com/profiles/blogs/so-you-are-coming-to-the-828
If you are on the subway stay on the Red line between Union Station and Shady Grove, Maryland. If you are on the Blue or Orange line do not go past Eastern Market (Capitol Hill) toward the Potomac Avenue stop and beyond; stay in NW DC and points in Virginia. Do not use the Green line or the Yellow line. These rules are even more important at night. There is of course nothing wrong with many other areas; but you don't know where you are, so you should not explore them.
Some areas south of Green line are bad, but areas like Columbia Heights, U Street and Adams Morgan are great and some of my favorite is DC.
Although the conservative response by one girl in the comments is spot on.

Let me put it another way. I feel safer in DC than in Columbus right now lol.
Aug 31, 2010 4:23pm
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I know the map exists. The origin of the map is what I questioned.
Aug 31, 2010 5:09pm
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Prescott;467259 wrote:I know the map exists. The origin of the map is what I questioned.

Found a snarky map ,pretty funny, but obviously from a lefty.
http://dcist.com/2010/08/view_the_tea_party_guide.php#comments
Aug 31, 2010 5:35pm
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I viewed it online and was very impressed with the content and message.
Aug 31, 2010 9:25pm
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I am not a Glenn Beck fan and I didn't watch his rally. I did, however, watch his show on Monday and Tuesday just to see how he would answer his post rally critics.Based on the video and audio evidence he presented ,his rally was not all like it was being characterized by the liberal media.

There were no nasty signs. The crowd was predominantly white, but there were people of color in attendance and on the dais. The crowd was not a bunch of angry, old white men.The crowd was respectful(they left the grounds in pristine condition), concerned, and included any and all age groups.

I don't know if Beck accomplished his goal, but I don't think he did anything wrong.
Sep 1, 2010 10:04am
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bases_loaded;466825 wrote:One thing my mom was proud of was the respect for the area. She said she couldn't believe how clean it was. People weren't just throwing their trash on the ground and stuff.

The left expects big government to take care of its trash.

After the inauguration of Obama.

Sep 1, 2010 10:33am
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Bigdogg;465966 wrote:Billionaires Bankrolling the Tea Party. The Koch brothers and Rupert Murdoch have self-interested agendas that go well beyond the interests of those who carry their banners.


http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/29/opinion/29rich.html?_r=1

I've met Koch, he's actually a really nice guy to be quite honest.
Sep 1, 2010 10:35am
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The left expects big government to take care of its trash.
They are just trying to create some jobs.
Sep 1, 2010 10:37am
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Would have been one hell of a job.
Sep 1, 2010 10:41am
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majorspark;467968 wrote:The left expects big government to take care of its trash.

After the inauguration of Obama.

They are used to other people doing everything for them.

Those days are coming to an end.
Sep 1, 2010 12:23pm
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majorspark;467968 wrote:The left expects big government to take care of its trash.

After the inauguration of Obama.


In all fairness to that event (which I went to). 1. The crowd was 2-3 times larger. 2. The crowd was there much, much longer, a few hours, from early dawn till afternoon. 3. There were vendors serving drinks. 4. Most of the trashcans were full by the time the event ended, so in any group dynamics fashion, once one person dumps something on the ground, the whole groups follows. Now saying it is right, but just group dynamics.

But, yeah, it was bad and the Park Service got some flak for not putting more trash cans around the areas and people for not cleaning up after themselves.
Sep 1, 2010 12:24pm
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Someone else will get it. That's the attitude of these people. When I have something to throw away and the garbage is full I don't throw it on the ground and blame speedway for not emptying the trash. I hold it till the next trash can. Then again I have a job and have to pay my mortgage, car payment, and health insurance.
Sep 1, 2010 12:31pm
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Yeah, that's it. Everyone with more left political views than you guys obviously want someone else to do everything for them.

It doesn't make it right but anytime there is a large group of people stuff gets thrown on the ground. I don't care if it's Tea Partiers or Obama supporters. Hell, most fairs have a pretty conservative customer base and there is trash everywhere.

A good thing about the Beck rally is that I heard of no violence. Which is always great when there are that many people.
Sep 1, 2010 12:51pm
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As long as we agree on that
Sep 1, 2010 1:11pm
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I Wear Pants;468161 wrote:Yeah, that's it. Everyone with more left political views than you guys obviously want someone else to do everything for them.

It doesn't make it right but anytime there is a large group of people stuff gets thrown on the ground. I don't care if it's Tea Partiers or Obama supporters. Hell, most fairs have a pretty conservative customer base and there is trash everywhere.

A good thing about the Beck rally is that I heard of no violence. Which is always great when there are that many people.
Impossible. Everybody knows those fucking teabaggers are a bunch of jackboot thugs. Surely somebody got stabbed and there's some kind of cover up! ;)
Sep 1, 2010 3:04pm
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Yeah, I don't know what came over me.

What I meant to say was that there was blood running in the streets and this crazy old white guys were murdering homeless people and anyone they saw trying to use foodstamps.
Sep 1, 2010 3:22pm
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Did they lynch dat der colored that spoke too?
Sep 1, 2010 4:40pm
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ptown_trojans_1;468128 wrote:Most of the trashcans were full by the time the event ended, so in any group dynamics fashion, once one person dumps something on the ground, the whole groups follows. Now saying it is right, but just group dynamics.
Thank God they had enough porta-jons or it could have gotten very ugly.
Sep 1, 2010 5:39pm
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majorspark;468565 wrote:Thank God they had enough porta-jons or it could have gotten very ugly.
...and smelly.
ptown_trojans_1;468128 wrote:But, yeah, it was bad and the Park Service got some flak for not putting more trash cans around the areas and people for not cleaning up after themselves.
You really meant to say, "But, yeah, it was bad and the Park Service got some flak for not putting more trash cans around the areas and environmental extreme leftists for not cleaning up after themselves', right? :D
Sep 1, 2010 5:56pm
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ptown_trojans_1;468128 wrote:But, yeah, it was bad and the Park Service got some flak for not putting more trash cans around the areas and people for not cleaning up after themselves.
You really meant to say, "But, yeah, it was bad and the Park Service got some flak for not putting more trash cans around the areas and environmental extreme leftists for not cleaning up after themselves', right? :D
Sep 1, 2010 5:58pm
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majorspark;467968 wrote:The left expects big government to take care of its trash.

After the inauguration of Obama.


It's all Bush's fault.

I win. Do I get my cookie now?
Sep 1, 2010 9:39pm
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majorspark;468565 wrote:Thank God they had enough porta-jons or it could have gotten very ugly.
believer;468585 wrote:...and smelly.
lol, yea, very true. Luckily, there were many of those. But, I joked with my friend that if too many people show up, this could get ugly.


You really meant to say, "But, yeah, it was bad and the Park Service got some flak for not putting more trash cans around the areas and environmental extreme leftists for not cleaning up after themselves', right? :D

Haha. Yeah, true. Those crazy environmental wakos lol.
Sep 2, 2010 11:37am
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ptown_trojans_1;469402 wrote:Haha. Yeah, true. Those crazy environmental wakos lol.

Not funny today....the Discovery Channel terrorist yesterday was an environmentalist wack-job. Funny how that's not being portrayed too much in the MSM, eh? Bet if he had a "Don't Tread On Me" shirt on that we'd be hearing about the Tea Party radicals non-stop.
Sep 2, 2010 12:03pm