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Trespass belies civility claims from do-gooders
San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 2/3/11 | Debra J. Saunders

Posted on 02/03/2011 8:10:02 AM PST by SmithL

Forget all that talk about bipartisan civility. When some 200 conservatives showed up for a weekend conference hosted by the libertarian-leaning industrialist brothers Charles and David Koch in Rancho Mirage (Riverside County), there was no welcome wagon. Instead, seminar attendees were met by close to 1,000 activists protesting the meeting and waving banners. News reports showed a swastika and cute slogans like "Quarantine the Kochs" and "Koch kills."

Greenpeace hired a blimp with pictures of the Koch brothers and the words "Dirty Money." The Center for American Progress mobilized. The liberal watchdog group Common Cause held a panel.

If there was soul-searching from the left-leaning activists about tone, it was not immediately apparent.

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TOPICS: Editorial; Government; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: goldenstate; hatespeech; leftwinghate
Kumbyah!
1 posted on 02/03/2011 8:10:08 AM PST by SmithL
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To: SmithL

Civility == however liberals choose to define it at that moment.


2 posted on 02/03/2011 8:15:18 AM PST by Steely Tom (Obama goes on long after the thrill of Obama is gone)
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To: SmithL

I knew an old acquaintance who used to consult for Charles Koch, and she told me once he starts an objective, he finishes it, and a bulldog in negotiations. He doesn’t rattle easily especially from these lib pukes.


3 posted on 02/03/2011 8:20:04 AM PST by max americana
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To: SmithL

Hopefully the LEOs took LOTS of pictures of these hardcore lefties.


4 posted on 02/03/2011 8:21:03 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: SmithL

Not to Koch Brothers, pleas hold all future meetings like this in ARIZONA, trespassers have the right to be SHOT FOR TRESPASSING on PRIVATE PROPERTY IN ARIZONA.


5 posted on 02/03/2011 8:39:03 AM PST by eyeamok
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