Certainly! Of course OUR armed forces would never participate in such things. That must be why they're training for it.
Posted on 02/12/2011 7:42:44 AM PST by smokingfrog
INSIDE a grange hall in a rural stretch of South Jersey, hundreds of men and women who've embraced tea-party politics cast skeptical glances and tough questions when their local Republican congressman took the stage.
"Why don't you ever come to our meetings? How do you expect our grandchildren to be able to live in this world?" they asked U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo.
One man questioned LoBiondo about death camps of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), a popular conspiracy theory on the far right, and his suspicions seemed confirmed when the the congressman didn't know what he was talking about.
But after the guest of honor, Brian Aitken, spoke to the Greenwich Tea Party Patriots of South Jersey about his arrest, conviction and prison sentence for having handguns he purchased legally in Colorado, the crowd was smitten and wanted to know two things in particular.
"Did you get your guns back?" two men asked Aitken, who stood on a bare stage with an American flag and a Gadsden flag, which shows a coiled rattlesnake poised to strike.
The other question is something Aitken's been getting quite a bit since Gov. Chris Christie commuted his seven-year prison sentence on Dec. 20.
"Do you have any political aspirations?" asked Matt Pinto, of Hammonton.
"Yeah," Aitken said, "to stay out of politics."
"Oh, come on, we need more people like you to get involved," Pinto replied.
The speaking engagement on a recent Tuesday night in Salem County was Aitken's first public appearance since his story made international headlines last year. He said he chose the Greenwich Tea Party because it focuses on educating people about the Constitution, but he has more speaking engagements lined up in coming months.
(Excerpt) Read more at philly.com ...
The writer did not miss a trick. Notice the composition of the photo. The man with the wolly beard was dead center in photo. They want to protray him as a “mountain man” and typical of the T-Party.
Then they mentioned the nonsense about “death camps” and other black helicopter stuff.
I hate the bias of the press, it is destroying the nation. Certainly aiding and abetting Obozo’s destruction of the nation.
LOL. If they want to see “mountain men”, they should come our TP meetings. They could have a field day with pictures. Some of the smartest men I’ve ever known.
The best part of the article is where Brian says he should have just kept his mouth shut and asked for a lawyer. He had not threatened anyone and they had no right to search his car, but he let them do it because HE THOUGHT is was innocent of any wrong-doing.
I meant nothing derogatory, I lived in NM for 14 years and I know exactly what you're talking about. 2 types that were smarter than most people understand: semi-hippie dropouts and "mountain men" type recluses. I knew both types and some were extremely well educated and street savy. I do not pre-conceive people, but many people who read the press coverage do.
Yep, he thought. And I’ll bet now he has tempered his confidence in the “justice” system where he lives.
I would invite him to Texas, we are a “bit” more tolerant when it comes to weapons. (guns & other)
>He had not threatened anyone and they had no right to search his car, but he let them do it because HE THOUGHT is was innocent of any wrong-doing.
And *THAT* is one reason you should *NEVER* talk to the police.
You’ve probably seen this, but in case someone hasn’t I’m posting the link:
http://www.youtube.com/v/i8z7NC5sgik&hl=en&fs=1
No. Aitken can never touch a gun against as long as he lives. He is a felon now, and the oh-so-great Gov. Christie would not commute the felony, only the sentence.
Brian Aitken is now what all disarmed free men become: a slave.
Certainly! Of course OUR armed forces would never participate in such things. That must be why they're training for it.
Yes, there has been training on controling civil disobedience.
BUT, much of what is said about it is far overeaching even Obozo’s menions. I do not discount that they are capable of thinking/talking about any stupid thing, however, actually being a threat is another matter.
Subjection of the population in Texas if seriously considered would be an exercise in awakening. Even the military would refuse to participate.
If a serious attempt at subjection takes place it will be by foreign troops. The good old boys would certainly take a toll on that nonsense throught out the South and West. Up North and in the Cities, another matter.
I don’t know what website you posted that pic from, but I got a weird certificate request. Did not at first associate it with the pic.
One things I have thought about.
If I visit a city on the PA/NJ border and get onto the highway, but would somehow mistakenly get onto it in the wrong direction (east instead of west), I would go into NJ by accident. And because I am always carrying, I would be a criminal.
Where else is the law written which demands 100% perfection of someone lest they make a simple human error (wrong lane/wrong direction.....who hasn’t done that at some point) to be labeled a felon?
I believe that such an argument could be made in court and won. (though I never intend on trying it).
It is simple challenges like this which the NRA does not make which frustrates the hell out of me.
Bingo!
Christie is no hero of Conservatism.....indeed, he is anathema to it.
Sometimes it’s difficult to know exactly what the law is in your own state, let alone all 57 states.
I think NJ might as well just put up a sign at the border warning you to not bring any guns into the state and give you a one or two mile safe zone to turn around and leave without being prosecuted.
Went to Cabela’s today and OC’d. A lot of NY/NJers there on weekends. You can always tell who they are by their half dollar sized eyeballs when they see freedom being exercised.
He was not asked to pardon the felony. He was asked to commute the sentence to get Brian out of jail while he continues to argue that he was improperly sentenced in the first place.
A pardon (which is still possible at a future point) would have removed his legal standing to argue that the judge did not hear the case properly.
Who cares if he was “asked” that specifically?
A full pardon was clearly the right thing to do in this case.
Needs more garbage, raw sewage, half-starved children, Katyusha’s, mortars, small arms fire.
The law.
A full pardon was clearly the right thing to do in this case.
So it is a good thing for a public official to do something to someone "for their own good" even if they did not ask for it and do not want it?
Do you really want to start down that trail?
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