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New Republic's Advice to Obama: Roll in the Tanks and Blow Up 'Intransigent' Congress
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Posted on 10/02/2013 9:14:15 AM PDT by chessplayer

On Tuesday, Julia Ioffe, senior editor for the liberal New Republic publication, all but suggested that President Obama needed to use military force against Tea Party conservatives in Congress. Ioffe likened the current federal government shutdown to the 1993 constitutional crisis in Russia, where then-President Boris Yeltsin ultimately ended the impasse by dissolving the parliament, and had tanks shell the legislative body's "White House".

The writer asserted that both the "old Soviet conservatives" in Russia 20 years ago and the Tea Party representatives in the House were "intransigent, bull-headed faction[s]".


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bhofascism; communism; democrats; govtabuse; govtshutdown; ioffe; juliaioffe; liberalfascism; liberalviolence; newrepublic; obama; obamagraphic; outofcontrol; teaparty
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To: Justa

I thought that the WWI vets had been promised a bonus by fedgov.


41 posted on 10/02/2013 11:43:44 AM PDT by SVTCobra03 (You can never have enough friends, horsepower or ammunition.)
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To: chessplayer
I coined the phrase 20+ years ago: "Scratch a liberal, find a fascist."

They're hiding it less and less these days.

Can a decent person alwo be a Democrat? Democrats are either dupes or con men. If you know a Democrat, ask them if they believe the Democrat line? If yes, they're a dupe. If no and they profit from the lies, they're con men.

42 posted on 10/02/2013 11:51:05 AM PDT by Jabba the Nutt (Obama is an historic President. He's America's first 'Dear Leader' President.)
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To: xzins

The state/national guard aren’t what you need to worry about. The cops manning the speed traps and keeping the dunkin’ donuts safe for democracy will be the ones doing the raids, roundups and blockades.


43 posted on 10/02/2013 11:58:51 AM PDT by Orangedog (An optimist is someone who tells you to 'cheer up' when things are going his way)
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To: SVTCobra03

I had to read up on it. Their bonus was a bond, with compound interest (!!) to be paid in 1945. They wanted redemption in 1932. That bond was a pretty sweet deal, never to be repeated, but one can’t live on promises.

Congress eventually gave them their early redemptions for the ‘it’s my money and I want it NOW’ crowd which lost out on over a decade of compound interest. But yeah, they were asking for something extraordinary when most everyone was broke. Quite different situation here. The WWII vets PAID for the memorial in addition to their service!


44 posted on 10/02/2013 12:10:34 PM PDT by Justa
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To: chessplayer

Exactly what Uncle Joe Stalin would have done.


45 posted on 10/02/2013 12:32:32 PM PDT by Renkluaf
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To: chessplayer

Time to contact every soldier you know. Ask them one simple question: “Will you shoot your own mother if Obama orders you to?”

Obama’s Communist minions might be quite surprised to find out which way those rifles are pointing.


46 posted on 10/02/2013 12:34:11 PM PDT by Lexington Green (2012 - It wasn't an election. It was a coup d'etat.)
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To: livius
Somebody posted on another thread that essentially, only military on active duty are funded now and that states have no National Guard units or anything else at the moment.

When Obama makes his last gasp totalitarian grab, he will first take every military base in America with his Secret Police Forces (DHS police, etc.). He cannot trust loyal Americans in the military and their bases are setup to be easily overrun. Just take over the base armories by executive order. IMHO.

47 posted on 10/02/2013 12:35:54 PM PDT by justa-hairyape (The user name is sarcastic. Although at times it may not appear that way.)
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To: muir_redwoods

Yep, that was my first thought -

let’s get this out in the open instead of letting them destroy our country under the cover of legitimacy.


48 posted on 10/02/2013 12:36:56 PM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: livius

Ever heard of Volunteer Regiments? The Stonewall Brigade would like to add the capture of Washington to it’s battle flag and they are just a short drive away.


49 posted on 10/02/2013 2:04:48 PM PDT by ClayinVA ("Those who don't remember history are doomed to repeat it")
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To: justa-hairyape

20 years ago that might have worked, now there are millions of AR-15, AK-47, SKS and Mosin Nagants out there in public hands. Also, those same people who bought them also bought a crap load of cheap surplus ammo to go with them.


50 posted on 10/02/2013 2:10:41 PM PDT by ClayinVA ("Those who don't remember history are doomed to repeat it")
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To: ClayinVA

They really want to start a civil war over ObamaCare?

The House is doing its job, it is the President who ignores the Constitution


51 posted on 10/02/2013 2:19:32 PM PDT by GeronL
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To: GeronL
They really want to start a civil war over ObamaCare?

Obamacare has nothing to do with this. It is all about ceding all control to the executive. That is what they want. That is why Reid just stated - How in the world can they (house Republicans) demand what is funded and what is not funded ?

Duh. Because the US Constitution makes it so.

52 posted on 10/02/2013 2:23:21 PM PDT by justa-hairyape (The user name is sarcastic. Although at times it may not appear that way.)
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To: justa-hairyape

bump


53 posted on 10/02/2013 2:35:01 PM PDT by GeronL
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