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Operation American Spring falls flat: ‘This is very disappointing,’ Texan says
The Washington Times ^ | 5/16/14 | Cheryl K. Chumley

Posted on 05/16/2014 10:21:51 AM PDT by Oliviaforever

Operation American Spring, billed as a Friday morning multi-million patriot march on Washington, D.C., to oust leadership from the nation’s capital — from President Obama to House Speaker John Boeher — has proven woefully below expectations.


“It’s a very dismal turnout,” said Jackie Milton, 61, a Jacksboro, Texas, resident and the head of Texans for Operation American Spring, to The Washington Times. He said hopes were high when he arrived in Alexandria, Va., a day or so ago and found motels and hotels were sold out for 30 miles around.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


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1 posted on 05/16/2014 10:21:51 AM PDT by Oliviaforever
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To: Oliviaforever

We need to be at home working on campaigns now. It’s not the time for a march on DC.


2 posted on 05/16/2014 10:25:13 AM PDT by Twotone (Marte Et Clypeo)
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To: Oliviaforever

“We were getting over two inches of rain in hour in parts of Virginia this morning,” Mr. Milton said. “Now it’s a nice sunny day. But this is a very poor turnout. It ain’t no millions. And it ain’t looking like there’s going to be millions. Hundreds is more like it.”

Weather is always a factor in the turnout for a large political rally and the weather seems to have been very bad in Virginia as only several hundred of the millions who planned to go could get there due to weather conditions.


3 posted on 05/16/2014 10:27:17 AM PDT by Oliviaforever
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To: Oliviaforever
Operation American Spring falls flat...ssuring that for once, a conservative demonstration will be heavily covered by the MSM.....
4 posted on 05/16/2014 10:27:44 AM PDT by Intolerant in NJ
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To: Oliviaforever

I live in Virginia and this article is the first I’ve heard of this demonstration.


5 posted on 05/16/2014 10:29:57 AM PDT by WayneS (Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.)
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To: Oliviaforever

Unfortunately or fortunately however you look at it the people that need to go to an event like this have jobs or other responsibilities. The progressives that attends rallies of the left have nothing else to do or get paid for attendance.


6 posted on 05/16/2014 10:30:37 AM PDT by mosaicwolf (Strength and Honor)
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To: Twotone

Working on campaigns that will solve nothing.


7 posted on 05/16/2014 10:34:07 AM PDT by demshateGod (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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To: Oliviaforever

The organizers are calling for a coup. That’s why conservatives are staying away.


8 posted on 05/16/2014 10:34:07 AM PDT by kristinn (Welcome to the Soviet States of Obama)
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To: mosaicwolf
the people that need to go to an event like this have jobs or other responsibilities. The progressives that attends rallies of the left have nothing else to do or get paid for attendance.

Bingo.

Also kinda like jury duty.

9 posted on 05/16/2014 10:34:49 AM PDT by Fast Moving Angel (It is no more than a dream remembered, a Civilization gone with the wind.)
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To: WayneS

First I heard of it was yesterday, driving home: the organizer was on the Savage Nation. . .


10 posted on 05/16/2014 10:34:55 AM PDT by Salgak (http://catalogoftehburningstoopid.blogspot.com 100% all-natural snark !)
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To: mosaicwolf

There is another factor to think of.

The State is very willing to attack and punish detractors, look at the IRS. Many are keeping their heads down.

And to be honest, this thing had an odd feel to it. I just couldn’t shake the feeling it was a false flag.


11 posted on 05/16/2014 10:35:42 AM PDT by redgolum ("God is dead" -- Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" -- God.)
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To: Oliviaforever

I first heard of it yesterday. Whoever organized this did a terrible job of getting out the message.


12 posted on 05/16/2014 10:35:58 AM PDT by lormand (Inside every liberal is a dung slinging monkey)
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To: Oliviaforever

What difference does it make whether 500 or 5,000,000 show up, the media will make it seem like only 5 showed up.


13 posted on 05/16/2014 10:38:11 AM PDT by CivilWarBrewing
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To: kristinn

Yeah. The “popular” uprisings around the world have been nothing but disaster after disaster.


14 posted on 05/16/2014 10:39:39 AM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin.)
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To: Oliviaforever
Street demonstrations have very little effect.
Especially if the MSM's don't report it; it's like it never even happened.

15 posted on 05/16/2014 10:39:45 AM PDT by BitWielder1 (Corporate Profits are better than Government Waste)
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To: redgolum

False flag, I agree. It was designed to fail from the start for the purpose of demoralizing the Tea Party movement ahead of elections. As if oppression by the IRS isn’t enough.


16 posted on 05/16/2014 10:39:58 AM PDT by CivilWarBrewing
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To: demshateGod

It will solve some things here if we get the right folks in. Do what you can do & let God take care of the rest.


17 posted on 05/16/2014 10:40:37 AM PDT by Twotone (Marte Et Clypeo)
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To: redgolum

False flag operation?

We were wondering the same thing this morning. Nobody heard of it until a day or two ago.

The fellow on Savage yesterday just sounded like the stereotype the left has for a Tea Party’er...a retarded, drawling hick.


18 posted on 05/16/2014 10:42:27 AM PDT by x1stcav ("The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there.")
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To: CivilWarBrewing
It was designed to fail from the start for the purpose of demoralizing the Tea Party movement ahead of elections.

Yeah that was my gut feeling as well.
19 posted on 05/16/2014 10:43:05 AM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin.)
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To: usconservative

Besides my need to concentrate on some things in my life (notably work), I also had a feeling this would be the case.

Here’s the deal: Only the stomach will motivate. When people actually get physically hungry and without shelter and energy, will they start REALLY rising up.


20 posted on 05/16/2014 10:43:19 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Early 2009 to 7/21/2013 - RIP my little girl Cathy. You were the best cat ever. You will be missed.)
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