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  • GOP Rep's 71-Year-Old Staffer Injured During Anti-Trump Protest at Office

    02/16/2017 2:49:24 PM PST · by lowbridge · 25 replies
    Fox news ^ | February 15, 2017
    Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) says that one of his staffers was knocked unconscious during a protest at his Huntington Beach, Calif., office on Tuesday. In a statement, Rohrabacher’s office said that the protesters were part of a nationwide movement calling themselves Indivisible, which has vowed to resist President Donald Trump’s agenda by trying to occupy Republican congressional offices. Kathleen Staunton, 71, who has managed Rohrabacher's office since his first term in 1989, apparently attempted to leave through the front door to go to the bathroom, when “a protester yanked the door open, causing her to fall and hit her head."...
  • Dems Hope to Ride Grassroots' Anti-Trump Wave Till 2018

    02/13/2017 8:20:36 PM PST · by 2ndDivisionVet · 27 replies
    Real Clear Politics ^ | February 13, 2017 | James Arkin
    BALTIMORE – They may be the minority party, but House Democrats are feeling energized these days – and for good reason. They point to the grassroots protests, marches and town-hall disruptions of recent weeks as a sign that President Trump has already sparked involvement by their base at historic levels. The high-profile protests so far have been organic, not organized by any party apparatus – from the women’s march on inauguration weekend to the thousands who showed up at airports following Trump’s executive order temporarily banning refugees and immigrants from seven majority-Muslim countries. Dozens of lawmakers joined in the events...
  • Reverse Tea Party? GOP officials facing more protests across country. [Astroturf disrupts TownHalls]

    02/11/2017 10:19:26 PM PST · by CardCarryingMember.VastRightWC · 48 replies
    Fox News ^ | 2/11/2017 | N/A
    Washington Republicans this weekend faced more protests at public events -- backlash that appears to be growing against President Trump and the GOP-led Congress for trying to dismantle ObamaCare ... Florida GOP Rep. Gus Bilirakis faced about a hundred people at a town hall, ... Education Secretary Betsy DeVos (school entrance blocked, BLM screaming "shame") ... Utah GOP Rep. Jason Chaffetz met by frequent, deafening boos at a town hall event in which constituents .... California GOP Rep. Tom McClintock had to be escorted by police from a town hall event as protesters...
  • Sen. Chuck Schumer: Republicans are ‘afraid’ to speak out against Trump

    02/08/2017 2:52:58 PM PST · by mdittmar · 49 replies
    yahoo ^ | February 8, 2017 | yahoo
    Sen. Chuck Schumer, leader of the minority Democrats, told Yahoo Global Anchor Katie Couric in an exclusive interview Wednesday that he believes his Republican colleagues are concerned but “afraid” to speak out against President Trump. Schumer also discussed his meeting with Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, his reaction to the removal of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., from the House floor, and why he thinks top Trump adviser Steve Bannon should leave the White House.
  • Astroturf Epidemic

    02/07/2017 3:39:18 PM PST · by Hojczyk · 9 replies
    Sharyl Attkisson ^ | Febuary 6,2017 | Sharyl Attkisson
    Whether you’re a Democrat or Republican–or someone who doesn’t care at all about politics–it’s hard not to notice the massive campaigns to influence opinion on social media, the news and out there in real life. Those trying to persuade and manipulate are playing hardball. And, in many instances, we’re falling for it: they plop the ball in the middle of a frenzied crowd, nobody sees exactly who dropped it, and we in the news and the public pick it up and run. We’re being played. As I’ve reported and written: Astroturfers often disguise themselves and publish blogs, write letters to...
  • Now We Know: Those 'Spontaneous' Anti-Trump Airport Protests Weren't Spontaneous At All

    02/03/2017 9:48:25 AM PST · by IBD editorial writer · 48 replies
    Investor's Business Daily ^ | 2/3/2017 | John Merline
    There was always something fishy about the outbreak of "spontaneous" protests at airports around the country in the immediate wake of President Trump's executive order pausing visas and refugees from terror-prone countries. Not that you'd suspect anything from the way they were covered. Nearly every story published over that weekend stated without equivocation that the protests were an unplanned and visceral reaction to Trump's executive order. Examples: "Spontaneous Protests Hit Airports Across America Following Trump's Executive Order" "Protest Grows 'Out of Nowhere' at Kennedy Airport" "The senseless cruelty of the executive order has led to spontaneous protests at many of...
  • 200 Demonstrators Descended On Dianne Feinstein’s House to Protest Her Support for Trump’s Nominees

    01/30/2017 4:49:31 PM PST · by markomalley · 17 replies
    San Francisco Magazine ^ | 1/30/17 | Lamar Anderson
    On Sunday afternoon, as about 2,000 protesters were picketing at SFO against President Trump’s sudden ban on travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries, about 200 demonstrators headed in the opposite direction, to Senator Dianne Feinstein’s mansion in Pacific Heights. They were there to express their displeasure at the senator’s unexpectedly pro-Trump voting record. So far, she has voted in support of four of the president’s cabinent nominees: James Mattis for Secretary of Defense, Mike Pompeo for CIA director, John Kelly for Secretary of Homeland Security, and Nikki Haley for U.N. ambassador. By FiveThirtyEight's calculation, Feinstein has fallen in line with the...
  • Billionaire George Soros has ties to more than 50 ‘partners’ of the Women’s March on Washington

    01/22/2017 12:49:49 PM PST · by Bigtigermike · 4 replies
    Dennis Wiley, pastor of Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ, another march “partner,” returned my call and said, “This is not a partisan march.” Really? UnitedWomen.org, another partner, features videos with the hashtags #ImWithHer, #DemsInPhily and #ThanksObama. Following the money, I poured through documents of billionaire George Soros and his Open Society philanthropy, because I wondered: What is the link between one of Hillary Clinton’s largest donors and the “Women’s March”? I found out: plenty. By my draft research, which I’m opening up for crowd-sourcing on GoogleDocs, Soros has funded, or has close relationships with, at least 56 of the...
  • Protestors to Inauguration Paid In Tulsa

    01/16/2017 4:40:11 AM PST · by Candor7 · 198 replies
    Back Page ^ | 12 January 2017 | Backpage
    (Thanks to Freeper Fred Nerks.) Protestors are being paid and trained in Oklahoma. Our Community Organizer president wants to go out with a Bang! Shall we accommodate him?
  • Why Donald Trump and his supporters want you to think protests against him are manufactured

    11/15/2016 10:25:19 PM PST · by Freedom'sWorthIt · 166 replies
    Washington Post ^ | November 14, 2016 | Phillip Bump
    One out of every 40 people in America lives in New York City. The area's population is 8.4 million, more than in 39 other states. For every vote cast for Donald Trump in the city last Tuesday, more than four were cast for Hillary Clinton; she earned 79 percent of the vote. In the wake of Trump's victory, thousands of protesters crowded the streets of Manhattan (where Trump got fewer votes than he did on Staten Island, where the population is a third smaller) outside Trump Tower. It's hard to know how many were there, but let's assume it was...
  • Hundreds of Anti-Trump Protesters March in St. Louis [Astroturf City!]

    11/14/2016 10:47:38 AM PST · by SoFloFreeper · 16 replies
    CBS ST LOUIS ^ | 11/14/16
    A protest against the election of Donald Trump as president drew hundreds of protesters in downtown St. Louis.
  • Lafayette woman to be charged for false claim that Trump supporters robbed her, newspaper reports

    11/13/2016 11:39:27 AM PST · by BBell · 16 replies
    A Lafayette woman will face a criminal charge for filing a false report after she told authorities she made up a story about two Trump supporters robbing her near the University of Louisiana at Lafayette campus, The Advertiser reports. Karl Ratcliff, spokesman for the Lafayette Police Department, confirmed the charge to the newspaper Friday (Nov. 11). The woman was previously identified as an 18-year-old UL student.
  • Found Seattle Craigslist Ad Paying $15 An Hour For PAID PROTESTERS

    11/12/2016 11:00:54 AM PST · by gaggs · 23 replies
    More and more evidence is coming out that these Protests are not organic and are pre-planned, large-scale organized and 100% George Soros/DNC created. Here is an archived Seattle Craigslist ad offering $15 an hour for paid protesters. Students, women, and minorities are urged to apply.
  • STOP TRUMP earn 720/wk! (Craigslist Employment Ad TODAY)

    10/14/2016 11:49:43 PM PDT · by tcrlaf · 34 replies
    Craigslist ^ | 10-15-2016 | TCRLAF
    Posted about 15 hours ago favorite this post STOP TRUMP earn 720/wk compensation: 15 - 18 per hour + bonus employment type: employee's choice Hiring Immediately! $15 - $18 hourly rate + Bonuses Drivers Earn Gas Reimbursement! No previous experience required Full time and part time positions Weekend positions available No fundraising! No commission! Call Kelley 702-337-4186 Community Outreach Group LLC is an equal opportunity employer.
  • Craigslist ads hiring Anti-Trump people

    10/14/2016 10:57:48 AM PDT · by justlittleoleme · 7 replies
    Google Search ^ | 10/14/16
    Was searching for evidence of the Trump ads being placed on craigslist and found this.... Here is an example.. Apply Today! http://workforprogress.org/apply-today/ We know that there are major threats to our planet, our public health and safety, and our democracy. Join us in doing something about it. Help us elect Hillary Clinton as our next president! This fall, there is stark difference between the candidates running for president. On the one hand, we have one of the most qualified candidates to ever run for President, Hillary Clinton. On the other hand, we have Donald Trump. As president Hillary Clinton will...
  • Do Not Trust the Polls - October Surprise Thread #1

    10/01/2016 8:26:40 PM PDT · by 1-Eagle · 55 replies
    The Vanity Post | October 1st, 2016 | 1Eagle
    As I warned you prior to the 1st Debate, there was good reason to be cautious about putting any trust in the polls. Herman Cain has been hammering this topic very efficiently, whereas Sean Hannity actually said he trusts the polls. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A 'SCIENTIFIC POLL'. The average student having done well in any college level Statistics Class can tell you that. The 'margins of error' were blown out of the water so badly in 1996, they they can no longer be said to have any value. Who determines the margin of error? By what means...
  • Soros Migration Rent-a-Mob Amps Up for Aug. 28 Wash., D.C. Refugee Rally

    08/23/2016 10:09:29 PM PDT · by detective · 5 replies
    The New American ^ | 22 August 2016 | William F. Jasper
    The professional Soros migration/refugee agitators are rallying the street radicals to come to Washington, D.C., this Sunday, August 28. The aim of #DCRally4Refugees is to whip up the appearance of popular support for the UN’s September 19 Refugee Summit and President Obama’ plan to “surge” thousands more Syrian “refugees” into American communities. The #DCRally4Refugees is being organized by dozens of radical-Left groups funded by billionaire hedge fund mogul George Soros (shown) and his Open Society Foundations. As we reported last week, hacked documents from the Open Society Foundations (OSF) database have confirmed what was long known to readers of The...
  • Hacked Messages Discuss the Plan for a Black Lives Matter “Summer of Chaos” Leading to Martial Law

    07/10/2016 8:12:14 PM PDT · by TXnMA · 111 replies
    USA Today, Baltimore Sun, DC Clothesline via Oath Keepers Website ^ | July 6, 2016 | USA Today, Baltimore Sun, DC Clothesline via "Navy Jack"
    Is U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch coordinating with Black Lives Matter activists to disrupt the upcoming Republican and Democratic National Conventions so that martial law will be declared and the elections suspended/indefinitely postponed? This allegation is the subject of hundreds of articles regarding a series of purported direct messages between three leading Black Lives Matter activists. The messages claim the endorsement and support of U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch. Their alleged goal, as stated in the messages, is to cancel the Presidential election and keep Barack Obama in office, while also giving him a justification to attempt a declaration of...
  • Riveting post by black police officer confronts BLM with raw honesty.. (strong language)

    07/10/2016 6:16:45 PM PDT · by Impala64ssa · 29 replies
    Biz Pac Review ^ | 7/10/16 | Michele Kirk
    <p>An African-American police officer from Florida has laid bare his heart in a powerful way.</p> <p>Pundits have been talking non-stop since a new wave of sensationalized stories about so-called trigger happy cops hit the news last week.</p> <p>Brutal reality hits officer Jay Stalien in the face every single day and he poured out his feelings on Facebook in a riveting post.</p>
  • Black Lives Matter Activist SHOT DEAD After Breaking Into St. Louis Police Officer’s Home

    07/10/2016 7:11:30 PM PDT · by Nachum · 21 replies
    Gateway Pundit ^ | 7/10/16 | Black Lives Matter Activist SHOT DEAD After Breaking Into St. Louis Police Officer’s Home Jim Hoft
    Tyler Gebhard was killed Saturday in St. Louis after trying to break into a police officer’s home. Gebhard had argued with the cop about Black Lives Matter on Facebook. The unidentified cop and Gebhard knew each other through church. Tyler Gebhard was 20 years old. He was shot after he threatened the officer’s wife after she wouldn’t let him in the home and threw a planter through the window. StL Today reported: A former Affton High School football standout forced his way into a South County home and was shot and killed by an off-duty officer inside after a Facebook...