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The anniversary of the 18 Tir, the Iranian Students National Uprising, is once again upon us. The 18th of Tir (July 9th) has become a symbolic struggle and resistance against the tyrannical, totalitarian and barbaric Islamic regime in Iran. The very brave and courageous freedom loving Iranians have been challenging the very fabric of the Islamofascists in Iran. In a show of solidarity, both in Iran and abroad, Iranian people have demanded a total annihilation of this totalitarian state of Islamic barbarity and terror, which lacks even the most basic human compassion and human rights. The flowers of victory will...

Protesters show anger with Washington, D.C.By ANDREW SCHOTZ July 7, 2009 HAGERSTOWN — Hundreds of protesters gathered at Hagerstown’s University Plaza on Tuesday, showing that their level of anger about spending, civil liberties and President Obama remains high, rain or shine. The first TEA (Taxed Enough Already) Party, held in a sopping rain on April 15, drew about 300 people downtown. On Tuesday, which was clear and sunny, about 400 people attended. Cities across the country have hosted similar rallies this year. Lining West Washington Street, many people sounded off about the hundreds of billions of dollars in Obama’s stimulus...

While people get ready to spend their time and money to honor a twisted individual who could sing, Michael Jackson, nary a peep comes from most of the country about Obama voting present as Iran cracks down even harder on those wanting a free and fair election. Guess that's what should be expected when 52% of this country fall victim to one of the great swindlers of our time. Michael Ledeen: The Iranian tyrant, Ali Khamenei, told his cluster of top advisers two days ago that it was time to totally shut down the protests, and he ordered that any...

Twitter has been criticized as a time-waster -- a way for people to inform their friends about the minutiae of their lives, 140 characters at a time. But in the past month, 140 characters were enough to shine a light on Iranian oppression and elevate Twitter to the level of change agent. Even the government of Iran has been forced to utilize the very tool they attempted to squelch to try to hold on to power.

"Iran said Sunday it has released a British-Greek journalist detained for two weeks during its postelection crackdown..."

Good turnout for Clearwater Florida Tea Party at the Perkins Restaurant corner of US19 and Gulf-to-Bay. Estimate at 300+ (unofficial) and good spirits for all participants on a hot day. I know that there are/were other Tea Parties in the Tampa Bay area so 300+ is probably a good turnout. Lots of horn honking and thumbs-up signs.

“We the People….Take Back Our Country” Glendale Area Independence Tea Party July 3, 2009 3:00 – 7:00 pm 1823 Foothill Boulevard La Canada, CA 91011 $10.00 per person- cash Fully Catered Live Music

Guess which side Obama is on?Citizens of the small Central American country Honduras are getting tired of the bad rap they have taken by removing their President before he could declare a dicatorship. They've taken to the streets for the past few days eager to send us all a message about what is really happening. A pictorial of their demonstrations contrasts with the image of communist inspired violence in the streets: People demonstrate against ousted president Manuel Zelaya and in demand of peace and democracy, at Morazan Square in central Tegucigalpa, on June 30, 2009. Tensions were running high in...

Hundreds, probably thousands, have been arrested in Iran since the presidential election on 12 June. Human rights and campaign groups such as Human Rights Watch, the Campaign for Human Rights in Iran and Reporters Without Borders have been collecting and publishing the names of those dead or detained. We have brought those lists, and reports from trusted media sources, into a database that we are asking readers and those elsewhere on the internet to contribute too.

He came to my shop around 10.30am. You could tell straight away that he had just been released. His face was bruised all over. His teeth were broken and he could hardly open his eyes. He was not even into politics. He was just an ordinary 18-year-old in the last year of school. Before the election he came to me and asked how he should vote. He looks up to me. His father is an Ahmadinejad supporter.

In order to maximize effectiveness, the 'Going Galt' plan to 'call in conservative' on July 30 needs some major adjustments. The plan as it now stands has some logistical problems that need to be corrected. If the goal is to force Washington to take notice of the rage of citizens around the country, any protest must have maximum visibility, participation, and persistence. I am not certain that only one day will do it.

KANSAS CITY, MO. - The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Missouri's appeal to allow the state to enforce it's law restricting protests near funerals. The law targeted a Topeka Baptist church that protests military funerals. The Westboro Baptist Church filed a lawsuit against the state after it passed two laws creating a no protest buffer zone around funerals and processions. Westboro Baptist Church out of Topeka protests the funerals saying soldiers deaths are God's punishment because of U.S. policy toward homosexuals.

As the Iranian authorities warned the opposition on Tuesday that they would tolerate no further protests over the disputed June 12 presidential elections, a report emerged of the hangings of six supporters of defeated candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi. Speaking after Iran's top legislative body upheld the election victory of incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, sources in Iran told this reporter in a telephone interview that the hangings took place in the holy city of Mashhad on Monday. There was no independent confirmation of the report.

Tea Party Patriots have organized a Tea Party/Independence Day Celebration. Glendale Area Independence Tea Party July 3, 2009 3:00 – 7:00 pm 1823 Foothill Boulevard La Canada, CA 91011 $10.00 per person- cash Fully Catered Live Music Speeches Patriotism

Iran: Legal peaceful protest in Tehran Sunday, June 28th (VIDEO)

Iran has exploded once again with reports via Iranian tweeters that clashes have broken out: AP reports clashes protestors with Basij at demo today. Tear gas, broken arms and legs [video at site]More on the protest: TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) — About 5,000 protesters marched slowly and silently through Tehran on Sunday near a mosque where the government was allowing a demonstration for the first time in days. And this from tweeters: Authorities are riding on motorcycles alongside the marchers, who are telling each other to walk slowly and drag their feet. Police are telling the demonstrators to move faster. The...

The revulsion of Iranians for the political system that has imprisoned them for three decades was triggered by the disputed results of the June 12 election. Once, however, the opposition took to the streets and the regime spilled blood to intimidate the people, it became transparently clear the revulsion a majority of Iranians are displaying is not over details of the rigged election. It is directed at the bloody-minded theocracy oppressing them, and its overthrow most Iranians want. Those with the misfortune of living inside totalitarian regimes know -- except for their apologists and the delusional lib-left crowd in the...

Operation Dep 9 is a campaign to claim 9 dependents on your taxes to delay the federal government from deducting taxes until the end of the year. It is a legal protest to squeeze the bureaucrats in Washington D.C. This is a campaign launched by Needs of the Many ... please spread the word.

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The imprisoned-in-their-own-country Iranians, who know they'll likely get bludgeoned bloody, and might even get killed, were nevertheless in the streets by the tens-of-thousands; in peaceful but unmistakable protest making sure the powers that be understood their displeasure. Obama (like Ahmedinejad, an illegal usurper to a seat he by law cannot hold) in 6 months takes America from a nation of laws guided by a Constitution to a banana republic dictatorship (rapidly headed for third-world junk bond status) with Czars, unelected and answering to nobody but His Highness, to run everything from car companies and banks to when and where I...

On Wednesday evening, a group of folks gathered outside local ABC affiliate WTNH on State Street in New Haven. The reason? To mark the occasion of ABC’s unprecedented departure from its self-proclaimed impartiality in reporting news and events by hosting the President’s forum on health care reform. It was a small turnout, but enthusiastic in spite of intermittent showers. Some of the protests were directed at ABC for its poor judgment, which will undoubtedly affect its already downcast ratings. Others chose to protest the top-speed government health care reform push. Boaz ItsHaky joined the group to express dissatisfaction with ABC’s...

I heard ABC News report on the radio at 2:00 PM today that made me sick. They had "sources" that stated that the "Neda" video of her being shot and dying on the street "was definitely not from an Iranian security force" and "appeared to be staged to get international attention". I guess I can't be too surprised. The liberals at ABC News are running propoganda broadcasts for Obama, so why not for the Iranian dictators? Besides, that fight for freedom in Iran is none of our business. ABC and the rest of the American left need to squelch it...

Yes, I know that the saying is "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness," from the United States Declaration of Independence. As the title suggests, this post is not about independence in the US. It is about the kind of life, relative lack of liberty, and the 'pursuit" of death on the streets of Tehran, that I am seeing playing out on the television. I saw a woman die on the streets of Tehran. She "pursued" death and it caught her. Why am I describing the killing of this woman as her "pursuit" of death? This is my roundabout way...

Thousands Head To Springfield To Fight Budget Cuts State Lawmakers Must Plug Budget Hole Of More Than $9 Million SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CBS) - Thousands of people boarded board buses and trains for Springfield to protest possible budget cuts at a special legislative session that starts Tuesday. State lawmakers must plug a budget hole of more than $9 billion. Some organizers affected could see their funding cut in half, while others could see their state money eliminated altogether. Gov. Pat Quinn wants to save the programs that help people by raising the state income tax. But lawmakers are hesitant to go...

Neda Soltani’s Death Inspires New Site A hastily created Web site called NedaNet has formed in honor of a young woman, Neda Soltani, who was killed during a Tehran protest. The site’s founder, Eric S. Raymond, created the page to serve as a jumping-off point for hackers who want to help Iranian citizens. “Our mission is to help the Iranian people by setting up networks of proxy servers, anonymizers and any other appropriate technologies that can enable them to communicate and organize — a network beyond the censorship or control of the Iranian regime,” the site says. A video widely...

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There’s going to be a Tea Party Tax Protest / Independence Day Celebration on July 3rd from 3 to 7 pm in La Canada, details here. Admission $10 cash includes hot dogs, hamburgers, drinks and oodles of entertainment including AlfonZo Rachel and other personages of brilliance and renown.

You gotta love it. A liberal is a bit upset that us conservatives would have the gonads to cheer on protesters who attack the men of Basij. You know, the men who shot a innocent young girl in the heart for kicks. Right wing blogs cheer violence by Iran protestersWeasel Zippers calls it the "feel good video of the day." Gateway Pundit raves that it's the "best Iran protest video ever." Which video is he talking about? The one Fox ran where the protesters beat the living crap out of some Basij: The libs response? Personally speaking, I'm appalled that...

An Iranian philosophy professor protesting the elections in Iran has revealed in his personal diary on Facebook.com scenes that vary from surreal comedy to all-too-real brutality. After the beating of a riot policeman, he admits, “We’re not beasts! We’re not like them!’ I think, ‘But the bastard deserves it.’ I don’t recognize myself and my feelings anymore.”

I was watching the unbelievable news coverage of Iran today, and it occurred to me that if the far left socialists keep rigging elections like they do and keep taking our freedoms away, Iran could happen here. Isn't that possible? The liberals are terribly frightened by the Tea Party movement, but that's nothing compared to what could happen.

I just have a question- we're seeing the protests in Iran called productive, healthy and moral, but our own government considers protests in this country to be a form of low-level terrorism. I just find that interesting. Protesting against Ahmadinejad= good, proteting against Obama= terrorism.

As I sit here in the tranquility of my home, listening to Bob Geldof and the Boomtown Rats cranking out “I Don’t Like Mondays” and reading the news from Iran, one line plays over and over in my head, “Tell Me Why”. I know why the protestors are out, being shot in the streets. Women, men, everyone who dares stand up to the mullahs. I am not moved to tears by much, and I’ve seen my share of bodies and even helped a few people become mulch over the course of my life, but the actions of the Iranian protestors...

In Persian, Neda means divine message or voice. Search the bold text and you will see her look into the camera in one last pleading and defiant act. ____________________________________________________ At 19:05 June 20th, Place: Karekar Ave., at the corner crossing Khosravi St. and Salehi st.A young woman who was standing aside with her father watching the protests was shot by a basij member hiding on the rooftop of a civilian house. He had clear shot at the girl and could not miss her. However, he aimed straight her heart. I am a doctor, so I rushed to try to save...

WE look over this wall of marching people to see what our friends in the United States are saying about us. We cannot help it — 30 years of struggle against the Enemy has had the curious effect of making us intrigued. To our great dismay, what we find is that in important sectors of the American press a disturbing counter narrative is emerging: That perhaps this election wasn’t a fraud after all. That the United States shouldn’t rush in with complaints of democracy denied, and that perhaps Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is the president the Iranian people truly want (and, by...

WASHINGTON- Hundreds of people protested in front of the White House Saturday calling on President Obama to denounce Iran's presidential elections. Demonstrators say they want President Obama to seek help from the United Nations and ask for a re-election or recount in the country. They say the White House's inaction over what's happening in Iran does not look good because the rest of the world looks to the U.S. for leadership.

We will be standing out with signs at WGGB channel 40 in Springfield MA at 5:00PM to protest the coverage Obama and the healthcare plan will be receiving on ABC news that day and evening. Looking for suggestions for signs (I am not creative).

And even Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden urge Obama to stop playing favorites with the Mullahs! People Power! A picture released by the Fars News Agency shows supporters of defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi taking part in a rally in Tehran on June 17, 2009. Iran's opposition stepped up its challenge to the Islamic regime holding another rally even as the authorities intensified a crackdown on the media to try to contain the biggest crisis since the 1979 revolution. Thursday's rally was bigger still. Tehran's Mayor estimated crowds up to three million people! TEHRAN, IRAN - JUNE 18:...

Poll: Is there ever a time when violent protests are justified? A Daily Poll.

A Pentagon exam given to Dept. of Defense employees as part of routine training asks the following question: "Which of the following is an example of low-level terrorism?" -Attacking the Pentagon -IEDs -Hate crimes against racial groups -Protests The correct answer, according to the exam, is "Protests." The right to protest and take issue with our government is low-level terrorism?

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared victory on June 12, claiming to have won 62% of the vote. His challenger, Mir-Hossein Mousavi, a reformer, said the election was rigged and that he would demand a recount. Enter the riots. The people of Iran are pissed, and rightfully so. Millions are gathering in the streets to protest the outcome of the election, very few standing up to them, leading me to believe that there was some tampering involved. Had Mousavi received less than 40% of the vote, I find it doubtful that no one would stand up to the protesters. Reports have deaths,...

Palestine: Code Pink protesters beaten and arrested by Israeli police outside university during Netanyahu speech17-06-2009By Col. Ann WrightWhile Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was making a major foreign policy speech at Bar-Ilan University in Jerusalem Sunday, Israeli police outside the university attacked international protesters who challenged Israel's invasion of Gaza, illegal settlements and the apartheid wall. Heavy-handed police treatment of the unarmed, peaceful members of the Code Pink delegation began immediately after they unfurled several pink banners that read "Free Gaza" and "End the Occupation." Code Pink co-founder Medea Benjamin and New York activist Zool Zulkowitz were physically dragged across...

I was very disappointed that President Obama put out the weak statement about how the United States "can't get involved" in the "internal affairs" of Iran. OK, fine, we can't get involved, but we can't even make a statement of support for people fighting for their freedom? Is it my imagination, or is the left in this country not too thrilled with the Iran uprising? I think some of their apoplectic line of reasoning is even blaming "Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld/CIA/Neocons" for "instigating" the uprising and protests. What is it about people fighting for the freedom that puts some much fear into the...

iranianphoenix: @fashionpirate now you know why the American ancestors gave their descendants 2nd amendment - protect 2nd amendment! #IranElection less than 20 seconds ago from web

The election crisis in Iran has ignited a full-on guerrilla cyberwar, with Twitterers and techies across the globe pitching in to help protesters in that country access the Internet, and official Iranian government Web sites being knocked offline.

Subjects of a tyrannical ruler halfway around the world are taking to the streets to defend their nation against an election by fraud and a tyranny by force. What are we doing while OUR nation has been taken over by thugs and kleptocrats?

Iranian state radio says seven people were killed during Monday's protests in Tehran over the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The reports said the deaths came after "thugs" attacked a military post. The BBC's Jon Leyne says that in light of what he saw of the vast and largely peaceful protests this seems an unlikely version of events. Meanwhile, the country's Guardian Council has now described the results of the disputed poll as "provisional". Our correspondent says the authorities appear to be weakening in their support for President Ahmadinejad. ...

Freedom is impossible to repress forever! Where is President Obama???? Hundreds of thousands of supporters of leading opposition presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi, who claims there was voting fraud in Friday's election, turn out to protest the result of the election at a mass rally in Azadi (Freedom) square in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 15, 2009. Iranian supporters of defeated presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi march in Tehran on June 15, 2009. Opposition supporters defied a ban to stage a mass rally in Tehran in protest at President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's landslide election win, as Iran faced a growing international backlash...

Violence is spreading in Iran as protestors take to the streets following the government’s announcement that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defeated reform candidate Mir Hussein Mousavi by a 2-1 margin. Mousavi and his backers have accused the government of rigging the election results. Helmeted policemen armed with clubs have confiscated cameras, and the government has blocked SMS messaging and Internet, but has not been able to stop reports by Twitter, a social messaging system.

Saw John Goodman somewhere on TV today discussing the website "Free Our Healthcare Now!" and its related petition calling for an insurance based medical sustem free of government interference. Goodman along with several others authored the book "Lives at Risk" which investigated and detailed the foibles and failures of nationalized healthcare around the world. He knows how bad Obamacare could get. Check out the petition here - Link ......

The protesters railing against EA for the game Dante's Inferno were part of a marketing scheme, reports the Associated Press. A viral marketing agency hired by EA reportedly organized the stunt, and hired about 20 people to picket the game. After it was picked up by the blogs, several began to question whether the protest was legitimate based on an amateurish Web site and anonymous domain registration. EA spokesperson Holly Rockwood confirmed it today. (pic at site)