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Freedom Convoy DC trucker reveals plans to clog capital's vital Beltway interstate and likens impending protest to ‘a giant boa constrictor that squeezes, chokes and swallows'
U.K. Daily Mail ^ | 2/21/2022 | Michelle Thompson

Posted on 02/21/2022 4:49:38 PM PST by simpson96

Freedom Convoy truckers headed for DC plan to clog the capital's vital Beltway interstate - with one likening the protest to a deadly boa constrictor.

Bob Bolus, who's leading a fleet of transports from Pennsylvania to Washington on Wednesday, plans to help shut down the Capital Beltway on Friday in protest of vaccine mandates, pandemic-related restrictions, and more.

The 64 mile road - whose formal name is the I-495 - encircles the capital, and is its most vital ground transportation link. One lane will be left open for emergency vehicles, but Bolus has said 'tough luck' to commuters.

'The Beltway will be shut down,' Bolus told Fox News. 'I'll give you an analogy of that of a giant boa constrictor that basically squeezes you, chokes you, and then swallows you. And that's what we're going to do to DC.'

'We will not compromise anybody's safety or health. As far as if they [people] can't get to work, geez, that's too bad.'

Bolus said in a flyer that he's leading a group of truckers from Harrisburg to Washington to take a stand against President Joe Biden's 'tyrannical machine's attempt to remove our inalienable rights.'

His team is among numerous groups of truckers who are headed to DC in protest of President Joe Biden's administrative policies.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


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KEYWORDS: bobbolus; capitalbeltway; clog; convoy; i495; protest; truckers
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To: simpson96

I urge any convoy or protest to not park or stand still. Constant kinetic movement is a must if you want to avoid vehicles being seized or people getting injured and captured in these pointless face offs with brigade lines.

Regroup
Disburse
Regroup
Disburse

Hold the line
But like a herd of cats

Circle the city like it was Jericho or Mad Max but do not stop except at a safe haven to eat and sleep. And avoid “The Hill.”


41 posted on 02/21/2022 6:43:42 PM PST by conservativeimage (Spark up a fire. Light up this place. Burn out this darkness and tear down the fear.)
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To: Its All Over Except ...

2020 Dems: “Riots are the voice of the unheard and blocking freeways is just part of a healthy dialogue in a free democracy.”

Yep, and now some conservatives want to be just like Dems.


42 posted on 02/21/2022 6:45:41 PM PST by Roadrunner383 (;)
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To: griswold3

Waste of time e to protest in Washington. Better to go to selected state capitols and cut off traffic to high impact areas.

No one really gives a s××× about DC.


43 posted on 02/21/2022 7:27:19 PM PST by Chickensoup ( Leftists totalitarian fascists are eradicating conservatives)
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To: Fury

you are one shortsighted liberal hack.


44 posted on 02/21/2022 7:37:40 PM PST by rolling_stone
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To: griswold3

If they make it that far. Bless ‘em and keep ‘em safe.


45 posted on 02/21/2022 9:26:29 PM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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To: OKSooner

Yeah, exactly. That was the first thing I thought.


46 posted on 02/22/2022 12:35:00 AM PST by dinodino ( )
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To: rolling_stone
you are one shortsighted liberal hack.

An ignorant comment. Not surprised.

Try reading the Declaration of Independence and get back to me.

47 posted on 02/22/2022 2:10:53 AM PST by Fury
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To: simpson96

Great tactician - always tell the enemy your battle plan before hand.


48 posted on 02/22/2022 4:32:01 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: Magnum44

Guess I’ll find a trucker movie to watch.
Any recommendations?


49 posted on 02/22/2022 5:04:41 AM PST by Clutch Martin (The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.)
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To: Roadrunner383

Can you show me whom they are that go beyond pointing out Dem hypocrisy?


50 posted on 02/22/2022 6:58:18 AM PST by Its All Over Except ...
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To: simpson96
'We will not compromise anybody's safety or health. As far as if they [people] can't get to work, geez, that's too bad.'

If the clogged highway is impeding traffic, which would include emergency vehicle like ambulances, that would seem to be compromising safety and health, would it not?

This guy is setting himself up to be sued out of financial existence.

51 posted on 02/22/2022 10:23:28 AM PST by Republican Wildcat
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To: simpson96

From my experiences, the DC Beltway is almost always clogged anyway. Freakin’ parking lot.


52 posted on 02/22/2022 11:39:07 AM PST by Allegra
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To: EvilCapitalist
"...the beltway during rush hour..."

I never did the five-day-a-week beltway commute thing,
but years ago I used to spend most of my weekends
in Virginia so I experienced many a Friday afternoon
rush hour there.

I also became pretty good at avoiding the DC area
altogether on those trips - swing either east or
west and go around the entire mess.

53 posted on 02/22/2022 1:03:21 PM PST by GaltAdonis
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To: simpson96

bookmark


54 posted on 02/23/2022 6:26:26 AM PST by CarolinaReaganFan
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To: Paladin2

Awww naww, 395, 485, 66...lol

https://rumble.com/vvvi0b-we-got-us-a-convoy.html


55 posted on 02/25/2022 3:06:39 PM PST by aces (and )
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