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Immigration protest ride gets bumpy (MN)
pioneer press ^ | 7-5-06 | bob shaw

Posted on 07/05/2006 2:45:12 PM PDT by Rakkasan1

Dan Erickson waited for his chance to infiltrate the rolling protest against illegal immigration.

The Chisholm, Minn., man watched as a caravan of 13 motorcycles dubbed the 21st Century Paul Revere Ride pulled up to the Minnesota State Capitol on Tuesday afternoon, on their national protest ride. Erickson — who favors immigrant rights — wedged his Harley Dyna Glide into their line of parked motorcycles.

But he put his machine in backwards, with the tailpipes facing the Capitol steps.

"That's so if any of them spoke I would rev up my engine so you couldn't hear them," Erickson said, an American flag dangling from his throttle.

In the end, he didn't have to.

The caravan — five out-of-staters plus their local supporters — never got a chance to speak publicly during their Fourth of July rally stop in St. Paul. They were met by about 150 counter-demonstrators who banged on drums, chanted and hollered at them.

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


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: aliens; amnesty; border; illegal; immigration; invaders; paulrevereride; shamnesty; vincente

1 posted on 07/05/2006 2:45:14 PM PDT by Rakkasan1
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2 posted on 07/05/2006 2:48:01 PM PDT by gubamyster
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To: Rakkasan1
"That's so if any of them spoke I would rev up my engine so you couldn't hear them," Erickson said

There's a warm wind blowing...

3 posted on 07/05/2006 2:48:11 PM PDT by TheDon (The Democratic Party is the party of TREASON!)
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To: Rakkasan1

Infiltration is how the cowardly border anachist scum work. It's always good to remember that.


4 posted on 07/05/2006 2:48:24 PM PDT by cripplecreek (I'm trying to think but nothing happens)
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To: TheDon

I was waiting for Bobby E to suggest reparations for the Spaniards invading Mexico, too.
Nothing says "I love America" on the 4th of July like waving Mexican flags at the state capitol.
jackasses.


5 posted on 07/05/2006 2:52:09 PM PDT by Rakkasan1 ((Illegal immigrants are just undocumented friends you haven't met yet!))
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To: Rakkasan1

Never trust a nun who bangs a drum.


6 posted on 07/05/2006 2:55:26 PM PDT by Macrinus
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To: cripplecreek

Ah, yes. The free speach crowd on the left. So typical. Demand your rights to say anything no matter how outlandish be upheld and silence anyone who disagrees. Everyone needs to be reminded why this crowd should never, ever, be trusted with politcal power.


7 posted on 07/05/2006 2:57:58 PM PDT by Vigilanteman (crime would drop like a sprung trapdoor if we brought back good old-fashioned hangings)
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To: Rakkasan1
I don't think it's possible to experience that level of double-speak from any other group. It really does make them look stupid.

Adria Fernandez of St. Paul bounced a sign in rhythm with the chanting, It read: "Immigrants are my neighbors, co-workers, friends…"

"I don't want these people coming in here to tell my neighbors they are not welcome," she shouted over the din.

So Ariana doesn't lock the doors on her house, I take it. Wouldn't want the neighbors to feel unwelcome.

He wasn't in favor of illegal immigration, he said.

"But (they) are going about it the wrong way. The only native people here are American Indians."

He's a liar and a moron. I don't think the Indians materialized here out of thin air.

8 posted on 07/05/2006 2:58:02 PM PDT by L98Fiero (I'm worth a million in prizes.)
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To: Rakkasan1

It's clear that there are a great many Americans absolutely intent on committing cultural suicide; a great many more not only support them, but do so with the very greatest possible enthusiasm.


9 posted on 07/05/2006 3:00:35 PM PDT by Jack Hammer
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To: Jack Hammer

IMHO America will cease to be a nation simply because we all believed it necessary to be so politically correct that no one will tell these @ssholes off.


10 posted on 07/05/2006 3:05:04 PM PDT by newcthem (No "Rusty" Feindgold does not represent me.......he does offend me, however.)
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To: newcthem

There's a kind of "social glue" which holds a nation together, and consists of shared values, traditions, and beliefs; when that glue dissolves, history indicates the society thereafter falls apart. This may, in fact, be occurring in contemporary America - I hope, however, that I'm being excessively alarmist.


11 posted on 07/05/2006 3:12:40 PM PDT by Jack Hammer
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To: Jack Hammer
"I hope, however, that I'm being excessively alarmist."

Nope!

Question is, where was everybody forty years ago when it all got started?

12 posted on 07/05/2006 5:14:03 PM PDT by norton
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To: norton
One side will win in the end. It has to come to a head to achieve clarity. My guess is those that rev engines to suppress speech or shout down speakers , have no idea what they are up against . They are not to be feared , rather marginalized . When the yogurt hits the fan they it will be to late for childish protests against speech they are afraid of.
13 posted on 07/05/2006 5:21:01 PM PDT by fantom
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To: Jack Hammer

Agreed.(You are not excessively alarmist.)


14 posted on 07/05/2006 5:24:53 PM PDT by AEMILIUS PAULUS (It is a shame that when these people give a riot)
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To: L98Fiero
The only native people here are American Indians."

And they came from the far east.

My ancestors were here > 100 years before there was a united States of America. I guess I am a “native American.” Odd, I have red hair and am light complected. Like a Scott. WHOOO HOOO! I AM a Scott! A Scottish-Native-American. Whoda thunk!

15 posted on 07/05/2006 7:56:21 PM PDT by TLI (ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA, Minuteman Project AZ 2005, Texas Minutemen El Paso, Oct and April 2006)
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To: Rakkasan1
"But (they) are going about it the wrong way. The only native people here are American Indians."

WRONG, moron.
native n : a person who belongs to a particular country by birth.

16 posted on 07/05/2006 9:07:51 PM PDT by Razz Barry
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