Posted on 11/03/2008 9:32:07 AM PST by Hadean
A masked man waving an American flag and holding a handgun on a Santa Barbara freeway overpass has shut down Highway 101 for nearly two hours.
Police Sgt. Lorenzo Duarte says the man is on the La Cumbre Avenue overpass wearing a ski mask and brown fatigues. He's waving an American flag in one hand and a handgun in the other.
No shots have been fired.
The freeway has been shut down in both directions...The police special weapons team and a crisis negotiation team is on the scene.
(Excerpt) Read more at sacbee.com ...
Obama sign? Nothing to see here, move along...Hey, you with the camera, gimme that tape!
Heh .. "They?"
Liberal Californians want to "loan" him your SUV.
What would they do with that? They'll eventually distract him, and hit him with the bags, unless he just gives up first...They could cut loose the dogs, but he'd probably jump off the overpass. 3 hours now...Traffic in the region is just stopped dead, totally grid locked.
He is now requesting an Obama sign..LOL!
He wants an Obama sign.
FOX updating it now. WANTS A POLITICAL SIGN OF BARACK OBAMA’S...????? Very strange.
If he’s military, he gets my prayers, unconditionally.
Poor guy.
He’s *asking* for an Obama sign.
No indication ~why~ he wants it, yet.
Probably not going to end well for him, either way.
“He is now requesting an Obama sign..LOL!”
Does anyone have a live stream link? Fox shut theirs down.
You were right. He was an Obama supporter and yelling pro-Obambi stuff.
“If he’s military, he gets my prayers, unconditionally.”
Dittos on that.
What I find hilarious is that both political sides are hoping and praying this guy is supporting their opponent...
LOL!
If he’s an obama man, then he would make #2. The other being the guy that jumped to his death last week.
I’ve been flipping around and only found CNN running the Wright ad for “discussion”.
Thanks for the national coverage, CNN!
Some of us live in states where it’s *not* being run!
[idiots]
Are we sure yet? Are you watching local coverage? Fox just reported he wanted an Obama sign?
“If he’s an obama man, then he would make #2. The other being the guy that jumped to his death last week”
What happened last week? I was out of town and missed it.
“If he’s an obama man, then he would make #2. The other being the guy that jumped to his death last week”
What happened last week? I was out of town and missed it.
In reality, this poor slob is a very disturbed individual that is causing a traffic disaster.
But I really do enjoy all the political comments.
That's all folks!
Obama man gave up.
AP has updated the link. Major clue:
“As for the man’s motive, Duarte says the reason appears to be anti-war.”
OBAMATRON! That is why the MSM was not interested in showing this on any of the cable outlets. If this had been a McCain nut, they would have had wall to wall coverage.
I was stuck in this gridlock for 2 hours, managed my way out home to watch it on TV only to have the local ABC station cut away to THE VIEW, already in progress. Auuugghh...
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