Posted on 09/11/2009 3:03:43 PM PDT by xtinct
On the eve of what organizers call a 'Big Ol' TEA Party', the Washington, D.C., offices of FreedomWorks were evacuated by DC Metro police on Friday afternoon after the conservative organization reported to authorities at 3:42 pm ET that it had received a bomb threat.
At 4:48 pm ET, the organization put out a Twitter message saying that it turned out to be a false alarm but the organization is not happy about the disruption.
My colleague, ABC News' Teddy Davis has the story:
Tens of thousands of anti-big government activists are expected in Washington on Saturday as part of a "March on Washington" being organized by FreedomWorks, a conservative group headed by former House Majority Leader Dick Armey, R-Texas.
A FreedomWorks staffer told ABC News that the organization's offices at 601 Pennsylvania Avenue were evacuated on Friday afternoon by DC Metro Police because of a bomb scare.
DC Metro police has confirmed to ABC News' Jason Ryan that the DC Metro police had, indeed, evacuated the organization's offices after being told by the organization that it had received a bomb threat.
The threat came when a man called the FreedomWorks main line and told the organization's female receptionist: "I put a bomb in your building, bitch."
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ACORN!!!!!
Actually, I’m glad they’re reporting it. I think we’re too angry to be scared, frankly. I’m leaving at dawn tomorrow to fly to DC and I have to fly back tomorrow night, but I wouldn’t miss it, and judging by the people who have corresponded with me (some of whom are making their first trip to DC), neither would they.
I think this is our last chance to be heard, frankly, and I think it’s actually a good thing that ABC is willing to publicize the fact that somebody doesn’t want us to be heard.
Sometimes the bombs are very real.
unbelievable
I hope people do not allow themselves to be intimidated.
GODSPEED PATRIOTS!
[This is just an attempt to stifle the crowds imho.]
I think you are right!
You beat me to it
God bless you for standing up! GODSPEED!
Wish to ask all FReepers who can’t be there to say a prayer for our boots on the ground in DC tonight and tomorrow. If possible, leave a light on tonight.
I will have a candle light in front of a very old, blessed cross the entire weekend for our Tea Party Patriots. We are gathering as a family tomorrow to pray.
“That’s simply because the traitors who rioted, murdered, and caused general chaos in the name of international Communism 40 years were never charged for treason.”
Bingo. Does anyone know if the Communist Act of 1954 is still in effect??? If so....
Yes...the TRUE nature of the Zero admin surfaces...call a bomb threat on 9-11.
Sick SOB’s.
They shouldn’t have called the cops. They should have done their own evacuation, established headquarters elsewhere, such as temporarily in the buses, and then called the cops or just stayed put. The disruption was what the bombster wanted, and they gave it to him/them.
Exactly. If there had been a bomb, there would have been no phone call. Just boom.
Which is why they should have never called the cops. The DC Metro PD are true blue ostammerites.
Just do IT!
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