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President Arrives In Pittsburgh Amid Chaos
WHIO Local News ^ | September 24, 2009 | Tom Michaels - Internet News Director

Posted on 09/24/2009 1:26:01 PM PDT by Willie Green

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To: rightwingintelligentsia

“Check out the guy in the 911 Troofer shirt: “

That’s either Maureen Dowd or obuma’s dog “Puddles.”


61 posted on 09/24/2009 2:18:32 PM PDT by sergeantdave (obuma is the anti-Lincoln, trying to re-establish slavery)
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To: sergeantdave; All
According to a poster on a local TV news thread, Cindy Sheehan is in Pittburgh. Did anyone know about this?

CINDY SHEEHAN IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS SHE IS LIVE ON AN ALTERNATIVE MEDIA RIGHT NOW WPXI CAN YOU PLEASSE GIVE HER SOME AIRTIME SHE IS IN THE STRIP DISTRICT RIGHT NOW 410PM EDT
62 posted on 09/24/2009 2:33:42 PM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia (Can we trade in the clunker we have in the White House?)
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To: Uncle Ike

” why on earth is the g20 in Pittsburgh? “

They couldn’t come up with an excuse fast enough??

Nope, our Mayor ascended to power at age 26 when the guy in office died, and he is too stupid to know what he was getting us into (just looking for his attaboys from the national Democratic Party)


63 posted on 09/24/2009 2:34:59 PM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Willie Green
Officers fired gas at the protesters. Some of those exposed to the gas were coughing, complaining of eyes watering and stinging.

That's why it isn't called "kiss you on the cheek" gas. Pity about the area residents, though. Once it gets inside the house the place stinks for days. And it does get inside.

64 posted on 09/24/2009 2:42:18 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: Willie Green
threw rocks at a police car, breaking the front windshield.
As opposed to the rear and side windshields (idiot)

Officers fired gas at the protesters. Some of those exposed to the gas were coughing, complaining of eyes watering and stinging.
So in other words, the gas can be certified as working properly?

65 posted on 09/24/2009 2:52:44 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (RATs, nothing more than bald haired hippies.)
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To: mlizzy
I heard on CNN that one of their reporters got tear-gassed.

Cheers!

66 posted on 09/24/2009 3:49:41 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: grey_whiskers

schadenfreude, Indeed!! If only it could have been Susan Roesgen.
(BTW-I taught this word to my English class. I love it!)


67 posted on 09/24/2009 4:32:13 PM PDT by karatemom
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To: The Duke

Yep and if you saw them on TV you would know that 99% of them are under 25yo probably college students who protest against corporations who most will end up working for once they graduate. They seem to overlook the fact that the reason they can attend school and do this is because their parents also work for these same corpporations. *eyeroll*


68 posted on 09/24/2009 4:37:14 PM PDT by chris_bdba
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To: GeronL

I just want to add that the vast majority of these demonstrators are from out of town...who came here to cause havoc.

The protests at point were almost funny, as due to the ‘Obama Economy’ not as many protesters as expected arrived to protest...so you had more media than actual protesting types. It was surreal.

Great thing about Pittsburgh’s landscape though...the way the have the perimeter (doesn’t PaMom sound all Jack Bauerish???) you can only get from the where the demonstrators were, to the David L Lawrence Convention Center basically down any of three roads...all of which were ‘covered.’ Great tactical moves by cops.

Lets keep our fingers crossed for tomorrow...day two is ‘supposed’ to always be the ‘bad’ day.


69 posted on 09/24/2009 4:50:13 PM PDT by PennsylvaniaMom (Hey BOR, saying 75k attended the 9/12 March in DC is like saying Octomom gave birth to triplets!)
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To: GeronL

I just want to add that the vast majority of these demonstrators are from out of town...who came here to cause havoc.

The protests at point were almost funny, as due to the ‘Obama Economy’ not as many protesters as expected arrived to protest...so you had more media than actual protesting types. It was surreal.

Great thing about Pittsburgh’s landscape though...the way the have the perimeter (doesn’t PaMom sound all Jack Bauerish???) you can only get from the where the demonstrators were, to the David L Lawrence Convention Center basically down any of three roads...all of which were ‘covered.’ Great tactical moves by cops.

Lets keep our fingers crossed for tomorrow...day two is ‘supposed’ to always be the ‘bad’ day.


70 posted on 09/24/2009 4:50:15 PM PDT by PennsylvaniaMom (Hey BOR, saying 75k attended the 9/12 March in DC is like saying Octomom gave birth to triplets!)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

rwi, the guy in the photo (post 44) he has a blue button down shirt and strap/and some kind of id. I know I have seen him before? any thoughts?


71 posted on 09/24/2009 4:52:11 PM PDT by PennsylvaniaMom (Hey BOR, saying 75k attended the 9/12 March in DC is like saying Octomom gave birth to triplets!)
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To: PennsylvaniaMom

Should be interested


72 posted on 09/24/2009 5:11:32 PM PDT by GeronL (Are you one of those "individual responsibility" people?)
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To: Willie Green; Liz; AT7Saluki; writer33
Even as President Obama arrives in Pittsburgh for the Group of 20 summit, protesters and police are clashing on the streets after police tried to break up a march opposing the meeting.

And these are his PALS in crime - no?

73 posted on 09/24/2009 7:20:38 PM PDT by Libloather (Tea Totaler, PROUD Birther, Mobster)
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To: Dallas59
“concerned emotional youths”

Well, in that case, the violence is perfectly acceptable. As long as it "youths", and they are "emotional", and "concerned". Why, it's even praise worthy. It's just an Obama day of service to the community.

74 posted on 09/24/2009 8:10:03 PM PDT by stripes1776 ("That if gold rust, what shall iron do?" --Chaucer)
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To: norraad

Jeb for President in 2012! (Notice the pattern, Bush 41, Bush 43 and soon Bush 45?)


75 posted on 09/24/2009 8:17:52 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican
Yep, I noticed, so did several radio talk show guys.

It's a family tradition that goes back to the King George days(Bush family is related to those darlings).

76 posted on 09/25/2009 7:22:03 AM PDT by norraad ("What light!">Blues Brothers)
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