Sager's past life as protester raising eyebrows

Hernando Today TBO.com ^ | July 30, 2010 | MICHAEL D. BATES

[ynotjjr]

BROOKSVILLE - Jason Sager doesn't have to look at someone else's pictures of the Twin Towers attack in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001. {cut}

But around January 2003, he also joined a group of about a hundred other young like-minded activists and became a member of the New York chapter of Protest Warrior, often dressing up as communist revolutionary Che Guevara.

Protest Warrior was a satirical, covert group who crashed anti-war and anti-George Bush protest events and blended in with the group. Members would hold up mock signs purporting to espouse the same liberal views.

And it was his one-year involvement with this unorthodox movement that has raised eyebrows from the chairmen of the local Republican and Democratic parties.

"I think Mr. Sager has some explaining to do to the electorate," said Blaise Ingoglia, chairman of the Republican Party of Hernando County.

Ingoglia said he is concerned Sager's past life as a New York City Protest Warrior will give the Democrats more ammunition in the election and this 5th Congressional seat is a seat the Republicans cannot lose.

Ingoglia said he had not heard about Protest Warrior until being told by a Hernando Today reporter Friday. He said he did some quick research and visited some Internet sites and the messages he found are highly disturbing.

"Jason Sager claims this was supposed to be satirical (but) I can't see how dressing up as a communist revolutionary, who murdered hundreds of people, is funny in any way, shape or form," Ingoglia said.

Perhaps because of his black wavy hair and facial features, Sager often dressed up as Argentine Marxist revolutionary Guverra and joined his fellow Warriors, who would don wigs and wardrobes — depending on the rally — to impersonate revolutionaries Fidel Castro or Vladimir Lenin.

[DuncanWaring]

Alas.

[dirtboy]

So Edna is the "leader" of 6 tea party members, all of whom may not agree with her and in fact may not even participate in that small group anymore.

Thanks. I figured it had to be something like that. And of course, that detail isn't mentioned in the attacking blog entry.

[martin_fierro]

The Tea Party has it figured out.

[an amused spectator]

So, is Blaise Ingoglia a limp-wristed Republifag, or does it just play one on the national political stage?

[an amused spectator]

The Protest Warriors have the guts to do what a lot of PC jockeys on FR do not - that is to ridicule the leftists to their faces on the streets.

You'll never know TRUE joy until you get in the commies' faces. I've done it several times in the commiecollegetown where I reside. It drives the "progressive defenders of free speech" WILD!

[ynotjjr]

Thats nothin! I like to sit on the curb as they march by and fling feces at em (not my own, of course). Thats just for starters. Then I suduce their women and burn their villages. And then break into their apartment, get their copy of Rush Linbaugh is a Big Fat Liar by Al Frankin and glue the pages together and burn it in the frikkin sink. Now thats JOY with a capital G!

[concretebob]

More wrong than carrying a sign with a image of the POTUS beheaded? More wrong than holding an anti-war protest in front of an Atmy hospital.
This is the next step in the evolution of PW members.

Thanks Joy.

Jenny, OOORAH!!!!!!!!!!

Elyse, I forgot Karl's screenname

[concretebob]

For the record, the time or two I saw them in action they were slick and appeared to have money. Any idea who was backing them?

As the chapter leader of DCPW, I can answer that.

WE WERE!!!

PWHQ was funded by purchases of shirts and posters by the individual chapters, and they were totally self sustaining.

[bert]

Well, you did a good job

[concretebob]

I did what felt right. Thank you for supporting FreeRepublic and PW.
If it weren't for FR, I would never have found PW.
I wouldn't be Chapter Leader;
Code Oink would still be at the Main Gate of Walter Reed on Friday nights, calling our wounded stupid and baby killers in front of their families;
I'd be replacing TV's and paying fines for discharging a weapon in a residential area, so I guess it was worth the effort.

[concretebob]

Protest Warrior PING!!!!!

[Dr. Thorne]

I have enjoyed joining FReepers in NYC shouting down the anti-war idiots and protecting the Times Square recruiting station from the leftists. It would be an honor to stand with fellow FReepers outside Walter Reed some Friday night.