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Violent Mob Destroys AFP Tent in Lansing, Michigan Protest
youtube ^ | december 11, 2012

Posted on 12/11/2012 12:01:54 PM PST by lowbridge

A violent mob destroys the Americans For Prosperity tent on the lawn of the state capital during protest against right to work legislation. While destruction happened, there were people inside the tent and some in the crowd were armed with knives.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Michigan; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 2012; afp; americans4prosperity; bustunions; civility; corruption; democrats; destroys; lansing; liberalism; michigan; mob; protest; rtw; tent; unioncorruption; unions; unionscum; unionthugs; unionviolence; violent; waronterror
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To: expat2
"Actually, there may be no advantage to fully automatic...The combat kill rate in the US Army is amazingly low on a per-round basis."

Suppressive fire is a critical element of effective maneuver. While killing the enemy is certainly a desireable outcome, keeping his head down so he can't kill you has a quality all its own.

61 posted on 12/11/2012 2:05:23 PM PST by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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To: july4thfreedomfoundation

I could make up a new map. I’m not quite sure what to do with Wisconsin.


62 posted on 12/11/2012 2:05:47 PM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: skeeter
considering how the media treated the teapartiers

Young fool, only now, at the end, do you understand ...

63 posted on 12/11/2012 2:08:16 PM PST by Jim Noble (Diseases desperate grown are by desperate appliance relieved or not at all.)
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To: Jim Noble
I understood this a long time ago, have hated the media for decades, and have voted accordingly in every election.

It still p*sses me off.

64 posted on 12/11/2012 2:17:14 PM PST by skeeter
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Camera? You carry the camera. I’ll keep my Colt handy.


65 posted on 12/11/2012 2:17:50 PM PST by cherokee1 (skip the names---just kick the buttz)
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To: VanDeKoik

It was tempting, but I got the hell out of there when some of the real bad stuff was happening. I WAS carrying and did not want to have to defend myself in court if I drew my gun, especially after what I saw the goon trying to do with the NRA guy.


66 posted on 12/11/2012 2:43:54 PM PST by Darren McCarty (If most people were more than keyboard warriors, we might have won the election)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

This is the kind of behavior you would see in a third world country; not in America. They even have a hatred against the freedom of speech. And the speech they use is the most despicable type you would ever hear.


67 posted on 12/11/2012 2:51:45 PM PST by jonrick46 (The opium of Communists: other people's money.)
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To: jonrick46
I just do NOT, for the life of me, GET why ANYONE IS SURPRISED at this???? Why in the hell does AFP show up to this rally without support???

Understand, these guys are thugs, plain and simple. They're not very smart, easily influenced and work with a mob mentality. There should be off-duty police who are CARRYING WEAPONS to support the AFP. This was a mistake on the part of AFP and should NOT be repeated.

I don't get why anyone is surprised.

68 posted on 12/11/2012 2:55:08 PM PST by Solson (The Voters stole the election! And the establishment wants it back.)
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To: Joe 6-pack

HEY! That map leaves yoopers out of Michigan! I’ll bet they’re glad to be rid of the Mi. DNR...

*chuckle*


69 posted on 12/11/2012 2:59:31 PM PST by Peet (Alles hat ein Ende nur die Wurst zwei hat. (Monroe in "Grimm"))
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To: Solson

My sentiments exactly. Governor Rick Snyder must be keeping things on a low level of reaction to the wild crowds in Lansing. Republicans have commanding majorities in both chambers—64-46 in the House and 26-12 in the Senate. Passing Right-to-Work is a done deal despite Obama and his union thugs.


70 posted on 12/11/2012 3:07:35 PM PST by jonrick46 (The opium of Communists: other people's money.)
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To: lowbridge

It was worse in person. I know. I was there.


71 posted on 12/11/2012 3:07:42 PM PST by Darren McCarty (If most people were more than keyboard warriors, we might have won the election)
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To: july4thfreedomfoundation

Bob Beckel today on The Five said all the right to work states were a bunch of backwater states. He’s a union thug supporter and his arguments were weak.


72 posted on 12/11/2012 4:22:08 PM PST by dandiegirl
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To: cherokee1
Camera? You carry the camera. I’ll keep my Colt handy.

Perhaps one of these little gizmos, and the Colt? Or Ruger, in my case.


73 posted on 12/11/2012 4:36:05 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum ("The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the state." - Cornelius Tacitus, Roman Senator)
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To: HawkHogan

When the newspapers in Detroit would go on strike broken arms and legs were SOP Talked with a driver that delivered the papers to outside containers got his garage burned down and a broken arm.....with concealed weapons now some thugs might end up with the lead in them....their lives and health can be at stake.....all you have to say is I feared for my life. With thugs that is a true statement..


74 posted on 12/11/2012 5:20:22 PM PST by goat granny
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To: Sarah Barracuda

These scenes along with the disgraceful behavior of unionists in Wisconsin makes you wonder what kind of people choose to become union leaders? They seem to be the nastiest people in the unions. Self-selected group of thugs I imagine.


75 posted on 12/11/2012 5:25:56 PM PST by cradle of freedom (Long live the Republic !)
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To: goat granny

Beckel was on TheFive today whining that the union guys were the ones bullied and broken by the evil management. I think Beckel lives in a parallel universe. On Twitter, the libs are blaming Steve Crowder for inciting this violence.


76 posted on 12/11/2012 5:27:27 PM PST by HawkHogan
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To: freeangel

I would love to see people from the coal industry driving to Washington in a huge caravan complete with all kinds of trucks and equipment. Also, many, many veterans and all sorts of people Obama has offended.


77 posted on 12/11/2012 5:30:46 PM PST by cradle of freedom (Long live the Republic !)
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To: HawkHogan

With over 3 hundred million american citizens, they will never run out of someone else to blame....LOL


78 posted on 12/11/2012 5:30:59 PM PST by goat granny
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To: HawkHogan

Beckel is a fat, arrogant PIG. He has the kind of punk face that you would love to smack over and over, just to hear the sound.


79 posted on 12/11/2012 5:55:31 PM PST by jivin gene (Breakin' up is hard to do)
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To: VanDeKoik

About 5 or 10 shotgun rounds even into the air would send them scattering.


80 posted on 12/11/2012 6:17:52 PM PST by RedMDer (Please support Toys for Tots this CHRISTmas season.)
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