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Operation American Spring falls flat: ‘This is very disappointing,’ Texan says
The Washington Times ^ | 5/16/14 | Cheryl K. Chumley

Posted on 05/16/2014 10:21:51 AM PDT by Oliviaforever

Operation American Spring, billed as a Friday morning multi-million patriot march on Washington, D.C., to oust leadership from the nation’s capital — from President Obama to House Speaker John Boeher — has proven woefully below expectations.


“It’s a very dismal turnout,” said Jackie Milton, 61, a Jacksboro, Texas, resident and the head of Texans for Operation American Spring, to The Washington Times. He said hopes were high when he arrived in Alexandria, Va., a day or so ago and found motels and hotels were sold out for 30 miles around.

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To: Oliviaforever

Sounds like the whole thing was one man’s imagination


21 posted on 05/16/2014 10:43:46 AM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
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To: lormand

I think I first read about Operations American Spring about a month ago and projections were up to 30 million folks showing up and the organizers has more than a million commitments to show up.

It could be the weather which at one time was raining in DC and it is still only 68 degrees and only partly sunny.

But today is Friday and it seems they plan to continue through the weekend.


22 posted on 05/16/2014 10:44:16 AM PDT by Oliviaforever
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To: Oliviaforever

IMAGINATION


23 posted on 05/16/2014 10:44:17 AM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
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To: lormand

yep


24 posted on 05/16/2014 10:44:53 AM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
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To: Oliviaforever

Great idea but I have to work.

Millions of Obama voters are depending on the income.


25 posted on 05/16/2014 10:45:30 AM PDT by mom4melody
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To: Oliviaforever

Not enough hashtags.


26 posted on 05/16/2014 10:45:31 AM PDT by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: x1stcav

I definitely didn’t trust that guy, and while I entertained putting together a FR contingent for a while, I felt association with the leader of this thing would not be wise.


27 posted on 05/16/2014 10:46:19 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Early 2009 to 7/21/2013 - RIP my little girl Cathy. You were the best cat ever. You will be missed.)
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To: kristinn
The organizers are calling for a coup. That’s why conservatives are staying away.

See, that's not how to do this.

If we rise up to throw off the shackles, it will likely be spontaneous and like the Bundy deal, and even then there will be no stated desire for a coup... just a DEMAND that the Fed Government quit the shenanigans.

28 posted on 05/16/2014 10:49:19 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Early 2009 to 7/21/2013 - RIP my little girl Cathy. You were the best cat ever. You will be missed.)
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To: kristinn

“organizers are calling for a coup. That’s why conservatives are staying away.”

I expect you’re right. The majority of conservatives are law abiding and do not intend to easily give Obama and Holder an excuse to use all their recently acquired arsenal of ammunition on them. - A rally that looks more like it could be a trap (although it probably is not) isn’t too inviting to most conservatives.


29 posted on 05/16/2014 10:49:54 AM PDT by Twinkie (John 3:16)
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To: dead
Not enough hashtags.

#MoreCowbell

30 posted on 05/16/2014 10:50:01 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Early 2009 to 7/21/2013 - RIP my little girl Cathy. You were the best cat ever. You will be missed.)
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To: Twotone

I never even heard of this. Guy needed to better communicate his message...social media is huge now.


31 posted on 05/16/2014 10:51:16 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: Lazamataz

Revolutions are fought by desperate people with nothing to lose. People here are still well within their comfort zone.


32 posted on 05/16/2014 10:53:24 AM PDT by TexasRepublic (Socialism is the gospel of envy and the religion of thieves)
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To: WayneS
I live in Virginia and this article is the first I’ve heard of this demonstration.

Beacuse it's a false flag operation, designed to create the illusion that there's no groundswell of opposition in DC government.

33 posted on 05/16/2014 10:53:56 AM PDT by Spirochete (GOP: Give Obama Power)
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To: Oliviaforever

These people are calling for an overthrow of the Government. That is Treason. Of course we would never attend such a thing. We love America.

The sad part is we are painted with their ridiculous display instead of being credited for staying as far away from it as possible.


34 posted on 05/16/2014 10:54:56 AM PDT by RIghtwardHo
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To: TexasRepublic

Perfectly put.


35 posted on 05/16/2014 10:55:02 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Early 2009 to 7/21/2013 - RIP my little girl Cathy. You were the best cat ever. You will be missed.)
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To: Oliviaforever

These things will never work with conservatives. The conservatives I know have no problem defending what is theirs, and are very reluctant to take anything from anyone.

So, the only way you will see mass action by conservatives will be, like the Bundy ranch, where they have banded together to protect something, not march to kill and take something.


36 posted on 05/16/2014 10:55:35 AM PDT by JmyBryan
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To: Oliviaforever
Operation American Spring, billed as a Friday morning multi-million patriot march on Washington, D.C., to oust leadership from the nation’s capital — from President Obama to House Speaker John Boeher

Unfortunately, showing up at an event billed as an attempt to oust Obama from power is just begging to have your prostate examined in minute and exhaustive detail by the IRS, the FBI, the Secret Service, etc., etc.

And then get thrown in a re-education camp for sensitivity training for a few months.
37 posted on 05/16/2014 10:56:10 AM PDT by caligatrux (...some animals are more equal than others.)
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To: SoFloFreeper

I heard about this months ago (here on FR), but after that? Nada.


38 posted on 05/16/2014 10:57:03 AM PDT by Twotone (Marte Et Clypeo)
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To: RIghtwardHo
These people are calling for an overthrow of the Government. That is Treason. Of course we would never attend such a thing. We love America.

We love what America WAS.

What America is BECOMING, maybe not so much.

The sad part is we are painted with their ridiculous display instead of being credited for staying as far away from it as possible.

Nonsense. IF any painting is occurring, and I see no evidence of that, it would be in a Propaganda News Media, who would blame us for Jeffery Dahmer if he was found out today.

Nobody's buying the Propaganda Accounts any more, except those who are desperate to hate us anyways.

39 posted on 05/16/2014 10:58:21 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Early 2009 to 7/21/2013 - RIP my little girl Cathy. You were the best cat ever. You will be missed.)
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To: Lazamataz
If we rise up to throw off the shackles, it will likely be spontaneous and like the Bundy deal, and even then there will be no stated desire for a coup... just a DEMAND that the Fed Government quit the shenanigans.

Like Free Republic's March for Justice in 1998 that called for Clinton's impeachment and removal from office.

40 posted on 05/16/2014 10:58:40 AM PDT by kristinn (Welcome to the Soviet States of Obama)
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