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Bikers in Washington honour US war veterans
BBC ^ | 29 May, 2016 | Jon Sopel

Posted on 05/29/2016 4:38:41 PM PDT by marktwain

Hundreds of thousands of bikers have descended on Washington DC to commemorate America's war dead and veterans, at an annual event known as Rolling Thunder.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: bbcestimate; bikerrally; donaldtrump; numbers
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In the video report, the reporter says that the crowd is over a million.
1 posted on 05/29/2016 4:38:41 PM PDT by marktwain
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To: marktwain; Salamander

I wonder if a certain Freeper was there...


2 posted on 05/29/2016 4:40:55 PM PDT by Pelham (Barack Obama. When being bad is not enough and only evil will do)
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To: marktwain

Bikers are going to Cleveland by the thousands.


3 posted on 05/29/2016 4:43:12 PM PDT by WENDLE (Why is the FBI dilly dallying? LET'S GO!!)
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To: WENDLE

...gonna be interesting


4 posted on 05/29/2016 4:47:08 PM PDT by Doogle (( USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: Doogle

....any MSM cover the biker/Trump gathering yesterday?


5 posted on 05/29/2016 4:49:10 PM PDT by Doogle (( USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: Pelham

The right of assembly was denied to the Bikers, hundreds of thousand people could not get to the Capitol Mall because Obama didn’t want Trump to have an MLK scene for his campaign.

It was to be for the Veterans celebration.

So they blocked the road for the bikers to sit in traffic.

Some heads should roll. If I were Trump I would fire all involved.


6 posted on 05/29/2016 4:53:25 PM PDT by Zenjitsuman (Y)
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To: Zenjitsuman

“The right of assembly was denied to the Bikers, hundreds of thousand people could not get to the Capitol Mall because Obama didn’t want Trump to have an MLK scene for his campaign.”

That isn’t surprising at all. Like all basically evil characters Obama is small minded and thin skinned. He’s not evil in a big Earth moving way, just a small mean-spirited fashion that fits him like a glove and is appropriate to his real stature.


7 posted on 05/29/2016 4:58:02 PM PDT by Pelham (Barack Obama. When being bad is not enough and only evil will do)
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To: marktwain

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2016/05/29/candidate-donald-trump-attends-dc-rolling-thunder-rally-pictures-and-video/


8 posted on 05/29/2016 5:01:34 PM PDT by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump; Trump; Trump; Trump; 100%)
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To: Zenjitsuman

Stolen Thunder?


9 posted on 05/29/2016 5:01:57 PM PDT by USMCPOP (Father of LCpl. Karl Linn, KIA 1/26/2005 Al Haqlaniyah, Iraq)
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To: Doogle

Sheeesh TODAY


10 posted on 05/29/2016 5:03:49 PM PDT by Doogle (( USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: HarleyLady27

...and that clip is just one road into DC


11 posted on 05/29/2016 5:13:16 PM PDT by Doogle (( USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: marktwain

Pretty cool reporting— that BBC reporter hopped on a bike for the ride as well.


12 posted on 05/29/2016 5:13:18 PM PDT by tflabo (truth or tyrrany)
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To: Zenjitsuman

More details on the blockage, if you have them.

It would be a big story.

Is there a link?


13 posted on 05/29/2016 5:19:53 PM PDT by marktwain
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To: marktwain

What I know about it is what Trump said. That is that most of the people were still trying to get access and hundreds of thousands of bikers were lined up on the highway unable to get to the venue.


14 posted on 05/29/2016 5:39:17 PM PDT by Zenjitsuman (Y)
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To: marktwain

BLM vs. “Bikers”...

Going to be interesting indeed.


15 posted on 05/29/2016 5:50:16 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (God is a racist! Get over it snowflakes. Deuteronomy 7:6-8; Romans 9:13-15)
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To: marktwain

Will Obambam come out and say its Racist to ride a motorcycle?


16 posted on 05/29/2016 5:59:08 PM PDT by Gasshog (Clinton denies... Except to see a lot of this)
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To: Zenjitsuman

Certainly seems plausible.

Would be very nice to document it.


17 posted on 05/29/2016 6:18:23 PM PDT by marktwain
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To: marktwain

I participated in the event from 1991-1994. From my perspective, the majority of riders are all about themselves and their leather and iron and silly bandanas not MIA/POW. The event is a tool looking for a user.


18 posted on 05/29/2016 6:41:52 PM PDT by KingLudd
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To: KingLudd

Then it is good for Trump to be using it.


19 posted on 05/29/2016 6:59:52 PM PDT by marktwain
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To: KingLudd

I’ve ridden Rolling Thunder a few times. Some are more sincere about the POW/MIA issue than others, but they’re generally good people and it’s a great ride.


20 posted on 05/29/2016 7:41:53 PM PDT by jumpingcholla34 (.)
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