Posted on 08/03/2009 1:50:29 PM PDT by St. Louis Conservative
Is it more effective for our side to show up as a group of loud protesters? Or to show up and mix in with the crowd and then ask very tough, pointed questions that are politically difficult to answer?
Certainly, loud protests are an effective component vis a vis demonstrating against ObamaCare, but I wonder if they are best deployed at townhalls? My only worry is that it is easy for the Democrats and the media and the more "non-politically inclined" voters to dismiss loud protests.
I’m guessing that torches and pitchforks would quickly be classified as weapons.
” My only worry is that it is easy for the Democrats and the media and the more “non-politically inclined” voters to dismiss loud protests. “
Lacking a well-financed central organization (this being a true grass-roots movement), the only way we can get our message out is through the media — and the only way to get the media to even acknowledge us is to be over-the-top...
Loud and boisterous it must be....
I have started making signs with pictures of torches and pitchforks! All of my representatives in Washington are Republicans, but I am fed up with them TOO!
If they don’t grow a pair and start pushing back, then they are letting the liberals run the asylum! I am tired of that! Now is the time for CONSERVATIVES - not political ideologies!
Speeches, ask them questions. There is plenty of material on FR to pick good ones from. Nothing makes a point better than to ask a question the congressional clunker can’t answer.
Small signs inside, line the streets outside with people with very large hand made signs. We tried other methods, these proved the most effective. Surround the ACORN tea shirts.
Back on April 15 we had near 3000 people line the street for blocks. It was marvelous honking good time. We had near 5000 up the road at a park location. By far the street was better, got more attention.
Remember your plan should be to get on local TV and in the face of your clunker. If that doesn’t work, prevent your clunker from getting the message(lies) out. Your sign is your message. Be polite, make a point.
Bring water.
Try to look like democrats, wear obama tshirts, look moonstruck and pie-eyed. They’ll call on you and then you zing them with your questions.
Let the group try to make a point. If they are obstructed, then have an individual in location #2 stand up and say "Hey! That group seems to have a good point!"
If blocked again, have an individual in location #3 stand up and say "Why aren't you letting people make their point? Don't we have free speech anymore? What's happened to our government???"
Even better let’s show up wearing Acorn shirts, where can we get some?
You’ve given me another idea for a protest sign.
Cap Taxes and trade congressclunkers.
You can always do what we did in 1994 de-foleyate, make your own radio ads. Set up a PAC, collect funds, make up ad, give to radio station, enjoy.
Of course many would see this as the nuclear option of community organizing. I recommend you do it, just for giggles. Hone those organizing skills.
I provided a critique review of a whole lot of ads in 1994. This is a great place to post ads before you buy time. Set up a blog to host off of youtube.
LOL .. trade in your congressional clunker. That’s funny.
On the whole I think we want to keep disruption to a mininum. Especially disruption for its own sake. But spontaneous and honest reaction should not be discouraged.
Yes, for now, SIGNS with pitchforks and torches on them would be the best.
Don’t take real weapons until you’re ready to take REAL WEAPONS.
The peasants took the pitchforks because the nobles disallowed them anything better. These were the best available weapons.
We’ve got better.
Townhall meeting!!!!! I wish the coward demorats in NJ would hold a townhall meeting. I’ve never seen an AD for them. These creeps hide in the Garden State. Things might change after Corzine is outsted. I have to bear the shame that my congressman voted FOR the climate change bill. I can’t live with the shame.
Lib lady caller on Rush today was saying that
Michael Wolff reported on MSNBC that our groups
were organized, being bussed to the town halls,
(acting like the Democrats and Acorn nuts .. LOL)
and she was implying how deceptive that was for
the Pubbies.
Rush’s response: Great! ‘bout damn time!!
The louder the better!
Put the fear of God into their souls!
They work for us, not the other way around!
Not sure about the disruption. A nice chant or two would be fine when your Congressional Clunker starts spouting their lies.
Nothing gets attention like a well time chant of modest length. Just stay under the annoy limits, so others won’t tune out.
Don’t forget to show for the 2010 election.
Your thinking to Much just get out there and let them Have it
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