Posted on 08/20/2009 10:47:47 AM PDT by Shannon
By now you have probably heard that President Obama came to Montana last Friday. However, there are many things that the major news has not covered. I feel that since we live here and we were at the airport on Friday I should share some facts with you. Whatever you decide to do with the information is up to you. If you chose to share this email with others I do ask that you DELETE my email address before you forward this on.
On Wednesday, August 5th it was announced locally that the President would be coming here. There are many groups here that are against his healthcare and huge spending so those groups began talking and deciding on what they were going to do. The White House would not release ANY details other than the date.
On about Tuesday we found out that they would be holding the "Town Hall" at the airport. Our airport is actually located outside of Belgrade (tiny town) in a very remote location. Nothing is around there. They chose to use a hangar that is the most remotely located hangar. You could not pick a more remote location, and you can not get to it easily. It is totally secluded from the public. FYI: We have many areas in Belgrade and Bozeman which could have held a large amount of folks with sufficient parking. (gymnasiums/auditoriums). All of which have chairs and tables, and would not have to be SHIPPED IN!! $$$$$
During the week, cargo by the TONS was being shipped in constantly. Airport employees could not believe how it just kept coming. Though it was our President coming several expressed how excessive it was, especially during a recession. $$$$$
Late Tuesday/early Wednesday the 12th, they said that tickets would be handed out on Thursday 9am at two locations and the president would be arriving around 12:30 Friday.
Thursday morning about 600 tickets were passed out. However, 1500 were printed at a Local printing shop per White House request. Hmmmm......900 tickets just DISAPPEARED.
This same morning someone called into the radio from the local UPS branch and said that THOUSANDS of Dollars of Lobster were shipped in for Obama. Montana has some of the best beef in the nation!!! And it would have been really wonderful to help out the local economy. Anyone heard of the Recession?? Just think...with all of the traveling the White House is doing. $$$$$ One can only imagine what else we are paying for.
On Friday we got out to the airport about 10:45am. The groups that wanted to protest Obama's spending and healthcare had gotten a permit to protest and that area was roped off. But that was not to be. A large bus carrying SEIU (Service Employees International Union) members drove up onto the area (illegal)and unloaded right there. It was quite a commotion and there were specifically 2 SEIU men trying to make trouble and start a fight. Police did get involved and arrested the one man but they said they did not have the manpower to remove the SEIU crowd.
The SEIU crowd was very organized and young. About 99% were under the age of 30 and they were not locals! They had bullhorns and PROFESSIONALLY made signs. Some even wore preprinted T-shirts. Oh, and Planned Parenthood folks were with them.....professing abortion rights with their T-shirts and preprinted signs. (BTW, all these folks did have a permit to protest in ANOTHER area)
Those against healthcare/spending moved away from the SEIU crowd to avoid confrontation. They were orderly and respectful. Even though SEIU kept coming over and walking through, continuing to be very intimidating and aggressive at the direction of the one SEIU man.
So we had Montana folks from ALL OVER the state with their homemade signs and their DOGS with homemade signs. We had cowboys, nurses, doctors you name it. There was even a guy from Texas who had been driving through. He found out about the occasion, went to the store, made a sign, and came to protest.
If you are wondering about the press.....Well, all of the major networks were over by that remote hangar I mentioned. They were conveniently parked on the other side of the buildings FAR away. None of these crowds were even visible to them. I have my doubts that they knew anything about the crowds.
We did have some local news media around us from this state and Idaho. Speaking of the local media...they were invited. However, all questions were to be turned into the White House in advance of the event. Wouldn't want anyone to have to think off the top of their head.
It was very obvious that it was meant to be totally controlled by the White House. Everything was orchestrated down to the last detail to make it appear that Montana is just crazy for Obama and government healthcare. Even those people that talked about their insurance woes........the White House called our local HRDC (Human Resource and Development Committee) and asked for names. Then the White House asked those folks to come. Smoke and mirrors...EVERYTHING was staged!!!!!!!!!!!
I am very dismayed about what I learned about our current White House. The amount of control and manipulation was unbelievable. I felt I was not living in the United States of America, more like the USSR!! I was physically nauseous. We have been around when Presidents or Heads of State visit. It has NEVER been like this. I am truly very frightened for our country. America needs your prayers and your voices. If you care about our country please get involved. Know the issues. And let Congress hear your voices again and again!! If they are willing to put forth so much effort to BULLY a small town one can only imagine what is going on in Washington DC. Scary!!
While I don’t doubt the likelihood that Obama stages everything. I hate it when the source is anonymous. Makes it really hard to authenticate
I actually did think that the folks of Montana wouldn’t be easy to handle, but it looks like the Administration knew just what to do to have Crowd Control...and send their desired projections out across the media outlets.
I agree. The original sender’s name was deleted from the email I received. Maybe someone from Montana will chime in.
Any chance the 2012 election can be moved up?
“Those against healthcare/spending moved away from the SEIU crowd to avoid confrontation. They were orderly and respectful. Even though SEIU kept coming over and walking through, continuing to be very intimidating and aggressive at the direction of the one SEIU man.”
Next time do what we did in Phoenix. We had 2 dozen locals carrying high powered rifles and handguns. SEIU were like lambs ;-)
But look at Joe the Plumber.
Known person?
Private party (NOT SEIU or pro-abort?) = YOU’RE DEAD MEAT.
You really need protection (from the SEIU if nobody else) against his SS and his press.
“Any chance the 2012 election can be moved up?”
Yes, it is called impeachment.
Wonder who ordered the lobster?
Bozeman is a Peoples’ Republic.
“Planned Parenthood folks were with them.....professing abortion rights with their T-shirts and preprinted signs.”
Hey Dems,
Keep your laws off my BODY!
If it was an earth shattering revelation I would require authentication also but this just dovetails with press reports.
It was posted yesterday.
It had her name on it and she is from Bozman.
Posted yesterday.
Who wants the SEIU to know their name? People have families to protect.
Yep - it's written exactly like one of those many e-legends.
But, both sides pull these media hyped events. Unfortunately, now that we have true citizens at town hall meetings, the media doesn't know what to do with unorchestrated events...
Because I know you’d like to know ping.
I heard something very similar to this listening to Rush’s show the day after dumb0’s visit to Montana. The lady had attended and almost everything I read in this email goes along with what she said on the air.
My daughter lives in MT and some people from her office tried to get tickets only to be told that they had all been given out. It turns out that there were more tickets, but who received them was extremely tightly controlled.
I’m sure they did this because people in MT are pretty outspoken and most of them like things just as they are. They aren’t afraid to tell you that either! I lived there 6 years and still miss it.
If the administration went to all this trouble - using Chicago style antics to subdue the people - why would a lone person dare to put their necks out to get Joe The Plumber treatment and get on the list of enemies of the state?
Everything this person said is consistent with the tactics of this totalitarian regime - and you people attack the messenger -
Wake up, folks, it's not safe to be too open anymore...
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