[Uncle Ike]

WTF — 9 arrests??? Anybody on scene have any information on this ‘report’???

[cross-post, because this might be Important..]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379221/posts

Tea partiers hit Capitol
Politico ^

Posted on Thursday, November 05, 2009 9:39:09 AM by Sub-Driver

Tea partiers hit Capitol By: Daniel Libit and Martin Kady II November 5, 2009 11:14 AM EST

Capitol Police arrested nine protesters Thursday morning in the Hart Senate office building as thousands of Tea Party activists descended on the Capitol building to protest the trillion dollar health care bill and government spending.

The gathering was organized by local Tea Party groups around the country, who are arriving in Washington this morning by the busload. Conservative leaders in Congress, led by Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), have taken to the airwaves to encourage the activists to show up on the Capitol steps and demand meetings with members of Congress. The crowd is expected to grow into the thousands by noon, when Bachmann has promised to lead some protesters to a press conference inside the Capitol to express their opposition to the health care bill in person to members of Congress.

Speaking on conservative talker Laura Ingraham’s radio show this morning, Bachmann encouraged people listening to show up on the West Front steps, but she said they should show up with “cameras” instead of “pitchforks.”

A Capitol Police spokeswoman confirmed to POLITICO that nine activists were arrested in the Hart building, and they are being processed at police headquarters. All the buildings in the Capitol complex remain open for now.

The protesters, who are occupying the patch of grass only a few yards from where Barack Obama took the oath of office on Jan. 20, are chanting “you work for us!” Many are holding signs that echo their distrust of Obama and their belief that he is pursuing socialist policies.

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[rightwingintelligentsia]

I wonder if the arrests are of tea partiers, or of the pro-healthcare protesters who supposedly showed up first?

[Bob Buchholz]

I know some protesters were arrested in Lieberman’s office. They were lefties demanding he vote for the public option. Typical SRM reporting.

[workerbee]

The protesters, who are occupying the patch of grass only a few yards from where Barack Obama took the oath of office on Jan. 20, are chanting “you work for us!” Many are holding signs that echo their distrust of Obama and their belief that he is pursuing socialist policies.

Well, there ya go. The nerve of them taking Dear Reader's name in vain on sacred ground!

[6ppc]

Apparently the arrests were pro-healthcare reform protesters who tried to occupy Joe Liebermans office. Not at all associated with the Tea Party group.

The Politico writeup is outrageous...makes it look like our guys were arrested.

[pillut48]

I coulda bet good money that I knew the answer to this before I checked! :-)

In an unrelated incident, nine activists were arrested in the Hart building, and they are being processed at police headquarters, but Roll Call is reporting that these were protesters from the opposite end of the political spectrum – Code Pink. All the buildings in the Capitol complex remain open for now. Source--Politico

C-Span just went live with the coverage--all you can hear is people shouting "KILL THE BILL! KILL THE BILL!!" :-) LOVE IT!

[HonestConservative]

Fox just reported that it was lefties trying to “impress” someone who would vote against.

[ScottinVA]

“but she said they should show up with “cameras” instead of “pitchforks.”

THIS time.