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"Yes Man" style activism at a Tea Party

by: Independent WF

November 19, 2009 5:39 PM

I don't think anyone's posted this yet... I laughed out loud, even as I cringed inside. It's truly sad how mindlessly people follow.

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"Yes Man" style activism at a Tea Party | 16 comments

Thanks! I posted this yesterday and then took it down to post something else!

by: spiral115Thu Nov 19, 2009 at 16:42:50 PM CST

sThis is awesome! The friggin assholes in the audience assaulted to protesters.

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Mental slavery is mental death, and every man who has given up his intellectual freedom is the living coffin of his dead soul. ~Robert Green Ingersoll

Thanks! I posted this yesterday and then took it down to post something else!

by: spiral115Thu Nov 19, 2009 at 16:42:50 PM CST

sThis is awesome! The friggin assholes in the audience assaulted to protesters.

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Mental slavery is mental death, and every man who has given up his intellectual freedom is the living coffin of his dead soul. ~Robert Green Ingersoll

They did?!

by: Independent WFThu Nov 19, 2009 at 17:40:23 PM CST

I can't believe they actually chanted, "Columbus go home!"

Scary...

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I saw this yesterday

by: nethThu Nov 19, 2009 at 17:43:18 PM CST

when spiral posted it and it disappeared when I was coming up with something to say.
I kind of can't believe they knock that guy off of his bike at the rally and elbowing that one girl.

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Yeah it was pretty horrible.

by: spiral115Thu Nov 19, 2009 at 17:46:32 PM CST

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Mental slavery is mental death, and every man who has given up his intellectual freedom is the living coffin of his dead soul. ~Robert Green Ingersoll

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Does anyone have a link to the story?

by: Independent WFThu Nov 19, 2009 at 17:52:43 PM CST

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Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. - Lao Tzu

"Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the presence of creative alternatives for responding to conflict." Dorothy Thompson

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The second vid

by: nethThu Nov 19, 2009 at 18:03:40 PM CST

here has the guy getting knocked off his bike

http://www.bluestemprairie.com...

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Wow :(

by: Independent WFThu Nov 19, 2009 at 18:25:47 PM CST

That's really sad :( I have to wonder if that bicyclist pressed charges, since there's clear evidence that man shoved them once they were knocked off their bike.

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Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. - Lao Tzu

"Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the presence of creative alternatives for responding to conflict." Dorothy Thompson

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jeez

by: KauclairThu Nov 19, 2009 at 23:01:59 PM CST

...I love these guys haha.

But it is pretty sad...

Thanks for sharin!

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um...

by: faultguyFri Nov 20, 2009 at 21:18:03 PM CST

I might be wrong with this figure...

...but I believe 100% of Americans are decended from immigrants from one nation or another.

So I might be completely missing the point of his speech, especially the "Columbus Go Home!" part...but doesn't that kind of apply to EVERYONE?!

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I find it truly amazing how certain human beings aren't a PART of humanity as a whole.

I do believe

by: nethFri Nov 20, 2009 at 21:24:59 PM CST

that that's the point. That we are all either illegal immigrants or children of illegals.

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Exactly!

by: spiral115Fri Nov 20, 2009 at 22:49:03 PM CST

He was using sarcasm and snipe to show these morons for the brainless idiots they are by getting them to agree with his preposterous statement.

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Mental slavery is mental death, and every man who has given up his intellectual freedom is the living coffin of his dead soul. ~Robert Green Ingersoll

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oh ok

by: faultguyFri Nov 20, 2009 at 22:50:13 PM CST

I'm sorry. I guess I was listening to the words, but not HOW they were being said. I'll have to watch the video again. Sorry for the confusion.

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I find it truly amazing how certain human beings aren't a PART of humanity as a whole.

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Heh... he is good

by: spiral115Fri Nov 20, 2009 at 22:58:45 PM CST

but you can see him holding back his derisive laughter a couple of times.

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Mental slavery is mental death, and every man who has given up his intellectual freedom is the living coffin of his dead soul. ~Robert Green Ingersoll

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That kid is my new hero!

by: Rhea RobinFri Nov 20, 2009 at 22:59:05 PM CST

Love the fact that he did it. I can only dream of one day having the balls to do the same. Although, the level of stupidity in the crowd is pretty sad. Every time I think I've seen mankind at its dumbest, someone has to go and build a better idiot.

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The organizers of the event...

by: Independent WFFri Nov 20, 2009 at 23:02:10 PM CST

first posted that he'd duped them and they were going to change the process to speak, then later came out with, "We knew he was going to do that!"

What idiots shaking my head

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Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. - Lao Tzu

"Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the presence of creative alternatives for responding to conflict." Dorothy Thompson

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