Demonstrators at Air and Space Museum get some seasoning

[Eclipse]

http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/08/politics/dc-protest-museum/index.html


Definitely the work of the "college know-it-alls"...
College Know it all Hippies

Lazy Hippies

Call in Eric Cartman!

[a2capt]

Ya know.. if I went 3,000 miles to visit that place.. and they closed it because a bunch of yahoos couldn't find a better venue to complain ...

I mean, come on. You're just pissing off all kinds of people who have NOTHING to do with whatever point you don't agree with.

I'd not be happy at all.

[SarDragon]

I'm sitting in Alexandria, Virginia right now. I'm sure glad we hadn't planned to visit the NASM during this trip, or I'd be one of those pissed off people.

[disamuel]

You can protest Wall Street all day long, but don't screw with the Air and Space Museum.

[BillB]

Yeah, lets get rid on the money grubbing corporations. Oh wait, CAP is a corporation....Oh well back to the college drawing board

[RADIOMAN015]

http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/08/politics/dc-protest-museum/index.html
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Definitely the work of the "college know-it-alls"...

Well poor choice of venue to demonstrate.  Actually drones/RPV's keep American alive in those war zone and any devices we have should be employed.

HOWEVER, $8 trillion spent, over 6200 killed, &  over 46,200 wounded is a VERY high price to pay, especially in countries that it is very doubtful that a stable democratic government will ever be formed
See: http://costofwar.com/en/
See: http://www.defense.gov/news/casualty.pdf

I say it's time to bring back the military draft in this country and lets see how many of those "Wall Street 'Know it Alls'" will be serving THEIR country and not screwing it for that 'commission' and movement of American jobs overseas  

Here's another example of a screw job against dead military personnel by a large insurance company:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/30/us/30prudential.html  Nothing like taking advantage of the dead veteran   Now if that company were really patriotic don't you think they would rise to being a bit better with the return on money

Lets face it some corporations (and individuals associated with those corporations) made a lot of money on these wars.  Remember that the al Qaeda leader was actually taken down by a small specialized military/CIA team and lots of intelligence work.  That's the new warfare, not having thousands of troops in a country like Iraq and Afghanistan, as targets

RM       

[starshippe]

   should we bring in the microwave machines and melt all those constitutionalists into one big glob?

bill

[Hardshell Clam]

should we bring in the microwave machines and melt all those constitutionalists into one big glob?

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Just Saying...

[DakRadz]

should we bring in the microwave machines and melt all those constitutionalists into one big glob?

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Just Saying...

"St. Thomas said that one of the protesters pushed a museum security guard against a wall, prompting another guard to respond with pepper spray to force demonstrators outside."

Peaceably able, yes. This particular incident, wasn't.

I'm not saying that the security guards were completely right, or that the majority protesters were peaceable and merely wanted to be seen and heard- I am saying that the stupid idiots of any organization or event are the ones who cause news reports.

[Eclipse]

should we bring in the microwave machines and melt all those constitutionalists into one big glob?

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Just Saying...

Just saying...what?  Quoting the first amendment isn't appropriate here.  No one is curtailing free speech, they are curtailing illegal behavior.

[Therapst]

No one is curtailing free speech, they are curtailing illegal behavior.

In this particular instance, that appears to be a distinction without a difference.

[AngelWings]

Freedom of expression. I would express my opinion with my foot going up all of their you know whats if I was trying to visit NASM.

[a2capt]

If some people's use of grammar, style or expression is any indicator ..

Too lazy to type correctly? Probably can't be bothered to read correctly either.  No wonder the appearance of "not getting it" prevails.

The world, or the forum, isn't a radio net, and even then, radio traffic is not presented to transmit in that lazy of a fashion, or a TxTSpekFest, or a moshpit mess.

Just saying...

[Persona non grata]

Liberals

[RiverAux]

When you build a museum on a public space that has been used for demonstrations for well over 50 years (maybe more as far as I know), you're going to have some interruptions of service. 

[Persona non grata]

I am happy we live in a country where people can do this.......some places they run you over with a tank or shoot you. 

[AngelWings]

Liberals

I'm a liberal... these people are something different. I oppose being overseas, but I don't make a big stink about it.

[AirDX]

I am happy we live in a country where people can do this.......some places they run you over with a tank or shoot you.

That's happened here, too.  Read about the [lmgtfy]Bonus Army[/lmgtfy].

[RiverAux]

Actually a fairly extensive history of the use of the military (usually the National Guard/militia) against demonstrators of various types in the US.  Mostly legit, sometimes not. 

[Major Lord]

You have to be extra careful when you bayonet these young "useful Idiots"....you could get cooties on your blade! Its funny to me that these kids are too ignorant to know that the socialist utopian society they hope to create would have no use for them; "Parasitism" is one of primary "sins" against a socialist government.

Major Lord