By Jacqueline Klingebiel

Sep 11, 2009 4:50pm

Bomb Threat Forces Evacuation of DC TEA Party Planners

On the eve of what organizers call a 'Big Ol' TEA Party', the Washington, D.C., offices of FreedomWorks were evacuated by DC Metro police on Friday afternoon after the conservative organization reported to authorities at 3:42 pm ET that it had received a bomb threat.  At 4:48 pm ET, the organization put out a Twitter message saying that it turned out to be a false alarm but the organization is not happy about the disruption. My colleague, ABC News' Teddy Davis has the story: Tens of thousands of anti-big government activists are expected in Washington on Saturday as part of a "March on Washington" being organized by FreedomWorks, a conservative group headed by former House Majority Leader Dick Armey, R-Texas. A FreedomWorks staffer told ABC News that the organization's offices at 601 Pennsylvania Avenue were evacuated on Friday afternoon by DC Metro Police because of a bomb scare. DC Metro police has confirmed to ABC News' Jason Ryan that the DC Metro police had, indeed, evacuated the organization's offices after being told by the organization that it had received a bomb threat. The threat came when a man called the FreedomWorks main line and told the organization's female receptionist: "I put a bomb in your building, bitch." The FreedomWorks staffer who spoke with ABC News said that the organization has received multiple threats but that for some reason, the DC Metro police thought that this one was credible enough to evacuate the building. The FreedomWorks staffer did not fear for his safety but worried that it was an effort to disrupt the organization's ability to round up activists in advance of tomorrow's "March on Washington" which is expected to bring tens of thousands of activists to the nation's capital.   The FreedomWorks staffers says that 50 volunteers were forced to leave the office where they were making calls encouraging people to come to tomorrow's event.   (Photo credit/Adam Brandon of FreedomWorks)

User Comments

Oh come on, don’t give the crazies fodder. Great. We will never hear the end of this one.

Posted by: Arkie49er | September 11, 2009, 5:13 pm 5:13 pm

What? They can disrupt every town hall meeting held this summer, but boy you’d better not disrupt them!
Typical, immature behavior of bullies.

Posted by: TexBelle123 | September 11, 2009, 5:24 pm 5:24 pm

From what I know about these nut jobs, they probably had one of their members send in the threat to get press and to have an excuse for the pitiful turnout. I saw a tea party on FOX News recently. They had everyone huddle in close and hold up signs so it looked like there were more than 10 people there.

Posted by: GreggW | September 11, 2009, 5:27 pm 5:27 pm

Did you guys call in the threat on your own? Something, anything to drum up some support. Certainly sounds like something they’d do.

Posted by: bravebrick | September 11, 2009, 5:35 pm 5:35 pm

Baggers called it in themselves. Nuts will do anything for attention.

Posted by: Jordon | September 11, 2009, 5:38 pm 5:38 pm

wow – why all the angry comments? im not political either way, never have been.. but in america everyone should be welcome to protest, regardless. that’s part of what makes us great.

Posted by: notpolitical | September 11, 2009, 5:39 pm 5:39 pm

why no acorn story abc?

Posted by: weewilly | September 11, 2009, 5:49 pm 5:49 pm

Really sounds like more Acorn work to me

Posted by: stupidISasStupidVotes | September 11, 2009, 5:50 pm 5:50 pm

We should just get rid of the internet and have ABC news.

Posted by: Anexio | September 11, 2009, 5:52 pm 5:52 pm

Who is John Galt?

Posted by: Spencer | September 11, 2009, 5:53 pm 5:53 pm

Oh yes the conservatives did it to themselves. They must have gotten the idea from the Democrats vandalism in Denver which they blamed conservatives for when it turned out to be one of their own.
Or maybe the so called forces of Progressiveness may be realizing that maybe, just maybe they do NOT enjoy the popular support of the majority of Americans

Posted by: Stacy Brian Bartley | September 11, 2009, 5:54 pm 5:54 pm

a bunch of nuts your time is coming wait until all you have if you have anything is gone you bunch of libral jerks why do you want to see AMERICA to fail don’t you know we are the ones that keep the wolves at bay and i would not put it past ACORN TO HAVE CALLED THIS BOMB THREAT IN you are not going to stop freedom you can bet on that.

Posted by: FLOYD CHANDLER | September 11, 2009, 5:56 pm 5:56 pm

Progressives are actually regressives. They apparently look back fondly on all the benifits of a state run and controlled Everything ALA the USSR. Failed then, will again

Posted by: stupidISasStupidVotes | September 11, 2009, 5:57 pm 5:57 pm

Probably GLEN BECK!

Posted by: joker1956 | September 11, 2009, 5:57 pm 5:57 pm

we need another czar to handle this

Posted by: catman | September 11, 2009, 5:58 pm 5:58 pm

thx – Liberty Belle – looks like this page does have 1 REAL reporter.

Posted by: acorn_pimps | September 11, 2009, 5:59 pm 5:59 pm

Check out the first five comments or so. All very immature, calling the protestors nut jobs. Why because they have nerve to think that their money is their money? How weird to think that your hard work should be yours.
If I work 4 hours a day to pay for the benefit of someone else, then am I not a slave to that person for that 4 hours? every day 5 days a week, 365 days a year. I am a slave to someone else.

Posted by: the last intellectual | September 11, 2009, 5:59 pm 5:59 pm

Hey arkie, I got your fodder for the crazies. Why would the US Coast Guard do something as stupid as what they did on the Potomac River this morning without warning, and of all days, September 11? Is that tied in with the bomb threat to the Tea Party planners? Why would DC Police not take previous threats seriously, but today took it seriously? Could it be they want people to be too terrorised to protest? After all, there is some nutjob threatening the planners of the protest.
Yeah, that was all made up in my silly little brain with no evidence or rationality to support it…………..
but it makes as much sense as what we are told by the mainstream media to believe happened eight years ago.

Posted by: Tom | September 11, 2009, 6:00 pm 6:00 pm

“anti-big government activists”
How about pro-small government activists?
No bias here!

Posted by: Frank | September 11, 2009, 6:00 pm 6:00 pm

Sounds like a democrat/communist to me. Setting bombs was Barack Obama’s best buddy Bill Ayers favorite way of doing things.
What’s that you say? Bill Ayers has nothing to do with Obama?
Oh really? Obama worked for Ayers and helped him funnel tens of millions dollars to ACORN. (Obama’s former employer)
And what about convicted felon Jeff Jones, no relation to Van Jones, the co-founder with Ayers, of the ultra-violent Weather Underground domestic terrorist group?
Jeff Jones, the terrorist, is part of the Apollo Alliance, and helped write Obama’s stimulus package, you know, the trill dollar deal that absolutely NO ONE in Congress read before voting to pass it!
Oh yeah, and Van Jones is part of Apollo as well.
But there is no connection to violent anti-American terrorists, and Obama?
Really?
Hmmmm.

Posted by: Gary | September 11, 2009, 6:00 pm 6:00 pm

So let me get this straight…. It’s not OK to be VOCAL with no violence (except a pro Obamacare nutjob hitting off a finger) and staying within the law but it’s perfectly fine to threaten people’s lives (which of course is against the law). Priceless.

Posted by: TomM | September 11, 2009, 6:01 pm 6:01 pm

The protest was organized by “Freedom Works”?
That is a blatant LIE as in
“You Lie”. Freedom Works may have decided to join in the protest, but they sure as heck are NOT responsible for it. This protest is being attended by people who decided enough was enough. Not one organization that I know of, solicited ANYBODY to attend.

Posted by: just a dad | September 11, 2009, 6:02 pm 6:02 pm

On a day where the anti-life movement gun downed a protestor, is there any suprise that the same types would call in a bomb threat to stop the peaceful assembly of citizens excersing their right to free speach?

Posted by: John Galt | September 11, 2009, 6:02 pm 6:02 pm

All I hear from the “Left” is how the “Right” are such mean people …. well from the comments on here I would say that the left must have taught us how to be mean. Bomb threat called in which breaks “the law” that I think we all live by?? What do you say lefties … do you believe in the law anymore?

Posted by: FoundingFathers | September 11, 2009, 6:02 pm 6:02 pm

Since the President essentially declared war on the citizenry Wednesday night, I’m not surprised at a bomb threat. Keep your eye on the ball, there’s much more afoot with this Administration and Legislsature; none of it is good.

Posted by: Punkindrublic | September 11, 2009, 6:02 pm 6:02 pm

Two ACORN videos in two days, can’t wait to see what comes out tomorrow. We need to find out who ordered Congressman Conyers to cancel his hearings on ACORN. Is it too late to cancel the $ billions that ACORN will receive from the so called stimulus bill.
I wish I was in DC for the big demonstration tomorrow.

Posted by: BobB | September 11, 2009, 6:03 pm 6:03 pm

More proof that liberal progressives are all criminals. They can not abide by law. They must resort to anarchy. That is why Obama loves them. They cause disruptions, ao Obama can step in and tell us we need more big government to solve the problem he has created.

Posted by: David J | September 11, 2009, 6:03 pm 6:03 pm

The left wing nut jobs are beginning to panic in fear that their bid for more “free stuff” from the nanny state may not come to pass. They can yell, scream and slobber on themselves but nothing will stop the fight against Obama’s socialist healthcare manifesto.

Posted by: rplat | September 11, 2009, 6:03 pm 6:03 pm

What does ACORN really represent?
It centainly doen’t represent the fair use of the Federal tax codes, for one.
Why did obama grant them 8.5 Billion ??
What are they going to do with 8.5 Billion ??
Why has the Commerce Dept. been side stepped in favor of ACORN to take the 2010 census???
Will the administration investigate these activities?

Posted by: BML | September 11, 2009, 6:03 pm 6:03 pm

I saw the Acorn video’s. My advice to Glen Beck is to “hold your fire” next time. Ali G wannabee’s punking ghetto sows is not my idea of credible investigative journalism. They have already exposed themselves as street thug useful idiots many times over. Just as Nancy, Harry, Barney and Ted have. None of it seems to matter to us. Just don’t disturb us during “So you think you can dance”

Posted by: joe poncakia | September 11, 2009, 6:04 pm 6:04 pm

It appears to me that only the democrats and leftys can protest.

Posted by: safesax | September 11, 2009, 6:04 pm 6:04 pm

ACORN Scandal ABC, MSNBC, NBC!!! Wake up America! Wake up you “obama is the one” media! When are you going to post the Acorn Story, you know the 2 new stories ON TAPE! Everyone, just to to Fox News, on TV, on line, where you get real news

Posted by: t | September 11, 2009, 6:05 pm 6:05 pm

I see the leftist posting here believe that a bomb threat is the same as angry americans honestly outraged at their member of congress. How pathetic and disgusting all of your leftist are. Enemies on and all.

Posted by: Dwight | September 11, 2009, 6:05 pm 6:05 pm

I just cant believe how brainwashed you liberals are. Obama lies period.

Posted by: Jessica | September 11, 2009, 6:05 pm 6:05 pm

Well, there is no one more likely to be planting bombs in Washington than Bill Ayers. Someone check what alibi is. He was probably palling around with Obama, but we need to go through all the likely suspects.

Posted by: evil-mongerer | September 11, 2009, 6:06 pm 6:06 pm

Oh yeah,
FLOYD CHANDLER? Please chill a bit.

Posted by: Punkindrublic | September 11, 2009, 6:06 pm 6:06 pm

Joh Galt is alive and VERY well – and coming to DC tomorrow!

Posted by: 912Phoenix | September 11, 2009, 6:07 pm 6:07 pm

Pro-Small Government!
I do like that better than Anti-Big Government.
Smaller govt is a positive. Just ask former Russians, East Germans & Cubans.

Posted by: ster | September 11, 2009, 6:07 pm 6:07 pm

Why would anybody call in a bomb threat on the anniversary of 9/11?
Democrats have no souls.

Posted by: DJ | September 11, 2009, 6:08 pm 6:08 pm

Always interests me reading comments and see stuff like this that the left wingers are actually the violent ones regardless of what the media wants you to believe. Face it, the rightwingers have the passion now, I never thought I would see it in my lifetime, but they have it now and the leftwingers are the system. Obama, as ironic as it is, created a movement that will be here for a long long time.

Posted by: Ironic | September 11, 2009, 6:08 pm 6:08 pm

The liberals kill and anti-abortion protestor and now want to bomb people they disagree with. Hope and change in action.

Posted by: JustSam | September 11, 2009, 6:10 pm 6:10 pm

You may classify the TEA Party protesters however you wish. However, your beliefs do no change what they really are. These people are common everyday citizens concerned about the future of our nation. I am a member and I live in a very affluent, educated area of Houston. Our chapter has had judges, business owners, teachers, other professionals, etc attend. You may like to classify us as some sort of fringe group, racists, whatever, but we are not. We are the backbone of the nation who go to work every day and pay our taxes and abide by our laws. But we have had enough of the big government in Washington trying to tell us that it’s for our own good that we are taxed and regulated. It’s for our own good that we forced to stand silently while the Constitution is defiled.
In short: What gives any of you deadbeats the right to any of my money? Keep your feel good legislation and I’ll keep my money. Call me selfish, but you can keep yours and I’ll keep mine.

Posted by: Don | September 11, 2009, 6:11 pm 6:11 pm

America is in Hospice now, it is time to let it go. Better socialist than broke, ruined, and scattered. Obama is doing us a favor and bringing stability to this experiment called america.

Posted by: A.Hiss | September 11, 2009, 6:11 pm 6:11 pm

wow – what awful hateful people must wacth ABC news and Use its services – by some of the posts here. thanks George andt he reast at ABC news for dividing people. I Guess only being exposed to propaganda and biased information really brainwashes these deomcarts and liftists and other assorted losers…they don’t even get the fact that ALL AMERICANS HAVE THE RIGHT TO PROTEST…NOT JUST DEMOCRATS AND LEFTISTS.
BETTER GET USED TO IT

Posted by: jkjame | September 11, 2009, 6:13 pm 6:13 pm

Go Tea Party Protesters! Don’t let the lying, liberal Dems get to you anymore! They must be stopped…their threats will not deter the millions and millions of Americans who CAN’T STAND THEIR AGENDA! A free America…it scares liberals every time! Millions and millions and millions will be watching or marching tomorrow…THAT is the American way…liberals leave our country.

Posted by: Dems suck | September 11, 2009, 6:15 pm 6:15 pm

January 2010 Headline: ACORN indicted under federal RICO Act finds Obama involved with corruption and voter fraud….impeachment underway.

Posted by: WeMadeAmistake | September 11, 2009, 6:16 pm 6:16 pm

We will not be silenced by socialist morons, and nanny state idolizers. Just sent Joe Wilson $500.00 with a reminder of the second amendment.

Posted by: Jack | September 11, 2009, 6:16 pm 6:16 pm

Why no acorn coverage ABC? your time is running out…. we the people are fed up with you.

Posted by: libsarecowards | September 11, 2009, 6:18 pm 6:18 pm

Wait… did the town hall protesters bring bombs? Oh no, that’s right. All they did was ask some questions, which Dem. legislators didn’t have the answers (correct ones) to.
I’m not sure how this would drum up support… seeing how a bomb threat would probably scare people away. And they didn’t really need to drum up support given the fact that about 10′s of 1000′s of people were expected.
Typical moron liberals. Your insults are always failures.

Posted by: Jordan | September 11, 2009, 6:18 pm 6:18 pm

Why do leftists oppose free speech? Plenty of comments in this thread demonstrate the hatred of dissenting views by liberal Democrats.

Posted by: Dick Nixon | September 11, 2009, 6:19 pm 6:19 pm

And the left says were angry? I thought this new President was going to bring us all together? Hope and change? It is usually the result of the lack of truth and facts that lead people to make threats and call names. I think it is funny how the left owns Washington right now and they are still angry. They are angry because they are hollow inside. Void of values and character. These people forget what John Adams once said. “Facts are hard things.” Maybe they don’t know who John Adams is?

Posted by: America | September 11, 2009, 6:19 pm 6:19 pm

No one here seems to recall what happened in Denver just three weeks ago. A moron vandalized a democratic office which prompted the Governor to run and blame the GOP. Turned out the vandal was a PAID democratic operative. Unfortunately, I have a congressman who cancelled all appearances in August due to unsubstanciated threats. How many congressman were attacked in August; zero!

Posted by: Calvin | September 11, 2009, 6:21 pm 6:21 pm

liberal cowards!

Posted by: Jeff | September 11, 2009, 6:22 pm 6:22 pm

Some wack job Obama minion must have had a tizzy fit and called in a false threat…how typical of the kool aid drinkers.

Posted by: marcus | September 11, 2009, 6:22 pm 6:22 pm

Figures Libs approve of such tactics as bomb threats. Like that’s the same as voicing out at town halls. They’ll say and do ANYTHING in support of their Marxist-in-Chief.

Posted by: Randal | September 11, 2009, 6:22 pm 6:22 pm

Wish I could be in DC…economy is too rough, but my spirit is definitely there. I hope there is a million people.
You whackoos that don’t like this protest need to study your history a bit better.

Posted by: WakeUpAmerica | September 11, 2009, 6:22 pm 6:22 pm

Calvin, so what’s your poink?

Posted by: RightStuff | September 11, 2009, 6:23 pm 6:23 pm

GregW
“From what I know about these nut jobs, they probably had one of their members send in the threat”
Ohhh you mean like the Democrat punk that busted out the 11 windows of the Demcocrat HQ in I beleive it was Denver so that they could blame it on Conservatives?
Nice try bucko!

Posted by: Frank Castle | September 11, 2009, 6:23 pm 6:23 pm

First of all they are not whack jobs. The people that got out of hand at the Town Hall Meetings were Union people. That is what a certain member of the Obama team instructed the AFI-CIO to intimidate real / non union people at the Town Hall Meeting. Or use Acorn to help intimidate as well. Obviously you have never seen the different videos of the people getting pushed, shoved and beat up by certain type of individuals. Doesn’t surprise me that some member of the current administration called his friends to use Chicago style tactics today or to try to keep people in line. That is what Van Jones said as well…”2 or 3 Senators need to have terrible days until they act right.” You can interpret that any way you want but I call that a threat.

Posted by: rukidding 55 | September 11, 2009, 6:24 pm 6:24 pm

The thugs and crazies come from the left. The want their rights stripped and their money redistributed for the common good. They don’t want it for themselves but everybody else but little do they realize it will be theirs as well. They try and pose as intellectuals but they are the ones that are truly ignorant and lacking of common sense. I hope this Tea Party is a HUGE success but beware of left wing nutjob provocateurs. DOWN WITH THE COMMIES AND LONG LIVE THE REPUBLIC!

Posted by: Superpat | September 11, 2009, 6:24 pm 6:24 pm

GreggW: I was at the tea party in San Antonio, TX, and I guarantee you there were more than 10 people present, more like a couple thousand or so. So I guess that anyone who doesn’t agree with you is a nut job, eh? Well, then count me in, I guess. If I were you though, I wouldn’t admit to watching FOX; your friends might take away your Progressive Party card.
Arkie49er: Give Stephanopoulos a break; he’s doing what he is supposed to be doing – covering the news.
TexBelle123: Are you REALLY condoning the phoning in of bomb threats? Doesn’t making terroristic threats mean anything to you? Or does it just count when they are against YOUR side?
When did this country turn in to one in which only one side of an argument can be heard, or even allowed? You liberals didn’t mind expressing your dislike of the Bush administration and anything he had to say or do. So why are you so worked up when conservatives don’t agree with your agenda?
What, it’s ok to protest what you don’t like, but when someone else dares to disagree with you, they are nut jobs? How mature. How educated. How reasoned…

Posted by: Random | September 11, 2009, 6:26 pm 6:26 pm

Thanks Liberty Belle!! While we are at it, why hasn’t the WH released a statement on the renouned Pro-Life’er that was murdered today? Or ABC? CBS? CNN?

Posted by: sybilll | September 11, 2009, 6:26 pm 6:26 pm

Ahhhh…the sweet smell of Diversity. Breathe deeply, America, breathe deeply…and to answer Pat Buchanan’s question about “is America coming apart,” the answer is that America came apart a long time ago…perhaps it never really was together, or at least not for a long time. The pretexts for forming a country, such as same language, same religion, same culture, etc., have not been present for at least the last 50 years. Diversity, like a festering cancer, has finally metastasized, has spread to all the vital organs. Nice knowing you, America, it really was a good run, but it had to end sometime. Too bad your own tolerance and generosity is what allowed your collapse, but then again, it was the Christian thing to do…

Posted by: John | September 11, 2009, 6:27 pm 6:27 pm

To whomever it was that phoned it in. You’re not stopping us!
Since you don’t get all the news here, I might also point out that the US Census Bureau just issued a statement that it is officially severing any ties to ACORN!

Posted by: Garry | September 11, 2009, 6:29 pm 6:29 pm

I am so sick of being called names….I am NOT A ANTI BIG GOVERNMENT ACTIVIST. I am an American citizen who goes to work every day, I file my tax return, I don’t receive any federal funding and I am a single mother of 3 college educated on the florida prepaid college which i paid into and I am simply demanding our country follows the consitution.
I have NOT attended a tea party but always wanted to…I am not in washington but my heart is….i drive a SUV and no one has ever PAID me to voice my opinion. I am not part of a union but I am a social security card carrying American who loves my country
Maybe the writer of this article can be called a Anti-American Activist Journalist.
hmmmm….I must ask the writer…if you don’t like “activists” why haven’t you done a HUGE story on ACORN and the true corruption of these activists?? hmmmm maybe it’s because you don’t actually do any research you just are simply BIAS

Posted by: Valerie | September 11, 2009, 6:30 pm 6:30 pm

What? They can disrupt every town hall meeting held this summer, but boy you’d better not disrupt them!
Typical, immature behavior of bullies.
____________________
Calling in a bomb threat and attending a town hall meeting to make sure your voice is heard are hardly the same thing. You’re calling them bullies?

Posted by: JeninCO | September 11, 2009, 6:35 pm 6:35 pm

I have of late been encouraged by right wingers finally waking up to the threat to the people and the Constituion from the Federal government. (too bad they didn’t see it while Bush was doing it)
The comments here have devestated that hopefulness. They seem only to be able to spew talking points and paranoia. They still seem to only be able to see it as a left v right issue and it is not.
LIBERTY my dear Conservative counterparts, is the issue. FEAR is the enemy and the government has been shoveling it to us for eight years.
The right and the left leaning people of this nation had better get their heads together or these criminals that have roamed the halls of power in Washington for decades will take what liberty we have left in the name of “security”.
I am a left winger who is disgusted with the third term of George W Bush. Why can’t you right wingers see that nothing has changed at 1600 Penn Ave except the menu?

Posted by: Tom Hughes | September 11, 2009, 6:35 pm 6:35 pm

One presidential speech with no answers and the tide turns in the volume of posts pro Obama…
Sad…
That teleprompter sure is charismatic… LOL

Posted by: Rick | September 11, 2009, 6:36 pm 6:36 pm

Talk about hate. Have you people read what your wrote, oh yeah. this is barry central.
You Lie! Joe was right!

Posted by: Mark G | September 11, 2009, 6:37 pm 6:37 pm

oh, and I cannot omit Congressman Rangel. Currently under investigation for massive tax fraud and even possible evasion.

Posted by: WeMadeAmistake | September 11, 2009, 6:37 pm 6:37 pm

For any additional unconstitutional legislation passed – like socialized medicine, our motto should be “if they pass it we will not obey & if they tax it we will not pay.” The lefties are not afraid to get arrested for their cause & we need the same committment or more or the Constitution is dead.

Posted by: devan | September 11, 2009, 6:37 pm 6:37 pm

I keep saying the war is coming home. To many crazies, and politicians play along with them.

Posted by: Bob Tussey | September 11, 2009, 6:39 pm 6:39 pm

Liberals can’t stand it when conservatives protest.. only they are allowed to protest.. liberals can’t stand it when people mock their god obama – only they are allowed to mock previous presidents. liberals can’t stand it when conservatives call their god obama a liar – only they are allowed to call previous presidents liars. all the liberal media outlets are hiding the acorn story hoping it will go away – you remember acorn – the ‘commnunity organizer’ in chief’s pet group… well, guess what folks… that story ain’t going away… it’s just going to get bigger… it was just reported that the census bureau dropped their ties to acorn – it’s just the beginning… wait and see..

Posted by: Katerina | September 11, 2009, 6:39 pm 6:39 pm

ABC – Another Barack Channel…Anyone else sick of the crap this network puts out?

Posted by: Jeff | September 11, 2009, 6:41 pm 6:41 pm

Wish I go to DC for the Saturday event.
I will just have to settle for facebook and here lol
If Billions can be saved from Medicare, why aren’t we ALREADY doing that???
Why wait for a Public Option?
The liars rule!

Posted by: Rick | September 11, 2009, 6:42 pm 6:42 pm

This is only the begining…this country will not allow a marxist president and his merry communist czars…Obama Obama Obama Impeech Obama

Posted by: welovetheUSA | September 11, 2009, 6:43 pm 6:43 pm

Obama’s Union/Acorn thugs at work?

Posted by: Don | September 11, 2009, 6:45 pm 6:45 pm

The Liberals cannot stand it when the Conservatives stand up for what is right. And God forbid a crazy Liberal makes a bomb threat. As always, it’s someone else’s fault and it goes along with their Socialistic control!
And the video of Acorn in D.C. and Baltimore really isn’t as it appears!
Wake up! Liberal ideas and this crazy Health Care Reform is NOT what the majority of Americans want and we are going to do everything we can to show!
Bomb Threat and all, we will ALL be there tomorrow! You will not intimidate us!

Posted by: Vanessa | September 11, 2009, 6:46 pm 6:46 pm

This is a war and the Tea Party meeting should have gone on. I would not have left. Any terrorist attack against the Tea Party by the Obama Government would destroy his government and send him to prison. Obama is not too big to spend the rest of his life in prison. See you in Washington on the 12th.

Posted by: Aunt Jemima | September 11, 2009, 6:46 pm 6:46 pm

gregw, Wrong party, Common practice on the Democratic side.

Posted by: bob | September 11, 2009, 6:48 pm 6:48 pm

Per the Dem’s Bush did it.

Posted by: rukidding 55 | September 11, 2009, 6:48 pm 6:48 pm

WOW…This makes the news but NOTHING on the ACORN and the loons there… Unreal…Time to boycott all ABC Sponsors, That’s what the libs would do right. Time to turn the tables on the corrupt and accomplice media. Good luck in 2010 to all incumbents as your pink slip is in the mail.

Posted by: CEP78070 | September 11, 2009, 6:49 pm 6:49 pm

“This is a war and the Tea Party meeting should have gone on. I would not have left.”
The Constitution IS worth dying for!
Obama (less birth certificate) and ObamaCare is UN-AMERICAN

Posted by: Rick | September 11, 2009, 6:50 pm 6:50 pm

Why do I get the feeling that if this was the Million Black Man March you would be singing a different tune???? We let you have your march so get over it… and just think, if it wasn’t for the taxes WE PAY, you’re lazy butt wouldn’t have a computer to type on!!

Posted by: Brenda | September 11, 2009, 6:51 pm 6:51 pm

why is everyone so harsh to each other?
calm down!

Posted by: idaho beef | September 11, 2009, 6:52 pm 6:52 pm

We are finally fighting back and all you libs can do is start calling us names. See how much fun it is when we start using Mr Alinsky’s methods against you?

Posted by: Saul | September 11, 2009, 6:52 pm 6:52 pm

Obama, in just 8 months has surpassed the corruption levels of all previous presidents and adminstrations, has surpassed the spending of money we do not have by all previous adminstrations combined, has surpassed the lies of all previous adminstrations. Obama’s impeachment will make Watergate look like a birthday party by the end of his first and last presidential term. There are going to be scores of books written about his corruption and cronyism. That is going to be his legacy. Clinton legacy is lying and sex perversion in the oval office. Obama’s will be corruption and lying and his love of marxism. Let’s pray his legacy will not also include the destruction of the U.S.

Posted by: WeMadeAmistake | September 11, 2009, 6:53 pm 6:53 pm

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Posted by: Trent | September 11, 2009, 6:54 pm 6:54 pm

I’ll be in DC tomorrow, rain or shine. I’m not a nut job, just an ordinary American. I’m bringing my children. I’m going because I cherish indidual liberty, and I believe we need to protect or Constitution.
For the fool who says we disrupted all the town hall meetings in one of the first comments, you have it all wrong. We are finding the only way we can to make our voices heard, and the pols are absolutley ignoring us. Remember, they work for us, and it is our money.

Posted by: Andy | September 11, 2009, 6:55 pm 6:55 pm

Whoever called in the threat is a criminal, regardless of whether he is caught or not. Bomb or not, he didn’t like them associating together. “Criminal” just about describes most of those people. No surprise.

Posted by: Roger | September 11, 2009, 6:55 pm 6:55 pm

You Socialist Progressive Democrats are peculiar. You live in this country, yet have no problem with wishing ill upon the people who are fighting to preserve your rights and way of life.
In case you haven’t been paying attention, Socialism and the welfare state have been encroaching for the past several decades — your crown jewels, Social Security, Medicade, and Medicare are all bloated and broken — and there is nothing of value to the real payers in those ill-conceived and poorly managed programs. Now that you’ve put the B-team in charge of things, starting in 2006 and made worse 9 months ago, we should expect to get some exceptionally bad bills and policies designed to drive this country right into fiscal and Socialized Hell.
If you like being a tool and personal ATM for the government, just keep on dismissing the people fighting for your rights. In time, you’ll mature and realize how off the mark you were, especially if the Socialist Progressives find some measure of success in their efforts to remake this Democratic Republic.

Posted by: William in AZ | September 11, 2009, 6:56 pm 6:56 pm

Just goes to show that the left wing fascists will try and do anything to silence the people with physical threats cause their views aren’t shared by the majority…70% of the public now believes the country has moved to far to the LEFT.

Posted by: TD | September 11, 2009, 6:56 pm 6:56 pm

Hahahaha..Hey folks… Watch “change” happen this weekend and beyond. Unfortunatley for the lefty radicals the comming “change” isn’t what you expect things to look like in the end.
You can run, but you can never hide.
Glad I don’t watch ABC or I’d be confused as well!

Posted by: Watching history happen | September 11, 2009, 6:56 pm 6:56 pm

I am independent. I support the freedom of speech, and the freedom to protest against the government. As best as I can tell, it’s a right guarenteed by the consitution. I find it interesting, that the tea party folks protest non-violently and they chastized and ridiculed at every turn in the mainstream press, whereas leftists and anarchists protest by breaking windows, setting things on fire, and generally distrupting the lives of everyday citizens, and the press laudes them as courageous “progressives” fighing injustice and corporations. I mean, how stupid does the mainstream media really think people are? I find the double standard in the media the most obvious and lowest form of moral and intellctual cowardice.

Posted by: Hank Reardon | September 11, 2009, 6:57 pm 6:57 pm

The reason for the tea parties and their opposition to government run health care reform is that it is sad but true that government has a long track record of waste and fraud in most all of their government run programs. Even President Obama thinks there is so much waste and fraud in Medicare that 500 billion can be cut from it without any cuts to services. Of course, no one believes this and the Dems know there will be severe cuts to services to Seniors as a result of these enormous cuts to the Medicare budget.
The regrettable truth is government has proven time and time again that they are an incompetent manager of the peoples money and never keep any of their promises. Think about it, by racking up record breaking deficits, the Dems are undermining the very existence of Social Security and Medicare which government promised they would keep afloat at all costs.
Despite these facts, the greed for more power and more and more of the peoples money persists and grows like a cancer in their pursuit of a government take over of health care. If government is so cavalier about making enormous cuts to Medicare which will result in severe cuts to services for Seniors, think what will happen to a Single Payer government run system when the money runs out.
Bureaucrats, union workers and corporate special interest groups will be first in line to get what money is left over. The rest of us will be pounding sand waiting for that heart surgery we need to save our lives. No wonder there is so much talk about “death panels.” Long live the tea parties.

Posted by: james | September 11, 2009, 7:08 pm 7:08 pm

Some wise man once told me that the media treats the “LIES FROM THE LEFT AS FREE SPEECH” and the “TRUTH FROM THE RIGHT AS HATE SPEECH.” Boy,oh boy, was he ever right!
Political correctness coupled with too much “civil” behavior on the part of Americans will bring us all down, just like Kruschev(sic.) predicted….Sad end for a wonderful nation that I so love.
Progressives need to understand that we,the people, have the same rights that they have!

Posted by: Mauren | September 11, 2009, 7:10 pm 7:10 pm

ABC, MSNBC, CBS, NBC, how about some real stories, like Charlie Rangel’s income tax evasion and cheating? Here is a good headline: “Where are Charlies Handcuffs?”

Posted by: DavidArizona | September 11, 2009, 7:10 pm 7:10 pm

Its’ amazing some of the posts on here.
It is still ILLEGAL to scream “FIRE” in a crowded
movie house……
For those of you that don’t get that:
Its illegal to call in a false bomb………..
Or, if there had been one; its illegal to place a bomb……
I don’t care what side of the story your on or what party you belong to THE LAW IS THE LAW………
And it is supposed to apply evenly to ALL people….

Posted by: YourKidding | September 11, 2009, 7:11 pm 7:11 pm

Expect 1,000,000 people for the DC Tea Party tomorrow……. full buses coming from all East Coast and Mid Western states. And imagine if you can, not one of them will be paid to be there.

Posted by: Krusher | September 11, 2009, 7:11 pm 7:11 pm

TexBelle123 | Sep 11, 2009 5:24:41 PM
….and if you were at the townhall, it would just be ‘communicating your concerns’ right?

Posted by: deanbob | September 11, 2009, 7:12 pm 7:12 pm

What the heck? People assembling peacefully to protest their government and they are called “crazies” over and over. This is just crap from the Left. It’s perfectly ok for them to march by the thousands against the war, but wrong for the taxpayers to march against a government that’s out of control with THEIR money?? Liberals are absolutely the biggest hypocrites on the face of this planet.

Posted by: Teapartier | September 11, 2009, 7:14 pm 7:14 pm

Don’t ask “who is John Galt”. Rather, non-producers should “beware John Galt”

Posted by: LtMC | September 11, 2009, 7:15 pm 7:15 pm

The guy who says the President “declared war on the citizenry” Wednesday night? Yeah…you’re part of the problem, not the solution. Come up with real policy disagreements, tell the people, and win the next election. That’s what we do in America. That’s what the liberals did after getting trounced for years. Now it’s your turn. Until then all the talk of ‘war’ and ‘nazis’ and such is hurting your cause.

Posted by: teacheng | September 11, 2009, 7:15 pm 7:15 pm

From my perspective, it’s the younger people who are throwing the word “nut” around for anyone who believes in constitutional rights….those who haven’t had to go to war or made any sacrifices whatsoever for their right to call their fellow citizens NUT JOBS. What a bunch of JERKS!

Posted by: Kate | September 11, 2009, 7:15 pm 7:15 pm

What? Weren’t they getting enough press?

Posted by: Cassandra | September 11, 2009, 7:15 pm 7:15 pm

“wow – why all the angry comments? im not political either way, never have been.. but in america everyone should be welcome to protest, regardless. that’s part of what makes us great.”
Because there are a lot of idiots on the left who think only THEY should be allowed to protest. And what kind of person is against people who protest runaway government spending and the trashing of our Constitution anyway? I can sort of understand not caring enough to speak out, but to trash those who do? Or perhaps those people will be on the other side holding up signs that say, “Raise our debt!” “Higher deficits now!” “Throw away the Constitution!”
Geez. Reading some of the absurd comments here, it’s easy to see how Obama got elected in the first place.
Wake up, people. Get your head out of the sand and get informed.

Posted by: Kelly | September 11, 2009, 7:17 pm 7:17 pm

Obama has hidden a $10 Billion dollar payoff to unions in the health care bill. Check it out on fact check. Yet another lie from the master of deception.

Posted by: WeMadeAmistake | September 11, 2009, 7:20 pm 7:20 pm

Liberals weren’t taking them seriously. The Right wasn’t taking them seriously enough. The media wasn’t paying them much attention. Now they have what they want – and who else would have bothered: Not a bad move, this self-promotion.

Posted by: Cassandra | September 11, 2009, 7:21 pm 7:21 pm

lib bites off an old mans finger, they blame the old guy, libs vandalize, they try to fake it but fail, libs call protestors evil-mongers, now the libs call in bomb threats, and blame the peaceful organizers, you libs probably blame rape victims because of the way they dress too

Posted by: j galt | September 11, 2009, 7:21 pm 7:21 pm

Amazing to me the absolute ignorance and lack of information/knowlege from soem of the comments here. How many of you idiots can honestly say they have evr been to or know anyone affiliated with a tea party. I have. I know some of the leaders. You only show your streotypical generalizing of those that don’t agree with you. Grow up, educate youself, and get some TRUE info before you go off half-cocked with the name calling, generalizing, and extremely juvenile posts.

Posted by: Kirk | September 11, 2009, 7:26 pm 7:26 pm

A bomb threat is just stupid, no matter who did it. To say they did it to themselves is ignorant, though. To do that to oneself has been proven not to work. Remember recently the Democrat activist in Denver who smashed the windows in the Denver Democrat HQ. He tried to make it look like the Repubs. No one would be this stupid to try it again this soon.

Posted by: mike | September 11, 2009, 7:30 pm 7:30 pm

its Glenn Beck not Glen Beck at least get in right

Posted by: josh | September 11, 2009, 7:37 pm 7:37 pm

09/11
is rememberance of 9 11…not community service brainwashing day… not obama day… not any other day not previously/historically recognized.

Posted by: Mayo | September 11, 2009, 7:37 pm 7:37 pm

Union thugs have beat up innocent town haller’s, and MoveOn.org crackpots bit the fingers off senior citizens, and now this. They’re resorting to making bomb threats?

Posted by: JustAGuy | September 11, 2009, 7:37 pm 7:37 pm

So you think it was fake, huh? The demand for a second apology from Rep. Joe Wilson must be fake, also, as well as the two murders today (9-11-09)of pro-life activists in Michigan. Are the only ones worthy of being offended, having an opinion, or having a sane and just cause those who support this President?? By the way, nearly 3000 people were snuffed out on American soil 8 years ago today, and that was not fake.

Posted by: herdzcatz | September 11, 2009, 7:51 pm 7:51 pm

Wow, reading some of these thread comments about people disrupting town hall meetings are equal to a bomb threat…
Buy a clue.
Bomb threats are never cool, no matter what side you are on. Hope they find the moron that did it, charge them and throw them in jail.

Posted by: Gil | September 11, 2009, 7:53 pm 7:53 pm

Oh! Yea! They want small government now! Where the help were they when Bush and Crime Family spent trillions of dollars on an unnecessary war that has eclisped the losses of life on 9-11. And, Osama is still making video’s! These people disgust me!

Posted by: john copeland | September 11, 2009, 7:53 pm 7:53 pm

If misguided americans want to protest so be it they shouldnt be threatened as i would expect them not to threaten anyone else. Even if their protest is pretty well known to be a double standard they do have the right to do so in peace. On a side note I am so disappointed republicans have left the party to these crazy fools like Glenn Beck, birthers the list goes on and on its sad and why I and many others are no longer republican. We need a strong 2 party system for good ideas its sad we have 1 strong party (democrats) and a bunch of wingnuts. Moderate republicans need to take the party back before these crazies allow the whole party to go away

Posted by: Common Sense | September 11, 2009, 7:54 pm 7:54 pm

Has anyone else noted how often articles that allow commentary have a half or full dozen or so progessive “leaning” comments minutes after the article is posted, followed by many more (often hundreds) of conservative commentors? What might that indicate, I wonder?

Posted by: EverNotice | September 11, 2009, 7:59 pm 7:59 pm

Anyone notice how when the President said the economy was finally starting to recover this week at his joint congressional address, the Republicans remained seated?
That says a lot about who is rooting for American and who is hoping we fail.

Posted by: Bob | September 11, 2009, 8:03 pm 8:03 pm

Consider these comments from the Left, so suspicous, ad hominem attacks, rude, divisive, and speculative. The Left fails because its position, whether on national health or defense or anything else, are based on illogical supposition and wishful thinking. Just as the president lied numerous times about the nature of the Dem health care program in his speech the other night, we see it here over and over again.

Posted by: Mark Woodworth | September 11, 2009, 8:03 pm 8:03 pm

Tom Hughes writes: “Why can’t you right wingers see that this is not a left/right thing”
Tom, I am what they call a rightwinger and I could not agree with you more. I have been yelling this at the top of my lungs for some time.
It is indeed sad that it took Obama being president, for conservatives like me to finally wake up. George Bush did get the ball rolling as far as spending and restriction of freedoms. Having said that, Obama is a DOUBLE WHAMMY. He not only is continuing Bush’s Doctrine, he is throwing the whole Socialist, Radical Community Organizer bit in with it. He is in Warp Drive compared to Bush.
Still, as you said, WE THE PEOPLE, from both sides need to “Dispatch, without reservation” every last crooked, arrogant SOB, out of OUR Capitol.
God Speed………

Posted by: just a dad | September 11, 2009, 8:09 pm 8:09 pm

if they try scare tactics come out in thousands and tens of thousands and then storm their offices – this country is run by terrorists and only WE THE PEOPLE can change this

Posted by: del | September 11, 2009, 8:13 pm 8:13 pm

Baggers called it in themselves. Nuts will do anything for attention.
Posted by: Jordon
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Yeah, like ACORN and SEIU folks that get bussed in for paid protests, then get thrown under the same bus when they get caught bilking the American taxpayer (that means people who work and pay taxes)…Those nuts must really get you worked up. Remember, ignorance is a choice

Posted by: IraqWarVet | September 11, 2009, 8:15 pm 8:15 pm

People are protesting because they are angry that ABC and other mainstream news media did not let them know before the election that the President had a pro-communist radical past. Now they are fighting to keep him and his Administration from destroying our free country!

Posted by: FreedomPlease | September 11, 2009, 8:18 pm 8:18 pm

We should just get rid of the internet and have ABC news.
Posted by: Anexio
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LMAO!!! ABC, NBC and CBS is just going to make you more stupid…You really think you can depend on these twits to keep you informed?
Hey, would you be interested in some genuine rocks from Mars???
Tell you what, I’ll trade you my senator for your internet service…

Posted by: IraqWarVet | September 11, 2009, 8:21 pm 8:21 pm

It is nice to see the left and right actually duke it out. Instead of the right doing nothing, like they usually do. This should be fun to watch in the next couple of years. Oh yeah, everyone should put their life savings into stocks. I just took all of my money out (thanks to this latest fake rally). I want to see you all suffer when the stock market tanks again. Have fun!

Posted by: Kevin | September 11, 2009, 8:28 pm 8:28 pm

Whats so wrong with people gathering to protest the massive spending going on in Washington?? Are you happy that the unemployment rate is 10 percent now yet we passed a 900 billion dollar bill that was suppose to prevent this ?? Hello….its not working folks…something is wrong…this type of spending will bankrupt us and that WILL AFFECT YOU at some point .good for them – protest LOUD AND CLEAR !!!

Posted by: jimbo | September 11, 2009, 8:34 pm 8:34 pm

Is ABC ignoring the ACORN scandals?
Why do you think that is?
lol

Posted by: artist | September 11, 2009, 8:34 pm 8:34 pm

The lefties better think of a new strategy against the TEA party participants. The reason being these are not astro turfed, gov’t paid protesters they are every day Americans… you know… the people! So keep making the American people the target for it is failed proposition.

Posted by: Pups McCann | September 11, 2009, 8:35 pm 8:35 pm

“They did it to themselves”
Yeah and the guy at that one protest beat himself up too, the guys in purple shirts were just trying to stop him from hurting himself.. :P
People need to take a breath and remember free speech means once in a while someone will say something you don’t like, but things work out eventually.

Posted by: Jersey Dave | September 11, 2009, 8:38 pm 8:38 pm

Ah, I remember when it was patriotic to dissent. Remember way back when there was a Republican in the White House? Oh, well. I’m sure that the Founding Fathers meant to include that in the First Amendment, that dissent and protest is only OK when it is against a conservative ideology.

Posted by: Dave Colf | September 11, 2009, 8:39 pm 8:39 pm

Is ABC ignoring the ACORN scandals?
Why do you think that is?
lol
Posted by: artist
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Because these ivy league elitists and champagne socialists are to busy taking dictation for the government and are content to let the kids go do the real reporting for them…LOL

Posted by: IraqWarVet | September 11, 2009, 8:42 pm 8:42 pm

The left has no facts that why they resort to High School name calling and anger. They have no answers just Obama mantra. I think instead of our Elected officials at townhalls we should have some of these name callers on a debate and i bet they have no facts. They just bite off fingers.

Posted by: Karen | September 11, 2009, 8:43 pm 8:43 pm

I’ve attended two tea parties at my state capitol.. I have never been in the presence of so many decent, patriotic and worthy people. We are actually trying to DO something to save this Republic before it sinks into totalitarianism and civil war. I see a lot of nasty, ignorant comments here and all I have to say is that that such posts reflect the evil in your hearts. You scoff and mock, we act in honor and selflessness

Posted by: Fred | September 11, 2009, 8:44 pm 8:44 pm

I am so sick of you liberals.
We are finally having our say against Socialist Obama and larger federal gov’t.
We are out there and we are uniting.

Posted by: Nel | September 11, 2009, 8:45 pm 8:45 pm

And BTW my friends and I who attended TEA are not part of any group, this is an organic movement, same as the founders were in 1775

Posted by: Fred | September 11, 2009, 8:46 pm 8:46 pm

Bravebrick,
The Tea Party has no need to pull cheap stunts to drum up support. You may pretend not to notice, but they get surprisingly large turnouts at every event they hold.

Posted by: Some Guy | September 11, 2009, 8:50 pm 8:50 pm

No sympathy here for the divisive and dishonest haters of FreedomWorks.

Posted by: GOPlies | September 11, 2009, 8:51 pm 8:51 pm

Say again…where is your coverage of ACORN, ABC?????

Posted by: mikethetiger | September 11, 2009, 8:51 pm 8:51 pm

Even though I share few or no values with left wingers, I always respected their right to speak their opinion and gather in peaceful protest. It disgusts me that the left won’t give the same respect to those with an opposing veiwpoint. I now know how shallow, hateful, vengeful, hypocritical and bigoted the left really is.
During the election, I heard Obama supporters proudly boast of vandalizing cars with McCain or GOP bumper stickers on them. I heard them brag about going through entire neighborhoods and removing McCain campaign signs. I watched reports of armed Black Panther thugs intimidating white voters at polling places. I watched news reports of Acorn turning in thousands of fraudulant voter registrations, and then bussing people to various polling places to cast fradualant ballots over and over again.
The hypocricy of the Left makes me sick to my stomach.
In the last 8 years, I’ve seen them protest, march, picket, disrupt and point fingers. Now that hardworking middle americans with traditional values, plan peaceful gatherings to protest high taxes, and an out of control shady administration. They are called “wacko, nutjobs, mobs, nazis, racists” and worse. What happened to “free thought and free speach”?
The main stream media rammed Obama down america’s throat, never properly vetting him, never asking the hard questions for fear of losing their precious seats on the “Obama express”. Always making him out to be the second coming instead of a freshman Senator from Illinois with zero experiance in running anything.
None except Fox News and 3 or 4 talk radio hosts, questioned Obama about “what change?” “how will you do it, how will you pay for it?” They just took his oily words and long winded non answers for fact.
Now the left is so afraid of 1 cable news outlet and a few AM talkshow hosts, they want to pass laws to quiet them by calling it “the fairness doctrine”. Fairness? To silence opposing veiwpoints? That’s fair? That’s American? No..its not, it smacks of fascism.
Obama is doomed to go down in history as the most polarizing and shady President ever. A product of the Chigaco political machine. His approval ratings are crashing faster than the Hindenburg. Along with a Congress and Senate who share the same low approval rating, he is setting out to destroy the American way of life for some dream of Pollyanna.
Middle America wont be fooled by a smooth talking snake oil salesman again. The memories of this inept congress and administration will last lifetimes. Those of us who lived through the disaster that was Jimmy Carter’s 4 years in office, know what the words “misery index” means and refuse to relive it.

Posted by: Big Ed | September 11, 2009, 8:52 pm 8:52 pm

All Barrack Channel (ABC) why don’t you report the truth on the LIE’S the oNE is saying!

Posted by: doctor431 | September 11, 2009, 8:54 pm 8:54 pm

The evidence that the caller was a lefty Democrat and not a TEA Party activist is…..
A TEA partier would have called her a “trollop”!!

Posted by: AlmostaVirgin | September 11, 2009, 8:54 pm 8:54 pm

ACORN and the SEIU at their very best.

Posted by: Cogito | September 11, 2009, 8:56 pm 8:56 pm

Obama and his gang of thugs probably sent the threat. His ego is so huge he can’t stand the thought of anyone disagreeing with him. Just wait until tomorrow, you will see what a lot of Americans think of you and your magestic ideas!

Posted by: claire | September 11, 2009, 8:58 pm 8:58 pm

Anybody that compares a bomb threat to someone speaking free speech at a political town hall is a/an … well insert a four or more letter word.
“But when you talk about destruction
Don’t you know that you can count me out”
I know where Lennon/McCartney stand. Where do you draw the line?

Posted by: G5B4M3A2 | September 11, 2009, 9:01 pm 9:01 pm

Yeah, the people who attend the tea parties are the extremists. *rolls eyes*

Posted by: jaycee | September 11, 2009, 9:03 pm 9:03 pm

Everyone, remember what they are saying about you on election day in 2010. If your congressional rep is safe in 2010, work for another one trying to overtake someone with whom you disagree.
Organize and vote.

Posted by: n22s | September 11, 2009, 9:05 pm 9:05 pm

I’ll be in DC tomorrow with a group of 15 doctors and nurses and concerned citizens to protest HR3200 and all of the crap Obama has put in his power grabs…..
I protested for civil rights in the 60′s the war in the 70′s and now I have to deal with these Obama snot nose punks with bomb threats…cowards…
See ya in DC !!!
Liberty or Death !!

Posted by: mjishernameo | September 11, 2009, 9:06 pm 9:06 pm

I know where Lennon/McCartney stand. Where do you draw the line?
Posted by: G5B4M3A2
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At my front door…when other people think they can take away my right to say no to government intrusiveness and circumvention of my constitutional inheritance.

Posted by: IraqWarVet | September 11, 2009, 9:08 pm 9:08 pm

Hello, Acorn, is that you?

Posted by: Sherrie | September 11, 2009, 9:13 pm 9:13 pm

Yes, keep your eye on the ball; weed out the relevant from the irrelevant. Listen with BOTH EARS to everything that’s being said.
If you don’t, you might want to grab a video camera and start shooting scenes of our friends and families enjoying and celebrating our remaining freedoms.

Posted by: Jason Kozdra | September 11, 2009, 9:14 pm 9:14 pm

Hmmm…Let’s see…SEIU Union buddies harrass an African-American for offering Don’t Tread On Me flags; a “progressive” shoots and kills 2 people in Michigan; CNN films an African-American holding an AR-15 rifle but cuts off his skin color because it doesn’t fit their narrative; another union member BITES OFF THE FINGER of a grass-roots protester…..but they want me to believe there is something in common with their vision of America? I don’t think so, Tim!!! The early posters should go back to smoking the progressive crack and drinking the progressive Kool-Aide…

Posted by: Johnson | September 11, 2009, 9:14 pm 9:14 pm

The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 …governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed; that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government,…
It is time for real Americans to rise up and take their country back, and put the far-left radicals in this nation on notice. At every turn, we will be there to call into question every threat to our liberties, freedom, and country – and we will not go away!!!

Posted by: Taxpayer550 | September 11, 2009, 9:18 pm 9:18 pm

.
It’s 1776 again. The Patriots better be prepared for anything.
.

Posted by: Captain Steve | September 11, 2009, 9:21 pm 9:21 pm

I think we may have finally purged our organization of the last hope and change diehard liberals. Management was very clear in communicating not to use company phones and/or computers for political purposes. Now, those entitlement minded individuals who thought better received the change they were looking for but what they have sacrificed is first a great job, a great work environment, healthcare, profit sharing, company bus pool transportation, 3 paid weeks of vacation per year not counting the fully paid annual company retreat to Mammoth plus generous department bonuses. To the libs dismay, we are achieving record profits. Our products that will go unsaid are under just about every kitchen sink in 65 countries. So, thanks libbers for purchasing our products and we’ll use that revenue to hire more conservatives.
We have made the decision to preserve those who don’t just merely want a job but to work specifically for our Fortune 500 Company and are proud to be doing so.
Aren’t I the big bad devil? Yeah, by us taking care of 2300 families they take care of business and the relationship works beautifully. That’s the American way and I’ll purge the ranks again as I damn well please. Why? I simply own the company.
Tina

Posted by: Tina | September 11, 2009, 9:22 pm 9:22 pm

“The FreedomWorks staffer did not fear for his safety but worried that it was an effort to disrupt the organization’s ability to round up activists in advance of tomorrow’s “March on Washington” which is expected to bring tens of thousands of activists to the nation’s capital.”
Unbelievable bias in ABC’s reporting. FreedomWorks is not rounding up activists. I know many people planning to go to the protest in Washington D.C., I’ve never even heard of FreedomWorks. And they are not activists, they are protesters. Remember, dissent is patriotic, right?

Posted by: mbs | September 11, 2009, 9:23 pm 9:23 pm

Yeah,Glen Beck, the second in command of the GOP, probably called it in since he’s so good at spreading lies.

Posted by: Carol of Missouri | September 11, 2009, 9:24 pm 9:24 pm

Be safe friends. I only wish I could attend. You are in my prayers.

Posted by: KansasGirl | September 11, 2009, 9:26 pm 9:26 pm

Called it in themselves? Read the story, genius. It says they’ve received and reported many threats, but the police forced them to evacuate on this one.
I suppose they used their secret police connections to make the police react differently to this threat right? I heard they have mind control satellites, and they make liberals do crazy things to drum up sympathy! *gasp*

Posted by: anon | September 11, 2009, 9:27 pm 9:27 pm

Let’s make something perfectly clear.
You can’t kill an idea.
Not by intentionally disrupting civil discourse on Twitter or any other venue as was done two days ago. Not by calling in bomb threats to organizations exercising their First Ammendment rights and holding lawful gatherings. Not by biting off fingers or any other bullying tactic.
Like it or not, we will be heard. It seems most people are in favor of free speech, but some people feel only those who agree with their views should have it.
I’m all for a civil discussion of the issues. How about you?
God Bless America.

Posted by: obatomy | September 11, 2009, 9:27 pm 9:27 pm

I can think of lots of suspects:
Van Jones
Bill Ayers
Bernadine Dohrn
Michelle Obama
Jeremiah Wright
Charlie Rangel
Nancy Pelosi
Harry Reid
Tom Daschle
Barney Frank
John Murtha
Arlen Specter
John Kerry
Hillary or Bill Clinton
and more
because they don’t want to be exposed or lose their “dictatorships”. Get them out of Washington. Reduce government by 90% and start growing America again.

Posted by: PATRICIA CHEATHAM | September 11, 2009, 9:32 pm 9:32 pm

Where’s the ACORN story, ABC? Hmmm?

Posted by: aviva | September 11, 2009, 9:35 pm 9:35 pm

Based on the comments on this blog, I think we should divide the country in two. Big government lovers on the left side, and Free market lovers on the right. Or it could be that we need another 9/11 to bring us together – at least for a while. But really, it’s not left or right is it? Hey you leaders who we elected, it’s the economy! Stop making excuses and fix it.

Posted by: PhilPhat | September 11, 2009, 9:39 pm 9:39 pm

I hope there’s over a 100,000 people there and their voices heard. I hope the POTUS and congress pay attention. When the POTUS surrounds himself with radicals and racists like the former green czar Van Jones the likes of who thinks We should burn the CONSTITUTION!!! Isn’t this what our fore fathers fought for, is this what blood was spilled for? I think this is a very dangerous time which is more of a reason to NOT back down NOW. Stand up and let our voices be heard. If the POTUS and Congress isn’t listening then maybe the VOTERS WILL!! 2010!!!

Posted by: Megan | September 11, 2009, 9:41 pm 9:41 pm

Real people coming together for a real purpose! And for those who don’t like this country the way God created it –You libs lyin, cheatin, stealin Communist libs can leave this country at anytime we will not place any obstructions in your way. Might even help you locate a country that will still accept people like you! Those good people in Washington this weekend believe in God and country and are willing to take a stand for what is right! It’s easy to hate! It’s easy to lie, It’s easy to steal! It’s much harder to do the right thing and believe in that which is right and be willing to take a stand for it as ALL these people are! I will offer the left this. And you can quote me! “If you don’t believe in God now you will very shortly!”

Posted by: Stickin2MyGuns | September 11, 2009, 9:42 pm 9:42 pm

If they would trace the call they would find it goes to a phone at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

Posted by: An Original American | September 11, 2009, 9:42 pm 9:42 pm

“Tens of thousands of anti-big government activists ”
Would that be the same as “small government activists” only more awkward and angry sounding?
Keep up the good work DNC, I mean, ABC.

Posted by: James | September 11, 2009, 9:44 pm 9:44 pm

You know the Right is always crying about “Big Government”, but it’s the Right that seems to endorse it. Afterall, there is no bigger government than when it sticks it’s nose in our bedrooms. Aren’t they the ones that want government to dictate a women’s reproductive rights and tell you who you should marry? Now that’S BIG GOVERNMENT. Whether you agree or disagree these a personal choices that an individual will have to live with and no elected offical should be making those types of decisions for you.
So if the Right is so against big government then they need to get out of people’s personal choices. They can’t have it both ways.. deciding that there are certain things they don’t want the government deciding for them and still wanting the government to impose their will on the rest of us.

Posted by: I've had it | September 11, 2009, 9:49 pm 9:49 pm

I’m sick and tired of people who say that if you debate and disagree with this administration, somehow you’re not patriotic. We need to stand up and say we’re Americans, and we have the right to debate and disagree with any administration.
Obama, the debate is not over. It has only just begun.

Posted by: freedom | September 11, 2009, 9:50 pm 9:50 pm

I am not really surprised. Heck, one of these crazies bit the finger off a anti-health care “reform” protester. This sort of thing is what terrorists do. This is terrorism, American against American.

Posted by: Anonimouse | September 11, 2009, 9:51 pm 9:51 pm

Hope the tea party goers have a wonderful day and make a lasting impression on the Washington big taxers and spenders.

Posted by: Curt | September 11, 2009, 9:52 pm 9:52 pm

I am shocked that ABC is even reporting this. They have ignored both breaking news reports where two different ACORN offices where more than willing to help a “lady of the Night” with setting up a brothel of minor girls being used as sex slaves to funnel money into the boyfriends campaign fund
And the Obama Admin wnated ACORN to do the census? You people really need to get help with the addiction of the koolaid

Posted by: Holly | September 11, 2009, 9:53 pm 9:53 pm

Typical of the libs! They can and have held mass demonstrations in D.C. and have never been threatened by any true, patriotic, American citizens.
However, when real Americans decide that the government has overstepped their Constitutional authority, and has become a hindrance to life, liberty and the freedom to pursuit of happiness, the low-life, socialist, scum crawl from beneath their rocks and attempt to intimidate those who will stand up for the country which they love!
In the long run, this snake-like, socialist, behavior will lead to the eventual extermination of the indefensible socialist agenda. This country was founded on the belief in individual freedom, not on a belief that the government was to have a dictatorial mandate which the lib majority seems to believe they were given in the last election.
Fortunately, there are only another 416 days until this last electoral mistake can be corrected!

Posted by: JOA | September 11, 2009, 9:54 pm 9:54 pm

I’ve had it….@ 9:49
What does your comment on a woman’s choice have to do with a bomb threat of the tea party?
Abortion rights?
That’s another discussion for another forum.
BTW..not every Republican agrees with that party platform. Just as not every Dem is against 2nd ammendment rights.

Posted by: Big Ed | September 11, 2009, 9:59 pm 9:59 pm

since when are people who believe in the US constitution and freedom nut-jobs …does anyone see a strange trend here? Do people have any idea what our country was founded upon and why it is/was the best in the world? Why are freedom and liberty dirty words to democrats? Are democrats not for freedom? Do they want to abolish the constitution? Im confused …do you all just parot what the tv tells you? Is their anyone else who looks at things with a critical eye? WAKE UP FROM THE SPELL YOU ARE UNDER. AMERICA WAS FOUNDED UPON THE PRINCIPALS OF FREEDOM AND THE BILL OF RIGHTS AND CONSTITUTION.

Posted by: USPATRIOT | September 11, 2009, 10:01 pm 10:01 pm

I’ll bet that the busloads of SEIU thugs are beginning to show up now. Going to be an interesting day tomorrow.

Posted by: Mirimichi | September 11, 2009, 10:07 pm 10:07 pm

“Anti-big government”…….you’ve gotta love it. Whenever the mainstream media doesn’t like your ideology, they use the term ANTI. Let’s see: anti-big government (we call it LIMITED GOVERNMENT), anti-abortion (we call it PRO-LIFE); ….we could go on and on. ——–This march on Washington is people who are tired of the government (both Dems and Republicans) taking away ALL of our rights.

Posted by: MLM411 | September 11, 2009, 10:07 pm 10:07 pm

Why are you all attacking other American citizens just because they have a different point of view? The seething hatred is rampant in the dem party and I would like to know why that is? I dont understand why you all hate the republicans and anyone else who wants freedom so much. You have the power in DC right now so why do you try to smear others with different ideas? Do you wish to create an America where the only point allowed is the one that is in line with the president? What if another Bush is elected? Come on guys…debates are fun but calling people terrorists and trying to hurt other fellow Americans is just plain wrong. I have not seen one news story about rep. beating up democrats, or smashing property of dems, or any violence. I have seen rep acting within their rights using the right to protest, their right to bear arms and open carry, the right to question the government, petition the government, but dems have beat up a man selling flags b/c they thought he was against heathcare reform, theyve smashed their own windows and tried to blame rep., theyve called in a bomb threat. Bit a man’s finger off etc. But dems call them terrorists???? What gives

Posted by: USPATRIOT | September 11, 2009, 10:10 pm 10:10 pm

Yeah, rifght..we get it. Anyone to the right of Fidel Castro is an idiot and should have no rifght to speak. They should shut up and hand all their money to the gtfovernment, because liberals know so much better about how their money should be spent.

Posted by: Bud | September 11, 2009, 10:11 pm 10:11 pm

liberal=failing+1(President of the USA) You have NO rights. It’s time for Martial Law to prevail.

Posted by: DJS | September 11, 2009, 10:12 pm 10:12 pm

I beginning to think Democrats are against the US CONSTITUTION AND FREEDOM. WHY IS THIS CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN?

Posted by: LIBERTARIAN4PAUL | September 11, 2009, 10:13 pm 10:13 pm

Hey, ABC News…
How’s that ACORN expose coming along?

Posted by: Bob | September 11, 2009, 10:14 pm 10:14 pm

I’m glad the threat was a false alarm. The interruption won’t have any effect. I don’t need a phone call to encourage me to be there tomorrow, I can hardly wait. I’ve never participated before but there’s a first time for evereything and this could not possible matter more to me. We may have wanted change last year but this year it’s a necessity.

Posted by: larel | September 11, 2009, 10:15 pm 10:15 pm

why no story about acorn ABC??

Posted by: sobo | September 11, 2009, 10:19 pm 10:19 pm

Would you conservatives please let them go ahead and do as they please. the sooner we have this war, the better. We have them outgunned, so why wait to have the battle on their terms. Our differences are irreconcilable, and we shall never agree. lets just agree to do battle right now and get this thing over with once and for all. Its like a bad marriage. they wont give us a divorce, which is the smart thing to do, so lets get ready to rumble sooner rather than later. the constitution and our republic depend on it. You who hold out for 2010 are deluded. the republicans are just as bad and you know it. Id like to see somebody start making guillotines, because its time for heads to roll in defense of liberty and our way of life. there is no talking to these people and the republicans are as corrupt as the democrats. What in the hell are we waiting for? Does anyone on either side really believe we have a compromise solution to our differences? If so, I can only pity your near sightedness. This isnt a democracy, so it doesn’t matter how many agree…its a republic and we rule by the constitution, not by majority will. The liberals have no respect for the constitution. The republicans have very little and have done absolutely nothing to defend it. This is not going to end well for anyone, so lets get it on before i get too old to fight.

Posted by: goober peabody | September 11, 2009, 10:20 pm 10:20 pm

A-C-O-R-N??? Are you guys afraid of someting?

Posted by: sobo | September 11, 2009, 10:25 pm 10:25 pm

This is domestic terrorism. I want Homeland Security on the case IMMEDIATELY!!!! I want the perps charged with terrorism!!!!!

Posted by: Darrel | September 11, 2009, 10:32 pm 10:32 pm

Carol of Missouri said “Yeah,Glen Beck, the second in command of the GOP, probably called it in since he’s so good at spreading lies.”
I’m sorry to say I live in the same state as someone so ignorant. You have obviously not watched or listened to Glenn Beck. I guess using taped quotes from the self avowed Communist Van Jones was lies? And I’m sure the videos of the ACORN workers advising a young lady posing as a prostitute how to falsify documents and dodge taxes where lies also. You have no clue and like alot on the left you spout the crap you’ve heard on places like NPR as the truth. It’s much better you keep your mouth shut about things you have no clue about.

Posted by: Richard | September 11, 2009, 10:32 pm 10:32 pm

As a former life-long Dem, I’m particularly disgusted with my Party and with the MSM. Had it not been for the unfair and biased reporting during the election, Hillary would have won our Party’s election (she DID WIN the popular vote). The MSM has been so prejudiced FOR Obama that they have lost all professionalism. I’m SO disappointed in George Stephanopoulus!

Posted by: Elaina | September 11, 2009, 10:35 pm 10:35 pm

You know what is amazing? Ann Coulter was absolutely right……If you want to know what the liberals are up to, just listen to what they accuse you of doing!!!!!!! Think back to Denver.
Ha Ha Ha Amazing

Posted by: Stan in TN | September 11, 2009, 10:36 pm 10:36 pm

I would think these “tea party” organizers perfectly capable of anything including calling in a bomb on themselves. These crazies are simply completely “at sea” since they lost their King, George Bush. They want the last eight years repeated. Apparently, they are fond of things like global recession, torture of prisoners, lack of habeus corpus, andwars , especially wars based on lies. Personally, I am not fond of paying for the above ,so Micky Mouse can be President, just so long as Bush/Cheney are not allowed within two miles of him (oops , sorry, that was a Bush/Cheney thing-people are allowed in with guns to Obama rallies because “it’s perfectly legal in Arizona”).

Posted by: Laurel1181 | September 11, 2009, 10:38 pm 10:38 pm

well, well. look at the left getting all wee-wee’d up!

Posted by: tam | September 11, 2009, 10:39 pm 10:39 pm

As one that does the research and not just spouts off at the mouth about what I heard from the main stream media understand this. This Country is being destroyed from within. Those that deny this and run off at the mouth are to lazy to research FIRST and talk last. You apparently do not have the mental capacity to form a complete sentence much less see what is right in front of your face. Perfect example of our education system (No child to dumbed down). Well all I can say is when it hits the fan (and it will) I don’t want to hear your crying that you did not know this was coming. You have had the same tools I have had to do the research! You just wanted to sit on your lazy ass and trust what the MSM has told you! Good luck to you! Don’t come knocking on my door when you cannot feed yourself or your kids!

Posted by: Dixie | September 11, 2009, 10:41 pm 10:41 pm

Hey leftists, saying it doesnt make it so. Freedomworks called it in?
Your evidence? None.
Just your hatred for a caricature.
10 documented acts of violence/assault/Vandalism in August at the Townhalls. 7 of them by pro-obamacare proponents. Including a beating by union thugs.
Your really winning over the independents, keep it up :)

Posted by: jay77 | September 11, 2009, 10:47 pm 10:47 pm

8.5 million dollars in stimulus money…that is what ACORN is getting and ABC CAN’T do a story on how corrupt they are!!!!

Posted by: sissy | September 11, 2009, 10:54 pm 10:54 pm

GOD BLESS AMERICA!!
It is time to stand up for our country and stop all the socialists and illegals that are trying to destroy our way of life. It is time for Americans to take back our country.

Posted by: Larry | September 11, 2009, 10:54 pm 10:54 pm

Other than the crying , isn’t Glenn Beck the best thing on TV?

Posted by: Lou | September 11, 2009, 10:55 pm 10:55 pm

Where’s the ACORN story, ABC? Whatsamatta? Afraid to tick off your good buddy, Barack?

Posted by: ConservativeWoman | September 11, 2009, 11:00 pm 11:00 pm

I’m honestly confused. Someone receives a bomb threat, and commenters are applauding the person who called in the bomb threat?
And to equate citizens who are sharing their opinions at town halls with their own representatives with the people who are calling in bomb threats…. that’s crossing the boundaries of common sense and entering into bizarro world.
Folks, I don’t care what side of the “aisle” the people gathering in DC are on. You can’t call someone else a nut job or a crazy while at the same time advocating calling in a bomb threat against them.
If you honestly believe this is a conflict between different groups of citizens, and not what is more plainly is: our own elected officials trying to dismantle this republic while setting us against one another – then their rhetoric is working, and you’ve fallen victim to it. Honestly, everyone – Think.

Posted by: Craig | September 11, 2009, 11:05 pm 11:05 pm

Here is something for “Tax and Spend Democrats to think about:
At about the time our original 13 states adopted their new constitution, in the year 1787, Alexander Tyler (a Scottish history professor at The University of Edinborough) had this to say about “The Fall of The Athenian Republic” some 2,000 years prior.
“A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury. >From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse due to loose fiscal policy, (which is) always followed by a dictatorship.”
“The average age of the worlds greatest civilizations from the beginning of history, has been about 200 years. During those 200 years, these nations always progressed through the following sequence:
From Bondage to spiritual faith;
>From spiritual faith to great courage;
>From courage to liberty;
>From liberty to abundance;
>From abundance to complacency;
>From complacency to apathy;
>From apathy to dependence;
>From dependence back into bondage.”

Posted by: flash287 | September 11, 2009, 11:14 pm 11:14 pm

Protesting is only legit for Liberals. Everyone else can either support big liberal government or shut up.

Posted by: Grace44 | September 11, 2009, 11:17 pm 11:17 pm

TexBelle123 as someone who regularly attends Tea Parties many people go to them. Unlike the “wrong side”, we are decent, hard working everyday people. There are no union thugs, or ACORN people in our groups. We are just tired of the corruption, waste, outrageous spending, and high taxes. We do not want government healthcare. We are self-sufficient people. We do not need or want handouts. By the way proud to be in DC (at my own expense) ready to march tomorrow. We have to teach Obama that he is no longer in Chicago, and show Washington that WE ARE THE BOSS.

Posted by: Malvi Lennon | September 11, 2009, 11:25 pm 11:25 pm

Conservatives: We work hard, so you don’t have to.

Posted by: Dagney T | September 11, 2009, 11:32 pm 11:32 pm

why wasn’t Conyers allowed to investigate acorn?
I bet it has something to do with change.

Posted by: russ | September 11, 2009, 11:34 pm 11:34 pm

Hey Big Ed @ 9:59.. It has everything to do with the fact the the Right keeps talking about “big government”. Isn’t that what the Tea Party is all about “big goverment” interferring in their lives. My comments weren’t about a woman’s choice. That was merely an example. It was about government interference with a personal choice. Isn’t that what you all are going to rally against .. too much government interference in your lives.
The comment ahead of yours talks about taking away individual freedoms. Maybe you should ask that commentor what that has to do with bomb threats and tea parties, too.
You might also want to ask those who commented on ACORN and brothels and the census as to what those have to do with bomb threats and the tea parties.

Posted by: I've had it | September 11, 2009, 11:41 pm 11:41 pm

Funny…..if a bomb threat is called in on a liberal protest, it’s done by “nut jobs” on the right…..now that a bomb threat is finally reported towards a conservative protest, it’s a “conspiracy”….that’s all the better you libs can do? Come on, you have more than your fair share of “nut jobs” on your side. Get over yourself(although that would ensure you not being liberal anymore).

Posted by: Chico | September 11, 2009, 11:53 pm 11:53 pm

I thought the constitution was written up to unite America….why is it being used to DIVIDE America. We can disagree and that is fine! Why is it okay to tell the person you disagree with politcally that they are beneath you. Some of them comments are stating that liberals dont work??? Seriously!! We all have jobs that is part of the American dream. Tea Party members want respect but it is hard to get respect when your YELLING at the very congressmen who the majority voted for. What good is a conversation/debate when no one can hear it?? What example are we showing our children let alone the world how we respect and cherish “the constitution” when one side cherry picks from it to benefit their cause. We cant say we the people are a “democracy” when we cant respect it. What good is voting fairly for a leader when some people disagree and want to “overthrown” the government….in that case we will never have a leader of the free world. I know people want to blame republican or democratics…(mostly democratics are being blamed here) ….just remember 2010 if repblicans are the majority are we going to keep disrespecting or democracy so that important issues are not address in a decency matter and we remain behind from the rest of the world. We do not need outside terriorism to destroy us….it is homegrown right in the USA and they are used to divide and conquer all AMERICANS.

Posted by: sad day for America | September 12, 2009, 12:04 am 12:04 am

When did the finger biting incident happen? I don’t recall reading or hearing about it at all.
Oh, yea, cause it would make the lefty loonies look bad……..

Posted by: Sue | September 12, 2009, 12:08 am 12:08 am

“What? They can disrupt every town hall meeting held this summer, but boy you’d better not disrupt them!
Typical, immature behavior of bullies.”
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD! I’ve never seen anyone at a town hall yell bomb threats. sure we disagree, but bomb threats? ludicrous.

Posted by: Y | September 12, 2009, 12:36 am 12:36 am

So, let’s analyze the libs logic in early posts. People who go to a town hall meeting to be heard, which is what it’s for, is disruptive, but responding to a bomb threat makes them whiners? Nice. Guess what, fantasy land libs, reality is comin’ and hard. You think they are hateful now? Wait until people start really standing up to their nonsense…bunch a spoiled brats.
And another thing, could you imagine the outcry had this occurred during the ‘million man march’ or some gay pride parade?! Who’s the hypocrite?

Posted by: Dan_O | September 12, 2009, 12:36 am 12:36 am

Well the thug’s have shown their ugly heads. A group of lawabiding people have desended on our Nations Capitol and what happens to FREE SPEACH. The people have spoken out across this land during the past month. They have spoken out about HEALTH CARE, STIMULAS PACKAGE & CAP AND TRADE. What do you people not get. Let us think about this rather than rushing head long into action that may later regret. Obama wants us to go head long into action without thinking of the outcome.

Posted by: GEORGE KOVACH | September 12, 2009, 12:53 am 12:53 am

Our elected officials have taken the oath to defend the constitution and pledged allegiance to this country, yet there actions prove otherwise. It has become blatantly obvious that they represent big business and lobbyist instead of the people whom elected them. What do our elected officials have to gain by not listening to the people? The answer is lots of money. If there is one good thing that comes out of this recession, it is that “We the people” slowed down (because of 10% unemployment) and opened our eyes to the destruction that our government has created the last 20-30 years. This is not a left/right, DEM/IND/GOP issue, this is about Middle America. We are the most generous people on the planet, but we have been given a burden that jeopardizes our children and grand children’s right to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness. 9 trillion dollar deficit that does not include Cap/Trade GovHealthCare nor the possible unionizing of the workplace with the (Employee Free Choice Act). The radical agenda of the current President and Congress is destroying Small Business, our Energy Independence. How can you give 2,000,000,000 dollars to Brazil for drilling and not offer incentives for American companies which would put Americans to work. I guess this is part of his spread the wealth agenda?
Middle America please take this pledge with me!!
I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, “ONE NATION UNDER GOD”, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
I, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same.
I will not let Congress or the President ignore or take away the rights given to the people by the constitution. I am not a revolutionary, but I believe that America is Great and I will not let it be destroyed. If it requires a revolution as a last resort to get our country back to our founding principles, so be it!!
IT’S TIME TO STAND UP FOR GOD AND COUNTRY.

Posted by: The Spark | September 12, 2009, 1:48 am 1:48 am

Probably called it in themselves due to poor numbers and needed an excuse as to why to cancel it. This would be an excellent way to hide the dwindling numbers due to the extraordinary lies the Tea Party movement was perpetuating.

Posted by: Bryan Williams | September 12, 2009, 1:59 am 1:59 am

So does this mean that ABC will actually cover the Tea Party tomorrow, truthfully? Pan out with your cameras, show the real turn-out, whatever it is.
Not call them names? Not insult their IQ’s?
But be sure to check with the White House first for approval before you run the story.

Posted by: Robin | September 12, 2009, 2:05 am 2:05 am

There have been TONS of marches on Washington D.C. but I’ve never heard of bomb threats before. Maybe in the ’60s. It’s kind of scary, the violent elements within liberalism, as they seem to be increasing in intensity and numbers. I think we’re witnessing the making of a new generation of Ayers and Dhorns. It’s comes as no surprise as they were trained to hate Christ. Expect cowardly attacks like this to increase.

Posted by: Jim68 | September 12, 2009, 2:12 am 2:12 am

This is all a pretty sad commentary on America 2009.
For those of us who trace our family lineage back to ancestors who fought in the Revolutionary war, and risked all for the freedoms we enjoy today, we owe a duty to the generations to come, to protect and Defend our constution, and the ideals which have made this country the greatest nation the world has every seen. To the death we will fight to see that he America that has given so much to the world DOESN`T become just another failed Carl Marx experiment.

Posted by: Daryl Wilson | September 12, 2009, 2:15 am 2:15 am

On a day where the anti-life movement gun downed a protestor, is there any suprise that the same types would call in a bomb threat to stop the peaceful assembly of citizens excersing their right to free speach?
yadda yadda first of all the so called “anti-life movement” did not gun anyone down it was one man, a wacko who also killed someone else who had nothing to do with the “enforced pregnancy/doctor killing movement” there are no accounts yet of this wacko belonging to any “movement” nice try though..second of all the alleged bomb threat if it even occured was apprently made by an individual not really those “types”

Posted by: rob | September 12, 2009, 3:11 am 3:11 am

I love all the cynical accusations that TP participants called in the threat themselves. Using your logic, Rep. David Scott painted the swastika on the sign outside his office?? Yeah… that’s what I thought… pretty absurd.
And I love how some like to equate standing up and confronting our elected officials somehow is the same as calling in a felonious bomb threat. Probably the same people who pulled fire alarms in school… before they flunked out.
I think it’s becoming more and more apparent that the Left’s great dream of ‘free money’ Socialism is dying on the vine only months after achieving it’s long-desired power goals. Guess what, people… you are going to have to work for a living just like the rest of us. So the President would be better served if he REALLY created some jobs instead of trying to convince us they have somehow SAVED 1M jobs… c’mon, maybe the people who voted for you believe that tripe, but even THEY are starting to see ‘You Lie’!
And, by the way, thanks for inventing the wheel for us, Alinsky! What took Leftists 40 years to accomplish, the Constitutionalists are gonna dismantle in 2 years. Just shows you what goes around, comes around.

Posted by: Gonzo | September 12, 2009, 3:22 am 3:22 am

“but it makes as much sense as what we are told by the mainstream media to believe happened eight years ago.”
Hey Tom what exactly do you mean by that comment? not certain if you are the one to be pointing out nutjobs though i did find your mock scenerio amusing and accurate

Posted by: rob | September 12, 2009, 3:25 am 3:25 am

Truth in labeling:
“Progressive” is actually “Gropressive”

Posted by: H. Rippel | September 12, 2009, 3:38 am 3:38 am

Obama is not smart enough to dupe all of the people…Even though Obama is fond of putting himself up along side of great leaders of the past such as Lincoln. Although Obama is not worthy to pull Lincoln’s pants up, he could learn from Lincoln who said: You can fool some of the people some of the time, but you can’t fool all of the people all of the time. The ones he does not fool, he calls evil and hate-filled, but he really needs to look in the mirror more often.

Posted by: Meyers | September 12, 2009, 3:39 am 3:39 am

hey..i beleive if it happened this was an anonymous phone to all of you going on about how it was an “evil democrat” or an “obama supporter” what actual real evidence (not suppostion, innuendo, or fualty logic) do you have for this assumption beyond the fact that the caller
if they existed and were serious, did not like the teapartiers?? that does not come close to proving they are a “democrat” if you havent noticed there are a lot of wackos out there, but does it make you guys feel more important to imagine a conspiricy against you? btw I might make fun of you guys cause of some of the things you say and some of the people you are associated with but i do agree with you about others and i surely do support your right to march and protest..without any threats

Posted by: rob | September 12, 2009, 3:43 am 3:43 am

“What? They can disrupt every town hall meeting held this summer, but boy you’d better not disrupt them!
Typical, immature behavior of bullies.”
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD! I’ve never seen anyone at a town hall yell bomb threats. sure we disagree, but bomb threats? ludicrous.
yeah i agree with you this guy make no sense didnt like some of what to me was hysterical, and disruptive follishness (and also legit concerns and understanble fears) at the meetings but i dont recall any bomb threats..this guy doesnt know what he is talking about

Posted by: rob | September 12, 2009, 3:47 am 3:47 am

its funny how you “conservatives” get so worked up over tax dollars potentially being used towards health care..where were all of you when bush was throwing money around hand over fist on all kinds of destructive and crazy stuff incluing lots of theft from haliburton and no bid contracts?

Posted by: rob | September 12, 2009, 3:56 am 3:56 am

What’s so difficult for the liberal thinking idiots to understand about “free speech?”

Posted by: readmylips | September 12, 2009, 4:09 am 4:09 am

Hey jay77 your right that there is no evidence that they called it in themselves just as there is no evidence they did not..people are suspicious of them becuase of some of their other antics, but i for one am quite willing to admit there is also a good chance they are telling the truth as well..in “which case the caller is unknown so why do so many people on here claim it is a democrat” or “the democrats” etc etc..and a few of them frothing at the mouth to start a war with no real evidence of that either. same thing..Your evidence? None.
Just your hatred for a caricature.
even if it is “liberal” or a democrat” that does not represent them any more than McVeigh does conservatives, and i know all you on here talking about ayers seem to want to forget mcViegh the monster..(or do you support him?) i will say though i think janet reno should probably get the cell next to him due to Waco
Hey leftists, saying it doesnt make it so. Freedomworks called it in?
Your evidence? None.
Just your hatred for a caricature.
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Posted by: jay77 | Sep 11, 2009 10:47:10 PM

Posted by: dan | September 12, 2009, 4:11 am 4:11 am

Looks like the Democrat Redcoats are at it again trying to bully the citizens for exercising their Right to Assembly.

Posted by: EPU | September 12, 2009, 4:20 am 4:20 am

Aren’t I the big bad devil? Yeah, by us taking care of 2300 families they take care of business and the relationship works beautifully. That’s the American way and I’ll purge the ranks again as I damn well please. Why? I simply own the company.
Tina
yes the American way involves lot of “purges” …real nice that you supply such goodies but it sound like you are a bit of a egomaniac nutcase that thinks your emloyees are your slaves..maybe not the “big bad devil” but surely an egomonster.. congratulations on your success and try not to let it go to your head..whoops too late! well i guess success isnt really much fun if you cant use it to psuh others around and show em “whos boss” and do lots of bragging about it..you sound like a barrel of laughs

Posted by: dan | September 12, 2009, 4:22 am 4:22 am

John Gall = Atlas Shrugged…so, did anyone check the WH phone records :) :). Just kidding…politics has become so divisive and disgusting on all sides. Throw everyone out and let’s start over with a clean slate.

Posted by: gill | September 12, 2009, 4:23 am 4:23 am

yeah i bet it was howard dean calling right from Democratic headquarters! and some of you people wonder why people think your nuts!
Looks like the Democrat Redcoats are at it again trying to bully the citizens for exercising their Right to Assembly.
Posted by: EPU | Sep 12, 2009 4:20:51 AM

Posted by: dan | September 12, 2009, 4:33 am 4:33 am

Hey ABC where’s the story on ACORN?
I guess I’ll have to look elsewhere if I want the real news.

Posted by: Steve in Illinois | September 12, 2009, 4:43 am 4:43 am

Acorn is not an organization of nutjobs because they are liberal. Don’t talk about all the controversy behind this organization that helped Obama win the presidency…ssshhh….

Posted by: Ron | September 12, 2009, 4:46 am 4:46 am

Barack Obama doesn’t want Americans to know what is really going on, as with who he really is, and with the help of the liberal press, simply being informed is not an option. The avenues of communication and information are under authoritarian mode. So that we then get served, Barack Hussein Obama, who wants to make you feel good as government takes money away from productive workers, and gives it to non productive people who deep down inside really despise this country. Thus, absorbing miserably the welfare checks, these handouts ultimately are institutionalized by the redistribution of wealth. In true socialist fashion Barack H. Obama, seeks to redistribute income from producers, i.e. taxpayers, to his voting base of non tax paying recipients.
So you don’t mind that government steals your hard earned money and reorganizes society?

Posted by: Albert | September 12, 2009, 5:01 am 5:01 am

Interesting posts from the leftists on this blog, suggesting that the conservatives called in the bomb threat themselves. Of course, they would know all about how this is done. Only problem is, when THEY tried to create an incident in Denver, police caught one of the crooks, and he turned out to be a paid operative for the Democrat party, trying to blame the right for damage that he had inflicted on Dem party headquarters.
Democrats like to accuse others of using illegal and underhanded tactics because they’re so used to doing those things themselves. (What’s ACORN up to these days?) They think that everyone does what they do.

Posted by: perseus317 | September 12, 2009, 5:05 am 5:05 am

It is beyond belief that Barack Obama has the audacity to president when more than anyone else he, and those that support him have undermined our future; his friends, and mentors are Marxists, Racists, and Anti-Americans. So what does that say about his character, his conviction and constituency? The people that surround him are not nice people. Just take a peek at who around the world supports Barack H. Obama, and who opposes him… Surely, America’s enemies love Obama.
There is a certain consistency of perspective among Barack H. Obama’s supporters, radical friends and mentors, which can be summed up in Jeremiah Wright’s memorable phrase: “God damn America.”
The only thing that we all need to get, and that Obama, and his flocks don’t understand: the nature of evil. “That’s why he continues to coddle evil men in both his personal life & his politics.”
The Mask Comes Off!
“I considered myself partially an anarchist then and consider myself partially an anarchist now. I mean, I’m much an anarchist as I’m a Marxist, which is to say that I find a lot of the ideas of anarchism appealing…” –Bill Ayers
And it’s not the Barack H. Obama wants to punish our success. He just wants to redistribute our wealth around.
Hope. Change. Marxism.

Posted by: Albert | September 12, 2009, 5:08 am 5:08 am

From California, we are saying “Joe is Right!” Obama needs to offer some respect to those who have questions and doubts about something so important as our healthcare and our future. Calling us liars in his speech won’t do the trick. All one has to do is look into the writings of one Dr. Doig, I believe, of the Canadian Heath Service, where she spoke in Saskatoon about the impending collapse of parts of Canada’s system to realize that these socialized systems are running into big trouble. France has deadly cost increases and Britain’s Nat Health Service has babies and the old increasingly being sacrificed on the alters of various “Death Panels’” money-saving imperatives.

Posted by: Miguel | September 12, 2009, 5:11 am 5:11 am

FreedomWorks did not organize the protest tomorrow, ABC, get your facts straight. Maybe you could actually attend the protest and interview the vast cross section of Americans who are there, the true “grassroots” of this country.

Posted by: babs | September 12, 2009, 5:25 am 5:25 am

I am shocked at everything that seems to be happening the last few days!I hope they get to the bottom of this, CONGRESS!!!

Posted by: Blatzrox | September 12, 2009, 6:34 am 6:34 am

IT’S ABOUT TIME! THESE CONSERVATIVE WACKO’S HAVE KEPT THIS COUNTRY SPINNING W/hate for years! It’s TIME somebody taught THEM a lesson.
YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW. NOBODY HAS SOWN MORE VITRIOL, HATRED, RACISM AND “us against THEM” … than the right wing conservative knee-jerk NUT JOBS who have held sway FAR TOO LONG. The media of every slant gives these WING NUTS far too much coverage AS IT IS.
it’s time REAL (average) Americans who love this country STRIKE BACK. STOP THE MADNESS.

Posted by: KAREN LEE | September 12, 2009, 6:50 am 6:50 am

It is interesting to see the vitriol here. First, judging by the first 4-5 comments, no one like ACORN nor Ayers NEEDS to call in a threat like this – it was more likely the act of one of these twenty-somethings commenting here who have never had to earn their Freedom. Secondly, the Tea Parties are not all “Right-Wingers”, as both the Left and Right describe. MANY of us joining these assemblies are REAL Democrats who have seen our Party Hi-Jacked by Progressives who have been aware for years that THEIR Agenda would never fly with Americans. THEY have destroyed the Democratic Party from within. We fought VERY HARD to NOT let Obama “win” the nomination, but were kicked in the teeth by the DNC, the Big Media and the Far Left Wing. Thuggery was obvious TO US “From Day One” and we knew Obama, AND HIS BACKERS, were not here for the good of America, but for some ideological far-left agenda where these things we are seeing would become reality. WE TOLD YOU SO, but No One was listening. So just remember – there are MILLIONS of “REAL DEMOCRATS” who are just as outraged at the Thuggery, Hoodwinking & Bamboozling we saw in the campaigns, and in Denver.
And to Charlie Gibson and all the others at ABC, CNN, CBS et al – I hope you’ve had a good day – and can sleep at night when you see what you have done when you abdicated your RESPONSIBILITY TO AMERICA to worship an inexperienced and irresponsible ideologue.
Want to know what is REALLY happening and who these people are? Look up The Real Barack Obama at word press. Now THAT is REAL Journalism.
March On!

Posted by: DemocracyDame | September 12, 2009, 6:58 am 6:58 am

These people are great marketers. They should all be in sales.

Posted by: junior111 | September 12, 2009, 7:20 am 7:20 am

Floyd,” why do liberals jerks want to see America fail”? Simple-they’ve made lousy life choices and because of it, they’re miserable human beings. Misery just loves company and redistribution of others money will make them feel better about the fact that they’re losers.

Posted by: Kathy | September 12, 2009, 7:22 am 7:22 am

anti-America wrote:”And the left says were angry? I thought this new President was going to bring us all together”?
Like my old grandpappy would say, “you can lead the horses arses to water but you can’t make them drink”. Republicans are so out of touch with normal Americans that they vote against what is best for themselves. They’re sort of…well you know, not too bright that way.

Posted by: Trinity | September 12, 2009, 7:49 am 7:49 am

It is funny that the left can’t believe people will protest or speak out without some large organization behind them. The Town Halls and the March on America are happening because the people will not stand up for a socialist takeover of America. I have friends going to the March, all of them on their own dime, just getting into a car and going. They are not part of group, other than being citizens of the USA. This movement is going to grow.

Posted by: pyramos | September 12, 2009, 8:07 am 8:07 am

Rachel Maddow claims this movement is know as the 912 movement and the leader is Glenn Beck, that they advocate using guns and force to overthrow the Federal govt. Didn’t hear any of that at the TEA party I went to, but thats what she said on her show last night.
Isn’t it odd how when they do its Freedom of Speech, when we do it, its subversive, illegal, ‘fringe craziness’, and ‘dangerous’.
And of course they would never resort to violence, only little ole bomb threats.

Posted by: Nancy League | September 12, 2009, 8:21 am 8:21 am

Anti Govt LOL is this writer from 19040 Germany. People do not want Tax Hikes, more debt and they want the Congress working for them. Popel have been working for Congress for years. This has to stop
1 In Congress pay should be at 50 grand
2 2 Terms and see you later.
3 Congressman should have only 3 workers and that it
4 read the Bills
Any Ideas say it here but this writer for ABC should be FIRED. lets report the news not yopur political spin for anyside

Posted by: Piney1000 | September 12, 2009, 8:23 am 8:23 am

I am really sorry America. I had no idea that Obama would create such divisions. This is not why my grandfather fought in WW2… Too bad we all fell for it…

Posted by: Sorry to be D | September 12, 2009, 8:32 am 8:32 am

If these so called conservatives had any brains and true love for America, they would have gotten behind Ron Paul, the man that truly spoke the language
of none others than the Founding Fathers, while also proven over the years as a politician in Washington!
Yes, these so called Tea Parties only add to how the world sees America, in full decadend mode in the homeland while its inhumane and horrendous war machinery cirlces the globe, really doing what, yes creating more unsolvable problems daily.
Besides, may I ask those Conservatives, whose fault is it that the present true National Debt is now over 53 trillion dollars as reported recently by the WSJ when all the shortages are added in, like in SS, Medicare etc., etc., etc.?
I bet that most of those who make up these tea parties know beans how America is in such a mess, financially they themselves helped to create.

Posted by: H. D. Schmidt | September 12, 2009, 8:33 am 8:33 am

keep on chattering like the chipmunks you are on abcnews. The threat was probably from acorn. They were planning to be disruptive until they were exposed over the last two days.

Posted by: Mikal405 | September 12, 2009, 8:34 am 8:34 am

The Left is getting more and more violent every day and it is truly frightening. First the racially motivated attack in St. Louis, then the maiming incident, then the slaying of the elderly disabled abortion protester yesterday, and now more bomb threats. And the “president” is out there stirring this up by calling his opponents “the mob” and “right wing terrorists.” 2012 can’t come soon enough.

Posted by: RickS | September 12, 2009, 8:41 am 8:41 am

Right Tex Belle…
So citizens should not have the right of dissent… but bomb threats are ok?
The liberal mind at it’s best!

Posted by: Howard Ino | September 12, 2009, 8:51 am 8:51 am

John Galt would not misspell “speech.” He would probably not use the word “anti-life” in that context, either.

Posted by: Wesley Mouch | September 12, 2009, 8:52 am 8:52 am

I am a 26 year Navy veteran. I served under fire in Desert Storm. My father received his Purple Heart from wounds received in the Battle of the Bulge. Today, my son takes the fight to the enemy in Afghanistan as a member of Special forces. I will be at the T.E.A. party today. Members of this administration, Democrat politicians and Democrat supporters have referred to people like me as potential terrorists, nut jobs, crazies, liars, stupid, Nazis, or blind followers of extreme right wing organizations. I REPRESENT THE MAINSTREAM OF THIS COUNTRY AND TODAY MY VOICE WILL BE HEARD.

Posted by: David | September 12, 2009, 8:52 am 8:52 am

OUR TIME IS COMING, TO CLEAN HOUSE AND GET HONEST PEOPLE IN THE GOVT. WAKE UP AMERICA, SMELL THE CORRUPTION!

Posted by: j. mac | September 12, 2009, 8:53 am 8:53 am

This is what happens when you call a liar a liar.

Posted by: savage24 | September 12, 2009, 9:00 am 9:00 am

Obama lied, people died

Posted by: Thunderchild | September 12, 2009, 9:03 am 9:03 am

Has anybody seen Obama’s buddy Bill Ayers?

Posted by: Kelvin | September 12, 2009, 9:13 am 9:13 am

Sorry to be D | Sep 12, 2009 8:32:50 AM—- The only division Pres. Obama has caused is the Republicans still think they can dictate the country! Did you all fall asleep in November, the country voted for NEW leadership! Because you act like school children and have fits because you aren’t getting your way is not his fault! IT’S YOURS!

Posted by: Try the truth | September 12, 2009, 9:15 am 9:15 am

I wouldn’t put it past Acorn. It was instrumental in getting Obama millions of votes with hands-on vote registration, voting and re-voting activities.
We have seen their employees offering exemplary, professional advice in how to avoid the law when setting-up a brothel-prison for trafficked, Salvadorean child prostitutes-slaves. And it has been said that because of its importance to Obama it is set to get $8,000,000,000 from taxpayer’s money .
But there is no proof yet that this bomb threat is from Acorn

Posted by: Giltedged | September 12, 2009, 9:15 am 9:15 am

Thunderchild | Sep 12, 2009 9:03:05 AM — No, that was Bush that sent troops into Iraq!

Posted by: Try the truth | September 12, 2009, 9:17 am 9:17 am

By 2011, the American people will be hunting down “Democrats” using dogs.

Posted by: Thunderchild | September 12, 2009, 9:24 am 9:24 am

Wake up liberals! Try for once to listen to at least one other viewpoint and stop drinking the kool-aid. This government is trying to take over your lives! Do you think it is a coincidence that two (more are coming soon) ACORN offices are helping people commit crimes against the government? Do you think it is a coincidence that many of the Czar’s are leftist radicals? Wake up and take the Red Pill Just For Once. You will see the world has been pulled over your eyes!!!

Posted by: Red Pill | September 12, 2009, 9:26 am 9:26 am

Hope-o-crisy?
Funny that to protest Bush is DEMOCRATIC. But protesting the messiah (according to Reid- a democratic leader) is “evil-mongering.”
It’s so funny to have seen the dirty never ending lies of the politics of the left trying to achieve power- and now to watch them whine and squirm, only putting aside their own foul behavior long enough to say “Okay, now that we’re in power you should just get along with us, though we never stopped hating and lying and obfuscating while you were in power. It’s our turn it’s our turn it’s our turn.”
Democrats are just upset. They’ve been acting, in the president’s own words, stupidly.
And ol’ once duped America has figuered out the song and dance. Democrats, for all of their talk, have simply put a fancy new package on the same old crap.
Change indeed.

Posted by: E Simon | September 12, 2009, 9:32 am 9:32 am

Sounds like William Ayers was dispatched to Washington. He was recently named the new Terror Czar

Posted by: Tim Tim | September 12, 2009, 9:33 am 9:33 am

Disruption by bomb threats are Against the Law ,So called “disruptions” at town halls is the essence of the American Republic

Posted by: alan | September 12, 2009, 9:36 am 9:36 am

Although I couldn’t be at the March today, I am with my fellow Americans in heart and spirit!
And I think it’s sad that Robert Gibbs (speaking for the whitehouse)just shrugged and said he didn’t know who the group was protesting today. What he’s really saying is -you are not important, we will not acknowlege you-.
You know damn well he knew about today’s March on Washington. How ugly that makes him and the people he’s speaking for look.

Posted by: Prmby | September 12, 2009, 9:41 am 9:41 am

ABC no longer simply reports the news. They, along with NBC, CBS, CNN and MSNBC refused to show their viewers the ACORN videos. And given the comments I’ve read on this story, they might have upset you people. This movement is about all of us, together. A attempt to reign in the government. To make them work for us and not themselves. How can we keep spending the nations money if it doesn’t have any? Pass that debt down to great-grandkids? That not acceptable or honorable to say the least. These people protesting are a loose combination of people from all parties and all walks of life who see the power being taken away from the people and given to those in D.C. Obama is just continuing the massive government expansion that Bush started. Look, the more we depend on the government, the more power over all of us the have. Can’t you see beyond you political affiliation to see that. This affects all of us, equally.

Posted by: Brett-Atlanta | September 12, 2009, 9:47 am 9:47 am

When democrats can’t defend their ideas in public, they attempt to personally discredit those that do not accept their democrat irrationalities.
When democrats are outnumbered, they attempt to do bodily harm to those that do not accept their democrat irrationalities.
Clearly the democrat party is the home to:
the criminal
the ignorant
the unproductive
the dependent
the insecure
the useless.

Posted by: Bob Smith | September 12, 2009, 9:53 am 9:53 am

I recall the “Million Man March” on Washington. Marches are good things. We should want voices to be heard. Even the voices we do not agree with. It keeps balance. We never want to hear but one voice. Let the march do what it will and lets see what the effect is. Good things come from voices of all walks of life. It is the American way in my opinion

Posted by: Susan | September 12, 2009, 10:00 am 10:00 am

The democrats assume the Tea Party called it in because it is something they would do, as evidenced by the democrat that broke the windows in their own party head quarters to make it look like Tea Party members did it.

Posted by: Mariyn | September 12, 2009, 10:09 am 10:09 am

Why do so many people hate those that protest big government? It amazes me that some in this country believe they have a claim on the hard work and efforts of others.
To those who love big government – GET A JOB AND PROVIDE FOR YOUR OWN FREAKING LIFE!

Posted by: Reality | September 12, 2009, 10:11 am 10:11 am

I may be one of those nut jobs,I went to a Tea Party in Albuquerque this summer.I do not want any more government regulation in my practice. It was been running fine because I do not take any goverment programs(medicaid/medicare), and want to keep it that way.
PS where’s the story on Acorn?

Posted by: Dr-WO | September 12, 2009, 10:26 am 10:26 am

It’s impossible to reason with “Progressives”. Theirs is a mind-set. Disagreement is perceived as a personal attack on themselves. That’s why they lash out in pesonal invective and cannot be engaged in serious discussion. Independents are becoming very disillusioned with Obama. There are not enough true “Progressives” in the country to force the rest of us to knuckle under. Looks like the marches on Washington will be getting larger and larger.

Posted by: EDR | September 12, 2009, 10:38 am 10:38 am

I don’t remember people on the left calling the Iraq war protesters nut jobs. Oh that’s right, dissent is only patriotic when it comes from them.

Posted by: ashv | September 12, 2009, 10:46 am 10:46 am

You see how the lefties act when they don’t get their way! These people are like overgrown children!

Posted by: wrwangler911 | September 12, 2009, 10:49 am 10:49 am

If some sick and crazed person from the right threatens a leftist group we’re all responsible and therefore owe them a ton of apologies and a pound of flesh.
But when one of their own murders a 63 year old man or threatens to blow up a building full of people, that’s our fault and we still owe them a ton of apologies and a pound of flesh.
I don’t recall who said it first, but liberalism truly is a mental illness and it’s time to take this country back from the real crazies.

Posted by: Kix | September 12, 2009, 10:50 am 10:50 am

I can’t believe some of these comments . . . do you really want to call people who are voicing their dissent “crazies”? Deep down, you know you are wrong. The only comment you ever heard George Bush ever say when he was viciously protested was, “This is our Democracy at work”. But when its done to you . . . its a bunch of crazies? I just don’t see it. What I see is a bunch of very normal looking Americans fighting against taxation without Representation since our Rep’s aren’t listening anymore. Frankly, I get the sense that there are a whole lot of Democrats who are quiet on this issue since more of them are thinking that the whole spending business and loss of jobs and threatened inflation and deficit spending and printing money is heading us all down the wrong path. There just aren’t many die-hards who want the kind of Change we are seeing. No personal household would live like this and stay solvent. Any responsible American knows this.

Posted by: Diana | September 12, 2009, 10:51 am 10:51 am

On these blogs there is too much clamor about what “someone else” thinks. We do not have the privilege of knowing the mind of another person. We don’t know where they have been or where they are going. We don’t know why they think the way they think. To try and tell each other what another person thinks is just foolishness.
I believe the American discussion goes much better when we share what we think rather than giving even an educated guess on what what someone else thinks. Stand for your principles. Share your belief, your hope, your ideas, your dreams, your fears and worries without knocking down what another person believes, hopes, dreams, and shares. As a man thinketh so is he…no one likes to be judged and we really don’t know what another person thinks unless they have personally shared it with us. Even then we are very apt to interpret it wrong.

Posted by: Wendy | September 12, 2009, 10:53 am 10:53 am

It was likely Rahm Emanuel. He’s been known to engage in threatening the lives of those he deems to be political opponents. Either that or it was Keith Olbermann drunk again on Rahm Emanuel Juice.

Posted by: Citizen A | September 12, 2009, 10:53 am 10:53 am

Hey George,
The mood in this country remind you of times past? Clinton Era circa 93′?
BTW: I paid for two air-flights to D.C. no one told me any organization was putting this thing on.
George if you believe your info to be true should have told the people that are attending, on their own dime.

Posted by: Elza | September 12, 2009, 10:54 am 10:54 am

Wow. People on the left lashing out at people on the right for having a protest. The people who have protests when the wind blows having a problem with other people having a protest. Hmm. I think they have a word for that…

Posted by: Tom | September 12, 2009, 10:56 am 10:56 am

Funny, it’s always the lefties who threaten and perform acts of violence, yet they attempt to portray conservatives as intolerant. Remember the two conventions, it was leftists who committed acts of terror, throwing rocks onto buses, threatening attendees, disrupting events, building bombs in advance of the RNC convention. (and thank God they were outed before they could use them) Where is the moral outrage on the parts of the so-called compassionate party when these things happen. Silent.
It’s only they who can get away with dissent, it’s only they who cannot tolerate any amount of disagreement. And it is they who cannot formulate arguments so they use brute force, as we’ve seen at the Tea Partys and Townhalls. They send in Union thugs to counter the protests. Unfair and unbalanced.

Posted by: Trish | September 12, 2009, 10:56 am 10:56 am

the liberals realize most of america, outside the confines of the crumbling american big cities, don’t want to pay for all their FREE government services that will cost much much more than it would otherwise. I am sure acorn or move on was responsbile. we all are seeing with this admin who the real nutjobs are.

Posted by: dkb | September 12, 2009, 10:57 am 10:57 am

How interesting to know that the march is today and fox news is not covering it. I guess they dont feel that the teapartyers are not that important and truly have a small voice where fox news doesnt want to lose their sponsors or ratings!! the time is 10am

Posted by: concerncitizen | September 12, 2009, 10:58 am 10:58 am

Lesson here is “Learn from ones mistakes”. This tea party was willfully sabotaged by those not wanting the event to take place and it worked.
If it worked it will be repeated so the next time have a plan B that if a tea party gets a bomb threat they evacuate and have a second predestined place to meet immediately. These Tea Parties are becoming a sharp thorn in the administration and in keeping with this power these tea parties need to have a second or third contingency plan in case the first is sabotaged and finally use the bomb threats as a means to drum up more support and expose the governments duplicitous involvement in this.

Posted by: Asian view | September 12, 2009, 10:58 am 10:58 am

Poor, pitiful Leftists on here trying to demean American citizens, yet again. The only citizens who exercised responsibly at the recent TownHalls were Conservatives, the Right. So of course the Progressive/Communists try to ridicule such. By the way, the Biter who chomped-off the guy’s finger in CA last week, the Biter was a cowardly Leftist who quickly scurried off, hiding his identity, after appearing there with Code Pink to protest American citizens exercising their responsibilities to speak out. The Biter or those like him are undoubtedly responsible for making bomb threats over the phone or just about anything else, ’cause they really do hate Americans.

Posted by: Citizen A | September 12, 2009, 10:58 am 10:58 am

i am a liberal
i don’t like free speech
unless it is pro obama
i will call in threats
to prevent people from exercising their democratic rights
and i will steal from you taxpayers
ACORN Mannifesto

Posted by: william mony | September 12, 2009, 10:59 am 10:59 am

Who is John Galt? Is right! the atlas is shrugging! This is Atlas Shrugged if Ayn Rand could conceive something like the Internet and Talk Radio in today’s form.

Posted by: Chris | September 12, 2009, 11:00 am 11:00 am

rahm emmanuel should really stick to his role in the obama admin and not be calling in bomb threats.
cb

Posted by: cb | September 12, 2009, 11:00 am 11:00 am

Why is it that the people who live in states that have been bankrupted by their own criminal and corrupt governments (CA, NY, IL) are now demanding that the rest of us bail them out by sending them our tax money in the form of “programs”?
And why is that these same lazy, worthless, demanding crybabies are on here calling us crazy for refusing to do it?

Posted by: Kix | September 12, 2009, 11:03 am 11:03 am

anything for attention? You mean like; ‘Please Mr. President, I needs my welfare, who’s going to buy my food, pay my rent, what about my free HEALTH CARE, while I stay home with my 10 kids (all different dads by the way) please Mr. Obama, you promised!

Posted by: SB | September 12, 2009, 11:05 am 11:05 am

Anexio, read Animal Farm.

Posted by: joannie2 | September 12, 2009, 11:05 am 11:05 am

Also wish I could be there-Go Protestors!
These people are genuinely concerned with the direction of this country and have every right to display their displeasure. It’s not only the Dems that have the right to protest. These Protestors are not part of any special interest group (although perhaps they are-according to the Pres. anyone who opposes his plan is a “Special Interest Group”).

Posted by: Brad | September 12, 2009, 11:06 am 11:06 am

WOW so many Lefty negative comments here today.
I am a Democrat but it seems to me my party and the Media is being taken over by Far Left Wing socialist & communist.
NOT all Tea Party people are Right Wing,in fact,most are Centrist looking for some balance in our Government.
ABC why have you not told they truth about ACORNS latest debauchery ? Your silence is deafening !! Just tell the whole truth NOT the AP sanitized version which attacks Repubs instead of the Guilty ACORN Staff.

Posted by: LegalEagle | September 12, 2009, 11:08 am 11:08 am

The next two (2) elections will tell us all if our Country retains Liberty and freedom!!!G-d Help us

Posted by: taxpayer | September 12, 2009, 11:08 am 11:08 am

The people protesting in Washington DC today are there to represent those of us who cannot be there and to “guard against the impostors of pretended patriotism” we see in the likes of Obama, Pelosi, Reid, and the rest of the liberal dictators put up on us by the lazy, worthless, demanding, liberals that voted (illegally in many cases) them into office.
We will NOT be silent and let them destroy this great nation. We WILL take our country back. If that means having to fight another war on American soil, then so be it, bring it on you worthless criminals.

Posted by: Kix | September 12, 2009, 11:12 am 11:12 am

The Socialists are totally losing it. First biting off fingers, then killing an anti-abortian activist, now bomb threats. Just the kind of behavior that can be expected from Socialist thugs.

Posted by: Hyperion | September 12, 2009, 11:17 am 11:17 am

If I was in the country (I’m in the Middle East working, unlike the usual suspect Code Pink protestors who are professional protestors) I would have definetly drove from Florida to DC to attend the 9/12 protest’s! And if I am thinking that way there have got to be tens of MILLIONS thinking the same way! Expect HUGE TURNOUT no matter what kind of BS stories ABC wants to run to scare normal Americans away!

Posted by: Josh In Fahaheel | September 12, 2009, 11:18 am 11:18 am

We know the Democrat Party loves foreign terrorists.
That is because they are nothing but domestic terrorists.
Obama = Osama

Posted by: ricky | September 12, 2009, 11:19 am 11:19 am

Bomb or no bomb, the AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IS VERY RACIST.

Posted by: beatrice | September 12, 2009, 11:21 am 11:21 am

As an independent not agreeing with one party over the other, I have learned one thing. Democrats, not all, but many, have shown me that freedom of speech is just fine for them but not for others who do not think the way they do.
Notice we are still in a war and all the protesters against the war are gone. Was it the war they hated of Bush? I do know the answer.

Posted by: scott | September 12, 2009, 11:29 am 11:29 am

The reason why some tea party protesters are called “crazy” because look how they act at townhall meetings. They didnt even talk they just ‘yelled” threaten congressman, using racist language to try to prove a point (nazi) punched an American who was for healthcare reform and it retaliation the pro-healthcare reformer bit his finger off(I would have done the same thing to protect myself). Then we had the Dr. Tiller who perform abortions was gunned down…separate incident but was glorify by some on the right and on some programs on fox news. Then take your country back….really from who? I am all for debate but this is getting ridiculous!! Our country has been in the dark error since 2007! Spending was out of control education has set us back to #37 in the world, healthcare becomes a profitable busines profiting off the young and healthy. When you really need healthcare, they give you a cap on how much they will cover you….If I pay into they system I expect to be covered period! Then lastly “freedom works” is NOT AN INCREDIBLE grass root for the PEOPLE AT ALL. Please do your research these groups are SUPPORTED BY THE HEALTHCARE COMPANIES. Please if it is going to be sponsored by the people…WHY IS FREEDOM WORKDS TAKING ALL THE CREDIT!

Posted by: bias on both sides | September 12, 2009, 11:32 am 11:32 am

Those of you talking about those nuts belonging to the Tea Party don’t know what you’re talking about. They’re your mothers, fathers and grandparents who have worked hard for America and who want to pass it on to their children and grandchildren. You have been brain washed by your liberal professors who advised people my age to kill their parents. Wake up, do you really want to live in a country like Cuba, Russia, or Venezuela?

Posted by: Cecilia | September 12, 2009, 11:36 am 11:36 am

It really is sad to see so many Americans who apparently believe it is un-American to desire smaller government, less corruption, and more individual freedom. It really is one of the great wonders of all time that people could think that freedom lies through the State. This is so obvious a ruse I wonder if progressives can even be qualified as sane.

Posted by: Reaonsjester | September 12, 2009, 11:37 am 11:37 am

So does even one single person have even one single shred of direct evidence regarding who actually called in the threat, or are we all just going to mindlessly jump straight to assuming it was the “other guys”? You know, we were given brains for a reason.

Posted by: Chez | September 12, 2009, 11:38 am 11:38 am

You have to love liberals. They were miserable when the economy was good and unemployment was 5% but give them 10% unemployment with a record national debt and they are happy as pigs in ####.
The crux of all this is that they have never seen the conservative people in this country speak out and they are at a loss as to what to do.

Posted by: JDS | September 12, 2009, 11:40 am 11:40 am

Where’s the Acorn stories? Great use of taxpayer dollars!

Posted by: ltrain | September 12, 2009, 11:44 am 11:44 am

With the tactics coming from the left and the whitehouse it seems we are inevitibily headed for another civil war. The Americans that have been stockpiling weapons and ammunition out of fear of their own government are just the beginning. I really do fear for our country.

Posted by: Kerri | September 12, 2009, 11:44 am 11:44 am

It was FreedomWorks people who posted all of the accusations that FreedomWorks called in the bomb threat on themselves.

Posted by: ricky | September 12, 2009, 11:53 am 11:53 am

So, Duh Media reports that Town Hall participants do nothing but yell, then they edit and loop video to “prove” their point — and *idiots* just believe it, that “all the protesters do is yell.”
That’s because the yelling is all you’ve been allowed to see.

Posted by: ricky | September 12, 2009, 12:04 pm 12:04 pm

Only a few benefit from socialism as a whole. The useful idiots end up in the same bread lines as the rest of us.

Posted by: jeckelmyhyde | September 12, 2009, 12:19 pm 12:19 pm

Obama’s Community Organizers (ACORN) just getting even…..

Posted by: Stacie | September 12, 2009, 12:23 pm 12:23 pm

a few ten’s of thousands show up to protest gov’t spending. they have just as much right to assemble as the millions that came to Pres. Obamas inaugaration. we’re all Americans.

Posted by: j.r. paco | September 12, 2009, 12:23 pm 12:23 pm

How can you Progresssives belong to a party that endorses a group lie ACORN?
The nuts don’t fall far from the tree!

Posted by: Stacie | September 12, 2009, 12:25 pm 12:25 pm

So we are nuts and you are acorns

Posted by: Tes baggin | September 12, 2009, 12:26 pm 12:26 pm

Go figure. Liberal terrorist call in a bomb threat. Typical immaturity of the democrats.

Posted by: ThomasB. | September 12, 2009, 12:30 pm 12:30 pm

ABC is one of the loser networks that didn’t cover Van Jones or the corrupt-to-the-core ACORN that was in line for billions in taxes (to spend on what, more of their seedy offices or high wages for their street people that they throw under the bus so easily?). ABC, don’t both covering the Tea Party, nobody’s watching you anymore.

Posted by: pattynottoli | September 12, 2009, 12:33 pm 12:33 pm

Here is all you need to know about the left. They believe that all citizens, but especially republicans are idiots and they will make all decisions for them. They also believe in tolerance as long as you completely agree with them.

Posted by: wohlfguy | September 12, 2009, 12:35 pm 12:35 pm

It’s hilarious seeing some lefters here that can’t handle the fact that polls have been against them and their own people are doing things like this (and have been for a long time).

Posted by: Anonymous | September 12, 2009, 12:35 pm 12:35 pm

Perhaps this is just another staged red herring by the conservatives to get attention and take the focus away from their lack of suggestions and policies to help this country become great again. Thye are getting very predictable.

Posted by: Kim | September 12, 2009, 12:36 pm 12:36 pm

We’re so divided on every issue, except one. The debt must come down.
The one’s complaning about the debt, supported George W. He got us in this mess.
We need a new Ross Perot, to focus the country to the issue, just like in 1992.
The debt was reduced from 1992 – 2000, it can be done again. No matter who is in the presidents office. Citizens must make it an issue.
Republicans have to realize they can’t have there cake and eat it too. They want to stay in both wars and reduce the tax burden.
I’d rather get the hell out of both places and figure out health care.

Posted by: Ted | September 12, 2009, 12:37 pm 12:37 pm

where were these protestors when Bush was wasting $10-$11 billion / mo. ( 84 months ) in Iraq? we’re not getting the oil he planned on to pay for all the debt. You can’t payoff in 8 months what Bush accrued over 7 years including the checks he mailed everyone. Isn’t that called a Ponzi scheme?

Posted by: W. rich | September 12, 2009, 12:38 pm 12:38 pm

The call was probably ordered by Pelosi, seconded by Reid and Doddd and carried out by Rahm Emanuel’s thugs. The union cops probably got hazard pay or double-time for investigating the threat and Acorn will be mobilized to the area to feign outrage and protest.

Posted by: STEVE C | September 12, 2009, 12:38 pm 12:38 pm

Hey Bravebrick go back afew weeks and you will see that your group-liberals vadalized their own building and tried to blame us. We don’t resort to that-we don’t have to we are right.

Posted by: Froggy | September 12, 2009, 12:39 pm 12:39 pm

Looks like the Dems are working overtime. I’m sure my tax dollars went to pay for that phone call.

Posted by: Superpower | September 12, 2009, 12:43 pm 12:43 pm

Oh, Please… Bomb threats are made by only those threatened.Stop blaming! IT is either “racially” motivated or “crazies” when people stand up for what they believe or something. Isn’t it??!Voicing our religious values, our stance for the issues of our rights in our Constitution (please read them and don’t make them into what they aren’t), our rights to own guns, to raise our children the way WE want, to have Insurance and Doctors to our choosing and on and on….Wake up! The majority rules in this country or is did before Obama~ I am NOT one of his RN’s. I am my own. I chose where I want to work and I paid for my Education by working MYSELF with no governmental help or parents. It can be done and it is up to each of us to get up off our duffs and make your life happen!!…WITHOUT Government intrusion! How wonderful to be a FREE AMERICAN! Try it, you will like it better than be a free loader!

Posted by: Spitfire | September 12, 2009, 12:48 pm 12:48 pm

“Posted by: Arkie49er | Sep 11, 2009 5:13:38 PM
What? They can disrupt every town hall meeting held this summer, but boy you’d better not disrupt them!”
Oh, I see. So you’re OK with making bomb threats, eh?
Fine. Let’s start the next civil war TODAY.

Posted by: LibsRlLosers | September 12, 2009, 12:50 pm 12:50 pm

Barry ran out of town -with his tail between his legs – like a scalded hound@ He couldn’t face the “Tea Party” – my, my what a sniveling little worm excue for a President!!!!!

Posted by: IrishEyesAreBlue | September 12, 2009, 12:56 pm 12:56 pm

Abortion protester murdered, bomb threats against the Tea Party…this is how the Civil War starts, folks.

Posted by: Bobarian | September 12, 2009, 1:01 pm 1:01 pm

The moral, God-fearing American has had enough with the liberal freak show. We are taking our country back. Deal with it.

Posted by: Republic of Texas | September 12, 2009, 1:04 pm 1:04 pm

The leftwing extremists just got through gunning down a peaceful pro-life protester in Michigan. Now this.
Dissent is no longer patriotic. It’s not even allowed.

Posted by: Czar of Internal Order | September 12, 2009, 1:08 pm 1:08 pm

You’re making yourselves angry.

Posted by: kyrandos | September 12, 2009, 1:09 pm 1:09 pm

Funny, people who don’t toe the Liberal line seem to labeled as crazy. I was taught that ALL Americans had the right to Freedom of Speech. Not just those who you agree with. I always thought that was what I defended for 20+ years.

Posted by: Mike | September 12, 2009, 1:12 pm 1:12 pm

Is there a single leftie who has figured out that if you are successful in terminating opposing speech that it will come back and bite you in the backside in 4 years when your guy is out of power? Just wondering if you’ve thought about that. I assume so. You are, after all, so much smarter than everyone else.
So go ahead and muzzle Limbaugh and Beck. Go ahead and make dissent illegal. Just be sure you save a copy of this so that in 4 or 8 years I won’t have to say I told you so.

Posted by: Gemma | September 12, 2009, 1:15 pm 1:15 pm

What’s the end game?

Posted by: vice versa | September 12, 2009, 1:20 pm 1:20 pm

You ought to think before you post. It’s the day before a major event for these people and you really think they would disrupt their own offices? Some people are so blind they can’t see what’s right in front of their faces.
I do have to wonder why there is so little true investigative reporting on ACORN and Van Jones and other czars on ABC. What happened to the investigative reporter? Why are all the stories being found and broken by other stations these days?

Posted by: TruthBTold | September 12, 2009, 1:21 pm 1:21 pm

I have a few liberal friends who have told me that they are scared to death of the tea-baggers. They said that our side (conservative) now has the fire and passion that the left hasn’t had since Vietnam. I explained to them that for many of us, this is about our kids and their future. You can screw with me, I said, but when you start screwing with my kids I will throw everything I have at you.
So, dear lefties, be advised. This is real, visceral anger you’re looking at and it is directed squarely at you and your idiocy. If you were screwing up America for yourself, I would have no problem with it, but you’re taking it from my kids.
That makes you my enemy.

Posted by: Stephan | September 12, 2009, 1:23 pm 1:23 pm

Nothing is true, everything is permitted.

Posted by: Fujikoma3x222 | September 12, 2009, 1:27 pm 1:27 pm

Bluedogs need to wake up if they want there seats after mid terms.

Posted by: vice versa | September 12, 2009, 1:28 pm 1:28 pm

Obama supporters did it, no doubt in my mind.

Posted by: Bill Deal | September 12, 2009, 1:40 pm 1:40 pm

Why is it that anyone who doesn’t drink the Obama Kool-Aide called a “Nut-Job”? Exactly why is that?
Barack Obama is proposing a complete and total change in the way the government does business with it’s citizens. Some, like myself don’t wish to do business with the government at any level and then only on very minimal terms and now I’m a “Nut Job”?
I might be from the the sticks but I know politics well enough to know the DC Metro police acted politically. The power structure had best be frightened as unlike a great many other movements this one has grown up from the bottom, just like the Viet Nam War opposition did in the late ’60′s. People are hissed off as they regard the current political agenda to be wrong. Of course with the arrogance of the Obama Regime they’ll be dismissed as clinging to their gun and religion. I would remind him that religious freedom was why the country exists and it exists because men of honor took ups arms to defeat the Tyranny of the King. Some would argue that we are at that same crossroad

Posted by: MrBadExample | September 12, 2009, 1:46 pm 1:46 pm

“Posted by: TexBelle123 | Sep 11, 2009 5:24:41 PM
From what I know about these nut jobs, they probably had one of their members send in the threat to get press and to have an excuse for the pitiful turnout. I saw a tea party on FOX News recently. They had everyone huddle in close and hold up signs so it looked like there were more than 10 people there.”
You are only off by a factor of at least 10,000. The whole Capitol Hill is packed to SRO.

Posted by: Dadof3 | September 12, 2009, 1:57 pm 1:57 pm

As an American citizen, I am truly appalled at how so many people forget what our country stands for which is stated plainly in our Bill of Rights and the US Constitution. The 9/12 tea parties have formed because people have had enough of governmental control and terrorism. Where do you think we will end up if people don’t speak up for our rights? Socialism / WWIII here we come! Peace be with you.

Posted by: patriotism lives | September 12, 2009, 2:02 pm 2:02 pm

Progressives practice what they accuse.

Posted by: madmommy09 | September 12, 2009, 2:04 pm 2:04 pm

What a warped lot you all are that immediately accused the people attending the Tea Party with calling in the threat. You all have no decency. Question: were you offended when Rep. Wilson shouted you lie? Well, what you’re saying now is far worse. Hypocrites.

Posted by: blibblab | September 12, 2009, 2:05 pm 2:05 pm

The Government pulls this ‘bomb scare’ crap everytime there’s a rally in DC…
They ‘fear’ The People uniting and Standing Up for our Constitutional Rights

Posted by: Dean | September 12, 2009, 2:05 pm 2:05 pm

I attended a TEA party this summer and it was the first political “rally” I had attended since I was protesting the Viet Nam war in the 60′s…I was not solicited in either situation, just going with my gut and now, researching my positions.
This administration is out of control and hopefully the checks and balances our fore-fathers built into our system work as they envisioned.

Posted by: anorm | September 12, 2009, 2:09 pm 2:09 pm

Wow all these comments against people speaking there minds….hmmm, probably only one person with multipe aliases, probably affliated with ABC no less.

Posted by: MK | September 12, 2009, 2:09 pm 2:09 pm

Notpolitical:
Democrats only support protest when republicans are in office. Otherwise, they wish anyone who was against them would just shut up and let them turn this country socialist already.

Posted by: The Ghost of the Founding Father | September 12, 2009, 2:10 pm 2:10 pm

I don’t take this yellin and screamin seriously for a second. During 8 long years of Cheney-Bush flushing billions down the toilet to get u s where we are now, not one of these ranters made so much as a peep. Be honest folks. Deficits are great when they are created by conservatives, but are fascism when created by liberals. Could you be consistent for just once in your lives?

Posted by: Andy Kane | September 12, 2009, 2:19 pm 2:19 pm

Typical Obama Acorn leftist-fascist cronies using threats of violence to kill freedom of speech. Its time to overthrow this regime. RESIST THE NEW WORLD ORDER.

Posted by: infowars | September 12, 2009, 2:19 pm 2:19 pm

IT IS NOT ANTI-GOVERNMENT ORGANIZERS, IT IS ANTI-OBAMACARE, ANTI-CAP-TRADE, ANTI-HIGH TAXES, ANTI-ANYTHING THAT IS GOVERNMENT CONTROLLED, BUT PRO-FREEDOM, NO MORE GOVERNMENT CONTROL AND APPEASING OUR ENEMIES. NO MORE CORRUPTION – ACORN FOR ONE – OUR TAX PAYERS MONEY IS GOING TO. IT IS ONLY NATURAL THAT ABC HAS PROSTITUTED THEMSELVES BY GIVING FALSE NEWS AS THE ARM OF THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION. THIS IS UNAMERICAN

Posted by: John | September 12, 2009, 2:19 pm 2:19 pm

bias on both sides – that is patently not true. Yes the Town Hall protesters yelled, because the Dems that had the nerve to hold Town Hall meetings expected them to sit in silence and just accept whatever garbage they wanted to put out there. There is no crime in yelling, but there is a crime in calling out union thugs to get violent with people who have a constitutional right to make their voices hear.

Posted by: Kix | September 12, 2009, 2:20 pm 2:20 pm

It’s the job of Obama’s friends…lol. Would not surprise me…trying to discrupt anything opposing his views.

Posted by: sisi | September 12, 2009, 2:21 pm 2:21 pm

Must have been the KINGFISH from
Amos & Andy

Posted by: Mack | September 12, 2009, 2:22 pm 2:22 pm

Just bought a “You Lie!” t-shirt – TAKE BACK AMERICA – quick!!

Posted by: JP | September 12, 2009, 2:22 pm 2:22 pm

And the beat goes on & on & on.

Posted by: P | September 12, 2009, 2:22 pm 2:22 pm

You take away the concentration camps and the despicable anti-Jewish rhetoric, and I see very, very little difference between Barack HUSSEIN Obama and today’s modern Democrat Party and Adolf Hitler and the SA and German Nationalist Socialist Party.
The Left in Germany was the fertile soil from which the Nazis sprung, and the Left in the US is the fertile soil from which the American Brownshirts are springing.
Sarah Palin was 100% correct, and Congressman Joe Wilson is 100% correct.
Barack HUSSEIN Obama DOES pal around with terrorists, and Barack HUSSEIN Obama DOES lie!

Posted by: JPousson | September 12, 2009, 2:22 pm 2:22 pm

A friend of mine is in DC today with nearly 200 other people from her community. She has organized the Tea Parties in her city herself. She is pure “grass roots” She is a young conservative who has had enough. I hope everyone is safe and everyone plays nice. Just because we can’t agree with each other, doesn’t mean we have to be violent.

Posted by: Amanda | September 12, 2009, 2:24 pm 2:24 pm

W. rich – Don’t be so naive. The majority of the debt passed on to this administration was incurred, not by the war in Iraq but by the big spenders in congress the last two years. That would be the DEMOCRAT LED congress.
As for that war in Iraq, the Dems were all for it, even before Bush was in office… until that traitor Murtha decided to make it political fodder for the 2004 election.

Posted by: Kix | September 12, 2009, 2:24 pm 2:24 pm

You leftists are so amazing! You compare yelling out at a town hall meeting to a bomb threat?? And to you its all the same because its a disruption?? FTF??? The bomb threat call has all the markings of the LEFTIST LIBERALS, thats how they play the game. Dirty, rotten & nasty!

Posted by: Russ | September 12, 2009, 2:25 pm 2:25 pm

Hey ABC, when are you going to report on ACORN? Oh, I forgot, modern “journalists” don’t actually look into anything. They just regurgitate.

Posted by: KJ | September 12, 2009, 2:27 pm 2:27 pm

You people are idiots. These people are fighting for your rights. Obviously your ignorance of our constitution is so great that you don’t realize how much of your rights are being taken away. If you were the least bit informed you wouldn’t be making such obviously dumb comments. So spare me your 6th grade level Michale More rhetoric.

Posted by: GG Chavez | September 12, 2009, 2:27 pm 2:27 pm

Wow, looks like all the andry, ignorant Dems are going to be shocked by the turnout, no huddling to create a mass effect on this one, while u stay on Obama’s Plantation, the real money-makers have gathered here in DC to say something. Too bad all u CNN and MSNBC ABC lemmings might never understand the value of a hard days work and the satisfaction of earning your own living. Stop the SPENDING and INSANITY!

Posted by: Rob3 | September 12, 2009, 2:44 pm 2:44 pm

THE SNOWBALL HAS STARTED TO ROLL FOLKS … HOW DO YOU SPELL “IMPEACH”???

Posted by: IrishEyesAreBlue | September 12, 2009, 2:46 pm 2:46 pm

Who Is John Galt? ATLAS IS SHRUGGING…. for sure! If Obama only had a brain. I SUPPORT FAIR TAX, I SUPPORT DRUG TESTING FOR WELFARE AND MEDICAID RECIPIENTS, I SUPPORT HARD WORKERS AND I SUPPORT MY MILITARY AND MY FREEDOM! If not for the military, we wouldn’t have the ability to voice these very opinions.

Posted by: Rob3 | September 12, 2009, 2:50 pm 2:50 pm

BILLIONS of our tax money – has gone to ACORN to support these RACIST BIGOTED THUGS! It’s time we stop this nonsense BEFORE WE LOOSE OUR COUNTRY. There is NO DOUBT that this worm got into offie by WIDESPREAD VOTER FRAUD!! THAT’S ALL ACORN KNOWS!!!!! TIME FOR A “RE-CALL” – BETTER YET “IMPEACHMENT”.

Posted by: IrishEyesAreBlue | September 12, 2009, 2:54 pm 2:54 pm

I may not agree with their position, but in our wonderful DEMOCRACY, they have every right to hold it, and a peaceful protest.
Shame on those who would use violence, or even the threat of violence, to silence anyone’s voice.

Posted by: Elaine | September 12, 2009, 3:16 pm 3:16 pm

Trouble is, these people didn’t organize anything, but the Alinsky-ites have to find a head to target. Pretty funny!
THERE IS NO HEAD!!
We the people are going to rise up and take back this country from communism.

Posted by: NH | September 12, 2009, 3:42 pm 3:42 pm

This movement is NOT organized by FreedomWorks or any other DC group. The NH Tea Party Coalition does not get funding or directions or so much as an email from any such groups. Some of the ‘leaders’ mentioned on many left wing websites, are unknown to us. We are just Americans and we stand for taking back the country. I guess the Alinsky tactic of targeting the head is nullified by this fact!
Nevertheless, the left-wing haters staged a bomb threat on FreedomWorks yesterday.
I guess we’re now 7-0 with the liberals winning in the violence department, including two shootings yesterday by a pro-abortion 33-year old man.
THERE IS NO HEAD TO THIS REVOLUTION.
AND YES, SORRY HUFFINGTON POST, THERE WERE MORE THAN ’100′ PEOPLE THERE.
BWAHAHAHAHAH

Posted by: NH Tea Party Coalition | September 12, 2009, 3:47 pm 3:47 pm

Earth to Liberals: I won’t pay for an abortion for someone I didn’t
impregnate. Buses used to carry Republican voters had tires slashed (by a Democratic legislator’s son). Democratic office in Denver had windows smashed by a Democratic operative. The New Black Panther Party intimidates voters in Pennsylvania (I wish they would try that in Texas). Union thugs beat up a black conservative at a health care forum. Democratic pro-healthcare supporter bites off the finger of a 65 year old man. Elitist college professor breaks into his own home and a policeman is blamed for racism. A president travels around the world apologizing for sins America didn’t commit. Sitting in a church for 20 years listening to that racist preacher; if not why didn’t he quit the church? His wife must have agreed with the reverend since she forced him to convert to Christianity there before she married him. You think conservatives and independants will sit around and watch this country go down the drain or let you slugs take it over; I think not? You can thank your ACORN lawyer president for creating the worst racial division this country’s seen since the civil war.

Posted by: Truth Teller | September 12, 2009, 3:54 pm 3:54 pm

“I am sick and tired of people who say that if you debate and you disagree with this administration somehow you’re not patriotic. We should stand up and say we are Americans and we have a right to debate and disagree with any administration.” -Hillary Clinton, 2003
Why doesn’t this apply to conservatives as well? Liberals have been too used to the majority being silent. Conservatives should thank liberals and moderates for un-silencing them by putting Obama in office. :)

Posted by: Patriotic Dissenter | September 12, 2009, 3:55 pm 3:55 pm

TexBelle and GregW, you show the idiocy of the liberal left. It is probably one of you two that called it in, because you are some of the dimmest bulbs out there. It is a crime to call in a fraudulent 911 call and I hope they send your fellow liberal to jail for a long time. You liberals are too cowardly to confront people face to face unless you send a gunman after a pro-lifer. You can’t debate because you know the truth and hate the truth. When shown up in a debate, you let the liberal left, lying mainstream media cover for you. If you don’t like this Republic, go to Canada or France or Cuba, where you idiot ideas will be welcomed.

Posted by: Former_Democrat | September 12, 2009, 4:30 pm 4:30 pm

Well, wouldn’t you know, the Lefties are up to it again. They can’t win their arguments on logic like civilized people, so naturally they must resort to childish “explosive reasoning”.In 6 months Obama and his whole administration have shown us why we should throw the bums out. It’s hilarious to watch the “left” get their panties in a wad when the “right” exercises their 1st amendment right to free speech. Didn’t the “left” march and fight for that right all through the 60′s, guess they didn’t really mean that “everyone” should have it, just those who agree with the Left’s beliefs, hypocrites!
Lately…the only time the “left” doesn’t lie (including the president) is when their mouths are closed.

Posted by: Bob | September 12, 2009, 7:02 pm 7:02 pm

The lefty tantrum throwers are so pathetic. Between Obama and the fringe nitwit brigade who still cling to the “hopeychangey” illusion, the Democrat party is going to have to completely reinvent itself. Obama’s killing its credibility in record time. The media can’t even save Barry and the dems anymore.

Posted by: Jason Wilder | September 12, 2009, 9:27 pm 9:27 pm

How amusing! It was all false!
The Republicans emabarrass themselves yet again, yelling “Fire!” in a crowded theater.

Posted by: Marcia C | September 12, 2009, 11:43 pm 11:43 pm

Note that even though the article made it quite clear that there was no bomb threat, a lot of posters still believe it. Even when they own NRO says otherwise.
Guess they stopped reading after the first couple of sentences. No wonder they are all getting their claims wrong!
Good for you NRO!

Posted by: Marcia C | September 12, 2009, 11:45 pm 11:45 pm

You won’t to be anti-big-government?
Vote against the Republican party that DOUBLED the size of the federal government under Bush.
As apposed to Clinton/Gore who slashed its size.

Posted by: Marcia C | September 12, 2009, 11:47 pm 11:47 pm

All I hear from the “Left” is how the “Right” are such mean people ”
Yeah, when Palin’s supporters yelled back during the campaign, that Obama was a “terrorist” that was soooo nice and kind!
Just like when Bush said “You are either for us or against us” that wasn’t damning all those who didn’t agree with him. right?
Your rhetoric during the campaign was oh so sweet!
And then of course you told us that anyone who didn’t love Bush has a mental illness, aka BDS.
(You’ve got to be kidding that you were ever nice about your opponents – the ones that won big time back in November
Generally the idea is that the losers admit their losses and think how to win the next time. You aren’t doing that.

Posted by: Marcia C | September 12, 2009, 11:52 pm 11:52 pm

The Daily Mail said there were over 2 million – the American Press said 70,000 – why would the Daily Mail lie, I can think of any number of reasons the American Press would lie. And the Daily Mail has an office in Washington. The Left is frightened (that is why the posts are like cornered rats here ). You better pray these people don’t become really radicalized, because that would be very bad for the left. This is why the media and the Socialists (Pelosi, Reid, and Obama) are scared. This may go beyond “voting them out”. If you are a leftist, you are outnumbered and in this case you can’t used voter fraud to skew the numbers. It is like the fall of the Soviet Union, and they could not even bear arms: imagine if that happens here – where we can bear arms.

Posted by: Joel Weymouth | September 13, 2009, 1:06 am 1:06 am

A friend of mine asked me how I can be sure that right-wingers didn’t make the phone bomb threat as a means to say “hey look! left-wingers are crazy! They issued a bomb threat!”

Posted by: Andrew | September 13, 2009, 1:56 am 1:56 am

I’d be willing to bet money that they made the call themselves. It’s classic Rovian “dirty tricks”

Posted by: PatGund | September 13, 2009, 2:07 am 2:07 am

So now conservatives, who believe the same and follow the same tenants of James Madison, Thomas Jefferson,Ben Franklin are “Nut jobs!”. We certainly come full circle. I can imagine King George and British Parliament sitting back and looking across the Atlantic using similar speech.

Posted by: mnjrupp | September 13, 2009, 4:06 am 4:06 am

them protesters sure do know how to work the media for their own good. if the white house didn’t know about the rally they made sure it got in the news. man they are conniving.

Posted by: al | September 13, 2009, 8:35 am 8:35 am

Where is John Galt?

Posted by: Byron Taylor | September 13, 2009, 8:46 am 8:46 am

Proponents of the healthcare bill put a great amount of trust in the government’s ability to pay for the plan by stopping “waste, fraud and abuse”. As Grandpa says “trust, but verify”, so let’s build that trust.
It does not take a reform plan to go after “waste, fraud and abuse”. Secretary Sebelius gave the Pfizer sting operation as a prime example. So let’s just back off this rush to impose some 1018 pages of legislation that is dividing our nation and let the government demonstrate that it can do something right.
I propose that we give the government six months to a year to demonstrate that it can save money by going after “waste, fraud and abuse”. At the end of the period there will be no speculation, we will have hard data as to whether Obama’s claims are “truth or fiction”. The taxpayers of America deserve no less?
I am sending this message to my senators and congressman, are you?

Posted by: Ed Taylor | September 13, 2009, 11:41 am 11:41 am

Well wouldn’t you know the Lefties can’t win their arguments on truth and facts so they resort to their gutter politics play book. This president and his administration should be impeached, pronto!

Posted by: Bob W | September 13, 2009, 11:54 am 11:54 am

These people Needs to sign their names to a list to “give up” their Social
Security, SSI and MEDICARE….now that would be GETTING GOVERNMENT OUT OF YOUR HEALTHCARE AND LIVES!

Posted by: sara | September 13, 2009, 11:57 am 11:57 am

Joe Wilson told the truth, and for the record, our new president has “repeatedly” lied, not misspoke but “lied” since he got in office.
Joe Wilson owes no apology to anyone, the Democrat party owes a collective apology to the whole country especially for actions by members such as Nancy Pelosi, Harry, Barney, and the rest of their clan.

Posted by: Bob W | September 13, 2009, 12:04 pm 12:04 pm

How about us all saying a prayer in regards to this? What have you got to lose? One prayer per a million is a giant gift for us all. Let’s not waste any minute of wherever you are friends.
I hope you begin right now as I have been for quite a while before the election. We all need everyone’s help in joining us in prayers. May God bless America.

Posted by: BUSYNEST | September 13, 2009, 12:38 pm 12:38 pm

Sounds like Dems are up to no good again. There’s nothing they can do to stop the tea party rallies so they try to scare all of them away. Ashamed, because its the Dems not the Republicans who are threatening people, because their not getting their way anymore. Democrat wining is all it is, poor little babies.

Posted by: Nate | September 13, 2009, 1:17 pm 1:17 pm

Obama’s sister Maya was born in Indonesia. No one disputes this. Guess what? She has an {AUTHENICATED} Hawaiian Certification of Live Birth. Wow that’s the same document Obama/Barry posted online as proof he was born in Hawaii. How can this be? At the time Hawaiian law didn’t require people to be natural born citizens, or born in Hawaii in order to obtain one. Simply that was followed by fake birth announcements which is similar how Mexicans want anchor babies so the child has benefits.

Posted by: John | September 13, 2009, 5:34 pm 5:34 pm

I heard there was some news about ACORN and prostitutes or something. I can’t seem to find any “news” on this. Can someone direct me to where I can find out more info?

Posted by: james | September 13, 2009, 6:25 pm 6:25 pm

Why do “progressives” continue to attribute socialist propaganda tactics to the right? Oh yeah, they were educated in our schools and never learned that that Nazis were the National SOCIALIST PARTY. Why can’t they just admit they are also socialists? Look at this administrations stated policy goals, then compare them with the goals of the Sociaist Party in America; nearly identical.
“The American people will never knowingly adopt socialism. But, under the name of ‘liberalism’, they will adopt every principle of our socialist program, until one day America will be a socialist nation, without ever knowing how it happened.” – Norman Thomas (6-time U.S. Presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of America)
Just be honest about what you want to do to America. Why do you have to lie if socialism is so great? Or better yet, move to a socialist country if you think that’s the way society should be structured, and leave this country as the one failed (as you see it) outpost of capitalism. Bon voyage!!

Posted by: Alwaysright | September 13, 2009, 6:57 pm 6:57 pm

Great turnout 1 to 2 million.

Posted by: shawn | September 13, 2009, 8:36 pm 8:36 pm

If your a wingnut does it matter if your a right wing or a left wing nut I mean to me it doesn’t matter if your killing for the right to kill or the left to kill your still a killer. The Bible says thou shall not kill not thou shall not kill unless someone who says or thinks there God tells you to kill.

Posted by: El Pearl | September 13, 2009, 8:38 pm 8:38 pm

I attended the rally in DC. No violence and no property destruction, yet we are criticized and called “nut jobs”. Keep talking liberals and you’ll end up having no-one left to take care of you. Hard-working people are sick of paying for the poor choices of others. My favorite sign said “Atlas WILL Shrug”. When more people live off of the system than pay into it, it ceases to function.

Posted by: Laura | September 13, 2009, 11:01 pm 11:01 pm

I have not seen much on the 9/12 march on Washington, the Acorn videos, the czars of Obama, on ABC or other alphabet networks. Are our networks taken over by the government like Hugo Chavez took over the news industry in Venezuela. What else is comming our way, will the govenment take all of our freedoms with the media looking the other way?

Posted by: Liz R | September 14, 2009, 1:45 pm 1:45 pm

The National Park Service and the DC Police estimated the crowd at 1.2 million based on footage from the traffic cameras. We aren’t nuts we just believe the Constitution has violated repeatedly for the last couple of generations. We are standing up for your Liberty as well as our own.

Posted by: Mike | September 14, 2009, 3:37 pm 3:37 pm

” the best goverment is the one that makes it self unnessary”

Posted by: paul | September 14, 2009, 5:05 pm 5:05 pm

Wonders why ACORN got Stimulis money with the voter fraud? they should of been under investigation and shut down just for the voter fraud, instead Obama game them more money (millions). Whats wrong with this picture? why not give the money to the poor or unemployed? The goverment is getting bigger with the czars who answers to no one but obama who get paid over 100,000 a year where are the jobs for the unemployed? Fishy? WAKE UP AMERICA

Posted by: MAinNevada | September 14, 2009, 5:10 pm 5:10 pm

The bomb threat came from the lunatic fringe who don’t understand what’s going on in politics. Republicans: What do you expect when you get people fired up? Someone’s going to get killed while Fox News and Rush Limbaugh get their jollies. Disgraceful.

Posted by: Pamela | September 14, 2009, 11:19 pm 11:19 pm

These guys did it themselves, are you kidding me? They want the publicity and the sympathy…I don’t trust these liars farther than I can throw them

Posted by: Aleister Crowley | September 17, 2009, 2:08 pm 2:08 pm

It is horrible to see the bombongs in asian and middle east countries. Suicide bombing has become the the most feared terrorist activity.

Posted by: Internet Threat | September 18, 2009, 7:48 am 7:48 am

I’m an independent. Voted Democrat in last 4 out of 5 president elections with Obama being the last Democrat I voted for.
I’ve been very wary of the Tea Party movement (even though I agree with many of their views). But what I have been witnessing from the Obama administration, the Democrats, the media, and these leftist people, scares me. I have decided to fight for our freedoms and join my local Tea Party organization. I until 2012, will convert all my like minded Independent and Democrat friends, family, and colleagues. I estimate by the 2010 elections, I will have converted 250 people. And they intern will go convert others. It’s time to take a stand. Enough is enough!

Posted by: Carlo Fuentes | April 21, 2010, 5:14 pm 5:14 pm

Very interesting , thanks

Posted by: sur mesure pas cher | October 14, 2011, 5:49 pm 5:49 pm

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