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Originally posted by hadriana
I guess better the black hawks than the apaches.
It would be nice if they'd warn folks a bit.
I was eating in a hotel on Jeckyll island one day when a line of them came up to the big window and scared the crapola after me. i had forgot about g8 being one island over.
Originally posted by Jameela
What is more important, your life? Your right to speak?
When people decide their rights are more important, it wont matter...
The few must always sacrifice for the good of the many, otherwise the many wont have the good.
Originally posted by stanguilles7
Originally posted by Jameela
What is more important, your life? Your right to speak?
When people decide their rights are more important, it wont matter...
The few must always sacrifice for the good of the many, otherwise the many wont have the good.
Put yourself out there, then.
Instead of just asking others to.
5-10 golf carts
Originally posted by lacrimaererum
prostitution scandal widened with allegations that at least 20 women joined members of the U.S. advance team arranging security for the president's visit to Colombia last weekend.
Originally posted by Kali74
reply to post by jibeho
Just as I was about to thank-you for keeping the two separate.
Oh well.
The two groups have been interbreeding since this all began based on the increase in Direct Action and Guerrilla techniques. There is plenty of big name muscle and money that has been slowly working its way into this whole occupy, 99% Spring movement. Should be interesting...
Prove it.
All that said, the protests are going to happen no matter what. I just pray that people, especially officials and authorities remember this is America and we are bound as well as protected by the Constitution. I wish I could be there. I wish I could be one of the ones to stand before all that will be on display and not be scared into silence but enraged and shouting in their faces that they will have to violate the Constitution in order to shut me up.edit on 17-4-2012 by Kali74 because: (no reason given)
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Actually, their last Grant to Ruckus was in 2010 for 9600 bucks. Where did you get your data from?
Originally posted by AGWskeptic
Originally posted by stanguilles7
You know, it sure is interesting how they always have these summits in big cities so they can justify a massive military presence at a significant profit for the military outfitters, etc. And it helps them train in our urban areas, too!
I mean, I'm sure they couldnt hold these summits out in the country, miles from anyone,or, GASP online?
To be fair they need hotel rooms and conference halls, not many rural areas have those things.
They could use that huge hotel in Colorado, but that's not rural anymore, very built up area now.
I like the idea of someplace like Mackinac Island, the Grand hotel alone has 385 rooms. Would be very easy to secure an island in Lake Michigan.