Tuesday, August 11, 2009

New Hampshire Ready to Revolt?

Free State Project show up armed in an open carry state...
Arlen Specter confrontation...
Obama's first big healthcare event since protests began...
Lawmakers try to tone down health care town halls...

Also important to note, the gun-toting protestor was holding a sign referencing the Jefferson quote: "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time, with the blood of patriots and tyrants." It's a well known quote from one of the archetypal founding fathers. And in itself it's part of the American heritage, something that echoes with Jefferson's always ambivalent and frequently dilettantish attitude toward political violence. But in the context of these townhall excesses and while carrying a firearm at a presidential event, it's quite a menacing statement, in as much as it is about the need to kill tyrants



Open carry, open protest

Alex Jones interview - Wednesday