ACORN Using Police To Silence Joker Care Protesters - With Video
Last week, in Baton Rouge
July 27
While doing some research for my next Examiner article, I came across a video of ACORN organizers, at a health care rally, using oppressive thug tactics to shut down opposing voices. The video is raw but it clearly shows police in Baton Rouge, LA intervening on behalf of ACORN and attempting to silence a civil discussion about health care policy.
Initially, some ACORN members were holding a rally in support of President Obama’s health care plan, and some counter protesters were holding a small opposing rally against the health care plan. So far so good, what is occurring is the normal exercise of free speech and free association rights, constitutionally protected in the United States.
Things took a surprising and dangerous turn when a police officer, clearly sympathetic to the ACORN rally, attempts to shut down the opposition. At one point, during a very civil discussion between an opponent and a supporter of the president’s plan, the police officer returned and actually told the individuals opposing the president’s plan they were not allowed to speak. The man in blue shirt, a supporter of the president’s plan, later returns and attempts to defend the free speech rights of the counter protesters.
The president does have a long association with ACORN and the SEIU, and both organizations have faced accusations of fraud and intimidation both in the past, and more recently. I find it interesting the president was so quick to jump to conclusions, and assume wrongdoing on the part of police during the recent arrest of his friend Henry Gates; he then backpedaled when the facts of the case revealed Mr. Gates to be in the wrong. The President is currently dealing with the backlash his comments sparked. Now, when ACORN, and police officers in Baton Rouge, LA, are actually suppressing the free speech of individuals opposed to the President’s health care plan, he says nothing. I will let the video speak for itself.
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And they have the balls to call US Nazis?
Can you imagine if the shoe was on the other foot and this happened? How many CNN/MSNBC vans would’ve shown up?
It would’ve resulted in riot gear and tear gas.
What a difference between Left and Correct (Right)
Unbelievable.
Conspiracy theorists are looking less looney every day.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204908604574334623330098540.html
This is just downright appalling censorship and it is rearing it’s head all over our country. We are getting to them folks. Their fear is showing as they try and silence those with reason. Be vigilant in your defense of freedom and the right to be heard!
I’m going to start a group called Squirrels. ACORNS are nuts that are meant to be cracked and eaten by Squirrels. I need some shirts showing Squirrels eating ACORNS.
Great idea, although I would find a picture of pre-historic squirrel to deal with that female gorilla acorn nut in the video.
Outstanding idea westcoastgirl!! Sign me up! Nice to see that not everyone out here on the west coast falls under the idiocy of “left coast thinking”.
Thats in my back yard folks!
B.R.P.D. has a black police chief and mayor. Does this surprise anyone? Didnt even make the local news. You notice how black folks insist you have to listen to the police as long as the police arent telling them to do anything, and supporting their interest.
Actually, being a police officer who has worked the streets for years, I snorted soda out of my mouth when I heard that black lady say
“These are the po-lice. If they tell you to do something you have to listen to them or its resisting.”
I could not believe what I was hearing as I am so used to hearing something more along the lines of
“Why you pull me over? You pulled me over cuz I’m black didn’t you?! I want your badge number you racist pig.”
Now granted, that response IS NOT the majority, but I’ve NEVER heard anyone (except a mother talking to her young kids who were in trouble) tell anyone what that woman said…regardless of race. That was the most inane comment I’ve ever heard…especially when she balked at the question of the legitimacy of his orders…which folks, you do have a right to disregard any officer if/when he/she is giving you an unlawful directive.
I wonder how this would have been portrayed if the cops were keeping black ACORN supporters from standing on a sidewalk….I can guarantee you would not have heard that woman say you have to listen to the police.
L.E.O. here too, and you know exactly how it would be portrayed if it was the other way around. But we might get a beer out of P.O.T.U.S. for it LOL
Ironic.
Baton Rouge = Red Stick
This will only get ugly.
Divide and conquer. The enemy is trying to make Americans fight Americans. There is already ample fuel but what will be the spark?
Not exactly. These are anti-American people with anti-American agendas.
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When a policeman tells you to do something and you have to do it even though he’s breaking the law = Police state
“If a police officer tells you to do something and you don’t do it you’re actually resisting, so you have to listen to them”
So do as I say, fuck ‘rule of law’ is that how it is?
Conservatives get accused of being right-wing-nut-jobs but ACORN believes anyone who descents was “sent” by the right wing conspiracy. That sounds like paranoia to me, their probably just left-wing-nut-jobs.
I can understand the police may have had the interest of keeping the protest civil and were acting in such fashion to prevent things from get out of hand, however I believe they could have handled it better.
if we have to do what the police say when they have no right to tell us to move why didnt that apply for proffesor gates when the police asked him to produce his id???
Fighting ” americans” in name only isnt fighting an American.
Those who resisted the Soviet were Russians too.
The Chinese & Vietnamese who resisted communism in their countries were also fighting Chinese and Vietnamese.
Cancer cells SUCCEED by being like the cells of the host organism with the exception of THEY DESTROY THE HOST.
We are going to find out real soon just who “Officer Friendly” is, and who is just saying they are different from the bad cops.
we need to get the legal angle on this and set up so we are prepared. I hope that lawsuit in georgia goes our way.
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