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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAnyone have info. about that national trucker strike
that is supposed to be going on for the next 3 days?????
Supposedly started today.
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Anyone have info. about that national trucker strike (Original Post)
dixiegrrrrl
Oct 2013
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elleng
(131,176 posts)1. Modest, no big deal, weather caused more problems than did truckers.
edit: Rachel discussing it now.
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)2. Oh...
it was huge.
Stallion
(6,476 posts)3. Probably in Spokane Washington By Now
nm
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)4. A bust
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)5. Rachel is doing a segment on it right now
And I found this:
Truckers roll into DC as part of 3-day ride for the Constitution
Posted: Oct 11, 2013 3:12 PM PDT
Updated: Oct 11, 2013 3:18 PM PDT
By WBTW News Staff
WASHINGTON - Hundreds of truckers were seen rolling slowly into Washington DC on the first full day of their protest rally to the nation's capitol.
The national Truckers Ride for the Constitution started officially at 5 pm on Thursday and is expected to last all weekend as a protest to regulations, the debt ceiling, President Obama and "corruption," the organizers say.
Already, dozens of photos and video from traffic cameras show the truckers having an effect on traffic some images show the big rigs occupying all lanes of the DC beltway and slowly driving with stacks of cars behind them. However, some media are reporting that the response has been mixed.
Although much of the protest seems to be about blocking traffic, many supporters were seen on overpasses, along side the road with signs and in other vehicles with the group's Twitter hashtag T2SDA.
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"Four commercial vehicles began driving side-by-side across all four northbound lanes of I-495 on the Inner Loop slowing traffic to 15 mph. Virginia State Police stopped the four tractor-trailers at the 53 mile marker (Fairfax County) and warned them not to impede traffic," Virginia State Police told WTOP in a statement.
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http://www.wbtw.com/story/23671869/truckers-roll-into-dc-as-part-of-3-day-protest
Posted: Oct 11, 2013 3:12 PM PDT
Updated: Oct 11, 2013 3:18 PM PDT
By WBTW News Staff
WASHINGTON - Hundreds of truckers were seen rolling slowly into Washington DC on the first full day of their protest rally to the nation's capitol.
The national Truckers Ride for the Constitution started officially at 5 pm on Thursday and is expected to last all weekend as a protest to regulations, the debt ceiling, President Obama and "corruption," the organizers say.
Already, dozens of photos and video from traffic cameras show the truckers having an effect on traffic some images show the big rigs occupying all lanes of the DC beltway and slowly driving with stacks of cars behind them. However, some media are reporting that the response has been mixed.
Although much of the protest seems to be about blocking traffic, many supporters were seen on overpasses, along side the road with signs and in other vehicles with the group's Twitter hashtag T2SDA.
...
"Four commercial vehicles began driving side-by-side across all four northbound lanes of I-495 on the Inner Loop slowing traffic to 15 mph. Virginia State Police stopped the four tractor-trailers at the 53 mile marker (Fairfax County) and warned them not to impede traffic," Virginia State Police told WTOP in a statement.
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http://www.wbtw.com/story/23671869/truckers-roll-into-dc-as-part-of-3-day-protest
DeSwiss
(27,137 posts)6. No one could tell the difference from the regular traffic from what I gather.....
- In other words, another Tea Party success story. Or at least that's how they'll tell it.....
http://wonkette.com/531321/dozens-of-truckers-show-up-to-completely-shut-down-dc-constitution-likely-to-survive-anyway
http://wonkette.com/531321/dozens-of-truckers-show-up-to-completely-shut-down-dc-constitution-likely-to-survive-anyway
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)8. Yeah..too bad the furlough hit after they planned it..
The idea was to shut down the traffic.
Marie Marie
(9,999 posts)7. Did you hear that one trucker?
Saying something like: Remember CS&N's song Four Dead in Ohio? Well how about Four Dead in Benghazi? Typical Fox News/Glen Beck Moron.