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lonely bird

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104. That was Promisekeepers founded by the former football coach of the University of Colorado.
Mon Nov 16, 2020, 06:22 PM
Nov 2020

Bill McCartney founded it in 1990. It is a conservative, RW, evangelical, husband is the head of the family bullshit organization.

Oathkeepers was founded in 2009.

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You mean America's largest white supremacist gang of thugs? Squinch Nov 2020 #1
2 minutes with the google and it looks like Oath Keepers were started when that black guy was ... Botany Nov 2020 #15
They go back farther than that. Lars39 Nov 2020 #33
you mean NewJeffCT Nov 2020 #54
Yep Lars39 Nov 2020 #58
That was Promisekeepers founded by the former football coach of the University of Colorado. lonely bird Nov 2020 #104
Maybe went nationwide then, Lars39 Nov 2020 #107
Yep. The one they refer to as the Kenyan COL Mustard Nov 2020 #103
Terrorist Organization HootieMcBoob Nov 2020 #56
will make it much easier for FBI to crack down on these terrorists beachbumbob Nov 2020 #2
don't hold your breath. maxsolomon Nov 2020 #92
'no one paid a price for the Malheur NWR occupation.' Celerity Nov 2020 #94
I meant legally. Sorry I didn't specifically state that. maxsolomon Nov 2020 #95
America's Largest Brainwashed Pieces Of SHIT. Cha Nov 2020 #3
Gang of thugs Fullduplexxx Nov 2020 #4
I suspect that Sherman A1 Nov 2020 #5
Frankly, I hope it doesn't work out particularly well for them. calimary Nov 2020 #64
Hot air like before the elections, only post-defeat version. Hortensis Nov 2020 #6
Americas military will and they are the REAL OATHKEEPERS Beachnutt Nov 2020 #7
My sentiments exactly! whathehell Nov 2020 #26
Or, in the words of Gen. Mark Milley Fritz Walter Nov 2020 #51
Eventually you have to cut the head off the snake.... Historic NY Nov 2020 #8
... And then tread on it. Really stomp it with big boots.... Hekate Nov 2020 #109
They are terrorists and should be treated as such. Takket Nov 2020 #9
+1 dalton99a Nov 2020 #77
They aren't a militia. no_hypocrisy Nov 2020 #10
Really just partly cloudy with steady drizzle troopers. 20% chance of light flurries. jaxexpat Nov 2020 #38
They're Brownshirts PJMcK Nov 2020 #60
It's not a militia Dem4Life1102 Nov 2020 #11
Wouldn't that be treason? Bt raccoon Nov 2020 #12
Yes. Yes it would. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Nov 2020 #27
Militia/terrorists - a singular term keithbvadu2 Nov 2020 #13
Heavily armed Oath Keepers were the ones who showed up at the Bundy Ranch in Nevada, sop Nov 2020 #14
I was just remembering when this happened. pazzyanne Nov 2020 #43
The media needs to use the FBI terminology qnd avoid the word "militia." Lonestarblue Nov 2020 #16
+1. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2020 #18
Half the country? More like the most deplorable 5%. And they won't be doing much nullifying Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2020 #17
Then the US government should cut off any and all sinkingfeeling Nov 2020 #19
And confiscate their guns. nt. reACTIONary Nov 2020 #24
Indeed... OldBaldy1701E Nov 2020 #29
Crybabies. johnp3907 Nov 2020 #20
ZZZZZZZZZZ,,,,,,, Cryptoad Nov 2020 #21
Exactly. They didnt recognize the "illegal" Obama either. EITHER term! oldsoftie Nov 2020 #61
Only Democratic administrations are illegal. BusyBeingBest Nov 2020 #83
Who asked you? Who cares? FuhQ. nt reACTIONary Nov 2020 #22
We must somehow divorce our law enforcement from these thugs. KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2020 #23
well... OldBaldy1701E Nov 2020 #32
They need to be out of policing, period. Any police who can be identified with ooky Nov 2020 #72
Hope that pictures were taken of their faces Sierra89 Nov 2020 #25
According to the ACLU, militas are illegal Lars39 Nov 2020 #28
Yes, please. Take them out. No quarter. No mercy. NurseJackie Nov 2020 #30
Our bdamomma Nov 2020 #31
They should be designated a terrorist organization and any police or those in authority...military Demsrule86 Nov 2020 #34
Self important flatulence from the Cabelas Cowboys BlueNProud Nov 2020 #35
You'll be recognized as an unlawful citizen and will be punished as such. blueinredohio Nov 2020 #36
Nazis NEOBuckeye Nov 2020 #37
lol! Doughnut keeper's havin a sad Blues Heron Nov 2020 #39
please continue Oath Keepers Always Randy Nov 2020 #40
domestic terrorism 'militia' spanone Nov 2020 #41
The Q Cucks Clan? rusty fender Nov 2020 #42
Another Reason To Release Everyone Incarcerated For Minor Drug Charges smb Nov 2020 #44
Melty melty, you snowflake dumbasses (NT) HuskyOffset Nov 2020 #45
with out Trump weissmam Nov 2020 #46
Why does every crackpot white supremacist group make the news? Vivienne235729 Nov 2020 #47
The law doesn't care what they think warrior1 Nov 2020 #48
Here is what I suggest and believe would be effective: olegramps Nov 2020 #49
I think a little... Maxheader Nov 2020 #50
Vanilla Isis Marcuse Nov 2020 #52
What a bunch of snowflakes Dopers_Greed Nov 2020 #53
Right Wing Terrorism Rizen Nov 2020 #55
Then the Federal government will ensure the q cucks klan militia is "well-regulated." (Nt) FreepFryer Nov 2020 #57
SORE LOSERS FOR TRUMP 2020! KG Nov 2020 #59
18 U.S. Code § 2384. Seditious conspiracy James48 Nov 2020 #62
Thank you. This should be sent to every one of them. Nt spooky3 Nov 2020 #65
+1000000 crickets Nov 2020 #88
Fine. We will release several hundred low level drug offenders spooky3 Nov 2020 #63
No worries. The FBI recognizes them. C_U_L8R Nov 2020 #66
So they're going to "resist" Biden's administration? WinstonSmith4740 Nov 2020 #67
And the FBI will be watching their every move. MoonRiver Nov 2020 #68
You mean... matt819 Nov 2020 #69
These "nullification" nuts..... marmar Nov 2020 #70
I refuse to "recognise" the Oath Creepers They_Live Nov 2020 #71
Break the law and their asses will be sent straight octoberlib Nov 2020 #73
We keep calling them militias, what they are, are terrorists. dreamland Nov 2020 #74
Gosh a whole 10k of them?? What are they going to do, overthrow the Guberment? Bengus81 Nov 2020 #75
Yawnnnnnnnnnnnn niyad Nov 2020 #76
Hope the FBI is watching malaise Nov 2020 #78
The Oath Keepers, an armed right-wing organisation that boasts tens of thousands of members Norbert Nov 2020 #79
They should never be called militias. They are white supremacist terrorist cult gangs. gollygee Nov 2020 #80
Not much difference between them and the GOP mtnsnake Nov 2020 #81
"Militia" lol. BusyBeingBest Nov 2020 #82
Gonna be fun to see these asshats frog marched to prison for treason. apnu Nov 2020 #84
Who cares? Happy Hoosier Nov 2020 #85
Just investigate them and prosecute every felon in that organization MineralMan Nov 2020 #86
The "Oathkeepers" JackHughes Nov 2020 #87
Biden's FBI will hunt them down. roamer65 Nov 2020 #89
The situation could easily deteriorate bluecollar2 Nov 2020 #90
They can now VA_Jill Nov 2020 #91
I smell another stand-off lettucebe Nov 2020 #93
"I'm such an inarticulate chickenshizz I have to grab my gun whenever somebody disagrees with me" struggle4progress Nov 2020 #96
Fuck them! Trump lost get over it! Initech Nov 2020 #97
I didn't expect them to react any other way jmowreader Nov 2020 #98
The Oaf Keepers wouldn't last a minute against a real military force. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2020 #99
Well, I never recognized Trump as President either. nt Quixote1818 Nov 2020 #100
And if they break the law, they can fucking go to prison. Crunchy Frog Nov 2020 #101
Oaf Keepers COL Mustard Nov 2020 #102
These guys believe if they close their eyes, they're invisible. LanternWaste Nov 2020 #105
Not how it works here Stewie. Dyedinthewoolliberal Nov 2020 #106
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Skittles Nov 2020 #108
Oh, the armed gang of white thug domestic terrorists... Hekate Nov 2020 #110
Is this similar to my refusal to accept Amy Barrett disalitervisum Nov 2020 #111
Perhaps if they are unhappy twodogsbarking Nov 2020 #112
these people are not militia llashram Nov 2020 #113
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