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scarletwoman

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267. "I found the picture from a tweet..." Yeah, I figured it was something like that.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Reply #266)

Sat May 17, 2014, 03:45 PM

May 2014

It's the one thing I really, really dislike about the internet; like the person who tweeted that photo in the first place, people will just throw any old bullshit out there if it suits their purpose, facts be damned. Sorry you fell for it.

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American Spring: That's 10 million people, swear to God [View all] bigtree May 2014 OP

Maybe if you count every single cell each of them have..... LynneSin May 2014 #1

No! That is 10 milling people! Not 10 million! eom Purrfessor May 2014 #79

DUzy! valerief May 2014 #86

DUzy! Snotcicles May 2014 #134

I see what you did there!!! Tarheel_Dem May 2014 #87

That's what they promised, right? eom. 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #111

They promised between 10 and Rincewind May 2014 #253

LOL! myrna minx May 2014 #116

10 milling people -- purrfection! Hekate May 2014 #139

good one nt arely staircase May 2014 #146

HAHAHAHA you should do media spin for the tea party. That was great. Takket May 2014 #156

Thanks for all the above compliments. Just pointing out the obvious. Purrfessor May 2014 #166

Awswome play on words! /nt dballance May 2014 #168

WINNER!!!! Definitely DUzy!!! calimary May 2014 #243

If they had 20 brain cells to rub together among them Aerows May 2014 #119

No, You're Wrong Lynne ProfessorGAC May 2014 #153

10 Million potential protesters PeoViejo May 2014 #197

So in other words if you count every brain cell Chisox08 May 2014 #244

No shit? Some people actually showed up? Brickbat May 2014 #2

While few will show up, be sure there are ten million americans at least who hate USA randys1 May 2014 #3

no longer white/xtian/str8t only in power that is what they hate ! I think you are right -there lunasun May 2014 #209

I can't see the picture demtenjeep May 2014 #4

When I'm at work, I can't see most DU photos w/Firefox, and can see half of them w/IE arcane1 May 2014 #91

I didn't see that one guy at first, 'cuz of the camo and all. Arugula Latte May 2014 #5

See? That's how well trained and skillful the other 9,999,920 patriots are ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #117

LOL! That is a priceless comment! n/t xocet May 2014 #198

According to the woman, they ae trapped in the camps. I assume that's the FEMA concentration camps.. Thor_MN May 2014 #222

Don't believe it ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #230

Ah'm skeered! riqster May 2014 #6

HAHAHAHHA! Coventina May 2014 #7

OMG seriously??? arcane1 May 2014 #96

I'M SERIES!!!1!!!1 Coventina May 2014 #100

Well, it proves musical inclination if nothing else. Singing the real thing-- eridani May 2014 #251

Did anyone else see a woman from the South say that "we" are still fighting the Civil War? factsarenotfair May 2014 #8

Her? HAHA 951-Riverside May 2014 #27

Yes, her! factsarenotfair May 2014 #39

If she's still fighting the Civil War ... Fantastic Anarchist May 2014 #192

Ha! Good one! factsarenotfair May 2014 #193

must be her sister riverwalker May 2014 #41

That had to be the most assholish display Aerows May 2014 #126

I assume you're calling her a lady in an advisedly manner Warpy May 2014 #167

Hammer, meet nail. Fantastic Anarchist May 2014 #194

how in the hell can she see through those patriotic glasses (I saw a pair just like them niyad May 2014 #51

It's the 2naSalit May 2014 #204

good thing I had put down my drink before I read this!! niyad May 2014 #268

Me too! 2naSalit May 2014 #270

She looks the wacky younger sister of Crazy Obama-is-an-Arab Lady at that 2008 McCain rally, LOL catbyte May 2014 #143

Jeezus, be careful with those pictures...damn near lost my lunch...thanks a lot... CTyankee May 2014 #152

Wow...Scarlett O'Hara is REALLY getting up there now. Ken Burch May 2014 #250

Teehee. factsarenotfair May 2014 #271

They're trying to 2naSalit May 2014 #9

It was so sad they decided to pull the live stream LMAO 951-Riverside May 2014 #10

update from the springnuts bigtree May 2014 #14

There's a 2nd stream :D 951-Riverside May 2014 #34

The 2nd stream is a real knee slapper ROFL 951-Riverside May 2014 #49

I trolled the 2nd stream comments a little. That was fun. nt TeamPooka May 2014 #129

They tried to put lipstick on American Sprung but it's still a pig. nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2014 #199

The comments are really funny. What a bunch of losers! n/t RKP5637 May 2014 #70

Guy on stream: "We don't know what we're going to do but... we're going to do something" 951-Riverside May 2014 #74

sounds like a plan nt arely staircase May 2014 #150

I love it when a plan comes together. n/t Fantastic Anarchist May 2014 #196

... awoke_in_2003 May 2014 #231

They're still screaming about the media on the 3rd feed 951-Riverside May 2014 #88

O. M. G. Kali May 2014 #137

It's like a bad movie, I can't stop watching the live feed MiniMe May 2014 #11

Walt Starr was commenting on the social stream. Coventina May 2014 #12

No way?!?!?! Walt "Tombstone me right fucking now Skinner!" Starr.. denbot May 2014 #245

Well, it was either him or someone using the "Walt Starr" name. Coventina May 2014 #260

LOL redqueen May 2014 #13

OMG they started singing the National Anthem BumRushDaShow May 2014 #15

'oh, beautiful . . .' bigtree May 2014 #17

Couldn't help it - he HATES saying the name José underpants May 2014 #108

Dear revolutionaries, watch this instructive video for tips... Tierra_y_Libertad May 2014 #16

That's thirty million pokerfan May 2014 #18

30 Parts Per Million . . . ProfessorGAC May 2014 #155

They won't be there long, they will be away from Faux too long and can't breathe Thinkingabout May 2014 #19

LMFAO TRoN33 May 2014 #20

live feed returned bigtree May 2014 #21

red shirt guy seems pretty disappointed in the turn out KurtNYC May 2014 #22

This is what a REAL protest looks like 951-Riverside May 2014 #23

No, only forty people there, or the networks would have covered it. truedelphi May 2014 #90

Thank You! Gives Perspecrive! n/t ALBliberal May 2014 #103

I was there, marching with the VFP. If anyone has a right to carry the Flag, it's them. Hekate May 2014 #147

Some loser just yelled "WHERE ARE YOU AT??????" BumRushDaShow May 2014 #24

Looks like every one of them is on Social Security and Medicare CanonRay May 2014 #25

All the nutbags are gathering in one spot! Somebody sign them up for the ACA! mfcorey1 May 2014 #26

Send over an one striper admin spec. Show 'em her war face. That should do it. n/t sarge43 May 2014 #47

Fools. SoapBox May 2014 #28

OMG! There are tens of people there! MineralMan May 2014 #29

LOL! Wait Wut May 2014 #32

I don't think they'll make their reserve, though. MineralMan May 2014 #35

NEWS FLASH! Wait Wut May 2014 #30

+1 Jamaal510 May 2014 #107

... Kali May 2014 #141

They are there but not on camera. Guarding porta-potties is serious top-secret stuff! davsand May 2014 #31

Has anyone spotted Ted Nugent yet? RoverSuswade May 2014 #33

Fred Phelps? Treant May 2014 #48

Never too soon for That One. bravenak May 2014 #62

LOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RKP5637 May 2014 #78

They could give him the Weekend at Bernies treatment. JoeyT May 2014 #85

win Soylent Brice May 2014 #136

coulter? bigtree May 2014 #120

LMAF! what a bunch of Ass-hats! Mbrow May 2014 #36

Well, they can't blame the weather at this point now that it's just turned sunny and pretty nice Mike Daniels May 2014 #37

Obama is so incompetent, that he can't even manage his weather control devices properly! frylock May 2014 #64

Watch the video for a few minutes... one_voice May 2014 #38

They should be asked to show ID or to prove that they are citizens. And show the permit. nt kelliekat44 May 2014 #40

CNN will soon be covering watoos May 2014 #42

I heard they ended up in Walla Walla! CaliforniaPeggy May 2014 #66

Good one! livetohike May 2014 #228

It's JEEEBUS!!! Wait Wut May 2014 #43

Heard the Bundy Militia will NOT attend. They believe as soon as they leave the compound misterhighwasted May 2014 #44

Here's your new leaders WOOHOOO Tsiyu May 2014 #45

Looks like Captain Ahab in the black coat & white beard misterhighwasted May 2014 #55

His ship has run aground in some foul company Tsiyu May 2014 #92

It's looks like really bad scifi cosplay. blackspade May 2014 #58

Or one of the Roseanne Halloween episodes Tsiyu May 2014 #94

well played blackspade May 2014 #151

+1 Ha! I love it ! lunasun May 2014 #211

Snort. bullsnarfle May 2014 #189

those are some seriously ugly people. Warren Stupidity May 2014 #238

Is that woman wearing a (saggy) flight suit and combat boots? Number23 May 2014 #246

Another fail. She obviously isn't packing socks. n/t sarge43 May 2014 #262

Utter fail. blackspade May 2014 #46

I feel bad for the tourists. Blue_Adept May 2014 #50

I always considered protests as bonus street theater whenever I've been on vacation Mike Daniels May 2014 #164

There's not enough of these imbeciles to even bother the tourists alcibiades_mystery May 2014 #226

10 million = collective brain cells. nt valerief May 2014 #52

when they only have two each (and that is a high estimate, because they clearly do NOT arc!) niyad May 2014 #61

Aw, c'mon, they need a few to hold their guns, put on their tricorners, and run their mouths! nt valerief May 2014 #69

okay, okay, THREE niyad May 2014 #84

Are you calling them a bunch of Commies!?! winter is coming May 2014 #177

OperationAmericanSpring (Louisiana) bigtree May 2014 #53

HAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHA! Kali May 2014 #144

I just heard the guy on the video feed say "we got a 15 passenger van and we got it about half full" Erose999 May 2014 #54

ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!!! EFFIN Hilarious. HAAAAHAHAAAAA!! misterhighwasted May 2014 #60

The comments on the live feed crack me up MohRokTah May 2014 #56

You have to count the ones who've been arrested and herded into FEMA concentration camps. Jim Lane May 2014 #57

Those must be the ones who are "stuck in camp" csziggy May 2014 #161

Oh god! Obama is surrounded!!eleven! chrisa May 2014 #59

Is that a political rally or Duck Dynasty appreciation night at Nationals Stadium? Initech May 2014 #63

Where's Fox News with live coverage, where are their heroes like Sean Hannity and the herd? RKP5637 May 2014 #65

My God Please don't show this on Foreign Press feed..So embarrassing misterhighwasted May 2014 #67

This can't be worse than Bush trying to give Merkel a massage. chrisa May 2014 #72

Owe my stomach hurts..I forgot about him, briefly. No dignity at all on the "other side of the isle" misterhighwasted May 2014 #173

Obama should send sandwiches over just to mess with them. stevenleser May 2014 #68

Perfect !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RKP5637 May 2014 #73

with dijon mustard frylock May 2014 #77

And Freedumb Fries!! arcane1 May 2014 #118

and arugula eShirl May 2014 #138

LOL! ( n/t ) Make7 May 2014 #81

Or some Dunkin' donuts BumRushDaShow May 2014 #83

Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaahaha~ sheshe2 May 2014 #214

+1 uponit7771 May 2014 #95

EXCELLENT IDEA! doxydad May 2014 #105

The 3 footer from Subway serves 10 to 15. Supposing he gets 2 of them, what will they do with the Erose999 May 2014 #109

They don't like taking handouts from Obama 951-Riverside May 2014 #127

That was what I was thinking. By the way does anyone know if the rally in Bunkerville had any more jwirr May 2014 #140

pie! BlancheSplanchnik May 2014 #160

Even better... toddwv May 2014 #178

Sure, chicken tartare with sundried mayonnaise on Ilsa May 2014 #208

I'm having a great laugh, and I needed it. Thanks, OAS. mountain grammy May 2014 #71

A bunch of tourists there looking at the freak show BumRushDaShow May 2014 #75

So impressive! City Lights May 2014 #76

Now they're chanting "We're right, they're wrong" 951-Riverside May 2014 #98

Any minute now, they'll be sharing their position on the rubber/glue controversy. n/t winter is coming May 2014 #179

*chokes* 951-Riverside May 2014 #182

Just think how GREEN they probably are titaniumsalute May 2014 #80

Smoking is bad. Mmmmk? 951-Riverside May 2014 #82

How many women are there? If you count all their eggs... (n/t) thesquanderer May 2014 #89

I think most of the hens there are well past their egg laying days, haha. Erose999 May 2014 #106

So those are our future leaders? JohnnyRingo May 2014 #93

I love how they're tweeting out photos of various events from years ago in DC... 951-Riverside May 2014 #97

What time is the drone strike supposed to happen? upaloopa May 2014 #99

They'll be there tomorrow the current speaker says. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2014 #101

HAHAHA 951-Riverside May 2014 #104

"We'll be here all week. Try the veal!" n/t winter is coming May 2014 #174

OH NO!!! Tracy lost her phone! ROFL! 951-Riverside May 2014 #102

Some gol danged librul probly stole it. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2014 #113

Someone actually said that when she made the annoucement. NO JOKE 951-Riverside May 2014 #115

is that Tracy there in the fuchsia snowsuit? frylock May 2014 #114

This dude is mad. Jamaal510 May 2014 #110

Confederate sympathizers. Kingofalldems May 2014 #112

Thanx for posting! Botany May 2014 #121

love the red flight suit... BlancheSplanchnik May 2014 #122

you damn liberals, that's closer to 11 or 12 million!!!!! spanone May 2014 #123

OMG...Are you aware of Article 5?? "No sir I'm not aware of it..." ScreamingMeemie May 2014 #124

There are dozens of them - DOZENS! myrna minx May 2014 #125

Don't mess with "them" because they have flags, eagles, and the Constitution Botany May 2014 #133

They also have Karl Rove's "the math" to back them up. myrna minx May 2014 #181

I had to go insult and tease them in their comments sections. Could not resist. nt TeamPooka May 2014 #128

Tsk, tsk. What's the rule? winter is coming May 2014 #175

My bad. Here it is... TeamPooka May 2014 #195

Unfortunately it is only a few of all the hateful morons in that place. They're all around us. nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2014 #200

That's more like it. winter is coming May 2014 #206

only one guy called me a libtard, the rest were very positive about my smackdown. TeamPooka May 2014 #247

That's a coward move for muting his opponents on air. nt Jamaal510 May 2014 #130

Anytime someone asks him about the Constitution he says he can't ScreamingMeemie May 2014 #131

Looks Fred Gilmore May 2014 #132

Watch out Obama, They's a-comin' 951-Riverside May 2014 #142

looks like MFM008 May 2014 #256

Why oh why DeadLetterOffice May 2014 #135

Looks like only the "takers" showed up. Vinca May 2014 #145

The comments I'm seeing at the links are overwhelmingly not on their side. Hekate May 2014 #148

Nope, you're right. Jamaal510 May 2014 #185

And perhaps most of them are FBI undercover elfin May 2014 #149

Has anyone checked the Crackerbarrel restaurants? They may all be there. muntrv May 2014 #154

I've seen more people at a Tampa Bay Rays game! Takket May 2014 #157

I've seen more people in a Target on a Sunday afternoon. n/t 951-Riverside May 2014 #159

I've seen more people at a cow flop bingo contest n/t sarge43 May 2014 #264

"WHERE YOU AT???!!!!???" 951-Riverside May 2014 #158

I'm hanging with Strunk & White. n/t winter is coming May 2014 #183

This message was self-deleted by its author d_r May 2014 #239

I am holding 1 million of these assholes hostage coljam May 2014 #162

K&R...Thanks for posting red dog 1 May 2014 #163

circus passing through town ... napkinz May 2014 #165

That Passionate Pink Party outfit alone counts for 500,000 people. Hugin May 2014 #169

The revolution will NOT be spellchecked bigtree May 2014 #170

You know, if I were going to carry a sign around all day, I'd take the time winter is coming May 2014 #184

You should make a sign... Blanks May 2014 #203

For this "protest", at least. Not that there's much competition... n/t winter is coming May 2014 #215

I think the number of commenters on this thread still outnumbered them (nt) muriel_volestrangler May 2014 #171

Round round round with your Hoveround Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2014 #172

aggghhh my eyes!! Shove another super size triple bacon 'n cheese with extra large fries misterhighwasted May 2014 #186

wow, their socialist motor chairs SummerSnow May 2014 #233

Why do so many right wing people look like that? NastyRiffraff May 2014 #235

How do you know they're right wing? That photo isn't from yesterday's fiasco in DC, it's from scarletwoman May 2014 #265

Um, that photo is from the 2009 Oklahoma State Fair - nothing to do with the idiots in DC. scarletwoman May 2014 #263

I noticed the background too this morning Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2014 #266

"I found the picture from a tweet..." Yeah, I figured it was something like that. scarletwoman May 2014 #267

I stand corrected. NastyRiffraff May 2014 #269

The only threat they pose DrummerMan May 2014 #176

Those Hoverounds both acquired by their disability ins. THANKS USA FED GOV'T misterhighwasted May 2014 #188

Medicare pays for many of them. upaloopa May 2014 #202

Don't laugh at me. 951-Riverside May 2014 #180

Hands down... DrummerMan May 2014 #187

Absolutely..actually laughed till I had tears. This was an entertaining day. misterhighwasted May 2014 #190

They're just looking for the Dairy Queen. blkmusclmachine May 2014 #191

A springnut just collapsed 951-Riverside May 2014 #201

Damn, I hope it's just dehydration. winter is coming May 2014 #225

COME ON GUYS MFM008 May 2014 #205

My favorite ProSense May 2014 #207

The clown in red with the flag. Is she some kind of nut in charge? Helen Borg May 2014 #210

Oh dear ! lunasun May 2014 #212

Arres Obama !!!! Arres him, yes, arres him... tomm2thumbs May 2014 #213

I think it says arrest but corner is folded PeaceNikki May 2014 #217

perhaps tomm2thumbs May 2014 #219

ooooooooh PeaceNikki May 2014 #220

No, it says CARRES (sic) but the corner is folded. valerief May 2014 #258

I want to see a photo with 200 protesters in it. LLD May 2014 #216

It's probably 20 American Spring protesting Obama and 180 tourists protesting American Spring. n/t winter is coming May 2014 #224

Yeah, that was what I figured. LLD May 2014 #229

This message was self-deleted by its author MFM008 May 2014 #255

Think about it... Half-Century Man May 2014 #218

No proving today to the people who the GOP is fighting for. LLD May 2014 #221

I got your American Spring right here, bigtree.. Cha May 2014 #223

Damn it. Springslips May 2014 #227

This thread alone should win a DUzy! llmart May 2014 #232

Lawd, that's funny! Nt adigal May 2014 #234

LOL, More people showed up for the Dada Land Spring Taitertots May 2014 #236

I put that National Anthem Fail RoccoR5955 May 2014 #237

Let me guess senseandsensibility May 2014 #240

There's not even 10 dozen combined IQ points in those videos. Gore1FL May 2014 #241

Poetry defacto7 May 2014 #242

More like BlindTiresias May 2014 #248

I love the way "Red Jumpsuit Lady" managed to be in almost all the shots. Ken Burch May 2014 #249

Republican zombies IkeRepublican May 2014 #252

looks like total FAIL to me... yuiyoshida May 2014 #254

this is pathetic heaven05 May 2014 #257

One patriot is worth a million dirty hippies. malthaussen May 2014 #259

Phew...for a moment I thought you were gonna claim it was 30 million... Stellar May 2014 #261