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9. That is a good one, but it'll never match what some actual clowns did to white supremacists.
Tue Nov 18, 2014, 12:59 AM
Nov 2014

White supremacists get clowned: KKK marchers outnumbered five to one by anti-racist protesters dressed as circus performers
Counter-protesters dressed as clowns outnumbered white supremacists an at anti-immigration protest five to one

Many of the counter-protestors used squeaky toys, whistles and horns to drown out the amplified white supremacy speeches
No one was arrested during the rally, local police said

By Daily Mail Reporter

Published: 00:04 EST, 13 November 2012 | Updated: 13:02 EST, 13 November 2012

Ku Klux Klan and neo-Nazi members weren’t expecting the circus to show up during their anti-immigration rally in Charlotte, North Carolina.

But colourful counter-protestors came dressed as clowns and outnumbered the protestors five to one on Saturday, responding to chants of ‘White Power’ with their own chants of ‘Dwight Power’ and ‘White Flower’.

Many of the counter-protestors were using squeaky toys, whistles and horns to drown out the amplified white supremacy speeches, NBC Charlotte reported.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2232138/KKK-marchers-outnumbered-5-1-anti-racist-protesters-dressed-clowns.html#ixzz3JOR1gmBX

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Great idea, so clever. appalachiablue Nov 2014 #1
k & r. Thanks for posting. nm rhett o rick Nov 2014 #2
Hahahahaaaa! shenmue Nov 2014 #3
Can we do this for the KKK? AwakeAtLast Nov 2014 #4
First, disorganize those organized against you. This is GREAT. n/t jtuck004 Nov 2014 #5
What a wonderful idea! RoccoR5955 Nov 2014 #6
Thinking outside of the usual box: Joe Shlabotnik Nov 2014 #10
Excellent. n/t DirkGently Nov 2014 #7
Tried to figure out what day this occurred on, turns out it was November 15th happyslug Nov 2014 #8
That is a good one, but it'll never match what some actual clowns did to white supremacists. Archae Nov 2014 #9
Petard Time! DeSwiss Nov 2014 #11
Excellent idea! truebluegreen Nov 2014 #12
Very very good! annabanana Nov 2014 #13
Aww, that wasn't very nice! Old Nick Nov 2014 #14
hess should have been dumped into the sea. good for them roguevalley Nov 2014 #15
Not Fair; the nazis won't be able to figure it out zebonaut Nov 2014 #16
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