White House north lawn evacuated.

[Hanse]

Protesters throwing foreign objects over the fence.

As just reported on MSNBC.

[WeDidIt]

1. Here comes the violence n/t

[Mari333]

2. arrest them. nt

[pokercat999]

13. You can't possibility be serious. Just because they are

wrong doesn't mean the don't have the right to protest and throwing some stupid tea bags on the WH lawn isn't much cause for arrest. Arresting them would be an over reaction and would just lead to more publicity and maybe even sympathy for the stupid RW protesters. My guess is your response was a gut reaction to someone you don't agree with and ideas you don't like. Now that you've had time to think about it I'm sure you'll agree with me.

[scheming daemons]

15. Depends on what the objects were...

...

[Mari333]

17. I protested in DC and didnt throw things onto the lawn

because its illegal.

[pokercat999]

21. Sounds like you missed your chance for some

civil disobeidence....right or wrong.

[LanternWaste]

29. Or maybe she simply thinks that...

Or maybe she simply thinks that Civil Disobedience aught not be ineffectual and petulant in both form and function... right or wrong.

[pokercat999]

33. The fact that it received national TV coverage shows it

was as least somewhat effective.

I thing everyone is taking this much too seriously. As a society we have developed the penchant for taking everything (especially where enforcement of minor laws are concerned) way too seriously, much to our determent. Yes the SS should have checked the package of teabags with their cute little robot and removed them but that was all that was necessary. No harm, no foul. To their credit, I didn't hear of any arrests.

[Mari333]

31. I am a peaceful protester. : ) nt

[MUAD_DIB]

28. No. Arrest them.

[bdamomma]

23. exactly this is what FOX in hoping for

totally sick damn these people. this is going to get them jobs or healthcare? WTF!!!

[Tangerine LaBamba]

3. Nice ........

I wonder if they'll get busting for littering.

Assholes have no respect. None....................

[Profprileasn]

4. Probably

tea bags.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

5. Are the foreign objects their jobs?

:shrug:

[XemaSab]

9. Snap

:o

[Mira]

11. DUzy ! Very funny

[AllieB]

6. Disgusting, disrespectful, and treasonous.

This is exactly what the wingnuts would say if a liberal protestor did this while Bush was in office.

[proud2BlibKansan]

7. Did they evacuate when the shoes were thrown over the fence on Jan 19?

[Hanse]

8. Yeah

Bush ran away with his tail between his legs the following day.

[arcadian]

19. They weren't thrown over the fence. They were thrown in front of the fence.

I was there for that one.

[proud2BlibKansan]

32. I wasn't there. Maybe I misunderstood.

I could have sworn one of my friends who was there said they were throwing them over the fence.

But I could be wrong :hi:

[Cha]

10. I said the teabaggers were among those "hate groups"

being reported on msnbc.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x297133

[napi21]

12. So is the media going to slam the righties when they do this shit

like they do the lefties? Seems to me the media always lets the RW off the hook but always slams the left for any act of protest!

[bdamomma]

27. they should. what will be the next thing they will throw over the fence.

these people with the help of FOX is wishing for a revolution.

[alsame]

14. A box of teabags - just reported on MSNBC. n/t

[calico1]

16. Was it Lipton?

Because that's what I usually get.

What a waste...to think of all the iced tea you could make with that.

[get the red out]

18. I'd bet it wasn't organic

It's about time for a nice cup.

[alsame]

20. It was probably the cheapest brand they could find. I wonder who

paid for all this tea? What a waste.

[FedUpWithIt All]

22. I recall a lot of republicans stating that the President should ALWAYS be shown respect.

I did not realize that they meant ALWAYS until the republican's term is over.

:eyes:

How classy it is to throw things over the fence.

[onenote]

26. Did you agree with them?

I didn't.

If they want to toss teabags, I say let 'em. They look goofy.

[FedUpWithIt All]

30. I do not think the Presidency commands blind loyalty.

But i do feel that there are legitimate reasons that throwing things onto the WH property is unacceptable. The least of which is security.

I stood outside those same gates to protest bush. I did not, and did not see anyone else, throw things on WH property.

My issue was more with the unapologetic hypocrisy.

[walldude]

24. Well they had to do something with those million tea bags

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Stagecoach]

25. I'm waiting

For the first media outlet to imply this was someone else that did this, trying to make the teabaggers look bad.