For the past couple weeks, I’ve been aware of this “Right Wing Trucker Plot” to jam the traffic in the nation’s capital and then — er… Citizens Arrest all the members of Congress for a litany of complaints stretching from the Debt down to Benghazi.

Also Glenn Beck has backed it.

Didn’t really seem plausible a thing that might happen.  And I guess it wasn’t.

“The comments to U.S. News were designed to do one thing and one thing only: stir the feather of the mainstream media,” said Conlon, a father of three. “Nothing gets the attention of the mainstream media like some sort of disastrous threat. I knew it was going to ruffle some feathers.”
So while thousands of truckers may indeed come to Washington on Friday and many of them may travel along the inner loop of the Beltway, honking their horns, they won’t intentionally shut down traffic, he said.
“First of all, we know it would not be right to go to D.C. to lock down the city by the Belt loop,” said Conlon, 50, a veteran truck driver who has suffered through more than his share of traffic jams. “That wouldn’t be fair to the people there.”

Er.  The message is lost.  Sometimes when you see someone making stupid obnoxious act, you just don’t care what the motivation is.

Yeah, I know.  They want to send the message of … I guess… “They may take our lives, but they’ll never take our freedom”, if you must…

“I mean, they seem to think that we will miss this opportunity for a ‘Braveheart’ moment to do the right thing for the American people and that we’ll back down for fear of losing the House and not gaining control of the Senate,” Gingrey said.
The 1995 movie is based on William Wallace, who died in the 14th century after fighting in the Wars of Scottish Independence for Scotland’s freedom. “They may take our lives, but they’ll never take our freedom!” he bellows during the film’s most famous scene.
Gingrey has used the “Braveheart” analogy before. In December 2011, he made a similar reference on Fox News during a fight over a short-term extension of payroll tax cuts. He said tea party members were rallying around House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) during that showdown, despite reports that they were attempting to force his hand.

I’m waiting for the Pokemon 2000 moment myself.

“Life can be a challenge. Life can seem impossible. It’s never easy when there’s so much on the line. But you and I can make a difference. There’s a mission just for you and me.” 

Now that the event has been called off, I guess the next opportunity for the truckers, or — maybe people who can rent, borrow, or steal a truck for the purpose of this political demonstration — to make their point is…

November 19.  Millions will flood outside the White House and demand Obama leave.  To be replaced by… Jerry Boykin, I guess?
Frankly, I like the Wall Street Plot against Franklin Roosevelt better.  At least that one would’ve given us Smedley Butler.

Hey!  Scott Lively is running for Governor in Massachusetts!

These are very dark days in Massachusetts and across America, and growing steadily darker. I believe it is time for Christians with a strong Biblical worldview to rise up and preach the whole truth of the Bible as widely and boldly as possible. Massachusetts is the bluest of the blue states: the first to adopt socialized medicine and “gay marriage,” the national model for promoting homosexuality to children in the public schools, and the most aggressive defender of child-killing through abortion. The Mass Republican Party is solidly controlled by moderate to liberal “progressives” and the Democrats are virtual communists. They both embrace and champion the culture of death. With these two liberal parties splitting the liberal vote, a true conservative independent could win the governorship.

Not apt to be elected, this is just to send a message.

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