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Saturday, August 30, 2008 12:00 AM

Massive police raids on suspected protesters in Minneapolis

Several "hippie homes" are raided this morning by semi-automatic-weapon-wielding police squads.

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Monday, September 1, 2008 01:48 PM

@ shooter242, not only adnoto, but maybe...so

my mistake on who wrote the " pussies" insult comment,

It was one but the similar tone of manliness has often been in the forefront in these posts as well, as if men were in the center of everything important.[highly presumptive, but we women have learned to just let 'them' mistakenly presume....]

I apologize to adnoto for ID'g you first. Though your tone sounds similar.... and I had to research my way back to where I read the intentionally hateful disrespect, in between all these other more informative posts.

Let's all play fair and not just vent here against each other.

It is the excess law-enforcement-abuse that is the issue, not

different-opinions and odd personalities we should be against.

sorry. I jumped 'the gun' too, before double-checking.

Monday, September 1, 2008 01:20 PM

re adnoto and a few others

we sure hope ya'll are gettin all the attention you want and deserve, if anything you say merits a positive response, that is.

the signs and signals you give off is to provoke others - by being angry, oh so manly, and proudly aggressive while hoping someone will focus on your words and give you some more meaning in life, or a purpose maybe?

I am one of those who you are not: " you pussies" was your version of an insult, was it ?

and since you dont contribute to the lifeline of humans except by accident,[you never do know for sure, do you ? ] I guess kittens and female gendered types are the only ones who really count in this weird world you live in. We do give birth to what makes more of humanity, wanted or not. And some of have more than 1 gun to shoot, the metallic kind, I mean.

And dont you see as many women bravely 'protesting' and female activists working for a better world? It is not at all limited to the male mentality or training or conditioning either. So why be so proud of not being a woman ? I dont comprehend this = Women even join in the self-exploded suicide-homicide doings and even build explosives, but in other cities, no? Or is doing violence and death only a man's prerogative?

A 'real man' does not define himself as better or different than his mother or wife or female-lover or the species that does more work without pay [including helping the mentally sick as well as others].

A real man shows his caring, courage, intelligence, and cooperative side to form communities, to create in the arts, to contribute in any field [land or intellectual/work arena] and he does not put down any other human who have not actually physically attacked and harmed him. If your mother has done so, then please let us know, so we can sympathize with excuse for your rage and your brand of advertising yourself.

Is this enough reaction and attention for ya’ all ? enjoy it.

may we all learn from each other's weaknesses and ploys.

Monday, September 1, 2008 12:39 PM

I Offer the Following Bit of Dialogue to Any Protester/Activist Who Would Like to Use It.

Excuse me, officer, but do you have a grandfather? Did you have a grandfather? Did he fight in World War II? I only ask because if he did see combat in World War II he was shooting, strafing or bombing men just like you. Kind of ironic, don't you think??

Monday, September 1, 2008 09:14 AM

raids against demcracy

I think there is paranoia running rampant amongst the law enforcement agnecies of this nation and and effort to make everybody who gathers in protest appear to be terrorists akin to all-Qaeda and the like, when in fact the terrorists are our own police, FBI, et al, who are doing the terrorizing against dissent, protest and the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. The mainstream media has failed to report this and the media that does report these illegal police actions, premptive police actions are targeted by the police. This is tyranny not democracy and to show you how much the Democrats and Republicans favor such policy action is seen by their lack of reaction against such policy action and brutality and intimidation against the Constitution and Freedom.

Monday, September 1, 2008 08:50 AM

massive police raids

When one thinks of erosion it brings to mind the gradual geological processes that form such natural wonders a the Grand Canyon.

Today, civil rights are not being eroded, they are being washed away like sandcastles on a beach by an incoming tide. Shame is that many of our youngsters weren't around in the late 1930's when Herr Adolph employed identical tactics.

Monday, September 1, 2008 07:47 AM

What can I do?

What can I do to help stop this bullshit?

Whom can I contact?

Monday, September 1, 2008 07:46 AM

What can I do????

What can I do to help?

Who can I call, write to?

Monday, September 1, 2008 12:10 AM

Raids

I keep saying that we must get pictures of the Cops that are dis horning their oath and send them to their children,their neighbors,their clergy,ect.

We must inform the public of who the real enemy is....The Mindless Cops,aka,(Robots)that will KILL YOU if told to do so.

How do their children feel about the way their parents are helping to destroy their country,and make their future a living hell....their own children,by the way.

Monday, September 1, 2008 12:07 AM

The Minneapolis police "raids"

Were these "raids" on the Minneapolis homes legit? Who knows? I live in Minneapolis, and I'd like to believe the best about the Minneapolis P.D. Then again, as one who has a hearty skepticism towards officialdom, these "raids" could very well be a bunch of shakedown/intimidation bullshit. (I'm out of town--I'm up in Duluth--and I heard this stuff on the news. I hope Greenwald and Jane Hamsher enjoy their stay in the Twin Cities--and don't get their heads busted.)

An unrelated item: It was recently revealed that the Minneapolis police chief, Tim Dolan, was keeping his personal pet dog in the police department's K-9 kennel. Chief Dolan's salary is something like $135K a year. If he's too impoverished to care for his own dog, maybe we could take up a collection!

Monday, September 1, 2008 12:01 AM

Molotov cocktails?

St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman claims the police found Molotov cocktails during one of the raids. If it's true, this would obviously change the complexion of the story.

http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/08/31/politics/horserace/entry4401722.shtml

Sunday, August 31, 2008 09:42 PM

can you spell fascism?

when will the media, congress, and the american people wake up?

Sunday, August 31, 2008 08:44 PM

Much ado about nothing

You are way overdoing this story and you know it!

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