Between furloughs, car chases, and a self-immolation, the residents of Washington, DC, aren’t having a great October. But by Friday of this week, things could get even worse — and not because of the looming debt crisis.

On October 11th, a group of right-wing truckers is planning to drive to DC to shut down the major commuter highway that circles the city. They’ll continue to block traffic, they say, until they see the arrest of elected officials who have “violated their oath of office.”

Organizers of the event, which is titled “Truckers Ride for the Constitution,” say they are fed up with a variety of headaches caused by the government: Fuel efficiency standards enforced by the Environmental Protection Agency, Obamacare, state and local laws over idling their trucks, and “insurance companies purportedly requiring technological updates,” according to US News and World Report.

WTF? Like the people who live here and own cars can't figure out how to fuck up the beltway all by ourselves?

If this happens, the whole area will be a clusterfuck. Try to avoid the beltway and every other major road will be jammed.



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These guys can go fuck themselves. I now don't give a fuck about the cause. Fuck'em.

Transurban is probably praying for this.

10-4 Good buddies Wrote:
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> Between furloughs, car chases, and a
> self-immolation, the residents of Washington, DC,
> aren’t having a great October. But by Friday of
> this week, things could get even worse — and not
> because of the looming debt crisis.
>
> On October 11th, a group of right-wing truckers is
> planning to drive to DC to shut down the major
> commuter highway that circles the city. They’ll
> continue to block traffic, they say, until they
> see the arrest of elected officials who have
> “violated their oath of office.”
>
> Organizers of the event, which is titled
> “Truckers Ride for the Constitution,” say they
> are fed up with a variety of headaches caused by
> the government: Fuel efficiency standards enforced
> by the Environmental Protection Agency, Obamacare,
> state and local laws over idling their trucks, and
> “insurance companies purportedly requiring
> technological updates,” according to US News and
> World Report.

So, what makes them "conservative"? Is it because they're unhappy with the current state of government?

So it's ok if 9.9 out of every 10 politicians is corrupt, out for no others interests but their own, just don't mess up your ride to/from work?

The problem with DC/MD/VA is that no one here has any spine. Most everyone is more concerned with their fancy shit and acquiring more fancy shit than they are about having an original opinion, standing up for what's right, etc.

Good on these guys. I want to see them actually do it though. Shut that motherfucker down.

their plans will be foiled when the encounter the traffic caused by thousands of stupid fucking northern virginians and maryland residents who don't know how to fucking drive. i dont give a fuck because they cant be in the express lanes anyway so i hope they just go over to maryland and get stuck in traffic

So in otherwords traffic will just be at a standstill as usual.

They must be from out of town if they think it actually moves

Liberal Logic 28 Wrote:
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> So in otherwords traffic will just be at a
> standstill as usual.
>
> They must be from out of town if they think it
> actually moves


These fucking hayseeds think they have it all figured out. After sitting in traffic for hours, getting sick because of breathing fumes,Getting tired of inching along, burning up the clutch and diesel, and then having to take a shit, They will come to the conclusion , "This was a bad Idea."

Ralph Pootawn Wrote:
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> So, what makes them "conservative"? Is it because
> they're unhappy with the current state of
> government?

No. It's because they are batshit crazy. There is another thread on here where they cite an article about this 'crusade'. From the article:

D.C. commuters who wish to be allowed past the convoy must have "T2SDA" – an acronym for the event's original name, "Truckers to Shut Down America" – written on their vehicle, he said.

"It's going to be real fun for anyone who is not a supporter," Conlon said, "[and] if cops decide to give us a hard time, we're going to lock the brakes up, we're going to stop right there, we're going to be a three lane roadblock."

Zeeda Andrews, a former country music singer helping promote the protest, said last week participants would present demands to congressmen – including the impeachment of President Barack Obama – and give the congressmen an opportunity to agree to the demands in exchange for canceling the ride.

But Conlon says that's not quite right.

"We are not going to ask for impeachment," Conlon said. "We are coming whether they like it or not. We're not asking for impeachment, we're asking for the arrest of everyone in government who has violated their oath of office."

Conlon cited the idea of a citizens grand jury – meaning a pool of jurors convened without court approval – as the mechanism for indicting the officials.

"We want these people arrested, and we're coming in with the grand jury to do it," he said. "We are going to ask the law enforcement to uphold their constitutional oath and make these arrests. If they refuse to do it, by the power of the people of the United States and the people's grand jury, they don't want to do it, we will. ... We the people will find a way."

Good Luck Wrote:
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> Liberal Logic 28 Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > So in otherwords traffic will just be at a
> > standstill as usual.
> >
> > They must be from out of town if they think it
> > actually moves
>
>
> These fucking hayseeds think they have it all
> figured out. After sitting in traffic for hours,
> getting sick because of breathing fumes,Getting
> tired of inching along, burning up the clutch and
> diesel, and then having to take a shit, They will
> come to the conclusion , "This was a bad Idea."


The sad part is by the time they actually get to the spot after a few hours in traffic theyll just think whats the point its already at a crawl or think someone else beat them too it. Their goal is basically to make DC traffic DC traffic

I am a spineless liberal. Give me my shit that I'm entitled to. Get out of the way! I don't use turn signals.

Well, I don't really understand the 'locking up' their brakes and making a road block. The cops would just have to call up Redman or Willow Springs or something, I'm sure they would be able to clear the "road block" out of the way in short order.

Que? Wrote:
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> So it's ok if 9.9 out of every 10 politicians is
> corrupt, out for no others interests but their
> own, just don't mess up your ride to/from work?
>
> The problem with DC/MD/VA is that no one here has
> any spine. Most everyone is more concerned with
> their fancy shit and acquiring more fancy shit
> than they are about having an original opinion,
> standing up for what's right, etc.
>
> Good on these guys. I want to see them actually
> do it though. Shut that motherfucker down.

Your response is quite in line with how I feel, too. Too many people just caring about their own "status" and the process of acquiring too much "shit" so they can look good compared to their friends, neighbors, etc. Pathetic!

Whenever you try to get someone to do something in their free time, they then toss out some crap like "Oh, I'm busy on Saturday with my children's soccer event." What a crock of BS. The parents just use their children's soccer event as a pathetic excuse. The poor child probably doesn't even play soccer.

Time for people to wake the hell up. A real life is out there ... if you just take your dark (designer) glasses off for a few moments to see it.

Beltway? I'd love to see it shut down for the whole day. Employers should be like the federal government. Give the employees a chance to take liberal leave due to possibility of heavy traffic.

Oh, Actually, it is being planned as a 3-day event, starting on Friday. It depends on which news source you use, but the OP seemed to have a desire to get the forum agitated and used "Conservative". Even when I use the USA Today source, it reflects more on the frustration with truckers and the regulations.

It looks like a lot of parents will be late getting their children to soccer on Saturday morning. Good! Fvck them!

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/10/07/truckers-to-block-beltway-arrest-congressmen/2940205/

Oh, this thread is a duplicate, as the following one was created about 4 hours before this one started.


http://www.fairfaxunderground.com/forum/read/2/1327215.html

All That Matters ... Wrote:
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> Oh, this thread is a duplicate, as the
> following one was created about 4 hours before
> this one started.
>
>
> http://www.fairfaxunderground.com/forum/read/2/132
> 7215.html
>
>



This thread is better, let the other one die.

Fox News told me so. Also, the organizer has ties to the GA tea party and has lists Ted Cruz as his hero on his Facebook page. Republicans are fucking goobers these days. They should be embarrassed! LOL!

So you totally trusty Obama with your health care?

How big of you.

idontlikebeingrightaboutshitlikethisbutiam



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Good Luck Wrote:
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> Liberal Logic 28 Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > So in otherwords traffic will just be at a
> > standstill as usual.
> >
> > They must be from out of town if they think it
> > actually moves
>
>
> These fucking hayseeds think they have it all
> figured out. After sitting in traffic for hours,
> getting sick because of breathing fumes,Getting
> tired of inching along, burning up the clutch and
> diesel, and then having to take a shit, They will
> come to the conclusion , "This was a bad Idea."

I'm sure the State Troopers will have something to say about this. Everyone prepare for multiple, "Helicopter over beltway threads".

Have to admit, part of me wants to see how this will go down, even if it is just a publicity stunt.

I feel bad for all the hateful people on this thread. DC/MD/VA is filled with families like any other place...trying to make a living and cope with everything that has happened. Not everyone wears their "designer" glasses, and it's unfair to categorize us all as spoiled. The truckers will hurt everyone up here...small businesses and families alike. Though it's temporary it will have an financial, social, and environmental impact and should not be allowed. I believe in peaceful protest, but it should not come at others expense.

Whatever. It is funny how they plan to just do what they please and assume no police intervention. If the police intervene we'll just lock up the brakes...then what? One of these righteous fuckers is getting tased.

Disappointed! Wrote:
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> I feel bad for all the hateful people on this
> thread. DC/MD/VA is filled with families like any
> other place...trying to make a living and cope
> with everything that has happened. Not everyone
> wears their "designer" glasses, and it's unfair to
> categorize us all as spoiled. The truckers will
> hurt everyone up here...small businesses and
> families alike. Though it's temporary it will
> have an financial, social, and environmental
> impact and should not be allowed. I believe in
> peaceful protest, but it should not come at others
> expense.


Maybe you're right. We'll just protest in Pittsburgh, PA, where nobody will see us. Or we can peacefully protest via meditation.

I will be packing my 44 magnum. These truckers are like the nigger bikers in NY who harasses drivers.

Regular drivers can as easily just start driving the speed limit on I-81, which is their area main road of commerce.

Oh and when I do that I'll have my "T2SDA" sign in the back window.

"I believe in peaceful protest, but it should not come at others expense"

Ah, the whine of the modern day liberal. Much like the lamenting Californian who just discovered this gem - "Of course, I want people to have health care,” Vinson said. “I just didn’t realize I would be the one who was going to pay for it personally.”

Listen, wimpy, it's a protest. Regardless of the group, it's a legal (as long as they follow traffic laws) and protected form of communication. Offends your little cupcake head? Too bad.

FWIW, I'm sure you were just as irate over the various other protests that have impacted DC Metro area life over the past centuries...

Check out this tard's ramblings on the teaparty.org forum.

"If Obastard declares Marshal Law we will then know WHO and where they are and then we will have a clear knowledge of who supports them and WHO TO SHOOT."

Ok, time for the padded cell there, Earl.

http://teapartyorg.ning.com/profile/EarlConlon

This is really funny. A bunch of out-of-town goobers who ironically are going to get stuck in our normally congested morning traffic trying to get here to gum up our morning traffic. And it really surprises me that they want to impeach Obama. Do they really think Joe Biden would be a better president? Or maybe they just aren't aware of the Constitution.

"A bunch of out-of-town goobers"

Amigos, we are so sorry that you think of that this way. Please come to march with us on the Mall, so we can collect more American dollars!

Si Si Gerry!

I think it's interesting that just because I said "peaceful protest," you automatically assume I am liberal. I'm actually a conservative who is dissappointed that idiots like you give our party the "crazy" "war mongering" stereotype that has since crippled it in modern society. You do not have to be a reckless and uncompassionate individual to be conservative. You also don't have to act like a sheep in the herd to be one as well.

Couldn't the truckers just run over some small kids in the morning at locals schools to protest what Congress is doing. That would make it easier for me to use the Beltway and will show Congress this is serious trucker driver protest.

10-4 Good buddies Wrote:
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> "Crazy Conservative Truckers..."

Really, is there any other kind of trucker?

Fat~Bottom~Girl Wrote:
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> 10-4 Good buddies Wrote:
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> > "Crazy Conservative Truckers..."
>
> Really, is there any other kind of trucker?

They should really add a bunch of wacko motorcycle gangs to the protest with the truckers.

Well then on Friday I am working from home.

Open their doors with the jaws of life, then tase tase taste. Ha ha ha ha ha...

It won't make anything worse on the roads than they already are.

I hope they do it. Everyone in this area is living in their own government provided bubble. We are The Capital and we are ignorant to what goes on around us. We only care about us. We don't care for the rights of other's. I hope this government provided bubble bursts so that folks who are in it wake up if they aren't too stupid already.

Someone has to DO SOMETHING. Just like the fella who burned himself in DC in front of the capital. DO SOMETHING - stop sitting around doing nothing. Obviously no one in this area gives a shit. They just want a paycheck.

I wonder what EVERYONE ELSE thinks of The Capital and it's residents. It must be like The Hunger Games. ME ME ME ME ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HOV ON Mode Wrote:
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> Transurban is probably praying for this.

Hahaha, that made me laugh so hard!

No one uses the HOT lanes in a fair manner anyways, I hope that Australian piece of trash company goes bankrupt.

Tea Party Goober Wrote:
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> Check out this tard's ramblings on the
> teaparty.org forum.
>
> "If Obastard declares Marshal Law we will then
> know WHO and where they are and then we will have
> a clear knowledge of who supports them and WHO TO
> SHOOT."
>
> Ok, time for the padded cell there, Earl.
>
> http://teapartyorg.ning.com/profile/EarlConlon

It gets better. More from this nut (the organizer):

"i've always believed Obama to be the Anti Christ from the day i first laid eyes one him.. not to mention the dreams i have had for the past 15 years showing me a man in office who i've never heard of before. then comes 2008 and the dreams get more detailed and intense... you figure it out..

maybe i am crazy?"

Ya think?

Hey look, a thread about driving trucks!

What a bunch of redneck nut jobs. Arrest them all and reopen Lorton Prison

So you want to protest the Congressmen in DC. Nothing says meaningful protest like shutting down a road that never once touches the District. Do these truckers realize that the people whose days are being ruined are not the Congressional douche bags but the hard working people of Virginia and semi-hard working people of Maryland?

Assholes. Go block 395 in the District, or the SE/SW freeway, or Pennsylvania Ave. when it goes into Maryland. Meh.

Open up Lorton. House them there

this is 100% hoax

Trucker backs off Beltway protest

By Keith Laing - 10/08/13 02:30 PM ET

A truck driver who called for protesting the government by backing up the Capitol Beltway says he made the threat to attract media attention.

Georgia-based truck driver Earl Conlon, who was behind the group “Truckers for the Constitution,” told The Washington Post he was hoping to use the threat of shutting down the Beltway to highlight the industry's frustration with federal regulations.

"The comments to U.S. News were designed to do one thing and one thing only: stir the feather of the mainstream media,” Conlon said. “Nothing gets the attention like the mainstream media, like some sort of disastrous threat. I knew it was going to ruffle some feathers.”
While Conlon said it's possible some truckers will protest on the Beltway this weekend, he said they wouldn't be intentionally trying to back up traffic on the 64-mile highway that encircles Washington.

“First of all we know it would not be right to go to D.C. to lock down the city by the Beltloop,” he said. “That wouldn’t be fair to the people there.”

The truckers' threat to create a logjam on the Beltway was first reported this week by U.S. News and World Report.

Colon said he was not sure if he would make the trip to Washington for the event this weekend, which had been dubbed a "Ride for the Constitution."

He said he did not regret making the threat to back up the Beltway, which has become synonymous with the federal government's happenings via the phrase "inside the Beltway."

"We would not be having this conversation if government was balancing this budget,” Conlon said.

You would never see bicyclists do that. They don't suck in as much money as the cars and trucks. They're much too independent and libertarian for that. Let the government shut down.

Lance Ballz Wrote:
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> You would never see bicyclists do that. They
> don't suck in as much money as the cars and
> trucks. They're much too independent and
> libertarian for that. Let the government shut
> down.


And they get run over too easy.

Suckerz Wrote:
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> Trucker backs off Beltway protest
>
> By Keith Laing - 10/08/13 02:30 PM ET
>
> A truck driver who called for protesting the
> government by backing up the Capitol Beltway says
> he made the threat to attract media attention.
>
> Georgia-based truck driver Earl Conlon, who was
> behind the group “Truckers for the
> Constitution,” told The Washington Post he was
> hoping to use the threat of shutting down the
> Beltway to highlight the industry's frustration
> with federal regulations.
>
> "The comments to U.S. News were designed to do one
> thing and one thing only: stir the feather of the
> mainstream media,” Conlon said. “Nothing gets
> the attention like the mainstream media, like some
> sort of disastrous threat. I knew it was going to
> ruffle some feathers.”


Like most of the teabagger republican idiots, they completely make stuff up in an attempt to scare people. Except most people around here aren't scared of traffic. These kinds of conservatives are really embarrassing to the entire country.

It is a hoax:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/capital-beltway-shutdown-all-a-ploy-trucker-says/2013/10/08/1e446572-3033-11e3-bbed-a8a60c601153_story.html?tid=auto_complete

According to U.S. News and World Report, the “Truckers Ride for the Constitution” group aims to roll three lanes deep with tractor-trailers traveling 55 mph around the Inner Loop. The group is calling it the “last peaceful defensive stand” against lawmakers who it believes have disregarded the Constitution.

Or maybe they aren’t, after one of the truckers quoted in the U.S. News story on Monday backed off his initial message when speaking to the Washington Post Tuesday.

Hoax or not: Is this even remotely possible?

http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/blog/2013/10/the-beltway-trucker-protest-will-not.html

So basically another bunch of conservative nutjobs with a crazy. When they learn the public hates their idea they change their story.

Typical conservative bullshit.

Fat~Bottom~Girl Wrote:
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> According to U.S. News and World Report, the
> “Truckers Ride for the Constitution” group
> aims to roll three lanes deep with
> tractor-trailers traveling 55 mph around the Inner
> Loop. The group is calling it the “last peaceful
> defensive stand” against lawmakers who it
> believes have disregarded the Constitution.


Again they must not have ever been to DC. Good luck trying to touch 55 much less getting 3 lanes of it going. 55 is a welcome change to most days

The organizer was threatened and he backed off. Just goes to show the far reaching powers of those in CHARGE. And all of you idiots haven't done shit in the name of Freedom and America. Just roll over, the lot of you sheep.

I think we should all just get upset and wait for it all to blow over while our rights are stripped from us slowly. That's the plan!


-not trying to take your freedoms away


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPKKQnijnsM

Liberal Logic 28 Wrote:
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> Fat~Bottom~Girl Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > According to U.S. News and World Report, the
> > “Truckers Ride for the Constitution” group
> > aims to roll three lanes deep with
> > tractor-trailers traveling 55 mph around the
> Inner
> > Loop. The group is calling it the “last
> peaceful
> > defensive stand” against lawmakers who it
> > believes have disregarded the Constitution.
>
>
> Again they must not have ever been to DC. Good
> luck trying to touch 55 much less getting 3 lanes
> of it going. 55 is a welcome change to most days

Yeah, if they could go a constant 55 around the beltway all day long I'd really appreciate it.

I hope they plan on arriving before 3am otherwise they won't be able to get to the beltway.

Lefty Wrote:
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> Yeah, if they could go a constant 55 around the
> beltway all day long I'd really appreciate it.
>
> I hope they plan on arriving before 3am otherwise
> they won't be able to get to the beltway.

Wouldn't be surprised if the overall capacity of the beltway improved for the day

Lefty Wrote:
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> Yeah, if they could go a constant 55 around the
> beltway all day long I'd really appreciate it.
>
> I hope they plan on arriving before 3am otherwise
> they won't be able to get to the beltway.


Seriously theyd be plowing the road doing 55 most of the time. Their combined speed may not reach that.

I couldnt help but laugh reading they thought theyd be impeding traffic at those speeds.

How funny would that be if they showed up and decided theres nothing we can do here to make it worse than it is everyday

The funny part is probably 90% of the truckers are benefiting from some type of government program.

The biggest government program being the US road system. So what are the truckers planing on doing? Well closing down their life line of course.

This makes no fucking sense at all. It's completely ass backwards.

They might as well show up at the mall and shoot themselves in the foot as a protest.

howd that go?

jk Wrote:
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> howd that go?

Fantastic! We have finally got the right POTUS to take this country forward in a positive direction!

The vile monster Trump is in the crosshairs. His Presidency will not survive.

Trump.4Evuh Wrote:
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> jk Wrote:
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> > howd that go?
>
> Fantastic! We have finally got the right POTUS to
> take this country forward in a positive direction!


Lol. How much coke have you taken today?