Saturday Open Thread: East Germany Edition
by PubliusToday, in 1989, East German Prime Minister, Willi Stoph and his entire 44-member Cabinet were forced to resign in response to spontaneous public protests. In just two days, the landmark symbol of the Cold War would fall.
Never underestimate the power of a people with the will to win. Be sure to check Big Government on Monday, for special remembrances of that fateful day.
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The “Tea Parties?” Keep the pressure up America, and maybe we can get rid of our manchild wannabe dictator Barry? At the very least we can render him impotent in 2010.
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I was five years old when this happened. It's truly amazing to see how far America has fallen in so short a time even so I am optimistic that we will once again be that shining beacon on a lonely hill.
I was on board the USS Forrestal in the Med when this happened. VP Bush brought us a piece of the fallen Wall.
Pelosi cant arrest all of us
Obama may want to add this guy from east germany to his administration because of his impressive credentials. I was in east Berlin in 1988, heres how the economy worked, I saw old women in a pub trading vegetables around a table, and some burreaucrat/military uniformed guys tried to shake me down on a train, but i was flat broke so they just let me go on my way. I guess this is an example of the Obamatopia society
Power of a people.
The ruling class always overlook that, at their own peril.
She will.
If you don't have Health Insurance, she will arrest you, and throw you in debtors prison.
East German Logic:
http://republicans.waysandmeans.house.gov/News/Do...
Today your Government votes on a Health Care Bill, with a provision to force you to buy Health Insurance, or face Five Years in Jail.
I want her to try.
I thought this whole thing was about choice. Imprisoning people because they choose not to have insurance insanity.
Perfect
Elites overlook power of populists
By CRAIG SHIRLEY | 11/6/09 11:38 AM EST
This is insanity. I thought this was about choice? This goes against everything we hold true. May God help us all.
Weclome to the new Amerika.
We only get the government that we deserve, but personally I think we deserve better.
Isn't this infuriating, and insulting? It makes me sick. It is runaway government. They have hijacked the Constitution and staged a bloodless coup.
This is getting emailed to my weasel reps right now.
Your tax dollars at work:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW7mOaPnYYA&fe...
Your tax dollars at work:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW7mOaPnYYA&fe...
Obama won't be attending the ceremony. He's too busy at home tearing down our Constitution.
Here is what I sent:
"November 7th 1989:
The Communist-dominated government of East Germany resigns, in an attempt to appease the country's swelling protest movement. The departure of Prime Minister Willi Stoph and all 44 members of his cabinet comes days after one million people attend a pro-democracy rally in East Berlin's main square and around 30,000 East Germans leave the country for West Germany through the newly-opened border with Czechoslovakia."
http://74.125.113.132/search?q=cache:EcqQN6PKllQJ...
You are not immune to the will of the people.
The Constitution is being trampled by statism.
STAND UP FOR LIBERTY AND FREEDOM!"
Barney Frank said this week's protest (anti-PelosiCare "House Call" event) was like being trapped inside a furniture warehouse. Strange comment from a strange man.
Now maybe what he meant was: "It was like being a thief caught inside a huge building by security guards"
Some of us would like to be seen as guards trying to keep our Constitution secure.
Nice of Barry to travel to Germany to hear the approving roar of 200,000 germans, not so much to celebrate the liberatiion of 100s of millions of people, symbolized by the crumbling of this wall.
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The Bamster plans on starting his own East Germany here, complete with armed civilian police force.