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Comedy Gold! Riot Police Called Out For Quincy Illinois Tea Party Rally Quincy Herald Whig: Quincy Tea Party members wanted President Barack Obama to know they were present Wednesday afternoon during his appearance in Quincy.

About 200 people protesting Obama's policies loudly chanted "USA, USA" as his motorcade made its way out of the Oakley-Lindsay Center, then sang "Hey, hey, hey, goodbye" as the vehicle went by.

The participants were vocal but well-behaved as they stood on the north side of York Street across from the OLC. […]

Several of the Quincy Tea Party members thanked Kelty as they left the area.[…]

If you think thats funny, just watch the video below.
This has to be the politest riot I ever saw.  I have lived in NYC for much of my life and as such I have seen protests galore. I don’t think I ever saw one where riot police were present and people were saying “please” and “thank you”.
I certainly hope the police checked out these two, especially the one on the right. I bet that is no collapsing lawn chair, looks like it could be a surface to air rocket launcher! More images of the "menacing" tea partiers at Gateway Pundit.
Via: Quincy Herald Whig
Video h/t: Hot Air
Posted by Clifton B at 3:21 AM Labels: acts of violence, Tea Parties ozzie said...

My honest opinion:

They didn't even look at the protestors which tells me that they (police) don't believe in their orders. They are on our side so long as we remain non-violent.

How wonderfully calm the protestors were! I'm sure this will not be on the news with the contrast of the liberal AZ protests.

April 29, 2010 at 3:30 AM 
I wonder just how stupid the police felt (I said felt) that they were actually ordered to do that?

Makes me wonder if Hussein thought the police were acting 'stupidly' this time ????? Nawww, could'nt be.

April 29, 2010 at 3:39 AM Rachel Ann said...

Don't you see the smiles on those women's faces? They are obviously trying to trick you into believing they are nice women. Didn't you see Arsenic and Old Lace? Really! (Hopefully by now I don't have to say sarcasm...sigh, I really should develop other tones but the MSM just sets me off)

April 29, 2010 at 5:37 AM smitty1e said...

"You would cry, too*
If that much blue hair happened to you."

*And muster the riot squad.

April 29, 2010 at 8:03 AM madmath1 said...

The left is cowering in such fear that they sent the riot police to protect them from . . . old women? Explains a lot of the insane TSA procedures.

April 29, 2010 at 9:10 AM 
This is pricelessly funny on so many levels! Wouldn't you love to hear the comments the police made to each other about having to show up in riot gear?

April 29, 2010 at 10:09 AM trinity said...

I wonder how much it cost the city of Quincy to have the riot police turn out for no reason.

April 29, 2010 at 12:38 PM 
I have to admit that I giggled more than a little when I heard that the police were called because they were singing the national anthem. But the reality is this type of things happens regardless of who is in office. No city wants anything to happen to the president on their watch. When I went to see Obama speak last month, the protesters were allowed, but were kept pretty far away. Look at how far dems were kept away from the convention center in 04.

I personally think we need to stop having no free speech zones in front of the president. It would be good for them to see and hear the protesters.

April 29, 2010 at 3:11 PM 
Stop these dangerous people before they sing again! :)

April 29, 2010 at 3:52 PM 

If I were one of the riot cops, I would have felt damn foolish being there. I sounds like from the video that most of the protester were gawking at the cops.

April 30, 2010 at 2:20 AM 
I was thinking the exact same thing.

April 30, 2010 at 2:21 AM 
Rachel Ann:

:-D I like the sarcasm!

April 30, 2010 at 2:22 AM 

Very catchy jingle!

April 30, 2010 at 2:23 AM 

Reaganite Republican has a very interesting posts. He thinks the riot cops were sent to scare the protesters.
 

Yeah, I would love to have heard what the riot cops said after that silly exercise.

April 30, 2010 at 2:24 AM 

We are all suppose to be socialists now, wasting money is no concern. LOL

April 30, 2010 at 2:25 AM 

I understand that no police force wants to slip up when the president is in town. But, from the looks of the crowd there may have about 10% who were not on social security. I think the regular cops would have been able to handle that.

Yeah, those free speech zones really don't make any sense. They sure do keep the voice of the people far away from the intended ears.

April 30, 2010 at 2:28 AM 

they are truly frightening. What next the Pledge of Allegiance?

April 30, 2010 at 2:29 AM