Appalachia scholar Roy Silver, a New York City native now living in Harlan County, Ky., said he doesn't sense an outpouring of anti-government sentiment in the region as has been exhibited in town hall meetings in other parts of the country.posted by smackfu at 7:00 PM on September 23, 2009
''I don't think distrust of government is any more or less here than anywhere else in the country,'' said Silver, a sociology professor at Southeast Community College.
barrett caulk explained it pretty well.There are dozens of posts from forums we're not allowed to link to (in posts or comments) on MetaFilter that advocate the intimidation, assault, and even murder of Census workers.Really? I feel like such a naive youngin', but can someone explain to me why people would want to murder Census workers? Thanks.
making the teabagger connection is so far beyond prematureTrue enough. I think it's an easy and sadly obvious connection to make; that doesn't make it right. I hope it's not. If it's not this time, something like it is bound to happen again before long. It always does.
Michele Bachmann's Census Theories Too Much For Glenn Beck.posted by ericb at 8:07 PM on September 23, 2009
Michele Bachmann Gushes About Glenn Beck, Bill O'Reilly (w/ video).
Boehner, Cantor Rush To Deny Gripes About Bachmann: We're "Proud" Of Her.
GOP Leadership Worried About Damage To Party's Reputation From Base.
Why has no one reported on ACORN's involvement?They have; you're just not reading the correct forum. There are at least two distinct ACORN theories floating around on the appropriately insane rightwing websites:
Errr, I'm not going to that place to try and noodle-out how this is "false flag", mind summerizing how the "bright bulbs of reason" got that figured out?Because it "sounds like a false flag operation to me". And because (in response to that) "BINGO! We have a winner!". And because (again in response) "Absolutely."
Because if it is I am very ashamed to live here. This is a third world country, from the poorest of the poor to the Senators and Congressmen. This is a puppet regime but the puppetmaster is long dead.Oh come on. This is a country where elected representatives solved their differences with duals. This kind of crazy has always been there. It's kind of shameful that Rupert Murdoch is profiting off of it, but if he wasn't they would be on the internet talking amongst themselves.
And come to think of it, there's no doubt an order of magnitude equally batshitinsane murders chopping hookers to death each month.I actually kind of doubt it.
There are a lot of people up in those hollers who don't much care for the federal government (with good reason)
some people wonder if his death in the remote part of southeastern Kentucky known for its meth labs and hidden marijuana fields had less to do with his job than simply being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Are we talking leftist = liberal or leftist = overthrow the government? Weren't the anarchists pretty big in various trade protests?Wait, anarchists are leftists?
Anarchism is often considered to be a radical left-wing ideology
Since the 1890s from France, the term "libertarianism" has often been used as a synonym for anarchism and was used almost exclusively in this sense until the 1950s in the United States; its use as a synonym is still common outside the U.S.
On September 12th, the body of Bill Sparkman, a 51-year old part-time Census worker and teacher was found in a remote area of the Daniel Boone National Forest, in Clay County, in rural southeast Kentucky. Sparkman reportedly had died on the morning of the day before.posted by saulgoodman at 6:54 AM on September 25, 2009
Even though I work for the Census, I can't say this with certainty since I'm not aware of any case law in these circumstances.What are the limits of sharing information here?
But I am quite certain that the contents of the computer and any Census address lists, are covered under Title 13 or 15. According to the documentation that I have read. These cannot, under any circumstances including evidence of criminal activity be disclosed to other agencies, including law enforcement.
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