Rolling Thunder get a taste of pay back

[Monkeyman]

These SOB's were trying to confront the Protesters in the March on Washington. That night they went to a bar right down the street from Walter Reed. I am not going to name the bar or address because of the lurkers. But here is what happened. The Bar is where staffers and Troops who are waiting for discharge go. Rolling Thunder was in the bar running off at what they did. Will the guys got tired of the Bull and asked them to leave. Lets say the left but not in very good shape. No Cops just Soldiers Justice. Most of these wounded and staffers do not support the so-called-war- on-terror

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

1. Bounce. Bounce.

[muntrv]

2. Am I right to assume that the members of rolling thunder have seen the

least action in combat?

[Monkeyman]

3. Some are the real deal

Others are WannaBees. Bottom line they have wore out their welcome. Vets will not forgive them for making the Wall Of Our Brothers Political

[11 Bravo]

10. You nailed it, Monkeyman!

There are Rolling Thunder bros who have been there, done that, and only care about the vets. I bled with some of those guys. But there are others who wish to associate only the Republicans/Conservatives with support for the troops. I shit on them.

[Monkeyman]

13. Yep well said. I ride with some here to pretext the fallen

These Bro's care about vets and the troops

[Arkansas Granny]

20. According to their website, 40-45% are non-veterans.

[Breeze54]

25. I heard a lot were cops or ex cops or

is that Blue Thunder? Maybe they're the same? :shrug:

[Solo_in_MD]

33. Not required, veteran status is not required either IIRC

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. To those troops and staffers

:patriot:

[Mick Knox]

5. I dont really understand what you are talking about

:wtf:

[donco6]

8. I'll intepret:

Rolling Thunder is a group of bikers who show up at pro-war rallies (Yay! Support the Troops!) and antiwar rallies (Boo! You're Hurting Morale!)

So they went to a bar frequented by soldiers and voiced their opposition to the peace effort, thinking the soldiers would be all rah-rah for them. They were surprised that they weren't. They were then shown the door with all due and necessary force.

Does that help?

[Mick Knox]

15. DOH!! OK.. any link to this?

This I would LOVE to see.

Maybe someone who was there (Monkeyman?) snapped a pic or there is a link confirming this story?

[donco6]

22. I think it's just monkeyman's having been there and heard.

Probably not a news item - but funny nonetheless! Maybe it'll temper these boneheads a bit.

[Mick Knox]

27. OK Cool, as long as its from a reliable source like monkeyman

I think its great!

Thanks for the update Monkeyman!

Let us know if anything else cool happens.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

65. .

:spray:

[Solo_in_MD]

32. Hmmm, not exactly true...

Rolling Thunder is non-profit group which claims its goals are to publicize POW/MIA issues and support vets of all wars. It predates the Iraq war. You do not have to be a vet to join. Its membership is focused on MC riders. Most are the stereotypical black leather wearing flag slathered kind though all makes and attire are welcome. Do not call them bikers...that has particular meaning in the MC community, and RT does not qualify.

They claim that anti war demonstrators defaced the Vietnam Memorial in January and organized a counter demonstration for this weekend. This is not to be confused with the annual Rolling Thunder Rally which is Memorial Day weekend in DC.

Monkeyman is telling a story about a supposed conflict in a bar near Walter Reed. I choose not to believe him until independent sources confirm it. By that nature of the story he spun that would not be possible. Read his prior threads about this and make up your own mind. Bluntly, the simian and the minor have no credibility with me.

[donco6]

35. I was just rephrasing his story. Have no idea if it's true.

But I'm curious about the definition of "biker". What does it mean to the MC community?

[Solo_in_MD]

44. Noted...

Biker gets taken to mean Hells Angers/Sons of Silence Gang member, the so called 1 percenters, who are actually much less than that in terms of overall numbers. There is considerable fashion overlap, but unless they are wearing colors, they really aren't bikers.

[donco6]

48. Thanks.

I did not know that.

Our school district is the seat for the Sons of Silence Denver.

[Name removed]

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[Little Wing]

6. Rolling who?

[devilgrrl]

9. where is that picture from?

Looks like the intersection of LaCienega & Sunset.

[Little Wing]

16. more

[Judi Lynn]

7. Outstanding news, especially after seeing the photos of those guys published yesterday,

trying to look their most belligerent at the Americans protesting the war on Iraqis, some of them veterans, too, by God.

[demnan]

11. Good

I actually met a woman at Constitution Gardens as we were waiting to march who had been attacked by them. Let me also state that they seemed to attack small groups or lone women. Nobody bothered my group because we had a mixed group 18 and the majority were men.

So to emphasize. These bastards are cowards who only attack unarmed women who they can physically abuse.

[The Doctor.]

14. What do you mean, "Attacked"?

Verbally?

[Monkeyman]

17. There is a picture posted here and other places of them pushing

A vet and some young lady around by the Wall. It was posted on Yahoo

[Name removed]

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[Skittles]

64. JAYSUS is that freeper bastard still here?

:puke:

[demnan]

19. No, physically

The woman showed us her leg - she was pushed down on the sidewalk. She had scrapes on her legs.

[Monkeyman]

21. Here is just one of the pictures

http://news.yahoo.com/photo/070317/480/dcgh10103171822

[Monkeyman]

29. I hope this link works here is the Leader I will face one on one July 4th

capt_dcgh10603171859_iraq_protest_dcgh106.jpg

[indythinker1776]

31. I was at the rally

yesterday. I was by myself and walking around the reflecting pool. The Gathering of Eagles were nothing but a bunch of thugs. When I passed large groups of the thugs insults were yelled at me. When I passed small groups of the thugs they would stare at me. There was no way I would let those thugs intimidate me so I stared back. I was followed several times. I saw one of the thugs push a protester. This was by the assembly point of Iowans for Peace. Several people took his picture. Maybe someone will post his picture tomorrow. A woman from the group said a thug tried to take her sign and ripe it. Another woman from Pennsylvania said they were meet by a group of the thugs when they got off their bus and her 17 yo daughter was pushed and her sign was taken and ripped. Last night on CNN an Iraq war vet said he was spit on by the thugs. I didn’t get the vets name but he was on CNN in the 7:00 pm hour and was interviewed by Rick Sanchez.

[butterfly77]

38. And...Rick Sanchez looked...

and sounded as though he was digusted with the soldier who was an anti war protestor...

[indythinker1776]

56. You'r right

Maybe that was why they had another anti war vet live at 10:00 but showed a replay of the pro war vet.

[Cabcere]

41. Welcome to DU, indythinker1776!

:hi:

[Monkeyman]

42. Welcome

[Joanne98]

50. Rolling Thunder spit on a veteran? How dare they.

[newyawker99]

59. Hi indythinker1776!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[EstimatedProphet]

12. Cool

I never liked those guys. They always struck me as Hell's Angels wannabes.

[catmandu57]

46. These guys wouldn't make a pimple on an Angel's ass

I'd like to load up a jet or two to Baghdad with these brave eagles.

[Fatima]

18. Thanks for this news

I was asked if I was going to this "gathering of eagles" to which I replied, "Not even if my life depended on it."

I ride a motorcycle and am a vet, but I am no right-wing nazi thug (many of us are not) and will not support anything remotely resembling fascist, statist bullshit. When I heard about this eagles nonsense I went to their website and was appalled that some of them were talking all-out violence, even a new civil war. One of those jerks was even calling for the killing of elected officials. Where the hell is this anger coming from?

They should be angry at the government, particularly the Bush admin, for the way vets are treated. They should be angry about how our nation is once again embroiled in a war of choice against an "enemy" we created out of whole cloth. They should be angry at the corruption, the sneakiness, and the out and out treachery of the neo-con thugs who are driving this bus we call America off the cliff.

Shame on any of those so-called "eagles" who blocked fellow vets from visiting the wall. Glad some of em got an old-fashioned ass-whuppin'. I shed no tears for them.

[alfredo]

47. If they are promoting violence against citizens, including congressmen,

alert the FBI or Secret Service.

[Fatima]

62. My friend,

The post was forwarded, but it's doubtful much will ever be done. Scum like that seem to enjoy unlimited freedom to run off at the mouth (or keyboard) without any problems.

[alfredo]

63. I know it won't do much good, but its worth a try.

It took me eight years to get a pedophile put away. I just happened to find the right cop who was willing to do the work.

[Cobalt Violet]

23. K & R big time.

Excellent.

[Joe Chi Minh]

24. Republicans' support of the troops is like theoretical body armour.

[pwb]

26. blackwater u s a

look for them wherever the neo-cons agenda for endless war is threatened.

they are making money up the ying yang in this war.

[Turbineguy]

28. Gee, that's too bad

I wonder if you can still pass the enlistment physical with a two-toned wingtip up your ass?

OK, I'm actually hoping it was a two-toned golf shoe.

[angstlessk]

34. Monkeyman..you DA MAN! Why am I giggling??? Pleasure?

Monkeyman you pleasure me more than any attorney general could a president!

[BlooInBloo]

36. Who the hell is rolling thunder? wtf are you talking about?

[Monkeyman]

37. Read Post number 32

[BlooInBloo]

39. Nah. Made me work too hard - shouldn't have to read comments to understand an OP.

[Monkeyman]

40. LOL ok they are a Veterans Biker Group that supports the War and Bush 100%

[Solo_in_MD]

45. Rolling Thunder is non-profit group which claims its goals are to publicize POW/MIA

issues and support vets of all wars. It predates the Iraq war. You do not have to be a vet to join. Its membership is focused on MC riders. Most are the stereotypical black leather wearing flag waving kind though all makes and attire are welcome. Do not call them bikers...that has particular meaning in the MC community, and RT does not qualify.

They claim that anti war demonstrators defaced the Vietnam Memorial in January and organized a counter demonstration for this weekend. This is not to be confused with the annual Rolling Thunder Rally which is Memorial Day weekend in DC.

Monkeyman is telling a story about a supposed conflict in a bar near Walter Reed. I choose not to believe him until independent sources confirm it. By that nature of the story he spun that would not be possible. Read his prior threads about this and make up your own mind. Bluntly, the simian and the minor have no credibility with me.

[Monkeyman]

49. That's ok you don't have to believe it happened and that it

You have defended Rolling Thunder all a long look at the picture and look at the tread I gave March 17th of pitures from the march. Bobby posted those pictures on his blog at http://www.veteransforamerica.org

[Gabi Hayes]

52. geesus.....let's take a poll. who are you going to believe? monkeyman,

or somebody who always seems to drop a turd in the punchbowl, especially this time, while prefacing his insulting comments with a bunch of trash about a group of violent protofascists.

don't believe what other posters on this thread who have eyewitness accounts of what happened in DC. believe his CHOOSING not to believe monkeyman's account, based on...what?

I stand with monkeyman, and wonder what this other person's agenda is, the posts dropped in here fit a pattern with all the others I've seen of his

[Monkeyman]

53. Thanks I need to one to defend me

Its seem to me its personal so let it drop. He Means nothing to me at all.

[Monkeyman]

54. He can EM tell me what his problem with me is

[BeFree]

58. No, Monkeyman

Solo made it a DU thing by posting that crap twice. He should be admonished and Gabi did the right thing - not just protecting you but trying to put a lid on the punch bowl to keep future turds out.

If Solo needs confirmation I suggest she go downtown and talk trash herself to the vets from Reed... it'll be confirmed, I'm sure.

[Morgana LaFey]

57. Based on ....

he apparently finds the slurs and lies about proposed violence and vandalism of The Wall MORE credible.

Ridiculous on its face. Our side isn't in to vandalism all that much, nor are we particularly anti-The Wall, and we're certainly not violence. I just think anyone who's on the left automatically and innately knows that.

:shrug:

So I don't get it either, but I do think you've characterized the situation probably rather appropriately.

[Cha]

43. WOW!

:wow:

[bobbolink]

55. It's probably small consolation for their betrayal

:hug:

But, I'm glad to know that there was some comeuppance.

There has rarely been that kind of justice in my experience. I've finally had to come to the conclusion that I'll have to die with the realization that justice doesn't usually happen in one's lifetime. It's hard to bear.

I'm glad, Monkeyman, that this time, at least there were enough people who have "seen the light" to maybe get through to these numbskulls. Ya never know with denial, though.... it's hard to penetrate.

As one who is now being confronted because of a difference of opinion....

On to the next confrontation.....

:patriot:

[ObamaNationYes]

60. In their defense,

I know this will anger some posters, but this group has done some good. they are the ones who go to the fallen soldiers' funeral when that Evil Phelps and his crowd are there with their VILE free speech demonstration. On those occasions, RT stands silently between the Phelps group and the Funeral. I understand they contact the family, when they hear Phelps protestors are going to attend a funeral, and ask the family if it minds if they attend to form this sort of wall. This doesn't absolve other foolish notions or actions of the group, but I do appreciate this action. Just Saying.

[Fatima]

61. You perhaps mean Patriot Guard

This is the group that attends funerals and guards mourners against the nutjob Phelps. I have ridden several missions myself. Neither PGR nor RT are "clubs" although some would like to turn them into clubs (and politically slanted ones, too). They are volunteer organizations that are supposed to be non-partisan. They indeed do good things, great things, unfortunately the good is often marred by the actions of punks, assholes and wanna-bes and that is why I keep my politics and beliefs to myself when participating in these events. In fact, I deeply resent the politicization of the wall by said assholes. That wall belongs to all veterans, especially all Nam veterans, and what those jerks did was make themselves judge and jury and as far as I'm concerned brought shame to the MC/Veteran's (or "Biker") community.

As far as the definition of "biker" goes, by the way, that is a bone of contention for many people all over the country but I know one thing, for reasons I won't get into here, the word "biker" is not owned solely by the one percenters.

YMMV.