Yelled Dumbass at a LaRouche Anti-Obama Supporter this morning

[RamboLiberal]

He was out in front of a local Post Office I drive by - on the sidewalk not on PO property with big signs saying Stop to Stop Obama & other assorted anti-Obama signs I couldn't read cause I had to keep eyes on the road. I did slow down & yell "He's our elected president you dumbass" at him. Okay, I feel better now.

I'm just so sick of these jackasses who sat through 8 years of Bush and now want to "Take their country back". Damn, at least Obama won the popular vote and the electoral college & wasn't appointed by the SCOTUS.

Talk about following a loser - Lyndon LaRouche - ugh.

[Frances]

1. Lyndon LaRouche

is against any President to the best of my recollection

Why anyone would work for LaRouche is beyond me

[vaberella]

2. Yuppers, but considers himself to be a Dem. n/t

[DevonRex]

3. He also considers himself to be important.

:hi:

[SoxFan]

4. I thought you were going to say you posted in GD

:evilgrin:

[Yavin4]

5. It's Amazing That He Still Has Followers

They've been around since forever. Al Franken did a good parody once of him on SNL.

[dionysus]

6. what was his DU handle?

:P

[GSLevel9]

7. during Shrub they were saying crazy things, too...

they're crazy and they've BEEN crazy for a long time. They're just taking advantage of the "teabagger/Anti Obama wave".

[PittsburghKid]

8. Concerned About These Guys

I too ran into them at a post office today. I'll admit it--I'm not much of an Obama fan and have my issues with him (I know I'm probably in the minority here--liked Hillary in 08 and I won't get into my specifics of why I'm not high on Obama). I had never heard of LaRouche until today.

Being that I'm not as experienced as some of you folks (both in age and in the political world), I went to see what this booth was about. The guy shook my hand, told me some stuff that I had heard before in mainstream media, and then went on to mention something about Helium 3 from the moon, condemning wind power in the process. (I happen to be a huge supporter of both wind and solar power). The dude wouldn't let me go unless I donated! He demanded I give them $10. I explained to him that I was a college student (probably a mistake based on what I read today online after this happened!) and that I couldn't give much. I eventually gave him $2 just to shut him up. He also took my name, address, and e-mail (I refused to give out my phone number) and gave me a bunch of bogus literature--this old issue of a Scientific American wannabe magazine and these flyers he suggested I give to my local congressman (whom I know, and I know he would dismiss them as being garbage--Britain is our enemy and needs to be wiped out?!? Yeah right, and if that's true, Al Gore may as well be a supporter of dino oil over green alternatives). The dude told me to invite everyone to come so he could raise $1000.

I bolted from that place as soon as I could. I lost $2, but it's better than losing $10. Then I got home and looked up LaRouche, whose name was on some of these flyers. The more I read the less I wanted to know. I wrote to Mr. King, who runs a site detailing the evilness of these activities, to get some answers about what to do from here.

Mr. King told me not to panic and that the worst they'd probably do is call. Considering I never gave them my phone number, this seems likely. Junk mail doesn't bother me, as it just goes in the recycling bin, and junk e-mail is even easier to filter. However, I'm still concerned about these guys--what if they come to my door or something? They have my home address. And what happens with my name now that they have some piece of paper I filled out and the $2 they siphoned from me?

I'm also kicking myself over the loss of that $2. Not because I lost $2, which I can easily earn back tomorrow at work, but because of the guy it's supporting. I don't support anything of his--I may not like Obama much, but he's definitely not Hitler! And I definitely am NOT in the mood for supporting cults, anti-environment programs, or guys who bash certain groups of people for no reason!

Should I be worried about these guys coming to my house, especially since they have no telephone contact for me? They don't know my age on that form, but I don't want to be affiliated with these guys at all! Should I take some sort of measure to have that piece of paper I filled out destroyed? Perhaps a cease-and-desist sent certified? The $2 can disappear forever as far as I'm concerned, it's the affiliation/mailing list/propaganda/whatever they want to do with me I don't want!

Sorry for panicking, but I'm young and haven't been through anything like this. Thankfully I was wise enough to look things up so I could seek advice. Anything to ease my anxiety/help me get out of this jam would be appreciated.

(At the very least, perhaps I can help others avoid these guys next time I'm at the post office...maybe it was a life lesson worth $2, which is still cheaper than college?)

[Flash Bazbo]

11. The worst that will happen...

is they may want you to sing with them. Seriously. They have this thing about singing. Something about the evils of modern day concert pitch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thpyzlxK86w

[PittsburghKid]

12. Relieved, I Guess

No way would I sing with those guys (although admittedly I do know a little German--took two years of it in high school).

So they won't come bothering me or anything? And I don't have to worry about having my name added to some list or something?

I've already dealt with one group at college that I believe to be a cult--saw a huge change in one of my friends who attended regularly. (The leader has since left that group and the college, and did so abruptly). I don't want to see another one unfold before my eyes, and no way do I want to be affiliated with something as evil as this group.

I get a feeling I'm worrying more than I should be and that they're mostly just after cash, and that they only wanted that and nothing more from me, but I'm still concerned about this LaRouche "cult" thing and their tactics.

[DemocraticPilgrim]

9. Good for you, how there's anyone out there for the days of the GOP I don't know.

[fujiyama]

10. Those people are nuts

One got in my face once and said something about impeaching Obama. I told the guy to fuck off. I was late for a class and this guy starts bothering me. Irritating as hell.

[KingFlorez]

13. I saw a couple of them outside a post office

Guess that's the spot for them now. I thought they were tea party people at first, but the signs they had were obviously LaRouche. They used to hang out in front of the Trader Joe's, but I think they were putting off a lot of customers, because they are never over there anymore.