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Egyptian Protesters Defy Nightime Curfew

CAIRO (AP) — Hundreds of anti-government protesters returned Saturday to the streets of central Cairo, chanting slogans against Hosni Mubarak and attacking police just hours after the Egyptian president fired his Cabinet and promised reforms but refused to step down.

The sight of protesters pouring into Cairo‘s downtown Tahrir Square and clashing with police for a fifth day indicated Mubarak’s words in a televised speech shortly after midnight had done little to cool the anger over Egypt’s crushing poverty, unemployment and corruption.

Over five days of protests — the largest Egypt has experienced in decades — crowds have overwhelmed police forces in Cairo and other cities around the nation with their numbers and in attacks with rocks and firebombs.

Overnight, the government called in military forces and by morning the army had replaced police in guarding government buildings and other key areas around the capital.

Several tanks were parked in the vast Tahrir Square, but soldiers did not intervene in Saturday’s protest there. Protesters hurling stones attacked riot police trying to enter the square, and officers responded with a barrage of tear gas and rubber bullets.

“What we want is for Mubarak to leave, not just his government,” said Mohammed Mahmoud. “We will not stop protesting until he goes.”

Some protesters were wearing T-shirts with “Down with Mubarak” emblazoned on their fronts. Others chanted “The people want to topple the regime.”

Not far from the square, the army sealed off the road leading to the parliament and Cabinet buildings.

Along the Nile, smoke was still billowing from the ruling party’s headquarters, which protesters set ablaze during Friday’s unrest, the most dramatic day of protests since the unrest began on Tuesday.

Also Saturday, mobile phone services were restored after a government-ordered communications blackout aimed at stopping Friday’s protests. Protesters have used text messaging and social networking websites to coordinate demonstrations.

Vodafone and Mobinil cell phone services were working Saturday morning, about 24 hours after they were cut, but Internet service appeared to remain blocked.

Mubarak, confronted with the most dire threat to his three decades of authoritarian rule, faced his nation for the first time since the unrest began. In a televised address at midnight, he made vague promises of social reform in what is likely to be interpreted as an attempt to cling to power rather than a genuine pledge solve Egypt’s pressing problems.

He also defended his security forces and accused the protesters of plotting to destabilize Egypt and destroy the legitimacy of his regime, outraging those still in the streets well into the night.

“We want Mubarak to go and instead he is digging in further,” protester Kamal Mohammad said. “He thinks it is calming down the situation but he is just angering people more.”

Mubarak‘s speech came after a tumultuous day in which protesters burned down and looted the headquarters of Mubarak’s political party along the banks of the Nile and set fire to many other buildings, roaming the streets of downtown Cairo in defiance of a night curfew enforced by the army. There was also widespread looting of shops and businesses.

By daybreak, several of the city’s main streets were strewn with rocks and burned-out police vehicles even as some vehicle and foot traffic returned to the center of the city.

Buildings, statues and even armored security vehicles were covered in anti-Mubarak graffiti, including the words “Mubarak must fall,“ which by morning had been written over to say ”Mubarak fell.”

A heavy police crackdown and other extreme measures by the government — including the shutting down of all Internet and mobile phone services in Cairo and other areas on Friday — did not stop the surging crowds. With police beaten back in many places, the government called the army into the streets and imposed a nationwide dusk-to-dawn curfew.

Egypt’s crackdown drew harsh criticism from the Obama administration and even a threat Friday to reduce a $1.5 billion foreign aid program if Washington’s most important Arab ally escalates the use of force.

Stepping up the pressure, President Barack Obama told a news conference he called Mubarak immediately after his TV address and urged the Egyptian leader to take “concrete steps” to expand rights and refrain from violence against protesters.

“The United States will continue to stand up for the rights of the Egyptian people and work with their government in pursuit of a future that is more just, more free and more hopeful,” Obama said.

Throughout Friday, flames rose in cities across Egypt, including Alexandria, Suez, Assiut and Port Said, and security officials said there were protests in 11 of the country’s 28 provinces.

Calling the anti-government protests “part of a bigger plot to shake the stability and destroy legitimacy” of Egypt’s political system, a somber-looking Mubarak said: “We aspire for more democracy, more effort to combat unemployment and poverty and combat corruption.”

He was expected to name a new Cabinet on Saturday.

His promises fell short of the protesters’ demands for him to step down.

At least one protester was killed Friday, bringing the toll for the week to eight. Demonstrators were seen dragging bloodied, unconsciousness protesters to waiting cars and on to hospitals, but no official number of wounded was announced.

Nobel Peace laureate Mohamed ElBaradei, a leading pro-democracy advocate, was soaked with a water cannon and briefly trapped inside a mosque after joining the protests. He was later placed under house arrest.

In the capital Friday, hundreds of young men carted away televisions, fans and stereo equipment looted from the ruling National Democratic Party, near the Egyptian Museum, home of King Tutankhamun’s treasures. Young men formed a human barricade in front of the museum to protect one of Egypt’s most important tourist attractions.

Others around the city looted banks, smashed cars, tore down street signs and pelted armored riot police vehicles with paving stones torn from roadways.

“We are the ones who will bring change,” declared 21-year-old Ahmed Sharif. “If we do nothing, things will get worse. Change must come!” he screamed through a surgical mask he wore to ward off the tear gas.

Egypt’s national airline halted flights for at least 12 hours and a Cairo Airport official said some international airlines had canceled flights to the capital, at least overnight. There were long lines at many supermarkets and employees limited bread sales to 10 rolls per person.

Options appeared to be dwindling for Mubarak, an 82-year-old former air force commander who until this week maintained what looked like rock-solid control of the most populous Arab nation and the cultural heart of the region.

The scenes of anarchy along the Nile played out on television and computer screens from Algiers to Riyadh, two weeks to the day after protesters in Tunisia drove out their autocratic president. Images of the protests in Tunisia emboldened Egyptians to take to the streets in demonstrations organized over mobile phone, Facebook and Twitter.

The Mubarak government boasts about economic achievements: rising GDP and a surging private sector led by a construction boom and vibrant, seemingly recession-proof banks.

But many say the fruits of growth have been funneled almost entirely to a politically connected elite, leaving average Egyptians surrounded by unattainable symbols of wealth as they struggle to find jobs, pay daily bills and find affordable housing.

Some of the most serious violence Friday was in Suez, where protesters seized weapons stored in a police station and asked the policemen inside to leave the building before they burned it down. They also set ablaze about 20 police trucks parked nearby. Demonstrators exchanged fire with policemen trying to stop them from storming another police station and one protester was killed in the gun battle.

In Assiut in southern Egypt, several thousand demonstrators clashed with police that set upon them with batons and sticks, chasing them through side streets.

Mubarak has not said yet whether he will stand for another six-year term as president in elections this year. He has never appointed a deputy and is thought to be grooming his son Gamal to succeed him despite popular opposition. According to leaked U.S. memos, hereditary succession also does not meet with the approval of the powerful military.

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Ben Curtis and Diaa Hadid contributed to this report.

Comments (94)

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  • NSAWATCHU
    Posted on January 29, 2011 at 11:30am

    Lets make believe we are the founders and re-found this nation!

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  • NSAWATCHU
    Posted on January 29, 2011 at 11:28am

    Isn’t it strange the people of Egypt are finally fed up with the oppression of a socialist left wing dictator and we just sit on our hands while a socialist left wing progresssive tries to do the same thing to this country.

    Now oil will go through the roof and we will pay for Obama’s freeze on drilling and closing of coal plants.

    We know who this man is and what he stands for………………………………sooooooo

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  • suzpenn
    Posted on January 29, 2011 at 11:01am

    Another great speech by our fearless – America’s Bagdad Bob. How soon we forget his words and actions when the President of Israel came for a visit. He said, “Wait ’til you see what I do to Israel” – all of these uprisings and protests are by design. Watch the other hand closely!

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  • Wakawl
    Posted on January 29, 2011 at 10:57am

    Maybe 2012 is true? Not in the sense that the poles will shift or whatever terrible supernatural event, but there will be widespread riots and utter chaos…
    All we can do is wait and see.
    The only thing we have to fear is not being prepared.

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  • ChiefGeorge
    Posted on January 29, 2011 at 10:55am

    Listen! All America had to do was look out for its own citizens and let them thrive. No we couldn’t do that. We had to be the worlds cop instead, embroiling ourselves in every theatre the world over. They took Christian values and morphed them into their own to get control of the rest of us when our grandparents and great grandparents were just trying to keep food on the table. Once they accomplished their work at our expense they moved on to trying to save the world….Kennedys Vietnam. Billions upon Billions in foreign aid to corrupt governments, proxy Wars and guns shipped to the four corners of the globe in the name of good. Thats us! Now its too late to turn back, we are stuck in the messes we have made and tangled up to deeply in the global economy. Our multi-culture is beginning to rip at the seams….OBTW its never been tried or successful anywhere in the history of mankind. Rome was diverse but even mighty Rome could not last the stretch of its empire and its diverse population. No common thread, no common goal! Its Obama, its Bush and the list goes way back. Having the kind of power the US has had, I guess its really hard not to use it in some way. I just wonder though, if a country like Egypt had the same power or greater that the US has, I wonder how they would treat the rest of the world…US. Just a thought.

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  • Ronko
    Posted on January 29, 2011 at 10:19am

    Egypt is a mess and if the govt fails and they allow a radical group like the Muslim Brotherhood to take over then you can kiss any type of peace in that region goodbye. Hopefully Mubarak puts in a Democratic type of govt that has elections but bans anybody who supports or is a member of the Muslim Brotherhood or any other type of Islamic Extremeist group.

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  • FANGS
    Posted on January 29, 2011 at 10:16am

    Poverty, Unemployment, Corruption. On a scale that is destroying America. We absolutely must oust obama. The democrats must go NOW. We must revolt.

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    • Wakawl
      Posted on January 29, 2011 at 11:02am

      In all honesty, that plan for you to revolt is doomed to fail. Many people are happy with the way things are and ok with socialism being implemented into America. There will not be any sort of riots until the whole system collapses. Even if you could get 100 people to join in on your cause, they would be demonized by the media.
      Best to just wait and prepare.

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  • Fitz of DE
    Posted on January 29, 2011 at 9:46am

    As we watch the BIBLE come true. The only way is via CHRIST JESUS THE LORD OF ALL. & Thinkermmmm will be praying that you find out the truth Maybe you should watch Rumors of War ?

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    • betterthantv
      Posted on January 29, 2011 at 11:03am

      Just saw Rumors of War last night. Very well put together. Americans really need to get their heads out of the sand and realize there are truly evil people in the world.

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    • Jezreel
      Posted on January 29, 2011 at 11:30am

      That is truth. These are “perilous times” where men will be proud, boaster, haters of those who are good. Blasphemers, without natural affection, trucebreakers, incontinent, without self control, arrogant, heady, highminded,……having a “form” of godliness but denying the power thereof, from such turn away. These are they that sneak into houses and lead silly women laden with sins captive who are ever learning and never coming to the knowledge of the truth.
      These people have a “form” of godliness”. They are religeous. This scripture sometimes reminds me of men like Reverend Jessee Jackson who father children out of wedlock with “silly” women who are blinded and deceived by the lusts of their own mind and are political groupies.
      We will see more and more come to light as his coming draws nigh. Time for us to pray judgement upon things that God knows are unredeemable like abortion doctors and nurses who will never come to repentance etc and evil politicians etc. After all, he is coming with ten thousands of his saints to execute judgement. God knows those who are his and let every many who names the name of Christ, depart from iniquity.

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  • 9thCommandment
    Posted on January 29, 2011 at 9:18am

    Muhammad Night Live. Just like ours the skit BOMBS at the end.

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  • dizzyinthedark
    Posted on January 29, 2011 at 8:55am

    The other story being uncovered is SEIU having ties to Hamas. Also another story is $1B of our money went to Hamas. Liar-in-chief has some splainin to do.

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  • Carl1
    Posted on January 29, 2011 at 8:36am

    This line caught my eye….. Some protesters were wearing T-shirts with “Down with Mubarak”

    Now who do we know that good with T-shirts and community organizing?????????????????????

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    • BUBBAGUMP
      Posted on January 29, 2011 at 8:39am

      do we here an “acorn”

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    • bbquizzle
      Posted on January 29, 2011 at 8:46am

      Well, it IS the Service Employees International Union….

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    • Wilma
      Posted on January 29, 2011 at 11:28am

      You have no idea what you are talking about. Do your homework before you start making such ridiculous comparisons.

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  • BUBBAGUMP
    Posted on January 29, 2011 at 8:21am

    dizziyinthedark…. i see your point so why is it that as those repressed struggle for our freedom and we just keep going in the other direction towards tyranny??

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  • BUBBAGUMP
    Posted on January 29, 2011 at 8:19am

    this is all fallout from the coming economic collapse …jordan….tunsinia..greece…portugal…spain…wait until you have to pay 15$ for a gallon of milk…..

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  • dizzyinthedark
    Posted on January 29, 2011 at 8:00am

    Just thinking out loud here…..I don‘t see us ’smelling good’ either way Egypt falls.
    If the so-called young, democratic people or pacifists take over then what do we do? We give them a helping hand? $$‘s we don’t have? Piss off Iran more, piss off Arabia cause now Egypt didn’t go the way of islamic law?
    If the Muslim Brotherhood takes power then we are in a whole lotta trouble here! The young, democratic people crying out where were we to help. Mubarak pissed off at us–no biggie. Iran–happy.
    If Mubarak stands then Muslim Brotherhood still is impotent, young democratic people still angry with us, Mubarak–happy to be in power but not with us because it’s because of education through Facebook, Internet, and cell phones (western society toys) that have shown his people what freedom can be.
    So once again, we continue to be ‘the bad guys’ in Egypt’s eyes and no doubt in the eyes of most liberals here.

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    • Non-sequitur
      Posted on January 29, 2011 at 1:38pm

      “If Mubarak stands”

      This is not going to happen. It’s over for him.

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  • BUBBAGUMP
    Posted on January 29, 2011 at 7:59am

    THE THINKER ??? REALLY….please sir

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  • Oldphoto678
    Posted on January 29, 2011 at 7:46am

    I love what’s happening. Just one more example of the world not giving a rat’s a$$ what America thinks or wants. Go world.

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  • historyguy48
    Posted on January 29, 2011 at 7:38am

    Egypt will probably be another example of what happens with a destruction of your government. This will probably end up with either some form of Marxism, or sharia law muslim. Things will go from bad to worst.
    Most changes of government there are at the end of a gun.

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    • psst
      Posted on January 29, 2011 at 10:59am

      HST-Fan?

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    • TheBMT
      Posted on January 29, 2011 at 5:50pm

      That is why we need to get the voice of Liberty to those people. Examples like Ghandi would help them more the Marx.

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  • jedi.kep
    Posted on January 29, 2011 at 7:10am

    How many countries does that make for the past six months? Is ANYONE paying attention to the what if’s here? Does anyone besides me see how quickly this can turn the United States inside out?

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    • historyguy48
      Posted on January 29, 2011 at 8:12am

      A lot of us see the probability of the “party” coming here. After all Barry and crew have been doing everything they can to forment this.
      Like a good Boy Scout, be prepared. If they can’t get this any other way they have been working very hard to cause the dollars failure. Be guess: 2-6 months.
      I pray to God we are in error.

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    • 4wheels
      Posted on January 29, 2011 at 8:48am

      Spain, Portugal, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Haiti (but the earthquake helped a lot) Jordan. So I count the governments of 7 countries have fallen since Obama has come into office. I am not too sure it‘s all Obama’s doing. But QE2 devalued the dollar and everything trades on the dollar. We have contributed to inflation across the planet. This is gasoline on a fire and we are seeing the results.

      I agree with thinker’s point about the double standard. As far as getting us into this mess – that is a combination of all the presidents since carter. ALL. We have been paying Egypt 70 billion a year since camp david. in hopes to keep Israel safe. In hopes of keeping the world out of world war. It worked for 30 years but the plan has burnt out.

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  • Vince Foster
    Posted on January 29, 2011 at 7:10am

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    Obama is the White Al Sharpton.
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  • Gonzo
    Posted on January 29, 2011 at 6:44am

    This will go one of two ways. Either Mubarik falls and the inteligent people of Egypt move to democracy and it’s good for the U.S. or, the muslim thugs take over and they move to an Islamic theocracy, bad for everyone. Unfortunately, I don’t have a lot of confidence in the arabic people to make the best choice. I hope I’m wrong, I really do.

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    • wodiej
      Posted on January 29, 2011 at 7:12am

      I agree. Once the dictator is gone I believe the US may need to intervene to prevent the Islamic theocracy to rule. That would be bad for everyone. Unless Obama is too busy bowing to a dictator to intervene.

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on January 29, 2011 at 7:30am

      It’s really strange, with all the obvious comparisons we had between Obama and Carter before this happened and now this? It’s crazy. Maybe there is a Reagan right around the corner? I hope with all my heart there is. I saw a clip of Reagan giving the Challenger speech yesterday (25th anniversary of the Challenger tragedy). What a contrast between that and Obama’s pep rally in Tucson. In the Oval Office, dignified, reverent, calming and memorable. I knew he was great at the time but, it’s taken a couple of decades to see how great he really was.

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    • psst
      Posted on January 29, 2011 at 10:51am

      Yes.
      IMO, One of the great ones.The greatest in my lifetime.
      The marxists in the MSM have no shame. Trying to compare Hussein the Marxist Moslem , quite possible a Kenyan w/ Reagan.
      Then again, this is not a surprise. After-all, they are marxist.

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    • Non-sequitur
      Posted on January 29, 2011 at 1:37pm

      Once the dictator is gone I believe the US may need to intervene to prevent the Islamic theocracy to rule.

      So we should exchange one dictatorship for another? Put a puppet in place to rule over Egypt for the next thirty years? We should not intervene, no matter what. We did enough of that.

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    • TheBMT
      Posted on January 29, 2011 at 5:48pm

      I do have hope that there are people in those countries who desire freedom more then another dictator. I can count on it. Whether they can influence the people of that country to fight for individual rights, Liberty, Freedom, or not, remains to be seen.

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  • dizzyinthedark
    Posted on January 29, 2011 at 6:27am

    To Thinker,
    In 2005 Condoleeza Rice calls for peace in Egypt–Bush knew then they needed to get their house in order. Let’s not forget it was the Progressives who ruled the roost during the Bush years. I wish he vetoed too though!

    Way past time to take responsibility for who has been ruling the roost for the last two years and who has spent more $$ than Bush! I know it hurts. Time to accept what most in America has come to realize is wrong. In November our voices have been heard and things will change.

    Liar-in-chief was sitting on the fence last night with the speech regarding Egypt. Setting us up for the scenario of ‘Hey, we said we supported you.‘ no matter who stands in the end whether it’s the people or Mubarak.

    What goes on there is very important to us and John Bolton has a sober understanding of what we face if Mubarak falls–Muslim Brotherhood. Don‘t be fooled into thinking that the people in the streets are just ’the young people’ wanting peace. They are young people all right, they want peace sure, who doesn’t, but first and foremost they are young muslim people with a strong desire to usher in an islamic ruled government.

    What I want to know is why our government has not looked into the $1B of our money sent to Hamas and SEIU ties to Hamas. Now here’s spending that should have been vetoed ya think!

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  • Hoosier
    Posted on January 29, 2011 at 6:04am

    Will this come to the U.S. or is the region where it begins?

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    • Hefsmaster
      Posted on January 29, 2011 at 6:19am

      Thats why you’re here. To monitor the situation. Your cell phone goes out with internet at the same time, it might be a good idea to run to the local walmart quick. Keep aware of your surroundings. Don’t get caught in a stampede. Just remember how crazy people can get when they are not allowed in the store at midnight to buy the latest gadget. Imagine if their lives were really on the line. With a 3 day food replenishment rate in most metropolitan areas. One should really have some canned goods. (and a manual can opener!).

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    • historyguy48
      Posted on January 29, 2011 at 7:25am

      The reason being prepared is so important is not only the three day replenishment rate at the grocery store, but the average city only has a 7-10 day total food supply (this includes the warehouses).
      When the feces hits the rotary oscillator, riots begin within 1-3 days. Real hunger will hit in about 5-7 days. Then it gets real ugly.
      If they do what it looks like they are going to do within the next 3-6 months, we will be lucky to have a water or electric supply. You can live without electricity, but you survive only about a week without water (about 30 days without food).
      The scariest book I have EVER read is a fiction story (thank god) titled “ One Second After” by Forstchen. Great read, accurate as all get out as to what happens We “gamed” this scenario for the military time after time. The best estimate for survival rate after an EMP is about 10% at one year.
      If after reading this book, you don’t feel food storage is important, I would be surprised.
      Also, you cannot survive alone. The only actual possiblility (especially in high density population regions, i,e,; the East coast) is a large, well armed group.
      If you are eating, the first couple of months will be very bad, those that aren’t will want what you have.

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    • Kevin
      Posted on January 29, 2011 at 9:03am

      @HISTORYGUY “When the feces hits the rotary oscillator”. Sir, that had me cracking up loudly.

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    • canyousmellmenow
      Posted on January 29, 2011 at 11:29am

      Yes it will be here sooner or later. NW Indiana will be a good starting point because to many people are on assistance and not enough people are working…

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  • GBMBulletsSKNRD
    Posted on January 29, 2011 at 5:47am

    And don’t forget food storage.

    I am prepared are you?

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    • Cemoto78
      Posted on January 29, 2011 at 7:41am

      and yes again, thank you.

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    • kNOwKINGsmen
      Posted on January 29, 2011 at 8:53am

      I am prepared. I will take one of Obama’s new investments to work.

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    • Kevin
      Posted on January 29, 2011 at 8:58am

      Off-topic question, how long are canned vegetables and fruit good for? After being laid off from my job, I renovated and moved into my grandparents old house. In a 7ft tall custom cabinet in the basement are scores of Mason jars full of vegetables and fruits that my grandparents canned. How long can canned vegetables and fruits last before they spoil?

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    • sedition
      Posted on January 29, 2011 at 9:12am

      I will take the repaired bridge there.

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  • GBMBulletsSKNRD
    Posted on January 29, 2011 at 5:45am

    Get ready for the Carter Administration gas lines again. I am prepared are you?

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  • The Thinker
    Posted on January 29, 2011 at 5:42am

    Why is it that when we have oppression in our government it’s acceptable and going against it gets you branded as a “liberal”, but when it happens to someone else‘s country it’s a revolution against a dictator?

    Is oppression not the same on both sides of the earth? Then why do we not treat it the same?
    I”m tired of these war-hungry elderly fools with their double talk and propaganda based news stations.
    I”m tired of the fools in this country hating everything Obama is doing but ignoring the previous eight years that got us into this mess from a president who never vetoed any spending….

    America is full of sheep, left AND right. Sadly, mostly on the right.

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    • GBMBulletsSKNRD
      Posted on January 29, 2011 at 5:50am

      You watch to much Olberman. You call yourself a thinker?

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    • Hefsmaster
      Posted on January 29, 2011 at 6:09am

      The worlds problems go far beyond just the last ten years of obama bush. You obviously give shame to the stool you are sitting on. Poser is more like it.

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    • So
      Posted on January 29, 2011 at 6:11am

      Pssst. “The Thinker” you are on the wrong website. NO ONE will buy that garbage here.

      Can’t WAIT to vote obama OUT.

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    • Vandae
      Posted on January 29, 2011 at 6:16am

      What is there to hate about Obama? He hasnt done anything good for the twos years except spend
      and dont even say anything about Obamacare. When Obama speaks hes like a broken record.

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    • historyguy48
      Posted on January 29, 2011 at 7:07am

      What department of American government do you work in? Disinformation? You pose as a thinker, but you are utterly clueless as to what is going on. Having just “suffered” for two weeks at our condo in WDW, where the only tv “news” is comunist news network, or muddle headed shxx on msnbc, Real news, is simply not there. If this is the nonsense you watch, learn how to read.
      What is going on in Egypt is what your heros are desperately attempting to bring here.
      What those people are rebelling against, is similar to what your heros want us to have.
      You claim to think, so far it just looks like the typical leftie non-thinking nonsense being spewed up again. If all you have for the conversation is talking points, we aren’t buying what you are trying to sell.

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    • Ironmaan
      Posted on January 29, 2011 at 7:27am

      The Thinker
      Clearly it is because the media here is “one” with those “building fences” and doing the opressing here.
      http://guerillatics.com

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    • Cuba
      Posted on January 29, 2011 at 7:29am

      Do you see a doctor for your affliction?

      You are aware that Liberals/Progressives are the government and the bigger the government gets the more Liberal/Progressive it becomes, understanding that anyone can see that your argument is backwards.

      War hungry? Progressive have started every war since the revolution and YES both Bushs are Big Progressives as was Teddy Roosevelt. The only Republicans to start wars all the others were started by Democrats and yes the Confederates were Democrats. Just as the majority of hate mongering members of the KKK. If you ever read history you’d know that…

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    • CaptVideo
      Posted on January 29, 2011 at 7:39am

      You really do sit in the basement of your moms house in your underwear waiting to be the first to reply. Impressive.

      Where were you in 2009 & 2010 when Tea Party Protests took place, the 9/12 Project happened and 8/28 Rally happened? How much violence took place at these venues? NONE. That’s the difference. The Left is violent for the most part when demonstrations occur in America not the right.

      Get you head out of your Thinker. It’s Obama. It’s GWB too. It goes back to the Slick Willie Clinton and GHWB. You can go back even further. All Progressive. All responsible…and if anyone thinks you don’t have Progressives on the Republican side as well then think again. Yes the Republican side not the Conservative Right. Big difference.

      Oh and Thinker…the sheep are on the Left…see Detroit, Philadelphia, Oakland, Los Angeles, St. Louis, New York, Washington DC, the broke states of CA, CT, MA, NY, MI, IL, HI, etc…all Progressive dictators, I mean leadership for decades. DECADES!

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    • Cemoto78
      Posted on January 29, 2011 at 7:55am

      I don’t believe your assumptions are totally correct. The current problems within this country started way before George W. Bush and Obama. Both of them furthered the problems with reckless spending, however they were helped by spineless politicians from BOTH parties in congress. Carter was a failure by being indecisive just like Obama is. Too many of us want to blame just one party or left and right, where all share the blame. All the warning signs were there and continually ignored by greedy bankers, politicians, and CITIZENS. Yes, your fellow citizens of both parties sold us out to further their pocket books and bank accounts. Until we can really once again become the UNITED States of America, we are destined to continue to be divided by the likes of Pelosi, Reid, Obama, Goldman Sachs, and political correctness.
      The current pictures you see coming from Egypt could easily be here if/or when. the truth is out and people accept the fact that our government is corrupt by power hungry greedy persons at all levels. The “all about me” attitude is beginning to show it’s ugliness. And as long as we allow the “rule of law” to be ignored, such as illegal immigration, our troubles have just began.

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    • chuck
      Posted on January 29, 2011 at 8:22am

      thunk…hey, your brain just fell out there fella?!

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    • KEA
      Posted on January 29, 2011 at 8:33am

      Are you serious? Obama has out spent EVERY president in HISTORY and done so in less than two years and your going to keep bitching about Bush? Please get over this R and D crap and realize our entire Government is spending to much on both sides of the isle.

      You have just been ignorant enough to let the D‘s and R’s convince you that one or the other is your enemy and its not true!

      They ALL must be stopped, Obama, Bush, Clinton, Wilson, etc.

      Ignorance is only a sin when its a prefered state of mind!

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    • BacktotheFounders
      Posted on January 29, 2011 at 8:37am

      Why is it that when we have oppression in our government it’s acceptable and going against it gets you branded as a “liberal”, but when it happens to someone else‘s country it’s a revolution against a dictator?

      Because we have a CONSTITUTION that addresses grievances. It will protect your rights that are guaranteed within it , but the right to not be called names is not one of them.

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    • Lloyd Drako
      Posted on January 29, 2011 at 8:40am

      Commenters are right that Bush is not solely to blame.

      Still, can you think of any other President who not only took the country to war (2 wars actually) without raising taxes by a single extra penny to pay for it?

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    • Kevin
      Posted on January 29, 2011 at 8:47am

      THINKER, one difference I see is that we can vote our leader out in a few years whereas the people suffering through long-term dictatorships have to take to the streets and force the dictator out.

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    • kNOwKINGsmen
      Posted on January 29, 2011 at 8:50am

      Maybe he is Olberman!

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    • sedition
      Posted on January 29, 2011 at 9:11am

      CAPTVIDEO Hits the Nail on the head!!!!

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    • Devil Dog 7175
      Posted on January 29, 2011 at 9:49am

      Don’t like it Non-Thinker? Go back to Huf-Po or Daily Crap, You are seeing with libratard eyes and hearing with selective hearing ears. I for one don’t hate everything that Oblo-me does… When he finally shuts his lying mouth and walks away from the telaprompter I stand and applaude .Oh by the way Mr. Oblo-me… are you seeing the goings on in Egypt right now? Just asking. Terrible thing, isn’t it?

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    • psst
      Posted on January 29, 2011 at 10:38am

      @ SO.
      Um ! ya got me CON-fused w/ the um,er,aaah, hmm , ahem – – – Thinker.(?)
      Then agin, you may not be talking at me. . That’s the other guy who has one more S.
      :-)

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    • Whostolemypig
      Posted on January 29, 2011 at 10:51am

      Sheep, Yeah you’re right. Baaaaaaarry’s supporters. If liberal were actually THINKERS, they would be about to see that if you dethrone a dictator that does allow a measure of freedom and allow a thug group of radicals to take over, you are not bettering the people you are only changing the oppressor.

      Of course we are talking peaceful Islam here. They love things like freedom of religion, adultry, homosexuals and all kinds of other little things. I’m sure liberal women will love the beatings and domination by the men.

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    • JJStryder
      Posted on January 29, 2011 at 10:53am

      Hey Thinker(sic): Think about this. Liberals are not oppressed by the government, Liberals ARE the government. Look around, if you can, and see that the tea party is for limited government (small), lower taxes( you get to keep what you earn), less regulation(laws) and freedom( from government). This is the right. The right is Against All those things that add up to government oppression.Read Mark Levin, Beck,Thomas Sowell, Olasky,Hyek and many others. If you are a thinker you must investigate this possibility. Your thinking is flawed. We need more real thinkers.

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    • betterthantv
      Posted on January 29, 2011 at 10:58am

      This post makes no sense. You may be a “thinker” but certainly not an educated one. Try studying a little history and come back and try again. It‘s ok we’ll wait…..

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    • Timekeeper
      Posted on January 29, 2011 at 11:06am

      THE THINKER – doesn’t seem to know what caused this, nor what is perpetuating it. Perhaps he just won’t admit it. Thinker stop the leftist spin and trolling conservative blogs.. Americans are awake and realize more and more each day that the problems are big intrusive, every expanding government, that over-reaches into our lives and that of the free markets. Creating policies that stifle teh American way instead of propmoting it. Your big government Tax, SPEND, and re-distribute ideology doesn’t work for the American people.
      WE need people with real American Values, Principles, Traditions and Policies in office. The type that made this the strongest, bravest, most prosperous nation on earth.

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    • canyousmellmenow
      Posted on January 29, 2011 at 11:26am

      Pres. Obama is finishing what Clinton and Bush started. They all have there hand in this mess.

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    • Race
      Posted on January 29, 2011 at 11:46am

      This “elderly fool” helped to keep you free so you could supposedly “think” for yourself (unless you’re one of the 25% that needs the gov’t to tell you how to wipe your butt). Bush was an idiot. Cheney and Rumsfeld were idiots. Pelosi, Reid, and Obama are idiots. And just to be clear, I think career politicians have their brains surgically removed as a requisite to holding office.

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    • drawls
      Posted on January 29, 2011 at 11:52am

      Someone is confused. I listen to ALL channels to make sure I can judge fairly. The majority of violent rhetoic comes from the left and alway has.I can not believe you can’t see it.

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    • The Patriot
      Posted on January 29, 2011 at 1:09pm

      What?//////////////////

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    • kryptonite
      Posted on January 29, 2011 at 1:21pm

      “Thinker”: Is oppression not the same on both sides of the earth?
      ———————-

      No dude. Absolutely not.

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    • Gerrymanderer
      Posted on January 29, 2011 at 3:19pm

      We need to stop sending Egypt $1.2 billion of our tax dollars. Stop the GOP and Dems from giving We the Peoples’ hard earned money to dictators who do little to keep peace in the East.

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