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by David K. Williams, Jr. | 11:12 am, April 14, 2009 | 1 Comment

Reposted from FreedomWorks.org:

How to deal with left-wing tea party crashers

Many organizers of Tax Day Tea Parties are fretting about the possibility that ACORN or other socialist groups will be crashing the tea parties next Wednesday. As a conservative who has crashed left-wing protests before, I thought I’d offer some advice.

If you encounter any crashers, the first rule is to ignore them. Let them walk about and hold up their pro-Obama signs. If you don’t draw attention to them, they won’t be able to cause the chaos that they seek to create.

If they are getting to be especially annoying, just kill them with kindness. Designate a few people that can go and welcome them, offer them a bottled water and listen to them talk about why they disagree with you. Smile, nod and pretend that you are interested in hearing what they have to say. If done properly, and depending on the crashers, this very well could neutralize them and keep them from disrupting the tea party.

If the crashers bring offensive signs, which reportedly they will try to do, just politely ask them to leave or get rid of their sign. If they refuse, you should just ask your supporters to distance themselves from the crashers. Let them walk together, but don’t let them mingle in the crowd to where they can make it look like they are with you.

If things are really out of hand, and they are trying to disrupt the event, if you have a permit you can ask them to leave, and if they refuse you can ask the police to remove them. This is my least favorite option, since it makes you look like the aggressor, or someone that is trying to stifle speech that you disagree with. I wouldn’t recommend this option unless you tried the other options to no avail.

The bottom line with crashers is that they are looking to incite a response from you, so that you overreact. Don’t let them play you like this. If everyone stays calm and tries to find a way to ignore and marginalize ACORN and the other crashers on tax day, the movement will be able to get its message out without any serious disruptions or scenes.

 

Brendan Steinhauser

Director, Federal and State Campaigns

FreedomWorks

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  1.   rockthrower
      April 14th, 2009 @ 10:31 pm

    Or you can always use the Bulgarian umbrella trick…

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