UPDATE: Dick Armey Brought Armed Guard Into FreedomWorks In Coup Attempt

[Lakhota]

By Luke Johnson

Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey (R-Texas), who abruptly resigned as head of Tea Party group FreedomWorks, brought in an assistant with a gun in an apparent coup attempt at the group, according to a report in the Washington Post.

Armey claims to have been "unaware" that Singleton had a gun at the meeting. "[Singleton] kept it under his coat in the back....But the news looks like Armey came in there like John Dillinger, all guns a-blazing.

More: Dick Armey Brought Armed Guard Into FreedomWorks In Coup Attempt: Report [UPDATE]

FreedomWorks tea party group nearly falls apart in fight between old and new guard - The Washington Post

Dick Armey Reveals the Identity of His Mysterious Gunman at FreedomWorks | Mother Jones

FreedomWorks Feud: War Inside Tea Party Group Gets Nastier | Mother Jones

 

[Lakhota]

The teabagger meltdown is hilarious.

 

[Liberal]

I don't mean to invoke the Godwin so fast..

But, this is hilariously familiar to Hitler's Munich Putsch.

The GOP meltdown is reaching supernova.

 

[NYcarbineer]

So there exists, literally, a Dick Army??

lol, I always thought that was just a pretty good pun...

 

[Stephanie]

the SIX FRIGGEN thread on this and it's still a YAWNER

 

[Politico]

Coup RMFAOL. Oh it's Mother Jones again.

 

[Lakhota]

Clout Diminished, Tea Party Turns to Narrower Issues - The New York Times

 

[Luddly Neddite]

So there exists, literally, a Dick Army??

lol, I always thought that was just a pretty good pun...

Oh, gawd, the VISUAL!!!

For his coup, Dick Armey used a guy they hired for security before so they were all laughing at him.

Conservatives’ full-on meltdown - Salon.com

In the wake of Wayne LaPierre's looney press conference, Dick Armey is exposed as a gun-empowered extortionist

Armey is a grifter. He's a "looser" who, along with the rest of the GObP, has just just been handed his ass.

Seriously, when its all added up, we're watching a true implosion of what is left of the GOP and much of the shit that is being flung will land at Mitch McConnell's door. The next few weeks will be very interesting.

 

[Doc91678]

By Luke Johnson

Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey (R-Texas), who abruptly resigned as head of Tea Party group FreedomWorks, brought in an assistant with a gun in an apparent coup attempt at the group, according to a report in the Washington Post.

Armey claims to have been "unaware" that Singleton had a gun at the meeting. "[Singleton] kept it under his coat in the back....But the news looks like Armey came in there like John Dillinger, all guns a-blazing.

More: Dick Armey Brought Armed Guard Into FreedomWorks In Coup Attempt: Report [UPDATE]

FreedomWorks tea party group nearly falls apart in fight between old and new guard - The Washington Post

Dick Armey Reveals the Identity of His Mysterious Gunman at FreedomWorks | Mother Jones

FreedomWorks Feud: War Inside Tea Party Group Gets Nastier | Mother Jones

Again to you, your ignorance is bliss. Do you question the armed guard(s) that follow Reid, Pelosi, and Schumer around everywhere they go? That does not include the other Democrats both active in Washington and out of D.C., many of them have hired armed body guards to follow them wherever they go. Undoubtedly you'd also have an armed guard with you, if you had reveived all the death threats Dick Armey has.

 

[Luddly Neddite]

rw's give a whole new meaning to "ignorance is bliss".

Its not just Mother Jones or libs who are reporting this attempted and failed coup.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Maybe if they start another thread on it....

 

[Mustang]

An AP story reported that Armey will receive a severance package of $8 Million over 20 years.

Dick Armey's Biggest Failures Over His Decade With FreedomWorks | ThinkProgress

 

[Doc91678]

An AP story reported that Armey will receive a severance package of $8 Million over 20 years.

Dick Armey's Biggest Failures Over His Decade With FreedomWorks | ThinkProgress

Considering the source, I will have to check that one out.

 

[NYcarbineer]

The tea party starts out claiming to be some sort of grass roots anti-establishment politicial movement.

The biggest Tea Party group, Freedomworks, ends up being run by Dick Armey, who is as perfect an example of an establishment politician as there is.

I hope you suckers enjoy Dick Armey enjoying your money.

 

[Luddly Neddite]

Bought and paid for by the Kochs.

No wonder the rw's are too embarrassed to be seen on this thread.

Way bigger than merely EPIC FAIL.

 

[Mustang]

The tea party starts out claiming to be some sort of grass roots anti-establishment politicial movement.

The biggest Tea Party group, Freedomworks, ends up being run by Dick Armey, who is as perfect an example of an establishment politician as there is.

I hope you suckers enjoy Dick Armey enjoying your money.

FreedomWorks, along with several other supposedly grassroots organizations, are pretty good money makers for a select group of people who pony up for big salaries despite questionable contributions to the conservative movement.

Barack Obama's election was the best thing that ever could have happened as far as these groups are concerned. It's more likely that these groups have whipped up the fear of their members for capitalistic motivations as opposed to any professed love of country. Hell, Armey was making $500,000 a year (plus expenses) as the head of FW compared to his salary of less than $175,000 a year while in the House of Representatives.

FreedomWorks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Lakhota]

Yes, teabaggers are truly a Dick Army...

 

[Mr. Shaman]

the SIX FRIGGEN thread on this and it's still a YAWNER

Here.....I can fix that......​

January 4, 2013

Bonu$ Time; Porky Beck​

"Former FreedomWorks chairman Dick Armey says the conservative outlet that helped launch the Tea Party paid Glenn Beck at least $1 million last year to fundraise for the organization, an arrangement he said provided "too little value" for the money."