Got an email, Truckers ride for the constitution

[madokie]

I won't post the contents as it to me is offensive bullshit. what I want to know is what is this and an explanation for me so I can reply with some facts.

[Ellipsis]

1. This

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014613815

[chillfactor]

2. it is about redneck truckers gone amouk......

they are not riding for the Constitution..they are riding to upset the beltway traffic around DC with the goal of arresting Reid and Pelosi..in short Tea Party types...

read more here from The Business Insider

Truckers Ride For The Constitution: Extremist Anti-Obama Protesters Hijack Truck Drivers As Political Pawns

http://www.ibtimes.com/truckers-ride-constitution-extremist-anti-obama-protesters-hijack-truck-drivers-political-pawns

hope this helps!

[Ellipsis]

3. and this

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014613815#post178

[Journeyman]

4. Here's Stephen Colbert's explanation. . .

http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/429655/october-09-2013/ride-for-the-constitution

[madokie]

8. LoL if I sent this back he'd believe it

hell he wouldn't just believe it he'd hang on every single word.

these people are truly Nuts

[icymist]

5. It's a hoax designed to make you want to post it here.

Threat of Capital Beltway shutdown is a hoax, trucker says

It can be hard to get attention for your agenda in a town like Washington, but Georgia trucker Earl Conlon figured out a way: take the Beltway hostage.

Conlon’s comments in a U.S. News & World Report story that he and thousands of truckers from across the country (and possibly Canada) planned to come to the nation’s capital Friday and bring traffic to a standstill on the inner loop of the Capital Beltway zinged across the Web and were picked up by outlets ranging from Fox News to the Huffington Post. The rally was dubbed “Truckers for the Constitution.”

But it is a hoax.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/capital-beltway-shutdown-all-a-ploy-trucker-says/2013/10/08/1e446572-3033-11e3-bbed-a8a60c601153_story.html

Hey, it's sort of like what the Republicans are doing now; you know, take the government hostage and declare so-called negotiating points for opening back the government!

[Mr.Bill]

6. I wouldn't worry about truckers shutting down the beltway.

I just read on a conservative website that Obama is going to have the National Guard seize the beltway tomorrow morning so the truckers can't have their protest.

[jmowreader]

7. Look here:

http://www.ibtimes.com/truckers-ride-constitution-extremist-anti-obama-protesters-hijack-truck-drivers-political-pawns

Basically, they claim they are going to close off the beltway around Washington, D.C., until Obamacare is repealed and lawmakers who aren't obeying their version of the Constitution are arrested. Not surprisingly, all those lawmakers are Democrats.

There are three big trucking associations:

American Trucking Association (they represent trucking companies) says they're against the shutdown:
http://www.truckline.com/article.aspx?uid=e10fe30c-63f3-4bfb-b5a7-7360fc435fe5

Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (the voice of the driver who owns his truck) has also spoken against it but the statement's no longer on their website.

The Teamsters Union (which represents far more than truckers) doesn't say, but they're almost certainly against arresting Nancy Pelosi.

The thing is, very few truckers want to waste driving hours, fuel or customers going round in circles trying to prove a point.