Right-wing militia practically takes over Pennsylvania town:

[Cory]

http://politicalblindspot.com/media-blackout-militia-is-holding-pennsylvania-town-hostage/

Welcome to Gilberton, Pennsylvania, where men with loaded guns, propping up a suspended police chief accuse all other citizens of being “tyrants”. It is a place where men with Swastika tattoos claim the “other people” are the Nazis. What, didn’t you hear about this on CNN, Fox, MSNBC, or really anywhere else? Isn’t NPR even interesting in this story? For whatever the reason, no one is touching this. Perhaps the Federal government fears a stand off and doesn’t want this to snowball, or inspire other towns with similar demographics to go the same route. Whatever the reason, this is a true case of media blackout. Here’s what’s going on…

Gilberton, Pennsylvania is a small borough which is currently living under the constant threat of terroristic violence. Armed men block the entrance to public meetings. Public officials openly threaten every member of society who holds a different political view than they do, and councilmen are strip searched and arrested without cause if they don’t fall in line with prevailing opinions.

Anyone who tries to fire the Police Chief is be forced to live in fear of retaliation from a militia of armed terrorists. Pennsylvania police chief Mark Kessler is the head of a political organization which refers to itself as “The Constitution Security Force.“Kessler was recently given a thirty day suspension, for using police property as props in a video where he threatens and insults “libtards,” otherwise known as people who hold political views which differ from his own.


On August 1st, Kessler called on the militia to attend a meeting of the Gilberton Borough Council, where disciplinary actions against Kessler (for the videos) were being discussed. A State Police helicopter was called to the scene, as more than a hundred armed men and women arrived at the meeting, brandishing AR-15 assault rifles. Armed members of the microcosmic police state “militia” blocked the doors of the public building where the meeting was held, in order to prevent those who wished to speak from entering. According to theHuffington Post, members of the group”angrily confronted Michael Morrill of Keystone Progress, who delivered petition signatures from 20,000 Americans who want Kessler fired.”

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This is insane. It's only a matter of time before the Feds intervene.

Some more of Chief Kessler's crazyness:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QQW0RswpQ4

Jesus.

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

Did this just happen? Has the PA National Guard been called in?

[AkSaber]

And why are they still calling the AR-15 an assault rifle?

[barfbag]

lock and load brother

[H. Ross Peron]

Did this just happen? Has the PA National Guard been called in?

I think the Sheriff's Department and/or the State Police ought to handle this before the National Guard is called in.

[Landslide Lyndon]

Obama's America.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Wow.

[Peter the Lefty]

Holy sh*t even I've never heard this and I'm from PA.  Quite pathetic. 

[Supersonic]

God Bless America.

[Brittain33]

God Bless America.

This matches nicely with the question someone asked elsewhere about what defines a constitutional conservative. Granted nearly every federal Republican other than Michele Bachmann sees no value in this, but this is an outcome of believing that everything you believe in is endorsed by the Constitution, and the Second Amendment gives you the right and responsibility to defend your agenda by any means necessary.

People who disagree with you aren't just wrong, they are illegitimate and committing treason.

[The Free North]

It sucks that they're so oppressive with the apparent newfound power.

Weird really

[Linus Van Pelt]

So I googled "Gilberton, PA", and there are a bunch of stories from actual mainstream media (like the Lehigh Valley Morning Call and a CBS affiliate) about this, and the police chief has been suspended by the town council. A bunch of his supporters showed up with guns to the council meeting where this was decided, but they are not really in control of anything.

It is not a good situation, but there is no media blackout, and the town has not been taken over by a right-wing militia.

[Link]

So I googled "Gilberton, PA", and there are a bunch of stories from actual mainstream media (like the Lehigh Valley Morning Call and a CBS affiliate) about this, and the police chief has been suspended by the town council. A bunch of his supporters showed up with guns to the council meeting where this was decided, but they are not really in control of anything.

It is not a good situation, but there is no media blackout, and the town has not been taken over by a right-wing militia.

Lol.  Thanks for the perspective.  Another distorted Atlas thread.  Why am I not surprised.  Also this town has 897 people.  It's tiny.  Weird stuff happens in tiny towns all over the planet.  Hardly what I would call something the other 310 million of us should $h-t the bed over.

This is from CNN the outlet we were told wasn't covering this.

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http://www.kltv.com/story/23084013/police-chief-suspended-after-posting-video-of-him

[Starbucks Union Thug HokeyPuck]

Wow!

I hope this changes quickly, the media coverage I mean, as this is the inevitable end result of right wing conservatism. 

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Holy sh*t even I've never heard this and I'm from PA.  Quite pathetic. 

Yes. Any patriot would have repelled this unwelcome incursion on their town.

[barfbag]

This is exactly what Obama meant by "a civilian army more well equipped and better funded than our military." I'm sure he's happy. Oh how I love when the shoe is on the other foot.

[Ban my account ffs!]

I read about this guy a while ago somewhere.. so it's not a blackout. 

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

A bunch of idiots with guns who attend a city meeting does not equate to a "militia take over" of the town.

[Supersonic]

God Bless America.

This matches nicely with the question someone asked elsewhere about what defines a constitutional conservative. Granted nearly every federal Republican other than Michele Bachmann sees no value in this, but this is an outcome of believing that everything you believe in is endorsed by the Constitution, and the Second Amendment gives you the right and responsibility to defend your agenda by any means necessary.

People who disagree with you aren't just wrong, they are illegitimate and committing treason.

Okay.

[Link]

I read about this guy a while ago somewhere.. so it's not a blackout. 

^This...

A bunch of idiots with guns who attend a city meeting does not equate to a "militia take over" of the town.

...and ^this.

[DemPGH]

Hadn't heard of this either, but I pay much less attention than what I should to local news. But this is what I'm talking about when I say "Pennsylbama," and to boot the rural deadzones in the state have a very high ratio of KKK types too. It's as backward as it can get, and I'm not always sure why.

I mean, when an apparent posse is put together to prop up a sheriff, it's gone past the limits of how far it can go, it's dangerous, and it's essentially an attempt at mob rule. Needs stopped now, they need taken into custody, and their guns taken from them so they cannot threaten anyone.