Oath Keeper Ceremony At Rhode Island 9/12 Tea Party
Randy Swanson Administers the Oath at the Rhode Island 9/12 Tea Party. The crowd goes wild with cheers after the first order is read and continues on down the list.
September 13th, 2009
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I have been waiting up all night in anticipation, hoping along with I am sure so many others whom could not make it there to DC for a video of all of ya there , thanks so much for putting this up tonight guys…and thank you so much for going there and kicking some ass..you all looked very impressive and awe inspiring,on all the news networks, now lets hope and pray the right people heard our message and felt it very deep down where they needed to.
many apologies this is Rhode Island not DC, but still a great video none the less..
Good job Randy! I am happy to see the new Englanders once again rising in defense of our Constitutional Republic!
Randy,
Proud to stand with you.
Robert A. Gomez MSgt, USAF
Randy – Superbly done!
Celia Hyde
Massachusetts Oathkeepers
Representative
Excellent work Randy! It is an honor to stand with you! Thank you…THANK YOU…for your service!
Not On Our Watch!
Randy,
Good job, brother! Keep letting your voice be heard. We must all do this! Our message is strong and the Oath Keepers are well received at all of these events. Way to go!
Rand Cardwell
TN State Director
do u ppl not think that the gov will come in the middle of the night and kno exactly where u r? ofcoarse they have plans 2 rid the US of “enemy combatents”… and u ppl(oath keepers- who i seriously respect)have now put youselves on whatever list is out there. think smart ppl, the gov has all the tech they need 2 get a list of “enemy combatents”, n when the time comes they will execute whatever plan they have 2 detain u.
To Whyte Ninja -
You are right to be paranoid about the govt “lists”, which I am sure I’m on in spades by now. But remember – you’re not alone.
As far as the middle of the night thing goes – let ‘em try it. I keep a Glock locked and loaded with hollow points within reach of my bed and the safety is OFF. Another loaded clip is right beside it. My property – my right to defend it. I have a sign at the entrance to my property – saying I have a gun and will use it on trespassers. If they’re stupid enough to try to get to me, they deserve whatever they get.
Never mess with an armed pi**ed off Patriot!
whyte ninja,
We have been on those lists for years, anyway. Yes, we are aware of government tactics. Most of us are former and current government employees. We are speaking out using the absolutely legally bulletproof tactic of advocating the Constitution and the Oath, precisely because we are aware of the enemy we face. Every voice we add to our OWN list is one less tool for tyrannical government to use. If EVERY oath taker becomes an Oath Keeper, there will be no one for the government to send!
I do appreciate your concern, but you should not worry. We are in all their units and organizations. We have trained professionally in their tactics. We are all across their supply lines. We wear their uniforms. We speak their language and know their codes. We can operate their weapons and equipment. We look and act like them. They can’t win, because they are us. I believe Sun Tzu would approve. The highest skill is to acheive victory without battle.
Great response CorbinKale.
That is what’s so ironic and what those who criticise us don’t realize or deliberately ignore.
Kind of comical actually……
it is so sad that everything you stand for is what the lying bloodsuckers and traitors running this country for years is SUPPOSED to be doing, and instead they are and have been doing eveything they can to not honor our consitution. Thank God there are still people who have the courage to start standing up for our right,values, and hard won achievements against the kind of tyranny that has been perpetuated on the true american people for years. Thank you Mr. Randy Swanson for trying to right so much wrong and inspire americans to unite against all tyranny against our constitution that the traitors in power swore to uphold and haven’t for years and years, now is getting worse.
Great Video!!! Thank you Randy Swanson and the others for standing with us against tyranny and for freedom!
I Am an Extremist
by Oliver North
04/17/2009
According to the U.S. government, I am an extremist. I am a Christian — and meet regularly with other Christians to study God’s word. My faith convinces me the prophesies in the Holy Bible are true. I believe in the sanctity of human life, oppose abortion and want to preserve marriage as the union of a man and a woman. I am a veteran with skills and knowledge derived from military training and combat. I own several firearms, frequently shoot them, buy ammunition and consider efforts to infringe on my 2nd Amendment rights to be wrong and unconstitutional. I fervently support the sovereignty of the United States, am deeply concerned about our economy, increasingly higher taxes, illegal immigration, soaring unemployment, and actions by our government that will bury my children beneath a mountain of debt.
Apparently, all this makes me a “rightwing extremist.” At least that’s what it says in the April 7, 2009 “Assessment” issued by the Office of Intelligence and Analysis at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The nine-page report, titled, “Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment,” is full of warnings about American citizens who share any of my background or subscribe to the beliefs above. It is one of the most alarming documents produced by our government that I have ever read.
Evidently neither you nor I were ever supposed to read this “Assessment.” At the bottom of the cover page is a warning that it is “not to be released to the public, the media, or other personnel who do not have a valid need-to-know.” We’re Americans. We have a need to know what’s going on in our government — especially in an administration that promised to be “transparent.” A full copy of the report is posted at http://www.freedomalliance.org.
The “Assessment” purports to alert law enforcement officials that “rightwing extremists” — the term is used more than 35 times — are intent on exploiting Americans who have strongly held beliefs on everything from Christian faith to rising unemployment, U.S. sovereignty and the 2nd Amendment. It vilifies those of us in these categories by references to neo-Nazis, racists, militias, white-supremacists, and other “hate groups.” Notably, the report includes a warning that Rightwing Extremism “may include groups or individuals that are dedicated to a single issue, such as opposition to abortion or immigration.”
Though the report proffers a passing reference to the First Amendment, it is replete with bias against conservative thought, writing and communications. On page 3, law enforcement authorities are warned, “Rightwing extremist chatter on the Internet continues to focus on the economy, the perceived (emphasis added) loss of U.S. jobs in the manufacturing and construction sectors, and home foreclosures.”
This is a frightening acknowledgement that political speech is being monitored in America. It is also wrong. It’s not “perception.” It is fact. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the manufacturing and construction sectors have lost 161,000 jobs and 126,000 jobs, respectively, in the last month alone.
In its “Key Findings” the DHS manuscript boldly charges “rightwing extremists may be gaining new recruits by playing on their fears about several emergent issues” and warns that “The possible passage of new restrictions on firearms and the return of military veterans facing significant challenges reintegrating into their communities could lead to the potential emergence of terrorist groups or lone wolf extremists capable of carrying out violent attacks.”
Under the heading “Disgruntled Military Veterans” the report alleges, “rightwing extremists will attempt to recruit and radicalize returning veterans in order to exploit their skills and knowledge derived from military training and combat. These skills and knowledge have the potential to boost the capabilities of extremists — including lone wolves or small terrorist cells — to carry out violence.” These unsubstantiated claims are followed by reminders that Timothy McVeigh — the 1995 Oklahoma City bomber — was a military veteran. Omitted is any reference to the fact that McVeigh was simply one of more than 40 million law abiding veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces.
Thirteen lines after this egregious, unconscionable slander against those of us who are military combat veterans, DHS makes the stunning charge that, “lone wolves and small terrorist cells embracing violent rightwing extremist ideology are the most dangerous domestic terrorism threat in the United States.”
According to this DHS “Assessment,” the most dangerous threat we face here at home isn’t from radical imams preaching violence in U.S. mosques and madrassas, Islamists recruiting in our prisons, Somali terrorists enticing young immigrants to become suicide bombers or Hamas, Hezbollah or al Qaeda operatives plotting mass murder. No, according to DHS, the real threat comes from what our government labels “rightwing extremist ideology.”
Mr. Obama should publicly disavow this report and fire the officials responsible for issuing it. Those who prepare his remarks for the occasion should insert in the teleprompter Sen. Barry Goldwater’s words on the subject: “Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice.”
What would our forefathers thinks of a bunch of people in power that would question, besmirch, and insult citizens whose only duty is to defend, protect, and insure that the rights of all Americans are preserved? We’re nuts? We’re potential threats? Are you kidding me? We’re soldiers and police officers you bastards! We KNOW what honor is, we KNOW what it’s like to sacrifice for others, we KNOW what it means to actually believe in something greater than ourselves. We’ve actually shed blood for our convictions, what have you done for yours? You opportunist sons of bitches that look at everything in terms of how if affects you and your own personal situation make us want to vomit. WE see that you’re nothing but cowards and I hope the rest of the country sees it as well very soon.
My prayer is that you will be so perplexed, so confused, so incredulous that there are actually people in our country that know what honor is, that know what freedom is and how important it is to preserve, how dangerous you are to our children that you won’t be able to react to it.
I would openly question how it was even remotely possible that you thought the women and mothers of this country would allow you to hurt their children. What were you thinking? Did you not think that most of the men (real men) would not protect them? You “metro-sexuals” in political power have underestimated the tetosterone levels of your constituents apparently. Our women and our children mean EVERYTHING! We won’t allow you to take away their rights, force them to comply and acquiece to the the belief that killing their fetus is acceptable, that their choice to stay home and raise their children is unimportant and not the most important job that ever existed, nor will we permit you to bully them into thinking that the government knows what’s best for their own children. Did you actually think that we could stand by and watch you disrespect them, trivialize them, and make them so upset that they were moved to tears at town meetings while they pleaded for the government not to destroy their country, their children’s futures? Not only am I not ashamed, I’m proud that my entire being has been dedicated to making sure our women and mothers are recognized for just how important they really are, they are kept protected, are allowed to do what is natural to them, they are given the opportunity to speak freely,openly, and alert the rest of us when danger to their children is present. The women will save this Republic, not the men. It’s no accident that the only politicians with the balls to stand up to what is happening in these perilous times are the women (Palin and Bachmann for example.) Their “instincts” have kicked in and it’s up to us to make sure we protect them while they’re fighting a battle that we’ve forced them to fight because we were too busy being neutered by the MSM and everyone else. They’re taking a beating for the rest of us, being exposed to sexism, racism, and everything that we’ve allowed over the years yet they continue to fight and remain strong. I’m with them and I’m hoping the rest of us support them while they courageously fight for our future, the future or their children, and the future of our Republic. I’m an Oathkeeper that wants to add one more oath. I will always recognize just how important, how precious, how special our women and mothers are to the very existence of our Republic and our society and will always be there when they need me.I pledge that my devotion to them is real, and I will always be at their disposal to help them with whatever they deem necessary.