Protest held at proposed site of Blackwater facility near San Diego

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Fortunately the site lies just barely within the boundary of Congressman Bob Filner's (D) district and NOT within Duncan Hunter's (R) district. Filner is quoted in the San Diego Union-Tribune as saying, “Blackwater is a black mark on American democracy.” Filner has told The Associated Press that although his district includes the Potrero, CA site, Blackwater officers did not contact him until after they met with San Diego County planners, and after the local planning group unanimously approved a preliminary proposal. (Five of the nine members of that group are now facing recall elections.) Last Sunday (Oct. 7) a protest was held near the site, with about 200 anti-Blackwater protesters and about 15 pro-Blackwater counter-protesters.

Story at: http://uteast.signonsandiego.com/?q=node/1447

[Joanne98]

1. My hometown! Diego is to beautiful for Blackwater pollution to much it up!

Get the bastards out of there!

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3. And, Potrero is a quiet, peaceful, bucolic, relatively unspoiled corner of the county.

It would completely ruin that area. If I lived there and Blackwater did move in, I would move out immediately.

[monktonman]

5. I think thats the idea. n/t

[lonestarnot]

2. Bongwater is a black mark on the bluedress we are all wearing now.

[monktonman]

4. Ha, ha, ha 15 pro Blackwater counter protesters.

So the free republic managed to get every one of its members to attend?

If you want a real eye opener, go to you tube and do a search on the word blackwater.
You'll be amazed at some of the comments. A vast majority being pro blackwater
nutballs.
These are the same douchbags that were all fired up about the "jack booted thugs"
who invaded david "the child molester" koresh's Waco, Texas compound under the Clinton/Reno watch.
Remember the mysterious black helicopters they warned us about? hippocritters.

Also, if you really want to have your mind blown, go to you tube and look up the word
satan. I was completely shocked. couldnt sleep that night.
I read the replies to a few of the videos (not the ones about the heavy metal bands - skip those, its the flaming fundie ones I'm talking about)and I couldnt help thinking that wow! these people really do exist. and there are alot more of them than I realized.
It helps sometimes to leave DU world and look around. There are alot more fucked up people
out there than we know.

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6. The other thing is that this site is very close to the U.S.-Mexico border.

I guess that would give the Blackwater trainees a lot of opportunities for "target practice."