Read about people who having lost their jobs became full-time Tea Party People.
While there are a number of valid points the Tea Party folks make, there’s a certain level of dishonesty about their furor. One example, the Republicans who vehemently supported nearly identical positions until Democrats supported them. Rosie O’Donnell, of all people, makes a strong case about it.
If there were still a House Unamerican Activities Committee around today. The Republican Party won’t pass their smell test. And it’s interesting that the FBI is hands off the Tea Party. When back in the 1960s, they were tagging citizen for attending anti-war rallies. I guess the FBI has got a soft spot for protesters who advocate killing. But abhor those that advocate doing the opposite. When did I end up on Bizzaro Earth?
The first thing I thought of, when I saw these bums out in the desert was, “I quess they’re either out of work, or independently wealthy. Or both.” But they sure do seem to have enough disposable income or savings, to afford the gas, and RVs (in some cases) to get there. And nobody would know or care, if the major media did charge out there to enable them. When was the last time that ABC, NBC, CBS, or Fox came to a Burning Man event? Same geography. Just not as political.
BTW, I’ll just bet that the Tea Partiers don’t clean up the mess they leave behind. Or offer to pay the town of Searchlight, to do it. But you can bet it won’t be reported by the major news media. Or they’ll flat out lie, and say every scrap of trash was picked up. Yeah, right.
#37 for the win — at least the first two sentences that is …
“I see a lot of fear manifested as anger in the rhetoric of these protesters. They struggle to articulate their anger, most just resort to soundbites from Fox News”
So post me a link to the bill and I will find that part. You don’t remember them arguing about the so-called Cadillac plans? I didn’t say anything about premiums rising, although Deere and Company and Caterpillar both adjusted their earnings projections to reflect the changes in premiums.
What I mentioned was they are going to call your employer’s contribution as part of your income. Say you make $50,000 and health insurance is $5000. If you pay $2500 and your employer pays $2500 your income for the year is now $52500. You pay income taxes on $52500.
Have you read all pages of the bill? Our congressmen haven’t even read the bill before they voted for it? You have a vary high standard if you expect me to be able to reference a section of the bill better than a congressman can.
# 38 Mr. Fusion said, on March 29th, 2010 at 7:05 pm
“#24, Benjy
Like I said, you wouldn’t point out the part of the bill that causes premiums to rise. BTW, your link is from August ‘09 when the bill was in Committee and various proposals were being discussed.
So continue to post your fantasies. Just because you believe them though, doesn’t make them true.”
Glenn E. said,
And it’s interesting that the FBI is hands off the Tea Party. When back in the 1960s, they were tagging citizen for attending anti-war rallies.
It isn’t just the 60s or the FBI. There were several cases where police were caught trying to “infiltrate” protesters of the last couple Repub and Dem national conventions. http://nytimes.com/2007/03/25/nyregion/25infiltrate.html
As I vaguely recall my post-WW2 history lesson. It seems to me that the Tea Party, and the Nazi Party, have a lot in common. At least at their beginnings. Both blaming economic problems on a convenient scapegoat. Back then, the Jews. Now, Obama and his followers, I guess. The Tea Party hasn’t exactly defined their scapegoat that well. And are probably a bit cautious about pointing to Blacks and Hispanics, in general. But after seeing Sarah Palin up on stage in her zippered black leather jacket, and 6″ heeled black shoes. I can’t help but think “where’s the swastika arm band?” Is she becoming the next Eva Braun, for the McCain or Beck Hitler? Will the Tea Party be courting the skinhead neo-Nazis next? I sure hope we aren’t seeing a repeat of Europe’s history, 80 years ago, in the US.
These guys are a joke. i really hope they wake up and discover that they are protesting against their interest. This video is somewhat misleading in favor of the tea party.
What’s neat about the tea partiers is that they hopefully will split the GOP (geriatric obese pacyderms) vote like what ole Nada did.
I like how the Reimers are lamenting that the old values seem lost. You know, like PAYING OFF YOUR MORTGAGE BEFORE YOU RETIRE!!!!
Reminds me of the old song:
“Somethin’s happenin’ here
What it is ain’t exactly clear” (to me)
(“I don’t _know_, I just do.”)
I suspect that if people were aware of just who pays for the buses that transport the crowds to these rallies in the desert, in D.C., etc., who pays for the organizing, the advertising and all the P.R. firms working on this, they’d be disgusted.
#1 QB
“The Republicans haven’t had a black senator or congressman since 2003 and only 3 ever.”
Umm…. Have you seen the Top Republican Micheal Steel? I guess since he’s voting republican he’s had his race revoked.
All I have to say is I have no remorse for someone who reads any of Glenn Becks books. This tells me alot about these people. Everyone has been hit hard and you just have to roll with the punches and get back up.