Why I Took My Family To a Tea Party
by Doug TenNapelI’ve never been to a protest. I hate protesters because they seem to be professional bitchers. They’re quick to complain and jump to picket signs and screaming at the drop of a hat. I once had lunch on a sidewalk cafe as a bunch of war protesters sat two tables away from us. I wouldn’t want my kids near that protest because the teens were screaming so loud and some were covered in fake blood, carrying signs with Bush super imposed with Hitler. Their chants included saying “fuck” a lot. Apparently, daddy’s private school money didn’t pay for an etiquette workshop.
But on Tea Party Day, no freaks show up. Because the issue isn’t about complaining that an untraditional group can’t get married. It’s not about opposing a war that some people approve and others don’t. It’s about being over-taxed to fund bail outs and expand government to exert control over the citizens. Who, besides this administration isn’t for that?
My family is safe among the over-taxed people. Hopefully, there will be a higher percentage of conceal and carriers…all the more American. No broken windows, nobody takes their clothes off. Nobody makes out in front of my kids. There are lots of nice old ladies wearing red white and blue. I love seeing the American flag in the hands of people who know how to use it. They wave it with gusto because it’s not the first time they’ve ever touched a flag. They didn’t have to buy one for Tea Party Day.
I want my kids to see this. It’s important for them to see that middle America gets mad too. Protests aren’t just for lefty victims and college kids. The politicians may not be listening and frankly, it would surprise me if this administration listened to my protest as much as they gave an ear to Europe. They’re more eager to listen to France than to American Republicans. After all, they know their constituents.
Now all that’s left is to watch media declare the tea party a quagmire, a sexual innuendo, an act of hypocrisy. The usual.
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For live coverage of the tea parties, go here:
http://www.pjtv.com/?cmd=tea-party
I could not put time in at the Iowa City tea party, but I was able to drive past it just now and honk my horn in support.
At 11:30, just as the event was starting, there were around sixty people on the Burlington Street bridge, and more arriving.
The best part about the Iowa City location is that Burlington Street borders the University of Iowa, a VERY liberal institution. There will be a lot of perplexed undergards and angry faculty walking and driving past in the next hour on their way to and from indoctrination sessions.
I do wish the anti-abortion people had kept their "Hitler's Holocaust=America's Holocaust" sign at home. Aside from the fact that I don't agree with the hard-core pro-lifers, this is a protest about financial irresponsibility, not abortion. Plus, the MSM will smear the whole thing as an anti-abortion protest.
I approve of the message of that sign, even at a financial irresponsibility protest.
As a pro-life, pro-second amendment, pro-limited govenrment conservative, I observe that people who are squishy about maintaining absolute protection for the lives of the innocent are squishy about everything else. That's why Janet Napolitano wants to keep her eye on us rather than on Mexican drug-runners and Saudi-financed "charities".
This will be my protest ever (unless you include my protesting the protests against Bush in London). I couldn't be more excited.
As for kids, I like your position. You want them to see patriots. Still, I have always been skeptical of seeing the kiddies at protests though (I hate seeing them at pro-life rallies and anti war rallies alike). it seems like it robs their innocence and doesnt allow them to form their own opinions. Besides, they don't get to vote.
I'm there in spirit (way to far to travel) and I'm hoping that I am not given a reason by my own government to have to attend an Australian version of a Tea Party.
Though I've no idea what we would call it here. Maybe a 'Home Brew Party', as they've raised the taxes so high we cannot afford beer and we have to brew it ourselves.
Sigh…nothing good ever comes of the "libertarian vs conservative" debate on abortion, but here goes…
I am not convinced that an embro in the first trimester is deserving of full status and protection as a human being. I am convinced that third-trimester abortions are murder.
My "squishiness" has nothing to do with my staunch support of the Second Amendment, and quite a bit to do with my firm belief in limited government.
I'm going to the one tonight in Franklin TN at 6pm, the excitement in our community is palpable. Honestly I'll be shocked if we have less than 500 people in this extremely affluent, highly educated mid American community.
I remember all y'all's cute little tea tantrums during the Bush years, when Dubya was pissing away the Clinton surplus and jumping recklessly into a war of choice that our great-grandchildren will still be paying for.
That is to say, I would remember them, if they had happened.
Just came from the Philly one. Great turnout in spite of cold rain. I'd say about 300 people turned out in support plus one visible anti-anti-tax protester.
Here is a fun pic:
http://sixmeatbuffet.com/images/p4151222.jpg
Not quite the people MSNBC would have you believe attended.
Just came from the Philly one. Great turnout in spite of cold rain. I'd say about 300 people turned out in support plus one visible anti-anti-tax protester.
Here is a fun pic:
http://sixmeatbuffet.com/images/p4151222.jpg
Not quite the people MSNBC would have you believe attended.
Thanks for the info- if you go into AOL you will see absolutely NO mention of these gatherings- but when ACORN did the bus ride to harass AIG employees they were all over it. So there's that…
Know what? If someone staged one, I would have been there. Bush didn't see an expense he didn't like.
even though we do not agree we think this to be a principled position- not 'squishy' at all. No, Bart and Milhouse see Apu for pure Squishy syrup- (Apu) "pure squishy? such a thing has never been done. If you survive, come again"
The sign in the picture says it all. "Government by the people is now Government vs the people". Our government is no longer "Of the people, by the people and for the people". This is not a partisan issue but one that threatens every citizen and their children. Unless we halt the governments leaching of wealth and power we will cease to be the land of the free.
I'm all for this too! Since I wasn't able to make it one either, I'll have a 'Home Brew/Tea Party' right where I'm at.
I just got back from the Franklin, NC Tea Party. The population of the whole county is around 32,000 and I conservatively estimate the turnout at 1000. It was inspiring to see so many folks understanding the dangers of the current administration assault on the Constitution.
"It’s about being over-taxed to fund bail outs and expand government to exert control over the citizens. Who, besides this administration isn’t for that?"
The prior administration gave $700 billion to the banks, so I guess that would make administrations in general, but lets ignore that because its more fun to point fingers at the other guys!
Wheres my bail-out as my tax bill wiped out my savings?
"tea bagging obama" is funny in any language, including 'Austrian'
Of course the MSM is doing it's best to undermine the teaparties by using terms like "Teabagging" I haven't even watched this video with sound. Just seeing the captions was enough to make me see red. (Okay, just listened and now I'm REALLY offended. Repeatedly uses "teabagging" in such a deliberate way. I hate these people).
We had at least 500 people at the beginning of the tea party protest in liberal, bluest-of-the-blue-states Rochester, NY. I had to leave early, but people were still coming. I was surprised, as I expected far less. A few Paulnuts were there with their "America is a Surveillance State!" banner, and there were a few churches interested in spreading the faith (which, as a Christian, I can't exactly get mad at), but all in all, it was a friendly group. I'm hoping that 500 grew even more after I left.
Conversation on Univ. of Iowa campus (or any other): What are these rednecks doing? Don't they understand that Obama's trying to help them with all this spending? We're on their side, not those greedy free-market capitalists! Those bitter Republicans must have put them up to this, somehow; they could never have started this on their own…
No legitimate opposition to liberal goals is possible, you see. And watch and see if some of that mock dialogue doesn't get picked up as "objective reporting" by the evening news and MSNBC before the day is out.
I want to bring 2nd Amendment signs.
We must be tolerant.
Going to the Dockweiler Beach (Los Angeles) party south of LAX at 1pm! It's a beautiful day for a rational protest!
Midnight,Its quite likely that most of the protestors are socially conservative. So are you willing to chase off eighty percent of your supporters in order to feel comfy? There's like 2% of the populace thats Libertarian, and that 2% does a lot of damage with their snarks which provide cover for the RINO gutless pols in Washington.I agree that the mediots would LIKE to smear it as you say, but there are some sharks too large even for them to haul over a tank.
Are you absolutely convinced that an embryo in the first trimester is not human? If I had a dozen revolvers, and only one was loaded with one bullet, it still would be criminal for me to play Russian roulette with you as the target. Even with odds of 1 in 72.I'm a believer in Limited Gov't with Enumerated Powers. The Founding Fathers had to square the circle between Strong Gov't (tyranny) and Weak Gov't (anarchy), and what they chose was Weak, but Strong in a few areas. Protecting Life is one of the few functions of a proper US Constitutionalist gov't.
I attended the Pasadena Tea Party and this girl gave a speech. Have you guys seen it?-
http://www.popmodal.com/video/2333/Pia-Varma-spea...
Here's a fun factoid:
KKOB tried to reach each member of our paltry three Democrat Congressional members.
None could comment.
In fact, the station was told "current scheduling" prevented any comment.
Now, in other words, a country that can talk to inanimate robots on Mars, communicate instantly in real time over the interwebs, can pick up a cell phone and talk to someone else in some of the craziest isolated places on this earth, can have surgeons in one city perform lifesaving procedures on another human being in another; simply cannot talk to the press because they hung out a sign saying they were "too busy?"
I can fix this quick, fast, and in a hurry. You get to stay home next election cycle and find another line of work.
And you deserve that.
I've been following the tea parties live on twitter: http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23teaparty
There are some good tweets coming from people who are there at the events, but they are all but drowned out by the ignorami who have no clue what it's about, and have no problem parading their ignorance for all to see.
We're having one tonight in Orlando. I won't be able to go I'm afraid, but I'll be there in spirit.
So what, as a stay at home mom I have to shell out money to hire a babysitter if I want to attend a protest? there is no perfect objective playing field where kids get presented with the mythical "every side of the issue" and then "form their own opinions." Either their father and I are going to teach our children what we think is truth or we're going to give our responsibility away and let other people teach them what they think is true. I know which option I'm going to choose.
What Washington has managed to do is piss off the silent majority, never a good plan. This country is swinging back right and fast, stay vigilant and we’ll put thing right in 2010. This country is great because of it’s people, not it’s government.
"Besides, they don't get to vote," and yet they are being taxed.
Good deal! I have family up there, so I'll have to ask if they'd heard anything.
New Yorkers have their own problem with an out of control state government. I can't imagine living like that, but with Obama, I'll probably find out.
Good deal! I have family up there, so I'll have to ask if they'd heard anything.
New Yorkers have their own problem with an out of control state government. I can't imagine living like that, but with Obama, I'll probably find out.
I said I have always BEEN skeptical–until now, I haven't seen a protest that wasn't steeped in a radical framework. I am all for the kiddies going to this one. As a parent, especially one so actively involved in their education, I respect your right to choose what they see/are exposed to.
Their signs can say " You better hope I don't grow up to be John Galt"
I would have as well. I did not vote for Bush [quasi-republican] i.e he spent to much money & I did not vote for "O" [socialist] i.e. has spent more money in 3 months than every president before him…..combined. The Clinton surplus? Really? You mean the surplus that came from the Republican contract with the people under Newt Gingrich (who I am not fond of either). Would it be that surplus? You mean the one that the Goracle wanted to put in a lock box? The one that all the democrats wanted divied up for their earmarks? And you really believe the best way for you to get that surplus back is……….what……..spend a couple Trillion dollars more? So if our great grandchilderen are going to pay for the Iraq war, how many generations down must we go to pay off the big "O"'s crap?
Greetings from San Francisco. I'm headed downtown in hopes that the rally here will grow into a riot. It's being held near my bank, which I will be robbing during the protest in order to pay this year's taxes. With a little luck and my handy Obama mask, the distraction outside may keep them from recognizing me inside.
Greetings from San Francisco. I'm headed downtown in hopes that the rally here will grow into a riot. It's being held near my bank, which I will be robbing during the protest in order to pay this year's taxes. With a little luck and my handy Obama mask, the distraction outside may keep them from recognizing me inside.
Nice piece, but how was the tea party you attended beyond the nice old ladies? Speakers? Singers? Where was it? How many attendees? Just curious. The site should have an open thread about it.
I did not vote for Bush [quasi-republican] i.e he spent to much money & I did not vote for "O" [socialist] i.e. has spent more money in 3 months than every president before him…..combined. Besides of which, Bush only released the second half of the tarp funds at Obama's request, and you really want to pine about $700 billion, when "O" projects $10 trillion. "but lets ignore that because its more fun to point fingers at the other guys!"
Since I am not an abortion absolutist, and as a Lutheran I have no church-sanctioned rule against abortions under limited circumstances, I can understand your point without agreeing with you. The first trimester concept was bad science and worse law when Roe v Wade was decided. For many of us, viability is the issue, and that comes earlier than the end of the first trimester. Like Tennwriter, I would err strongly on the side of caution. And as a federalist, I want the damned national government out of state decision-making. Your argument makes sense about third trimester versus first trimester in that we have fifty states with their own scientists and their own democratic governments who should have more right to make the decision about when life begins than nine gray eminences in isolation in Washington DC. I suspect that with the Supreme Court getting its nose out of state business, there would be states for pro-abortionists, anti-abortionists, liberals, conservatives, libertarians, and pretty much anything in-between. The decision about when life begins is far too important to be put in the hands of nine judges in a nation as large and diverse as ours.
Do not know about his, but you can go here http://www.richmondteaparty.com/welcome.html – to find out about the one I am attending. I will let you know a first hand account in the am.
The MSM won't have time to use the anti-abortion red herring. They'll be too busy arguing that Holder is right, the right wing lunatics are forming cadres to overthrow the government by force and violence, and the rotting corpse of Timothy McVeigh is out there leading them.
Shuster (scheister) is such a tool. Glad he left Fox and went to where he belongs. With the liberal sissy boys at MSDNC. Punk.
Agreed! btw it is now "A Government of the Government, by the Government, and for the Government"
Wow, was he (an open minded liberal) calling everyone at these functions gay. Isn't that hate speach? What does he have against gays, that he would consider using this as an insult. According to all the dems on this page (& Barney Franks), I was under the impression that it was Republicans & Christians that are the homophobes. But low and behold, they impune one group of people for the very behavior they exhibit…..hmmmmmmmmm.
The price of this war is miniscule to the upcoming additions to our debt from the great one, Obama.
At first I was going to say that but it's not entirely true. The politicians are not in it for the government but for themselves. The only interest they have in the government is what they can get out of it. So it's more like:
"and that government of the people" (the governance of the people), by the politicians and for the politicians.
The only decisions they make that are in favor of the people are geared towards buying votes and securing their power base. Again this is not a partisan issue. These elitist millionaire lawyers, career politicians and ex-CEOs exist on both sides of the isle. These bureaucrats have become embedded like ticks and even after the painful process of pulling them out a little piece of them remains to infect the area they had dug into. Term limits seem to be the only salve that will cause them to let go before they have engorged themselves.
At the tea party I attended today, the most touching protest I saw was a torn and tattered American flag being flown upside down, the signal of acute distress. It touched my heart because the America we knew and loved is
under terrible distress and, in fact, in danger of going under.
I thought BO got that $700 billion going for TARP. That is what the media told us during the debates. That his great leadership through that crisis proved he was ready to lead.
You can bet that the MSM will focus on a few radical "plants" and then label every PEACEFUL protestor as an extreme nutjob.
BTW, I'm really begining to believe that not as many people voted for obama as the government and the MSM would have us belive. I believe obama would have won even if he had gotten zero votes. It's all part of some master plan by the "higher ups". It may sound paranoid or whatever but IMO something sinister is at play here and I don't believe it's going be anything we can control.
There's going to be a tea party tonight here in Phoenix but sadly I can't go..I will definitely be there in spirit though.
Are you TEABAGGERS serious? (are you aware it's also a sex act?) Where were you when Bush/Cheney were starting a WAR of CHOICE and spending $2,000,000,000 of OUR tax money? Killing and maiming thousands of civilians and solders….You looked the other way for the past 8 years and now that the economy is in the tank, unemployment is at record highs, housing market on it's knees, etc. NOW you're upset???
Remember, You Get What You Pay For…IF You're Lucky!
Hey idiot..No one is using the term "teabag" except you filthy lefties. The term is TEA PARTY or can't you read.
The "Clinton Surplus" was created by HIGHER TAXES. Most people I hear use that term "Clinton Surplus" think that we were actually in the black part of the balance sheet then, because the media lapdogs painted it that way…WRONG!!! It was some creative accounting that made it seem there was positive cashflow; we were nowhere near being in the black and there was no reserve fund of cash built up.
We didn't ask for SOCIALISM, but that's what Barack is putting in place right now, and everybody will pay for that.
You're just too brainwashed and indoctrinated in socialist thinking to understand the implications of that.
my goodness these people are an embarrassment.
No idiot, people who deny that this country was founded on the constitiution are the true idiots. People like the left who want to undermine what the founding fathers stood for are idiots. People who walk all over the vets who fought to keep this country FREE are idiots, NOT freedom loving Americans. Get your priorities straight pal and read a little or a LOT.
I've already had a few too many for the cause tonight. Now it's time for bed.
LOL… Good luck, hope you get enough to pay your taxes and the taxes for the rest. Where did you manage to get the dumbo mask?
"But on Tea Party Day, no freaks show up."
Oh, come on now, Doug. You're better than that.
I'm largely sympathetic to what are supposed to be the foundational grievances of the Tea Partyers here: lower taxes, smaller gov, etc. All good things. You and I, I believe, would have a lot to agree with in regards to these rallies. But you and I both ALSO know full-well that there WILL be "freaks" in abundance at these – perhaps not at yours specifically, I'll grant, but at more than enough of them. There'll be guys shouting legitimately racist slogans, people squealing about Obama's birth certificate or how "We ARE a CHRISTIAN NATION!!!," almost-definately a few crudely-xeroxed dead fetus pics just for good measure. I've already started to see the photos. The Right has it's crazies just like The Left does, to pretend otherwise is at best disingenuous.
From the local Democrat Circus, Costume and Voodoo Store.
these things are pure "astroturf" (FAKE GRASS ROOTS!) manufactured by the usual elite right wing billionaires.
I can name more LEFT wing billionaires then you can probably name Right wing.
This was my first protest as well. Earlier, I was at the Culpeper, Virginia, tea party, where we had probably 300-400 people standing out in the cold rain. There were kids, elderly folks, military vets–people from all walks of life. It was peaceful and respectful, and I didn't see a single police officer anywhere in the vicinity. The signs were very clever and impassioned. My favorite was a young old girl holding a sign that said "I'm already $36,000 in debt!"
I wonder how big the next one will be when the weather is nicer and there is even more planning involved.
you are the idiot, and a douche-bag to boot. the Constitution allows for taxation provided there is representation. DUH. and by the way, the Constitution didn't exist for 10 years until after this country was founded – maybe you should do some reading a-hole.
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I went to a tea party today. We had a good little turn out. Most of the passers by showed support even though one gentleman told us to where we place our klan robes.
The interesting part for me was that there are Americans protesting for less government, fewer handouts, and less regulation. My experiance with Europe shows just the opposite. Europeans will hit the streets over slight cuts in government handouts or demands they work more.
Here in Salt Lake City, we had two events scheduled. I went to the one downtown, it seemed like at least 1,000 people turned out in a busy SNOWSTORM. We had local speakers, looks like the Atty. Gen. for the state might want to run for senator, lots of ordinary people expressing opinions on bailouts, high taxes, the Fed, you name it; couldn't find any ACORN plants or counter-protesters, I guess it was too cold for them to get involved. If we can keep this level of participation, I know we will turn this country around.
Just got back from the Sacramento Party at the state capitol. Spent an hour just driving around trying to find a place to park. It was so big (still anticipating Johnny Carson asking HOW BIG WAS IT? – but you could hardly hear the speakers which included Neil Cavuto of Fox, Michael Reagan, Tom McClintock (our representative) –
On Tom Sullivan's show – Tom was interviewing Grover Norquist and he made an interesting point. To the fact that you will hear virtually none of this from the MSM, the same situation occurred with the movement to enact term limits in 1992 – the MSM virtually ignored it – but we all know what happened…
Everyone was well behaved and not a trace of trash left on the ground. News accounts put attendance at 6,000. And I was making bets with people whether we'd even see this in our local newspaper.
CNN aka the crybaby news network, trolls and all the other losers who let Obama and his ilk steal from the people should wake up soon.
All wars are wars of choice. That is the whole point of pacifism. Will you damn Roosevelt for responding to Pearl Harbor? Why did we go to war with Germany? They did not attack us. We could have given into the Japanese and spent our resources building homes of Americans. Did you cry when Clinton took America into Kosovo or Bosina where there were no American interests at stake?
Bush spent too much. Conservatives are not denying that and they abandoned him because of it. Still the amount he spent pales in comparison to what Obama is wasting. I am still waiting for you Leftists to explain to me with an A+B=C equation how Bush ruined the economy. All we have is acccusations and hyperbole from the Left. But this is nothing new. The Left never has to prove its points with actual facts. If that was so we would have ended the welfare state in the 70s.
So in an area with roughtly six million inhabitants, you got 300 protestors — and you think that's a great turn out? What is that, .0005 of a percent? Wow. I can see why you guys are so sure you'll take congress back in 2010.
That must be true. Because in Philly, .0005 percent of the entire population came out to protest! That's like 300 people! And if they didn't vote for Obama, then clearly no one did!
Sorry, Michah, but this is simply not true. A "war of choice" is one launched by a country that has not been attacked and is not necessary for the defense of the nation. We were attacked by the Japanese, and since they had a treaty with Germany, once we were at war with them we were also as war with the Nazis.
I have never been to a protest, I have always had a special hate for protesters, has anyone seen PCU? It's a great comedy of political correctness and protest run ramped, and in that movie they really showed the intolerance, ignorance and variety of I-Mac liberal protests. The recent college protesters and G-20 protesters shows the ugly face of leftist rallies, and it stokes my hate even more.
I just returned from the Lansing, MI rally and it was great! It was like no other protest that I have ever seen in person or on T.V., young and old, men and women, squares and rebels, all Americans. It was peaceful, pro-American, pro-community and it was a grass root cheer to take America back. The roar of USA and The National Anthem was amazing!
It was not about Obama winning and GOP losing, it was about this administration and congress continuing the same old out of control spending. Most of the attacks were actually directed to our great governor, and the continuing spending in our state. Obama was supposed to bring "change" yet he continues to spend like Bush, and the Democrat congress has picked the spending up, compared to their last 2 years of their control.
This is our outrage and this has to continue to be the focus, accountability and stop wasting of our money. There are many other worthy values that we need to fight for, but these need to be handled separately, this protest is truly bi-partisan, lets keep it that way, and not let this be about sour grapes, but instead Sweet American Tea…Drink up and God Bless.
Well weirdo, just because only about 300 or so showed up doesn't necessarily mean that they voted for obama. It just means that they're probably AFRAID to show up because of the exposure to the MSM and being labeled as the MSM is so fond of doing.
Oh Ouch! Struck a chord with the IDIOT line did we? Tsk tsk tsk..Oh gee I'm just so MEAN. Boo hoo hoo go home to mommy poor little leftie.
Tea parties all over Arizona, not just in Phoenix. It's really quite telling when people who attend Code Pink rallies are described as brave but ordinary moms and dads who show up for a tea party rally to voice their opinions are being portrayed as right-wing zealots. President Obama and Janet Napolitano, are you listening?
http://the100mostannoyingthings.blogspot.com/
Went to a tea party here in my state of Washington ( A very blue state especially the west side) and there was about 700 people in the afternoon. Lots of speakers and I took my kids and they had a great time. There were many people of all ages. I didn't see any nuts and everyone was very pleasant. The people are getting tired of the careless spending of Gov. The other Washington is going to have to pay atttention eventually. (I can only hope)
LOL @ all these retardo TEABAGGERS!
you lost the election, so now you don't wanna pay taxes. wah wah wah. you guys epitomize "sore losers"!
It is so shameful the way the media has portrayed these protests(and fully expected it). These protestors are citizens of this country and deserve to have their views respected. I have had a very low opinion of the media and our representatives for guite some time now. Their actions on this day only reinforce to me how little they respect our views and see us as stupid and on the fringe. I don't know what will come of these tea parties. I do know that I will listen even less to what our media and representatives have to say, and I didn't think that was possible. Very Depressing.
The local news reported 10,000 protesters at the Nashville tea party I attended. It was fun, respectful and impassioned, and I took all my kids.
Why didn’t you go to a similar protest when G.W.Bush was throwing out money to airlines, insurance companies, etc after the September 11th attacks? Why didn’t I see anyone protest then?
I do not understand, why people do not get it, all these TEA PARTIES PROTEST had been planned by the REPUBLICAN PARTY, Why they did not organized protest when BUSH was getting us in this economic mess. REPUBLICANS have short memory, we have to remind them that their party eight years of wrong policies get us in this economic caos. These actions from the REPUBLICANS are a disgrace to the country, and make us look in the eyes of the world like a bunch of idiots, that do not know how and where we can solve our problems, we have to met our representatives, our congressmen, organize(non political) townhall meetings in our communities like civilized people, that's why we elect our representatives.Please stop the insults to that group of people who are trying to find the way to get us out these mess, BUSH and his croonies made this mess in eigth years, the new administration had been in office just for three month please let them work, all the country must be united and be positive, a lot of people didn't show a their work places because they attended the protest we can not afford disrupt our productivity in this times , be more responsible
Maybe because back then it wasn't the FAULT of the airlines and insurance companies it was the fault of TERRORISTS. We UNDERSTOOD the difference between failing through NO fault of their own and failing because of poor leadership. Something the lefties don't quite seem to grasp.
Well Vera, I no understand why for you need to comment. Maybe obama and croonies teach you eeenglish.
Wow. Somebody who gets it. When will the rest get it?
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at 8weeks the ulrascan showed the baby moving with arms and legs separate and the facefully developed.. we have pictureres o prove it.he already looked like my grandson, it is murder.
A question I have is – what is the probability that we can change the face of Washington in 2010?
Any opinions?
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I am socially conservative, but this was a tax protest.
Hmmm…so spending "$2,000,000,000 of OUR tax money" is an outrage but spending 2 TRILLION of it is not? Or rather, protesting 2 trillion dollars in spending but not 2 billion is an outrage? Talk about your cognitive dissonance. The real Plato would be spinning in his grave to hear you unable to argue intelligently but rather bring Iraq back up in every argument, whether it's relevant or not.
Yes!!! I so called it! And we have the first leftist unable to understand that people are actually, genuinely ticked off by all this government spending, and fall back to the line that the elite right-wing billionaires put them up to this somehow. The grass roots are only real when they come from the left, because clearly no one would choose to be conservative or right-wing of their own accord. Continue in your state of denial, sir, the rest of us will be out protesting in this nice place I call Reality.
The problem is not taxes, it is overspending and mismanagement by government that demands we pay for their blunders(started by the republicans, as I am sure you know). Remember, government only takes money, it never makes it. I am more than willing to pay taxes, at some point there are no taxes to raise because there isn't any more money to take.
Just got back from attending my Tea Party in Portland, ME where we were told about 600 people attended. My sign: IF I WANTED PORK I'D GO TO THE STORE TO BUY IT! My sign was gracious enough to let me have my picture taken with it many times and the TV cameras also took an interest.
It was a wonderful success and now I feel like, like such an antagonist of the US government! YES!!
the government can act in a way to let the economy tank or not. (assuming you buy this assertion) which way will we be better off?
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