VIDEO: Fox News Signs On To Tea Party Agenda, Aggressively Promotes Anti-Obama Protests
VIDEO: Fox News Signs On To Tea Party Agenda, Aggressively Promotes Anti-Obama Protests
Organizers of the radical anti-Obama “tea party” protests have been trying to claim that the events are rising up spontaneously. Many of these organizers, such as Eric Odom, are claiming that the tea parties are being held by “regular American[s] in protest of government spending and extreme taxation.”
However, as Media Matters recently documented, Fox News has been aggressively promoting the anti-tax protests:
Specifically, Fox News has in dozens of instances provided attendance and organizing information for future protests, such as protest dates, locations and website URLs. Fox News websites have also posted information and publicity material for protests. Fox News hosts have repeatedly encouraged viewers to join them at several April 15 protests that they are attending and covering.
The network has also been pushing the movement’s talking points, saying that people are “angry,” “upset,” and “feeling disenfranchised,” which is why they’re organizing this “nationwide grassroots movement.” Promising “fair and balanced” coverage, hosts such as Glenn Beck, Neil Cavuto, and Sean Hannity are all planning to broadcast live from the events. The Fox broadcasts are in turn being used by the tea party organizers to promote their protests.
Think Progress has put together a video illustrating Fox News’s active role in promoting the “FNC Tax Day Tea Parties.” Watch it:
Fox News isn’t the only right-wing organization involved in building up these so-called “grassroots” events. The tea parties have been heavily backed by corporate lobbyists. The principle organizers of many of the local events are actually the lobbyist-run think tanks Americans for Prosperity, Freedom Works, and Newt Gingrich’s American Solutions. The groups are heavily staffed and well funded, and are providing all the logistical and public relations work necessary for planning coast-to-coast protests.
With its aggressive advocacy for the anti-Obama protests, it looks like Fox is quickly dropping its “fair and balanced” slogan to become the “voice of opposition” to the Obama administration.
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April 10th, 2009 at 4:31 pmshouldn’t that be “er” and not “or”?
April 10th, 2009 at 4:33 pmAnd to think, all it took was letting a 3% tax cut on the wealthiest segment of society expire to send these yokels into a tailspin.
I seem to not remember them acting this way when Reagan raised taxes…
April 10th, 2009 at 4:33 pmThe tea party maggots, far and few between, are the couch potatoes while the breadwinner in President Obama heads off to work everyday. The couch potatoes complain that President Obama isn’t working hard enough to pay off the debt they ran up with all their free time.
I hope that’s at least a quasi-decent metaphor.
April 10th, 2009 at 4:34 pmShouldn’t the FCC be looking into this?? I mean between that loon Beck and this crap,they have to be violating their charter re; “The public good”.Or as Charlton Heston would say, It’s a madhouse!!
April 10th, 2009 at 4:37 pmDid anyone expect anything different from the republican propaganda machine? I’d be surprised if the bully brigade wasn’t broadcasting live.
April 10th, 2009 at 4:39 pmImagine flying
April 10th, 2009 at 4:40 pmStupidity vortex swirls
Must be Fox country
Good point, wags. They’ve been led to believe all those tax increases were brought about by dems. They’ve been told to ignore factoids such as Reagan raising regressive taxes on the poor- and middle-class to compensate for irresponsible tax cuts for the rich.
April 10th, 2009 at 4:41 pmIf these tea bagging ceremonies are as well attended as the Republican National Convention, I doubt we’ll have anything to worry about.
April 10th, 2009 at 4:42 pmMegaloptera McWars,
I like your metaphor. I can’t look at that pasty pus-gut Rove without thinking of maggots.
D*uchebags at the tea bag party.
April 10th, 2009 at 4:43 pmAnti-American Scum…the enemy within.
Just sour grapes from the losers and bigots.
April 10th, 2009 at 4:43 pmWill the protesters be dressed as Indians too?
I’m really surprised that these people are so bent out of shape about the tax on tea.
April 10th, 2009 at 4:45 pmThese will be the finest, best organized and choreographed spontaneous demonstrations Ever! The writers have been hashing and re-hashing the impromptu speeches and the stunt doubles are ready for the action scenes! Mr. DeMille, I’m ready for my close-up!
April 10th, 2009 at 4:46 pmWho does the FCC work for? What is their function? Why do they not apply to cable MSM?
April 10th, 2009 at 4:49 pmAfter 8 years of pork-laden budgets, 2 disastrous invasions, and an out-of-control deficit, these twits are outraged by the current administration’s spending?
Things are really different in right-wing bizarro world…
April 10th, 2009 at 4:49 pmThanks, nanlichi! This isn’t making a dent because, as Jon Stewart noted, they are confusing tyranny with losing.
April 10th, 2009 at 4:50 pmWhat a laughable concept they are teabagging themselves out of relevance.
April 10th, 2009 at 4:50 pmTwo thoughts about the Tea Party “movement.” First and foremost, if MSNBC or any other outlet was telling its viewers to attend a Code Pink rally or to join MoveOn.org, that would have been an outrage (and rightfully so). Why Fox “News” thinks it’s acceptable for its anchors to actively promote a political movement and then claim that the rest of the media is too liberal completely eludes me.
The second concern I have is this: we may witness, on April 15, a violent riot erupt on the streets of major American cities. And the whole thing will be broadcast on Fox “News” with Cavuto, Hannity, VanSustren and Beck either caught in the crossfire or leading the charge. Have they given any thought to the potential for violence and mayhem? I mean, these Tea Parties are promoted by the NRA, neo-nazi groups, and far-right militias. You put those three things together, add a messianic figure like Glenn Beck, plus TV cameras, and that is a very, VERY volatile mix.
April 10th, 2009 at 4:51 pm.
Rachael Maddow on Teabaggers…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLsKt4O4Yw8
TEABAGGING PARTY!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F26vC_1_8xw
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April 10th, 2009 at 4:52 pm.
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p.s. FOXNEWSBOYCOTT,
Sorry you didn’t get the message in the last thread.
But this is getting tired.
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April 10th, 2009 at 4:54 pmI hope the tea-baggers get ticketed for littering if they throw their tea-bags (gross visual) into the waters.
April 10th, 2009 at 4:55 pmFOXNEWSBOYCOTT -stop spamming the thread.
April 10th, 2009 at 4:56 pm.
Dear Moderators at T.P.
I hope your intent is to not become a site of BLOG WHORES…
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April 10th, 2009 at 4:56 pmGet er done BOYCOTTFOXNEWS.COM
Way to go, everyone should check it out.
April 10th, 2009 at 4:58 pmWe’ve told you before, you only need to post your comment once, FNB. You keep doing this, and we’ll just keep flagging the comments and asking TP to delete them. You’ve made your point, now go whore your blog somewhere else.
April 10th, 2009 at 4:58 pmSockpuppets are also a violation of the terms of use, BFN…
April 10th, 2009 at 5:00 pmWoodstock.
That was a grassroots movement all its own, three days of peace and music in 1969. I was thrilled by the stories my dad told me about it, since he attended one of the nearby concerts that year around the time it was going down.
It was improvisational and intended for profit, but became free when the crowd proved to be too big.
Now, remember Woodstock ‘94? When I look at what it became, I still see the original intent there, but I also see it clouded by people who looked to profit from it. MTV covered it, and companies tried to slap their own logo on the event. Because of that, I felt a little sicker, knowing that its original nostalgia had been corrupted by sponsorship.
This is what Fox is doing to protests. While the improvisation may still be there, this is not a “grassroots movement”. This is a “corporate-sponsored movement” that Fox has now branded with their own name.
While I am prepared to let these people honor their right to a free voice, I still feel that sickness I felt back in 1994. This time, the Pepsi brand has been replaced with “FNC”.
April 10th, 2009 at 5:00 pmHe’s gone…from every thread…Yay!!
April 10th, 2009 at 5:00 pmthe comments here have just convinced me the teabaggers are not angry about taxes at all!!!
What could it be…
April 10th, 2009 at 5:01 pmWOW,
See…
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Thanks T.P.
Now, back OT
Kkkarl knows a bit about Teabagging…
… Just ask Jeff Gannon.
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April 10th, 2009 at 5:01 pmwow foxnewsboycott
i actually checked out the site today, could be interesting
but geez, the spamming has turned me off, so i probably won’t go back
i don’t think you’ll last long. i’ve gotten grief for putting my band’s URL as a sig line before, but i never came close to spamming like you are now
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April 10th, 2009 at 5:01 pmI bet all those red state tea baggers will be wanting money from the federal government for their tornado hit towns. Socialists!
April 10th, 2009 at 5:01 pmI’m having a problem seeing what you guys are getting all worked up about. These are not meant to be Anti-Obama, although I could understand why you would think that they were. I myself am heavily involved in a TEA/Fair Tax Party that will be taking place here in Georgia. It IS a grass roots movement and has no sponsorship, in any way, from the County or State GOP. If you guys do not think that the current system we use to Tax our citizens and spend their money is F’ed up then great. Pay your taxes and if you like it so much you can pay mine too. We believe the system is broken and we are utilizing our rights to assemble. If you guys want to come out with signs and banners saying “WE Love the IRS” and “Tax me some more, PLEASE!!!” then come on, there is room enough for everyone.
April 10th, 2009 at 5:02 pmlol, he was zapped while i typed the above
either i type slow or tp is fast
April 10th, 2009 at 5:02 pmFake News have never been fair and balanced and has only been the progaganda machine for the far right wing of the Tea Party, oops I mean the formerly know GOP. Hmmmmmmm I wonder is this the new party that Gringich boy toy was talking about?
April 10th, 2009 at 5:02 pmBrian Crooks Says: #18. I mean, these Tea Parties are promoted by the NRA, neo-nazi groups, and far-right militias. You put those three things together, add a messianic figure like Glenn Beck, plus TV cameras, and that is a very, VERY volatile mix.
Ummmm, proof???
April 10th, 2009 at 5:03 pmlol, independant989 is the exact type of gullible schmoe that boortz provides to his advertisers
it’s easy to rile up a bunch of redneck neanderthals that don’t understand the issue but know they are supposed to hate “libruls” for giving their money to them darkies
what a rube
April 10th, 2009 at 5:05 pm.
Ummm…
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April 10th, 2009 at 5:06 pmIf this was a legit protest against taxes in general or the tax code or income tax specifically, it certainly wouldn’t pop up now. This would be an annual event, celebrating at least one hundred years this time around.
April 10th, 2009 at 5:07 pmFOXNEWSBOYCOTT:
April 10th, 2009 at 5:07 pmI have to leave for work but I will f uck with you each and everytime I see your silly ass…
OK, i get it – the teabaggers believe lower taxes for the upper class is what the economy needs. Is that it? they should be able to articulate how they came to that conclusion at these meeting. then we examine the merrits of their conclusions. done.
What else are the teabaggers in favor of?
April 10th, 2009 at 5:07 pmhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/dixie_native/1090483796/
April 10th, 2009 at 5:07 pmRantingTommy Says:
lol, independant989 is the exact type of gullible schmoe that boortz provides to his advertisers
it’s easy to rile up a bunch of redneck neanderthals that don’t understand the issue but know they are supposed to hate “libruls” for giving their money to them darkies
what a rube
Then take me to task Tommyboy. Or are you just going to hurl attacks on me personally?
April 10th, 2009 at 5:08 pmFOX_NEWS_BOYCOTT
April 10th, 2009 at 5:08 pmAsk Archie how much fun it is messing with me…
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Dear Moderators at T.P.
I hope your intent is to not become a site of BLOG WHORES…
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April 10th, 2009 at 5:09 pmThere sure do seem to be a lot more Independents these days! I wonder how many of them voted Repug and just don’t want to admit it.
April 10th, 2009 at 5:09 pmWay to not many any sense.
April 10th, 2009 at 5:10 pmFOX_NEWS_BOYCOTT = asswhole
April 10th, 2009 at 5:11 pm.
Too bad IP blocks aren’t used at T.P. :(
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April 10th, 2009 at 5:11 pmFOX_NEWS_BOYCOTT = fcking asswhole
April 10th, 2009 at 5:11 pmindependant989 is just another gullible hillbilly pansy that is scared of everything
so frightened that he believes the BS that boortz and his cohorts spew
of course, if he wasn’t such a pansy, he would research some and stop believing in right wing nonsense, but that would take courage, something right wingers lack
April 10th, 2009 at 5:11 pmFOX_NEWS_BOYCOTT = fckign bastrd asswhole
April 10th, 2009 at 5:12 pmFOX_NEWS_BOYCOTT
April 10th, 2009 at 5:12 pmI still think it should be “thinkprogressers” and not “thinkprogressors” but whatever. See ya at midnight…
FOX_NEWS_BOYCOTT = asswhole
April 10th, 2009 at 5:12 pmThis troll pushing the boycott thing must really be mentally deranged. They keep deleting his posts and he keeps coming back. It’s starting to get pathological now. I sure hope he gets the mental help he obviously so desperately needs.
April 10th, 2009 at 5:12 pmAre you a bigger pussy than Archie?
April 10th, 2009 at 5:13 pmTP, with all due respect (and that’s not just boilerplate speak or sarcasm; I mean it), I think you should be a little more vigilant about banning trolls by their IP address. You were doing just that before taking up registration.
April 10th, 2009 at 5:13 pmApe-Man Says:
OK, i get it – the teabaggers believe lower taxes for the upper class is what the economy needs. Is that it? they should be able to articulate how they came to that conclusion at these meeting. then we examine the merrits of their conclusions. done.
What else are the teabaggers in favor of?
Actually I am in favor of the Fair Tax. If you would like to discuss I would be happy to. It will drastically reduce the size and power of the IRS, if not alleviate it all together. It takes power away from the bureaucrats and puts it back into he hands of the people. It gets rid of all tax loopholes and makes sure that everyone pays their fair share. Including those that earn their money illegally. Gee, why would anyone want any of that??
April 10th, 2009 at 5:14 pmindependent989 babbles:
Pay your taxes and if you like it so much you can pay mine too.
Paying taxes is a patriotic duty: It helps your country’s economy, your fellow country men, as well as yourself.
Why do you rightwingers hate America so much, you’d like to starve her to death?
April 10th, 2009 at 5:15 pmindependent989 Says:
Brian Crooks Says: #18. I mean, these Tea Parties are promoted by the NRA, neo-nazi groups, and far-right militias. You put those three things together, add a messianic figure like Glenn Beck, plus TV cameras, and that is a very, VERY volatile mix.
Ummmm, proof???
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http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?id=4077
NRA Tea Party Promotion
http://thinkprogress.org/2009/04/08/gopestablishment-joins-teaparties/
Neo-Nazism at Tea Parties
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbVi0vJUgXU
Militia Tea Party
Did you have to make it that easy? Have you ever heard of The Google?
April 10th, 2009 at 5:15 pmwags camponotus saundersi Says:
Pay your taxes and if you like it so much you can pay mine too. We believe the system is broken and we are utilizing our rights to assemble. If you guys want to come out with signs and banners saying “WE Love the IRS” and “Tax me some more, PLEASE!!!” then come on, there is room enough for everyone.
Way to not many any sense.
What does not make sense???? Elaborate, please.
April 10th, 2009 at 5:16 pmFREAX FREAX FREAX news
April 10th, 2009 at 5:16 pmRatings Ratings Ratings
SELL OUT SELL OUT SELL OUT
Sorry, I am new to this but if the Tea Parties are NOT Anti-Obama and are actually Anti-Tax, why is Fix all over it and why is Obama being blamed for everything?
What part of “you lost Republicans” don’t they understand? They were crazy before the election and even worse now. We ate the “sh*t” sandwich for the last eight years and now it’s their turn. Obama might make some wrong and sometimes stupid decisions but at least he cares and is trying. He didn’t let his “pretend mist” in the sky guide his way through the White House, you know that retard and his administration that are responsible for 4,000+ deaths of brave American soldiers and tens of thousands wounded?
April 10th, 2009 at 5:16 pmPerhaps someone is just beggin’ for their site to be hacked and crashed?!
April 10th, 2009 at 5:16 pmI couldn’t care less if a bunch of right wing radicals want to have a tea party and tea bag each other.
What I DO CARE A LOT ABOUT is a supposed global “news” agency is actively ADVERTISING, PROMOTING and FUND RAISING (Beck said he would have a fund raiser) for the events!
Even with the corporate backing of FNC, News Corp, Freedom Watch and Rush Limbaugh, FNC STILL promotes it as “grass roots” and “spontaneous”.
And where is the weak-willed limp cable news and MSM? They should be calling out FOX NEWS for manipulating and demeaning “news coverage”. Fox News is MAKING the news here, not covering it.
April 10th, 2009 at 5:17 pmThe “Fair Tax” is anything but fair, if it in anyway resembles the Flat Tax.
Closing loopholes and reforming the tax code, however, are worthy causes.
April 10th, 2009 at 5:17 pmRantingTommy Says:
independant989 is just another gullible hillbilly pansy that is scared of everything
so frightened that he believes the BS that boortz and his cohorts spew
of course, if he wasn’t such a pansy, he would research some and stop believing in right wing nonsense, but that would take courage, something right wingers lack
Again, Tommyboy, use some facts. Where am I wrong? Not going to are you. Didn’t think so.
April 10th, 2009 at 5:17 pmThis is all racism dressed up in finer clothes; but, it is racism all the same.
April 10th, 2009 at 5:17 pmFAUX NEWS SALE
April 10th, 2009 at 5:17 pmBIG SELL-OUT
EVERYTHING MUST GO SALE
Your strawman makes no sense. We ‘liberals’ don’t ‘love’ to pay taxes. We do feel obligated to responisbly participate in the society we exist and thrive in, however.
April 10th, 2009 at 5:18 pmGregor Samsa Says:
independent989 babbles:
Pay your taxes and if you like it so much you can pay mine too.
Paying taxes is a patriotic duty: It helps your country’s economy, your fellow country men, as well as yourself.
Why do you rightwingers hate America so much, you’d like to starve her to death?
Not starve her to death, just put her on a diet that we, all Americans, can have a better chance of controlling.
April 10th, 2009 at 5:19 pmThere also seem to be more who decline to state party affiliation as well.
April 10th, 2009 at 5:20 pmThe irrationality of holding the taxpayer hostage until a few ideologues have their way never ceases to amaze me. Besides the flat tax and “fair” tax gibberish, I hear conservatives like Mark Levin propose that people be confirmed to be paying taxes in order to vote. They complain of an interpretation of the constitution as “a living, evolving document”, yet under the most conservative reading, the document explicitly bans polling taxes.
April 10th, 2009 at 5:21 pmobama-biden2009,
Because it’s not tanking the economy when a (R)ushpublickin does it.
Just like it’s not an illegal war when a (R)ushpublickin starts it…
Or, it’s not torture and illegal rendition when a (R)ushpublickin authorizes it…
And of course, it’s not usurpation of and a violation of the Constitution of the U.S.A. when a (R)ushpublickin warrantlessly wiretaps Americans…
But of course it’s Patriotic duty to out a covert CIA agent when a (R)ushpublickin V.P.’s office does it, YES?
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April 10th, 2009 at 5:21 pm“Be afraid”, screeches the media. “The dirty jews are responsible for everything. Put them in camps before your fatherland goes under!”
Oh wait, wrong decade.
Fascism, its not just for Nazis anymore.
April 10th, 2009 at 5:22 pmindependent, the IRS has become a much more taxpayer-friendly organization over the years. I read of some serious reforms of the agency under Clinton. The taxpayer is treated as a customer. I’m not buying the talking point anymore. It takes a lot to draw the ire of the IRS these days.
April 10th, 2009 at 5:24 pmI hear Jeff Gannon has changed his name to Earl Grey and is hanging in the Fox bo…with the FOX boyz
April 10th, 2009 at 5:24 pmCUCKOO!!! CUCKOO!!!!
April 10th, 2009 at 5:24 pm@68 Bonnie Says:
If it it’s not about racism, then they should be able to articulate exactly why lower taxes for the upper class is so important to their plan for the economy.
What is the Teabaggers plan for the economy? Do the Teasbaggers have a budget proposal? If so the teaBagger meetings would be a great place to introduce it to the public. I can’t wait.
April 10th, 2009 at 5:25 pmindependent989,
If you earn more than $250,000 per year, I can understand why you might be upset. Angry? That isn’t warranted, but I can understand you being a bit upset.
But if you make less than $250,000 per year (and I’m guessing you do), and probably never will have a job where you earn more than that (and I’m guessing you won’t), then why should you care if taxes are raised on the wealthiest Americans, the ones who can afford to pay more in taxes without hurting their lifestyle one bit?
April 10th, 2009 at 5:25 pmApe-Man,
April 10th, 2009 at 5:26 pmLOL…
… I said in the “crowded malls” thread that I’m waiting for the G(no)P “closeout sale”. Great lines there Ape-Man!
May Fake News Network fall into the hole that they think they are digging for the Obama Administration. This shyte is going to blow up in their faces.
April 10th, 2009 at 5:27 pmBrian Crooks Says:
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independent989 Says:
Brian Crooks Says: #18. I mean, these Tea Parties are promoted by the NRA, neo-nazi groups, and far-right militias. You put those three things together, add a messianic figure like Glenn Beck, plus TV cameras, and that is a very, VERY volatile mix.
Ummmm, proof???
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http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?id=4077
NRA Tea Party Promotion
http://thinkprogress.org/ 2009/ 04/ 08/ gopestablishment-joins-teaparties/
Neo-Nazism at Tea Parties
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbVi0vJUgXU
Militia Tea Party
Did you have to make it that easy? Have you ever heard of The Google?
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April 10th, 2009 at 5:27 pmI looked at these links…the first one is from a tea party held July 2008, the second one is from this website, think progress, which doesn’t seem like “proof” to me but maybe I’m just a stupid kid.
How many American news outlets does foreign national Rupert Murdoch own. And Bushco made special provisions so he can own more than eve a US citizen is supposed to. It sure seems like his employees are trying to foment civil unrest.
April 10th, 2009 at 5:29 pmFor the past eight years, from the very beginning when King George saw one of the biggest demonstrations in American history and said, “Doesn’t impress me,” protesters have been ignored. No matter how big. No matter what they did.
The less attention is paid the better. Obama can start by saying, “I’m not impressed,” and yawning on camera.
The more attention we pay, the more these over eager vultures will feed on the almost carcass they amde: America.
Traitors.
April 10th, 2009 at 5:29 pmBrian Crooks Says:
independent989 Says:
Brian Crooks Says: #18. I mean, these Tea Parties are promoted by the NRA, neo-nazi groups, and far-right militias. You put those three things together, add a messianic figure like Glenn Beck, plus TV cameras, and that is a very, VERY volatile mix.
Ummmm, proof???
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http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?id=4077
NRA Tea Party Promotion
This article calls for action on 4/15/09 and calls it a TEA Party Day but does not sponsor or organize any event.
http://thinkprogress.org/ 2009/ 04/ 08/ gopestablishment-joins-teaparties/
Neo-Nazism at Tea Parties
The events are also being embraced by a smorgasbord of far-right causes. Gun rights militias, secessionists, and neo-Nazi groups are currently working to contribute to the organizing effort.
Being embraced is alot different than sponsoring, creating or organizing an event. Any idiot can embrace anything.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbVi0vJUgXU
Militia Tea Party
This is one Party out of Thousands. Are you saying that you have never had any Extreme Left Wing Zealots at any of your functions or sponsor a function that has some affiliation with the Progressive Movement?
Looks like you made it pretty easy for me as well.
Did you have to make it that easy? Have you ever heard of The Google?
April 10th, 2009 at 5:29 pmFor the past eight years, from the very beginning when King George saw one of the biggest demonstrations in American history and said, “Doesn’t impress me,” protesters have been ignored. No matter how big. No matter what they did.
The less attention is paid the better. Obama can start by saying, “I’m not impressed,” and yawning on camera.
The more attention we pay, the more these over eager vultures will feed on the almost carcass they made: America.
Traitors.
April 10th, 2009 at 5:30 pm.
Fe-fi-fo-fum…
I smell the blood of an independant troll-dumb.
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April 10th, 2009 at 5:30 pmTeabagger: I’m protesting because in less than three months the President has managed to institute programs that are beginning to undo the damage of the previous administration. We have gone from a holy crap depression to a maybe we might survive recovery in 78 days.
This is really bad because…because…the whacko Republican talking heads says it is.
April 10th, 2009 at 5:32 pmMax Anax junius -1 Says:
Thanks so much for the input, I think I understand. I want to be a Republican. Then I can break the law and get away with it…
Praise be to GOD
April 10th, 2009 at 5:32 pmwags camponotus saundersi Says:
Actually I am in favor of the Fair Tax.
The “Fair Tax” is anything but fair, if it in anyway resembles the Flat Tax.
Closing loopholes and reforming the tax code, however, are worthy causes.
If you would take an honest look at it I believe that you would agree that it is the Fairest Form of Taxation that is in the marketplace of Ideas today.
What is wrong with drastically reducing the size and power of the IRS, if not alleviating it all together. Taking the power away from the bureaucrats and putting it back into he hands of the people. Getting rid of all tax loopholes and making sure that everyone pays their fair share. Including those that earn their money illegally. Gee, why would anyone want any of that??
April 10th, 2009 at 5:33 pmWhy do these Reichwhiners seem incapable of memory and ignorant of video? These are the same people who said we had to pull together and support Chimpy when he took us to war against a nation that had not attacked us.
Well, guess what? The whole effed up and monumentally expensive occupation goes on. Al Queda has not been neutralized. Bin Laden is unaccounted for. And, just to keep the list short, I’ll end with the worst economic crisis in the last 80 years.
Are the “patriots” of the Reichwing doing all they can to get out economy back on track? Are they working with the new President to fix the damage their guy caused? Are they even engaging in good faith negotiations?
No. They are getting together with their drinking buddies to protest tax increases that have yet to be enacted and won’t affect them anyway. They are going to protest spending that will make our country a healthier, safer, more prosperous, and a better maintained nation. And all because they are unable or unwilling to change things that aren’t working.
The cowardly creeps make me sick. While they bluster about telling the world they can kick its ass, they start every other sentence with “I’m afraid”. In fact, they are so terrified of damn-near everything that they won’t even examine proposals on their own merit. The miserable worms are even afraid to give their pissing and moaning party an original name.
April 10th, 2009 at 5:37 pmwags camponotus saundersi Says:
What does not make sense???? Elaborate, please.
Your strawman makes no sense. We ‘liberals’ don’t ‘love’ to pay taxes. We do feel obligated to responisbly participate in the society we exist and thrive in, however.
Don’t you feel that the government should be responsible for the way that your money is spent? Do you think that they are doing that today? Is money being wasted? Do you actually believe that the current system is efficient and works well? Is it necessary to Raise taxes or just increase revenue? Are taxes a way of funding the gov or making things “Equal”?
April 10th, 2009 at 5:38 pmMegaloptera McWars Says:
The irrationality of holding the taxpayer hostage until a few ideologues have their way never ceases to amaze me. Besides the flat tax and “fair” tax gibberish, I hear conservatives like Mark Levin propose that people be confirmed to be paying taxes in order to vote. They complain of an interpretation of the constitution as “a living, evolving document”, yet under the most conservative reading, the document explicitly bans polling taxes.
Why is the Fair Tax gibberish? What about it do you not agree with? Or do you even know what it is?
April 10th, 2009 at 5:38 pmDoes anyone know how many members there are on TP?
April 10th, 2009 at 5:39 pmobama-biden2009,
April 10th, 2009 at 5:40 pmROFLMAO!!!111
Megaloptera McWars Says:
independent, the IRS has become a much more taxpayer-friendly organization over the years. I read of some serious reforms of the agency under Clinton. The taxpayer is treated as a customer. I’m not buying the talking point anymore. It takes a lot to draw the ire of the IRS these days.
Great, but why give them or any bureaucrat power if it is not necessary? The Fair Tax puts power back in the hands of the people. Isn’t that a good thing?
April 10th, 2009 at 5:41 pmWhy is it that everyone who shows up here praising the Fair Tax assumes that no one here knows anything about it?
Wasn’t “Jake” a big fan?
independent989 Says:
Why is the Fair Tax gibberish? What about it do you not agree with? Or do you even know what it is?
Something for you to read, indep.
April 10th, 2009 at 5:43 pmI don’t care about the size and power of the IRS, as long as that power is efficiently channeled. Watering down corporate audits, failing to root out tax shelters at an acceptable rate and going after poorer and middle class taxpayers with a vengeance, that is not an efficient use of power, and yet, conservatives are ok with that. If you are wealthy, you can afford the tax code w/o a reduction in your standard of living, and that’s why it makes sense to have to deal with the more complex code. And that’s why it makes sense for the IRS to come down on people who get wealthy in this country and want to evade the public interest of giving back.
Conservatives hate the sight of IRS agents walking onto a well-manicured compound for a lifestyle audit on the occupant who only reported $25,000 in income using a bunch of accounting tricks.
April 10th, 2009 at 5:45 pmot, but funny:
Bristol comes into the kitchen with Levi Johnston, her fiancé. He’s a good-looking kid, very Abercrombie & Fitch. He says hi all around but doesn’t say much more. When he’s over here, it’s usually just him and Todd and Trig in a house full of women, and the women dominate the conversation. He nods at Todd and Todd nods back.
“Levi got his wedding ring stuck on his thumb,” Molly says.
“Levi!” Sarah says. “That’s par for the course. That means you’re stuck. That’s symbolic or something.” She pulls a roast out of the refrigerator and calls Levi over and starts showing him how to marinate it. “Now, Levi, look, I’m gonna put this stuff in here. . . .”
***
(from esquire)
:)
April 10th, 2009 at 5:46 pmgummble-bee-itch Says:
Why is it that everyone who shows up here praising the Fair Tax assumes that no one here knows anything about it?
Wasn’t “Jake” a big fan?
independent989 Says:
Why is the Fair Tax gibberish? What about it do you not agree with? Or do you even know what it is?
Something for you to read, indep.
Thank you for giving me the link. I will take a look at it tonight. If you would like to know what I thing about it you can send me an email to admin@sbellc.us and I will email you back with my thoughts. If not it’s cool. Going home, thanks!
April 10th, 2009 at 5:46 pmindependent989 Says:
Don’t you feel that the government should be responsible for the way that your money is spent?
A great deal of very expensive damage has been inflicted on this country. It’s going to be expensive but, spending under such circumstances is not irresponsible. The problem is that the GOP’s delegation isn’t engaging in good faith negotiations to spend the money responsibly.
April 10th, 2009 at 5:47 pmGummble beat me to it!
April 10th, 2009 at 5:47 pm“but what about my unicorn? isn’t it white? does its mane not flow?”
April 10th, 2009 at 5:47 pmWhy is the Fair Tax gibberish? What about it do you not agree with? Or do you even know what it is?
April 10th, 2009 at 5:38 pm
Yes, I do know that it would take a 30% sales tax to keep the government operating efficiently, certainly a higher rate than advertised, and you would have to account for the reduction in purchasing power for lower income people. I’m not quick to buy into the “prebate” either. This proposal, once you’ve read up on the analyzing data, is clearly pie-in-the-sky.
April 10th, 2009 at 5:48 pmDailyKos did a rather humorous take on this, with the title being Fox has a teabagg’n problem….and they do, they really do!
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/4/10/718499/-Fox-has-a-teabaggn-problem
April 10th, 2009 at 5:49 pmDr. Moth Matt Says:
Sadly, the vast majority of Tea Baggers are actually benefiting with Obama’s tax plans and they are either too stupid to realize this fact or just so filled with hate that they don’t care
So what do they care about?
April 10th, 2009 at 5:49 pmApeMan – If I may answer in part for Dr. Matt – they care about getting their way by pitching a big hissy fit.
April 10th, 2009 at 5:50 pmindependent989…”What is wrong with drastically reducing the size and power of the IRS, if not alleviating it all together.”
You might want to talk to one of your fellow teabaggers, a Bill King. who writes:
http://taxdayteaparty.com/about/
(this is from yesterday evening, the thread was up to 84, must be larger now)
Se, he’s counting on the IRS and the FBI to qualify voters. I don’t see how his plan (which he dubs the Contract with Freedom Act”) does anything to reduce the power of the IRS or govenrment in general—in fact it would increase it surely—and that increase would be paid for by…..TAXES.
So maybe should explain to him what you think teabagging really means, because he seems to have it backwards.
April 10th, 2009 at 5:51 pm“Fair Tax” = Flat Tax Trojan Horse.
April 10th, 2009 at 5:51 pmWon’t fly here Indy989. Try again Concern Troll.
independent989 Says:
Don’t you feel that the government should be responsible for the way that your money is spent?
Yup. That’s why I voted for Obama. Bush was spending everything to benefit his homies. I’d rather see money spent on education, health care, renewable energy and things that will benefit the country than seeing it palletized and sent to Iraq.
April 10th, 2009 at 5:52 pmI am the real owner/admin of FoxNewsBoycott and was invited to clear the air. I have not been spamming ThinkProgress.org with links to my site. In fact, I have just registered to respond to these accusations after seeing the backlinks and hits in my stats. I just got off the phone with ThinkProgress and the spammer has been banned. I want you to know that I have not, nor will I ever spam ThinkProgress.org with links to FNB. Thank you for your time.
April 10th, 2009 at 5:58 pmWith Faux News being fair and balanced can we expect these jackals to aggressively support the prosecution of Bush appointees for war crimes when the time arrives? Me thinks not LOLOL.
April 10th, 2009 at 6:00 pmThe way I understand it, the ‘fair tax’ doesn’t do away with the IRS, it just renames it. (I don’t have an opinion on the IRS either way)
The tax rate will be 23% in addition to the state and local taxes already being paid by consumers (including on each gallon of gas).
There are no checks on Congress raising the rate as they see necessary in the future.
It was submitted by a Republican and I don’t trust it on General Principles for that reason alone.
April 10th, 2009 at 6:02 pmGreat, but why give them or any bureaucrat power if it is not necessary? The Fair Tax puts power back in the hands of the people. Isn’t that a good thing?
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I believe your way of presenting government power is much too dreary and abstract. Paying taxes in general is a good thing, but we also have a responsibility to monitor how our government uses that money to our benefit, i.e. biggest bang for the buck.
The real bureaucrats on a national level have outsourced government work to companies with shoddy records, and the tab has been far more expensive than simply hiring federal employees who will bring their salaries back to their communities.
Take $1 trillion in unaccounted spending at the pentagon.
The same senators who hate funds going toward social spending that pays for itself are the ones recently complaining about Secretary Gates’ budget proposal reforming military contracting. The fiscal restraints they supposedly champion should not be applied to weapons systems we don’t need, or need more of. Those are their views. Next to that, after you buy the systems, you have to maintain them, which is a further drain on the taxpayer. They don’t care if the weapons spending actually plays a part in defending the country, as long as the military contractors keep their profits.
That’s not how I want my money spent, yet the biggest bureaucrats in the world aren’t Chicago-style dems, they are the southern Republicans who send a disproportionate of tax dollars to the pentagon even if they’re actually just throwing money at the problem.
April 10th, 2009 at 6:02 pmNone of the people attending these teabagger parties will be among those paying more taxes. NONE OF THEM. Except the Fox “news” actors, I guess.
They are going to gather on tax day and make themselves look like total fools.
April 10th, 2009 at 6:05 pmProud,
What is your obsession with coming here and pissing and moaning about the site content? Go find somewhere you’ll be happy.
Sheesh.
April 10th, 2009 at 6:07 pm@110 tombaker Says:
I wouldn’t put it past them. let’s hope you’re right, then they’ll get over it.
April 10th, 2009 at 6:08 pmIt’s obviously important to have an obsession with Faux News — they are singlehandedly responsible for misleading millions of people. And they do so 24/7. So, Proud, if you enjoy your ignorance channel, provided on standard cable, and are unable to hear anything to the contrary (encrusted ignorance) please keep your joy to yourself.
April 10th, 2009 at 6:08 pmProud dishes out a field full of straw men! Go proud…
April 10th, 2009 at 6:09 pmProud….our obsession is due to the fact we’re all crazy, left wing, socialist, communist, fox, republican hating anti americans….you’ve been posting here long enough to get it by now.
/Snark
April 10th, 2009 at 6:11 pmReally? ‘Cause just the other night Rachel was significantly less than enthused about O, saying something like “Change We Can Believe In…maybe in the future.” Something do with emergency funding for war.
My bad, can’t recall exactly, too much crackup laughter from her teabagging segment…
April 10th, 2009 at 6:11 pmStupid, and Proud of it says:
And what is YOUR obsession with MSNBC, Olberman and Maddow?
April 10th, 2009 at 6:11 pmre These protest Faux is covering: How much did they cover W’s inauguration protests in 2000? Seriously.
April 10th, 2009 at 6:14 pm@128 KiP Says:
I think it’s been noted there was almost none. It did get on film though and has been seen in documentaries.
April 10th, 2009 at 6:16 pmProud thinks Keith has a cute tush.
April 10th, 2009 at 6:16 pmPropaganda is all Fox is. Pro-Republican, anti-Democrat (& anti-American with its hatred of the President). Fox should be booted from the air & sent to a sleazy entertainment network. They could not possibly be more blatantly partisan, promoting attacks on Obama, when they called anyone who even remotely criticized Bush a traitor & many other hateful terms.
April 10th, 2009 at 6:24 pmThese tea parties remind me of the gatherings German Nazis did in beer halls just before Hitler rose to power. Let’s not let Republicans regain power so they don’t do to America what Nazis did to Germany.
April 10th, 2009 at 6:25 pmProud,
There is no Democrat party. Why do you wingnuts think that you are still relevant? Wingnuts are fascists, and America knows it. The tea parties are just good places for the police to round up the most radical elements of the Republican Party and make America a safer nation.
April 10th, 2009 at 6:30 pmWhat to wear to a FOX teabagging event.
April 10th, 2009 at 6:31 pmFaux news is a fraud! The tea party is a fraud.
April 10th, 2009 at 6:34 pmProud Says:
MSNBC is a tool of the democrat party, Fox is a tool for the right. Don’t claim your are outraged by the journalistic integrity of any media outlet. The problem is the hate one finds on this sight towards the right. Thank you for promoting the protest and continuing to fuel the hate on both sides.
There is no “democrat” party. FoxNews is a propaganda network, something they’ve stopped even pretending not to be.
And the “problem” isn’t the “hate” on this sight [sic]. The problem is that people like you are unwilling to see that the problem is the entire ideology that fuels the Republican party and “conservatives.”
April 10th, 2009 at 6:37 pmCould someone please tell Cleetus and Cooter the following:
1. You will never hit the lottery.
2. The rich would sooner eat you than talk to you. (esp. Rusty Limbaugh.)
3. It is logistically impossible to confiscate your guns. At some point, the Illuminati would get bored with a thousand armed stand-offs.
4. It’s a faux pas to bring your dead fetus placard to a tax protest.
April 10th, 2009 at 6:43 pmindependent989 Says:
A flat tax is wrong in concept. The wealthy GET more out of societies investment on everyones ability to make money and OUGHT to pay a higher percentage. IF however you arent talking about a flat tax rate on DISPOSABLE income then the very concept is obscene. It is raping the poor and working class to give more to those who already have much and take from those who have the least and those who work hardest which ISNT the rich but the working class. The big problem with libertarian philosophy in general is it is niave. It THINKS that what power you take from the government will naturally flow to the people in general and that is just silly. When power is available it will be competed for and those who already have the most will get it, that is corporations and Wealth. The ONLY entity that can stand up to corporations and STOP them from exploiting their workforce, consumers and the environment is the government which is at least somewhat responsive to the people because of elections. Corporations are fascist entities by design and they are NOT responsive to the needs of the people in general they are responsive ONLY to the needs of maximizing profits The libertarian ideal would lead to more Pintos, Love Canals and MORE superfund cleanups where the CORPORATIONS pass THEIR costs onto the taxpayer in order to maximize THEIR profits
April 10th, 2009 at 6:48 pmProud, when you use the democrat word you flinch at the word democratic. It’s a give away that republicans are not so democratic. Stick to calling it the democratic party unless you want to be un-democratic or something.
April 10th, 2009 at 6:53 pmProud Says:
Why are you such a liar? Why does a punk troll like you just come here and flat out LIE? My wife likes Maddow especially and Olbermann so I have seen their shows. Only a lying piece of crap would say they are infomercials for Obama. Have you NO BRAIN AT ALL? Do you ever do anything but lie and spew out ignorant propaganda? You are a wanker
April 10th, 2009 at 6:55 pmProud,
What makes you think the tea parties aren’t going to become violent? Every indication shows that the Republicans are desperate and scared to death. Republicans are using rhetoric that includes starting world war III, going nuclear, and physically attacking anyone that does not agree with them.
Part of me hopes these Republican tea parties will be peaceful, but when you have a gathering of fascist Republicans, you have to expect the worst. I simply want the police to arrest each and every wingnut that brandishes a weapon or threatens the domestic tranquility.
Proud, do you want the police to enforce the law at wingnut tea parties or not?
April 10th, 2009 at 6:56 pm143@ is absolutely right Proud.
April 10th, 2009 at 6:58 pmHi Eugene. Olbermann just spent the past few days (and will likely spend more) criticizing the president for defense of state secrets & wiretaps. Before that, he criticized him for leaving open the possibility to continue signing statements. The most pointed criticism of Bush you could ever get out of Fox news was watered down at best.
April 10th, 2009 at 7:00 pmProudMoron Says: 132
First of all ProudMORON You are a liar. A flat out propaganda parrot who LIES virtually everytime he posts. MSNBC is far from a tool for Democrats. Second since you are so staggeringly STUPID that you dont even know the name of the largest political party in America you are just showing yourself to be an ignorant brainwashed piece of garbage when you come here and repeat that Democrat Party idiocy that Rush PROGRAMMED YOU WITH. It wasnt clever when HE said it. It is just pathetic when morons like you repeat it as IF it were clever. You are a punk. A worthless ignorant punk. Dont you have ANY self respect? Letting Rush do your thinking for you is one thing. You cant help it you are far too stupid to think for yourself and you always will be. When ALL YOU DO is just repeat the idiocy of the Limborg hivemind you have been brainwashed with you are an embarassment to all America. It is time for you to just STFU you teabagged PUNK
April 10th, 2009 at 7:00 pmproud to be a special olympian is here?
April 10th, 2009 at 7:02 pmlong time no see, dooshbag. you going to the teabagging party?
ProudMoron Says:
You didnt have a point to prove you are a liar a fool a moron and a troll.
April 10th, 2009 at 7:03 pmTrue enough and I agree with him. The right is always projecting. Just like they project THEIR cult of personality and blind obedience onto the left which NEVER showed those qualities. Then again we are talking about ProudMoron. He is VERY stupid. He is only saying what he is told to think
April 10th, 2009 at 7:07 pmWho does the FCC work for? What is their function? Why do they not apply to cable MSM?
April 10th, 2009 at 7:12 pmActually I am in favor of the Fair Tax. If you would like to discuss I would be happy to. It will drastically reduce the size and power of the IRS, if not alleviate it all together. It takes power away from the bureaucrats and puts it back into he hands of the people. It gets rid of all tax loopholes and makes sure that everyone pays their fair share. Including those that earn their money illegally. Gee, why would anyone want any of that??
I see that you have succeeded in stirring up a hornets nest with this logical post Indy. Way to go. Fair tax all the way.
As for any of you loons thinking you’re so called boycott of Fox News is going to make a difference? Hahahahaha….
Fox is number 1 for a reason. They report the truth and you can’t handle the truth! Go Bill…another 100 months to you as #1.
Keith who??? hahaha
April 10th, 2009 at 7:56 pmO’Reilly is on right now if you want to know. Dennis Miller is fixing to put another foot stomping on you Liberals!
April 10th, 2009 at 8:00 pmB.O. still silent on pirates…must be too busy having tea with BytcHillary around the swing sets?
or too scared!!!
April 10th, 2009 at 8:03 pmRealityCheck,
Where do I begin?
The fair tax is not going to reduce or eliminate the IRS, because the Democrats that control America aren’t going to institute any wingnut tax program that screws the poor while enhancing the wealthy.
Fox is not #1, not even close. Fox as best might be a distant fourth, and that is not even clear, because the playing field is not level.
With a name like RealityCheck, it’s ironic that you are so out of touch with reality. The only foot stomping is the one the Democrats gave the Republicans in the last two elections. Stay tuned for the up-coming foot stompings where you wingnuts finally lose the ability to filibuster.
April 10th, 2009 at 8:08 pmFox is not #1, not even close. Fox as best might be a distant fourth, and that is not even clear, because the playing field is not level.
Wow…you must not even have a clue of what you are writing about? But hey…if that is you’re little dream world…live in it.
As for the elections…get ready for a big backlash in 2010 when Pee-Lice-Ie becomes a minor player again! Bank on it
April 10th, 2009 at 8:20 pmActually I know a great deal about what I am talking about. Fox is not #1, not even close. Fox is just lying about its ranking and you are repeating that lie, because you are to stupid to think for yourself.
Strange that a wingnut thinks that other people live in a dream world. In the real world, Fox News is not #1, why would you want to pretend that other people aren’t living in the real world when you yourself are delusional.
If you want to predict a backlash, you are welcome to do so. Unfortunately for Republicans, the economy is beginning to recover, and no backlash appears imminent. In fact, Democrats are gaining in popularity, and Republicans are losing popularity. There isn’t going to be any backlash and there isn’t going to be any recovery for the Republican Party in the near future.
Republicans are politically finished in America and that is the reality wingnuts just can’t accept.
April 10th, 2009 at 8:48 pmUnreality you are a punk a liar and a fool. You are a troll and have nothing worthwhile to say. You are far too stupid toe even RECOGNIZE logic much less judge it. You are a moron. Face it you are always going to be stupid just like you are always going to be a liar. Dennis Miller couldnt stomp a cockroach. Though a cockroaches brain is much bigger than YOURS he isnt really that fomidable. Fox news is NOT number one. They are DWARFED by the network ratings you ignorant fool. They get all the love to be brainwashed and lied to morons like YOU so they have more of the CABLE ratings. That would be because rational adults have many options and ignorant subhuman morons like YOU have only Fox. So keep being IGNORANT. Keep being BRAINWASHED. Keep showing what a MORON you are like when you chide someone else for being RIGHT about Fox NOT being number one and show that you are just incredibly stupid and NEVER know what you are talking about. What a pitiful and pathetic cretin you are.
April 10th, 2009 at 9:00 pmIt amazes me that punkass lying trolls like Unreality are so stupid they dont even KNOW how stupid they are
April 10th, 2009 at 9:07 pmWhy can’t people see taht our country cannot continue paying people for their irresponsibility. I’ve worked hard for 30 years developing a small business so my family can live comfortably in midwest America. If I carlessly run my business and fail its my fault and not the citizens to bail me out. If I own a home I cannot pay for again its my fault.
People expecting hand outs and bailouts for their lazyness and ignorance is beyond normal reasoning. This problem is always tagged as a right or left wing problem. Get the politics out of it.
How can you critize people standing up for their right to protest all the spending our government has done. I think every Americans position should be listened to and debated. Why denounce people getting involved in their government, there are to many people that just don’t care.
And no i’m not one of those rich bastards as you may be thinking ($45K YR) just a hard working feed up American.
April 10th, 2009 at 9:12 pmIf I own a home I cannot pay for again its my fault.
Yup, my wife contracting an incurable disease, and passing away was totally my fault.
Yours is an adolescent perspective. Grow up, and study a little, before opining on issues you barely understand.
April 10th, 2009 at 9:46 pmWith the evolving information on the Fox – Link / Astroturfing and the wide range of dates, I’m really starting to think it likely that someone is hiring actors to go to these ceremonies.
April 10th, 2009 at 10:29 pmBarfly
If you can’t realize that I was referring to someone who purchased a home with very little down with a limited income to pay for it I feel sorry for your lack of knowledge.
Circumstances such as yours have nothing to do with the housing mess but with lack of health care.
I have considerable knowledge in life’s situations with a diabetic in my household with an insurance cost of 20K a year.
Don’t beat up on me, get out of the bars (as your named implies) and complain to the so called government for health and tort reforms to provide affordable health care.
But don’t ask me to pay for your Health care or Home mortgage be responsible. Maybe you will grow up to realize you don’t understand your responsibilities to your family and Country.
UNDERSTAND
April 10th, 2009 at 10:30 pmThe New Patriot Says:
If YOU cant realize you are a moron and that barfly was RIGHT then what can I say other than feel free to wallow in your stupidity. The housing crisis was brought on by a lot more than irresponsible buyers. I could go into it AGAIN but it has been done at least a hundred times. Take your head out of your ASS as that is where your posts imply it is currently located and try to learn something useful. For instance Ebenezer Scrooge? He wasnt supposed to be a role model
April 10th, 2009 at 10:34 pmSo let me get this straight .
These T-bagers, and faux were fine with W squandering a TRILLION dollars on a made up war.
They were also fine with the military completely losing 12 BILLION $ in cash in Iraq.
They don’t mind that the cost for taking care of the disabled vets will be another TRILLION $
They were A-OKAY with Bush bailouts totaling another 700 BILLION $, to avert a disaster that his party was reponsible for.
But when Obama tries to pull the economy out of the doldrums by using tax dollars to create jobs, and repair infrastructure
Faux suddenly becomes outraged.
They’ve truly become the bizzaro network.
April 10th, 2009 at 10:40 pmEugene
You show you intelligence by your name calling. A reply by myself would only institute further ignorant remarks from an ignoramus.
April 10th, 2009 at 10:42 pmAh, the “tort reform” talking point. Protect people who screw up, and therefore it’ll be a little bit cheaper for more people to get screwed.
April 10th, 2009 at 10:46 pmTort reform yes. Their are reasonable damages to a claim. Sometimes no matter what a person tries to help another is enough and not their fault. There are instances of real neglect which isn’t resolved by excessive damages, for this won’t bring back the patient.
Have you looked lately?
Doctors are quitting their practice because of unrealistic expectations of patients. We will be losing some bad doctors ( I hope) but also some very good ones also.
Government ignores all the costs of health care in order to make it easier to push the agenda of a national healthcare system. These systems fail in every country they are in. Thats why they come to America for treatment.
April 10th, 2009 at 11:02 pmThe New Patriot Says:
Another punkass troll with his WWWWWWAAAAAHHHHHHh how DARE you treat me the way I treat you. WWWAAAHHHHHHH only us conservative MORONS get to make personal attacks. Did you or did you NOT post these things?
I feel sorry for your lack of knowledge.
Don’t beat up on me, get out of the bars (as your named implies)
Maybe you will grow up to UNDERSTAND
Why YES YOU DID. NOW you want to snivel like the punk you are about namecalling? Cowboy up punk. You dont like mud thrown at you but you sure like to throw it yourself. This is such a common tactic of the REALLY brainwashed morons. I think it comes because the Rush Limbaugh screechmonkeys of the world do your thinking for you. You are clearly dumb as a post so when you hear THEM call people names and then whine that all liberals do is call names you naturally think, I appolgize to the term think for suggesting a moron like you is capable of the funtion, that YOU should be given the same privelege. Call us names then go into a deafening WWWWWWAAAAAHHHHHH that we dont just lie down and take it
So we have established you are a moron. That you only care about yourself and think YOUR selfishness is something others need to LEARN. Are you an infant or are you really this stupid?
April 10th, 2009 at 11:03 pmWell, at least this whole silliness inspired me to start writing parodies again. Please enjoy Tea Bag Party. Thank you.
April 10th, 2009 at 11:04 pmYou should call yourself the new propganda parrot. You sure know the rightwing talking points you have been brainwashed with. Reality however you dont even have a passing aquaitence with. You are so quick to protect and appologize for power like you have been programmed to do. If a corporation screws up you think we should limit ITS liability for the good of all though REALLY its benifit is to corporations and power itself. If THEY kill your entire family as pretty much happened to my Uncle who lost two of his three sons and had the third permanantly disabled well he should only be able to make them pay a pittance. what a weasel you are.
You are a liar when you say Nationalized healthcare has failed everywhere it is tried. We spend MORE per capita on healthcare than any country in the world and yet we are 37th in healthcare rankings most of those nationalized healthcare countries YOU say have failed far surpass us on that scale. Then again you dont even KNOW what you think until the screechmonkey you tune into to do your thinking for you TELLS you to think it YET you have the gall to tell US to learn and understand. What a putz
April 10th, 2009 at 11:26 pmVery good Wayne. Shared it with my wife she laughed too.
April 10th, 2009 at 11:30 pmEugene
You might have noticed that i didn’t initate any name calling. I only defended my position when attacked.
I have noticed that you are an avid antagonist in your earlier posts to other participants.
Let me ask you a few questions.
Do you have a job?
Have you ever paid any taxes?
Maybe answers to these questions might enlighten us to your assine attitude. Maybe you are sucking off of the tax payers tit.
You just might want to use this money to rent a big screen tv, furniture and just maybe some appliances. Or you might make a buy for some Pot or Cocaine.
But do it on your dollar a not mine.
I think i feel good that I pissed you off tonight and will be laughing at your aggrevation
April 10th, 2009 at 11:33 pmThanks, Eugene. It’s also good to leave a comment there, so my ego can smile when I look at it later. :)
Seriously, though, thanks for the compliment. And have a good weekend.
April 10th, 2009 at 11:37 pmThe New Patriot Says:
You are a liar. You were rude to Barfly it is that simple. You are stupid and you are brainwashed. You KNOW you are too stupid to think for yourself so you repeat this cliched moronity that Rush TOLD you to believe. You dont even KNOW what you beleive until Rush tells you. I probably put out more in TIPS than you pay in taxes moron. This is so old accusing us of not having jobs. Like it is some huge accomplishment I guess for people as stupid as you it probably seems like it is. You are clearly enough of a moron to THINK you can read my mind as tell if I am angry. That is your level of stupid. I have no emotional investment here. I amuse myself by slapping the stupid out of ignorant trolls like you. I just LOVE laughing at people as stupid as you. It makes my day.
April 10th, 2009 at 11:50 pmThe New PropagandaParrot wouldnt know an original thought from a migrane headache. What a putz. He even steals his insults from Rush. He is of the Limborg hivemind
April 10th, 2009 at 11:52 pmHa Ha
April 10th, 2009 at 11:53 pmHope you blow an artery
This statement is outright bullshit
“systems fail in every country they are in.”
April 10th, 2009 at 11:54 pmThe New Patriot Says:
Ha Ha
Hope you blow an artery
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
I am calm as a cucumber and having a ball laughing at your abject stupidity. My wife is laughing at you too. Your stupid is strong grasshopper. Hope they perfect the brain transplant so one day you will have a shot at higher brain function
April 10th, 2009 at 11:54 pmdbadass Says:
This statement is outright bullshit
“systems fail in every country they are in.”
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Absolutly. Pure unadulterated bullshit. No rational being could look at the facts and come up with this statement. It is just more evidence that this one is of the Limborg. He tunes into the radio to have his thinking done for him
April 10th, 2009 at 11:59 pmDid you think you were special Propaganda Parrot? We get morons like you here almost every day. You have listened to Rush or whatever screechmonkey does your thinking for you and it has made you THINK you are smart and you are going to come in here all condescending and show us your borrowed wisdeom. Except a couple of problems arise. First you are stupid and the liberals here are pretty smart people. Second you dont know WHY you beleive what you do other than it is what you were TOLD to believe so you cant really argue your points, just repeat them in a kind of sad demented myna bird way. So when we ANSWER your points and show you why we think you are wrong you cant answer until Rush tells you HOW. What a sad and pathetic existance you have.
April 11th, 2009 at 12:05 amHello Eugene’s wife!
April 11th, 2009 at 12:19 amWhere was the anger when it came to lying the country into war?
April 11th, 2009 at 2:12 amWhat ever the tea baggers do want, they do not want republican leader Steele there when they do it. He has been dis-invited.
April 11th, 2009 at 2:48 amIts outrageous that Ruppert Murdoch is using his Chinese business connections to provide tea grown by Chinese prisoners for these tea parties. These tea parties are are little more than an effort by Murdoch media empire to exploit their Chinese connections to exchange media publicity for his efforts to obtain further tax breaks.
April 11th, 2009 at 3:01 amIf I hear Fixed,I mean Fox news say again that they are “fair and balanced” im going to puke coat hangers!!
April 11th, 2009 at 11:17 amThe idea of ‘rebellion’ from (and by) the bosses, using some poor dummies as shills, is utterly repellent. They do think they are our puppet masters, those guys in the media and the corporations whose bidding they do.
April 11th, 2009 at 12:14 pmKeep whistling by the graveyard…the 2010 midterm elections are coming…
April 11th, 2009 at 12:55 pmHey GOP, TEABAG ME!!
April 11th, 2009 at 12:58 pmaceomalley7 Says:
Keep whistling by the graveyard…the 2010 midterm elections are coming…
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Yes they are and you OUGHT to be terrified. As bad as you were SPANKED the last two elections you will do well not to go the way of the WHIG party. There are still people stupid enough to vote Republican but if you keep being as ignorant as you have been the GOP caucus will start meeting in phonebooths
April 11th, 2009 at 5:37 pmRepublican bipartisianship at its finest!
Pathetic.
April 11th, 2009 at 7:47 pmYou DO realize all this nonsense coming out of the GOP and Fox Noise will do NOTHING but cause further damage during the 2010 midterms don’t you?
The only people applauding are the dwinding regional extreme elements of the base. The GOP is NEVER going to win elections by continuing to pander to them.
April 13th, 2009 at 12:18 amI see hate comments on tea parties, why? I don’t vote democrat or republican for neither party has impressed me as totally truthful or honest. I do notice comments here from apparently one side, the democrats, why? Can’t real citizens stand up for what they believe in and voice their opinion without it being a conspiracy, maybe practice a little of our first amendment rights. Oh one other thing i’m not taking political sides. Why because a Republican President and his cronies pushed the first bits of “bail out” monies and a Democrat President and majority led Democratic Senate and their cronies signed it in. So neither side truly believes in the thought of “WE THE PEOPLE” and thats the real problem, thats the real issue, thats the real fight so pull yourself away from what ever it is keeping you from seeing the big picture and THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX and think for yourself. And if you don’t like what one group is doing fine, form your own tea party and get the message out IT’S YOUR RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!
April 15th, 2009 at 2:22 amYou people truly amaze me with your hatred of real patriots. You’re the fools that want to placate all of the idiots resting on their backside waiting for Obama, their savior to apply a band-aid to their hemmorhoids. You are communist fools, lackeys helping to ruin this great land. Obama and his like are scurvy liars with nor morals, no character, their life contains no truth, always twisting circumstances to fit their crappy ideals. Anyone that thinks the government will save them is an absolute, bankrupt fool.
April 15th, 2009 at 6:50 amBy the way small minded progressives, don’t bother with the faggy race card. Obama is not liked because of his brainless big government agenga, not because of any flaky thing like skin color. You stooges always twist everything when someone disagrees with you.. The only change this alien resident brought was an huge increase of the same old trash. You idiots deserve all the government handouts you can get, waiting on the mailman to bring your self esteem to you. Get real, be responsible for yourself for a change. Have a happy day mindless idiots, I’m off to the tea party to speak out against the gestapo government that we have.
April 15th, 2009 at 8:07 amSesli Sohbet
April 15th, 2009 at 11:41 amSesli Chat
First off the Tea party people are right to protest, for one, the main reason we revolted against the British was because of the taxes, thus in turn the US Constitution. Now here we are living in the US and are forced to accept the very same behavior we fought against when we fought the British and created the Constitution. Our government has become hypocritical at best.
April 16th, 2009 at 4:59 pmSecond, billions of dollars have been spent to bail out the banks. Did the government act in our, the people’s best interest? Of course not. If they ahd they would have created a department that forced the banks to act on behalf of their parton and requested a letter of appeal and letter of proposal so that the money given to the banks would have whipped the debt of the patron away, mainly school and small business loans. But what did our government do, they just gave them the money and screwed the people who gave it to them.
As for all those politicians and their veiw on why the protests are wrong, they should remember, we never wanted you in the first place.
And one more thing, when are we going to place a A-F grade scale on housing. Basically like the resturants. A for the very nice rental properties and F for the not so good but still livable conditions anything less then this should be considered slum lord conditions and they should have 90 days to bring it to code or the state confiscates it and offers a new building in place of the old one, yet the whole while the former tenants would have first choice at the same rental price as the former appartment or house, price gouging should not be tolerable. Personally I think that the lowest rental sales in the US should determine our scale, afterall we are all dealing with something called minumum wage, ever heard of it??? It’s little things like this that let me know our government acts against us. At least now when this comes to be you’ll know it’s wasn’t some stupid political advisor that sujested it.
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April 18th, 2009 at 5:40 amsac ekimi
Lots of us who voted for W became more and more upset and horrified as the Republican-controlled Congress and W himself spent the taxpayers’ dollars as if they were drunken sailors on liberty (no offense to the Navy for that stereotype). We had a hand in the turnover to a Democrat-controlled Congress in order to send the GOP a message. We voted for “change” in 2006, hoping the Dems would get that message, too, but they seemed to take it as a mandate for the Democratic Party platform. Personally, I left the GOP and registered Independent. I did not vote for Obama in 2008, not because he was black, but because I believe he is too liberal. I wasn’t happy that John McCain was the GOP candidate, either, and felt that I had no horse in the race. On election night, I had tears in my eyes as I watched blacks all over the country celebrate and I was moved, tremendously moved that we finally had a black president. What a point in history!
Subsequently, I did not listen to right-wing talk radio, as I did not want to hear attacks on the new president and I wanted to give him a chance to get his administration and policies going. Sadly, I am not thrilled at the billions (trillions?) of dollars our descendants are going to have to repay. This started with Bush’s administration and is just getting worse with Obama’s, I’m afraid.
That is why I participated in preparation meetings for the Colorado Springs tea party and attended it. I’ll admit I did not see many black people there, which saddened me. We did have a black speaker (D. Ed Jones), among many others. There were no riots in the streets, just honking horns from drivers who agreed with us. Before these tea parties, many of us felt we were not being heard or that our voices were being ignored. Now we’ve found people who believe similarly to each other and we feel that we are actually doing something, not just blogging on right-wing or independent websites.
I’m not against Obama because of his color; it’s because of his policies so far.
April 21st, 2009 at 11:10 am