tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044318737317983833.post200924190705942174..comments2023-06-08T04:15:43.908-05:00Comments on The Lost Albatross: Ain't no party like a teabaggin' partyEmilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11393762115493350763noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044318737317983833.post-63096099919064516832009-04-17T00:08:00.000-05:002009-04-17T00:08:00.000-05:00Nice post, Emily, and thanks for the link. I atten...Nice post, Emily, and thanks for the link. I attended the Tea Party yesterday, and I've put a report and lots of pictures on my blog, <A HREF="http://reform-dem.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">ReformDem</A>.<br /><br />I also have a great recording of the entire rally that I hope to get posted tomorrow.Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14409405491391904845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044318737317983833.post-64527469670756628712009-04-16T10:15:00.000-05:002009-04-16T10:15:00.000-05:00I think that the people protesting are just mad th...I think that the people protesting are just mad that they got beat (like someone else posted). The "omg we're all going to die" type hype that the religious and GOP leaders are pushing is just adding to the hysteria. No, he isn't going to take your guns. No he's not the Antichrist. Get a grip! You lost, deal with it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044318737317983833.post-68041321105257888512009-04-16T10:11:00.000-05:002009-04-16T10:11:00.000-05:00Great job!
My sense throughout was that they w...Great job! <br /><br />My sense throughout was that they were really a bunch of malcontents who lost an election and wanted to vent. The only thing I missed was also how uneducated most of these folks truly are. I was stunned in some cases to hear the rationale for their being so anti-government. I also, as did anyone only half-listening, came to understand they had no facts, just bluster and a highly political point of view. And I was also struck by how often those pushing these rallies tried to make it seem they were not controlled by the conservatives within the GOP. There was such an attempt to make these rallies to appear like they wre just akin to mushrooms popping out of the ground. (And we know where mushrooms grow best…..)Gregoryhttp://dekerivers.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044318737317983833.post-47292043458975619292009-04-16T09:26:00.000-05:002009-04-16T09:26:00.000-05:00Jeremy - No, I don't think it is a strawman. Many ...Jeremy - No, I don't think it is a strawman. Many of the people who showed up to these events were specifically protesting Obama and his spending bills--which, last I checked, are pretty heavily skewed toward tax cuts for the very people protesting, as well as social programs and job creation.<br /><br />If anyone was protesting the TARP specifically, I would certainly side with them. But that, as you'll remember, was a Bush administration bill, one with almost no strings attached for those accepting the money, and one that has since been heavily (and rightfully) criticized for being totally irresponsible.<br /><br />I'd also like to point out that Paul Ryan, who spoke at the Madison rally, voted <I>for</I> the TARP bailout. But start talkin' assistance for everyday people, instead of big banks and corporations, and hoooo boy!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11393762115493350763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044318737317983833.post-61569349453591560812009-04-16T08:54:00.000-05:002009-04-16T08:54:00.000-05:00A GREAT young American and one of our future leade...A GREAT young American and one of our future leaders. His parents are sure proud of him. You got that right with the box of Trix. Great sign.<br /><br /> Jo Engelhoff linked this pic on her website.<br /><br />http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_321p3hNzK7k/SeaM4TQP8kI/AAAAAAAABbo/5y_1CxwYbCs/s1600-h/appleton+tea+party+012.jpg<br /><br /> Thanks Jo, we appreciate the respect you show our kids, for political gain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044318737317983833.post-67244150592897934352009-04-15T21:16:00.000-05:002009-04-15T21:16:00.000-05:00It sure seems to me like organized sour grapes. W...It sure seems to me like organized sour grapes. We didn't win, and we're mad. YupDave Reidhttp://urbanmilwaukee.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044318737317983833.post-19477743493530208812009-04-15T20:49:00.000-05:002009-04-15T20:49:00.000-05:00I'm glad you posted a picture of the "white slaver...I'm glad you posted a picture of the "white slavery" sign. Priceless. One observation about the assembled masses -- these people looked like they didn't make enough money to pay much in taxes. It skewed pretty low on the food chain (except for the paid agitators who bought the microphones and big screen projection device).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044318737317983833.post-32716027455108007402009-04-15T20:35:00.000-05:002009-04-15T20:35:00.000-05:00To say they are protesting a New Deal style stimul...To say they are protesting a New Deal style stimulus is a bit of a straw man, don't you think?<br /><br />Perhaps it is the massive spending under the TARP. <br /><br />Or perhaps it's the Geithner giveaway to huge financial firms willing to buy toxic assets on our dime. <br /><br />Maybe it's the Obama budget with deficits that are high by historical standards years after the war in Iraq is over and the financial crisis should have passed.<br /><br />Using the stimulus as you have makes a nice rhetorical device, I'm just not sure it fits the facts.Jeremy R. Shownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11303377672028774152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044318737317983833.post-27273992253950965102009-04-15T12:36:00.000-05:002009-04-15T12:36:00.000-05:00You've done a great job of reporting -- especially...You've done a great job of reporting -- especially compared to the AP report I just read on Madison.com.<br /><br />The links and background information you provide make this post much more informative.Nadinehttp://www.nadinegoff.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044318737317983833.post-62297868331104427252009-04-15T12:33:00.000-05:002009-04-15T12:33:00.000-05:00Well, those protests lacked the kind of corporate ...Well, those protests lacked the kind of corporate and Fox-backed support that the teabaggers so enjoy.<br /><br />I have video of the '03 protests in Chicago that I really need to get around to uploading one of these days, too. It was pretty damn spectacular.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11393762115493350763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044318737317983833.post-44131506327103805182009-04-15T12:16:00.000-05:002009-04-15T12:16:00.000-05:00I will not be impressed until they can amass the t...I will not be impressed until they can amass the tens of THOUSANDS of people we had filling State Street and the capitol square for the Feb. '03 Iraq War protest. Funny how that got so little media attention, while this has preoccupied the MSM for days on end. (That and the Obama family's new dog.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com