Matt at the great local blog Ohio River Life gets kudos for his fantastic short take on the (ahem) Teabagging parties that took place yesterday....
Good stuff Matt !
According to the newspaper, the content of the speeches was standard fare. The Republicans continue to reel over their loss of the White House and the wholesale rejection of their principles by the American electorate.
The job now is to obscure the fact that their last president, George W. Bush, led the most successful attack on the Constitution in memory, left the nation’s economy in shambles, and dragged the nation into failed, meaningless wars.
With virtually no credibility left, Republicans are desperate to deflect. They feel they must regroup and rely on what they do best, which is: wrap themselves up in the flag, blame someone else for their own failures, and let us know how much they love Jesus and guns.
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6 comments:
Not you, too! The teabagging innuendo is immature and unprofessional, and says to me "I have so little respect for my fellow citizens with a different opinion that I'm stooping to mockery."
I seriously doubt that anyone with this attitude is truly working for the common good, which is another reason I distrust the liberal media.
But I'm sure you were just as unaware of the meaning of the word "teabagging", as you were of "Mahalo." ;)
"On a spiritual level, aloha is an invocation of the Divine and mahalo is a Divine blessing. Both are acknowledgments of the Divinity that dwells within and without."
I never stoop to mockery....I rise to it.
Seriously...have you read this blog before? Mockery is a daily dish served hot and fresh.
No, I was aware of the meanings of both 'teabagging' and 'mahalo' prior to today.
And once again, it was fun getting the face to face hello at the lovely rally!
I was teasing, of course, and I grew up in a house where mockery was considered an art form, but don't you think it was inappropriate for CNN and MSNBC to employ the technique?
Of course! Teasing and mockery are our middle names around these parts.
No offense given or taken!
Inapporpriate? That's subjective of course. I would say it was inapporopriate for Faux News to practically sponser the entire idea. It works both ways.
Fox News and Talk Radio got to have their party and get some coverage, CNN and MSNBC got to make fun of it.
Everyone goes home happy !
Ack! FOX news didn't sponsor OUR tea party. This is what happened--I posted about tea parties, my friend Marie thought it was a good idea (go back and check the comments that day) and practically single-handedly pulled it off. She used Facebook, e-mail and blogs to promote the event, and didn't even collect enough money to cover the $100 sound system, last I heard.
Which reminds me, I need to write her a check....
And I'm pretty sure this is what happened around the country as well.
Ok, I'm not going to say that your local party, or any particular one was SPECIFICALLY sponsored by Faux News.....but the entire event has its roots WELL planted in right wing groups.
It was a right wing political move...and the right wing Faux News channel certainly had a hand in seeing it happen.
Which is fine. Just don't be surprised when those that don't subscribe to the right wing ideology poke fun or shake our heads in amazement.
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I'm going to also -- and we'll announce this later today -- I'm going to do a fundraiser for them. I'm going to try to squeeze in a speech for lunch. So you can come and you can have lunch with me. And I think -- I don't know any of the details, but I've heard it's like $500 a plate or something like that. - Glenn Beck
TaxDayTeaParty.com lists Fox News contributors Michelle Malkin and Tammy Bruce as "Tea Party Sponsors." The sponsors section also lists American Solutions for Winning the Future, whose general chairman is Fox News contributor Newt Gingrich. Gingrich filmed a video "invitation" to attend the April 15 protests. - MediaMatters.com
Via Sean Hannity - Hannity has frequently promoted the April 15 protests by providing on-air information about the protests and encouraging viewers to "join us." Hannity has also encouraged viewers to "send us your 'Tax Day Tea Party' videos," which he said may be posted online or on-air. The Fox News Website - Fox News' new website, The Fox Nation, has posted numerous links discussing and promoting the protests. One link, headlined, "Find a Tea Party!" links to results from Google Maps of "2009 Tea Parties." Another link, headlined, "Video: The Trillion Dollar Tea Party Video!" is an embedded YouTube video on Fox Nation's website from the Tampa Bay Area Tea Party explaining why you should "join your local tea party.
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