Video: Taxpayers Gather To Protest Spending, Taxes, Growing Debt

[Annie]

Oh yea, there's over 150 of these 'tea parties' planned for 4/15/09: John Galt Day

another from Lexington, KY

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and Raleigh, NC

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[Annie]

My personal favorite is Ridgefield CT, so that while the crowd may be small, you can tell they are sincere:

 

[mash107]

My personal favorite is Ridgefield CT, so that while the crowd may be small, you can tell they are sincere:

Was just about to post the blog of someone who went to that protest...

Flickr: jen.booth's Photostream

I'm a CT resident too... I should totally get off my lazy ass and attend one

 

[Annie]

My personal favorite is Ridgefield CT, so that while the crowd may be small, you can tell they are sincere:

Was just about to post the blog of someone who went to that protest...

Flickr: jen.booth's Photostream

I'm a CT resident too... I should totally get off my lazy ass and attend one

I wish they would hold one in Chicago on a Saturday! I may play hooky on the 15th, gonna have to see where things are in school then, but I'd really like to go.

 

[KittenKoder]

The libs have a point on that the cons ranted about them protesting, and now they are ranting about the same statements made by their "opponents" ... the irony on both sides is lost to the partisans.

 

[Annie]

The libs have a point on that the cons ranted about them protesting, and now they are ranting about the same statements made by their "opponents" ... the irony on both sides is lost to the partisans.

No, the irony is that the 'cons' ranted about the media coverage of sometimes small groups obviously organized by groups like ANSWER and The Communist Party. They said they were to protest the war in Iraq, yet they were carrying signs of Che and Stalin and chanting about Israel and Save the Palestinians. It was zoo time, but the media lapped it up, especially when they'd go naked.

The media is still doing their best to give coverage to them, like the 40 on the AIG bus tour-again organized by ACORN and ANSWER. 40 protestors, 18 of which were organizers. Press included Reuters, NYT, AP, Spiegel. Go figure.

Now take a look at all those people above, some from pretty small areas. How much press do you see? National coverage? LOL!

 

[KittenKoder]

The libs have a point on that the cons ranted about them protesting, and now they are ranting about the same statements made by their "opponents" ... the irony on both sides is lost to the partisans.

No, the irony is that the 'cons' ranted about the media coverage of sometimes small groups obviously organized by groups like ANSWER and The Communist Party. They said they were to protest the war in Iraq, yet they were carrying signs of Che and Stalin and chanting about Israel and Save the Palestinians. It was zoo time, but the media lapped it up, especially when they'd go naked.

The media is still doing their best to give coverage to them, like the 40 on the AIG bus tour-again organized by ACORN and ANSWER. 40 protestors, 18 of which were organizers. Press included Reuters, NYT, AP, Spiegel. Go figure.

Now take a look at all those people above, some from pretty small areas. How much press do you see? National coverage? LOL!

Just as some of those protesting the newest policies are holding signs that are:

Mudslinging at Obama.
Christofreak predictions (not many but there were a few in our area).
etc, etc, etc.

The irony is that both sides keep whining about what they do themselves when the other side does it. Also I know you don't like broadstroke brushes, at least you claimed it a couple times, so why are you painting your own side with one?

 

[Annie]

The libs have a point on that the cons ranted about them protesting, and now they are ranting about the same statements made by their "opponents" ... the irony on both sides is lost to the partisans.

No, the irony is that the 'cons' ranted about the media coverage of sometimes small groups obviously organized by groups like ANSWER and The Communist Party. They said they were to protest the war in Iraq, yet they were carrying signs of Che and Stalin and chanting about Israel and Save the Palestinians. It was zoo time, but the media lapped it up, especially when they'd go naked.

The media is still doing their best to give coverage to them, like the 40 on the AIG bus tour-again organized by ACORN and ANSWER. 40 protestors, 18 of which were organizers. Press included Reuters, NYT, AP, Spiegel. Go figure.

Now take a look at all those people above, some from pretty small areas. How much press do you see? National coverage? LOL!

Just as some of those protesting the newest policies are holding signs that are:

Mudslinging at Obama.
Christofreak predictions (not many but there were a few in our area).
etc, etc, etc.

The irony is that both sides keep whining about what they do themselves when the other side does it. Also I know you don't like broadstroke brushes, at least you claimed it a couple times, so why are you painting your own side with one?

While I've voted Republican most of the time, yeah I voted for Carter against Reagan. I voted against Bush 1 the second time, I'm more a conservative than Republican. I'm probably more libertarian than I care to admit. I'm not a Bible thumper, not even all that comfortable discussing. When I do, I tend to tick off people I usually agree with, to some extent, politically.

When I say 'broad strokes', I mean those that say things like 'the Republicans are dead, keep the Christian Right at the forefront.' Sorry, but the Republicans are no more monolithic than the Democratic Party. Both have let themselves be portrayed that way, but I think you see it less from the Right on most messageboards, than from the left. Divecon is quite 'right', no? Yet he strongly disagreed with those calling out Obama on Leno. Can you imagine a TM or OR doing the same, if Bush? It's degrees, KK.

 

[KittenKoder]

The fact that you can only see it as wrong when one party does it and not the other is just as bad as the other party ... period.

 

[Annie]

The fact that you can only see it as wrong when one party does it and not the other is just as bad as the other party ... period.

I think your premise is just wrong. I think the examples of the protests by those on the left and this new phenomena on the right, illustrated above, proves the opposite. Are there ijits at any gathering? Yes. But you had to search out the one or couple signs above. That would not be true at one of the 'anti-war' rallies. Indeed at the later, you'd have trouble finding a theme in general. Go back, look for yourself as they were well documented.

Most folks of the conservative persuasion, which is as I'm sure you know, is relative to what was conservative in the past, do not claim those on the far end as their own. That they exist, well us 'morons' don't go for killing those we disagree with. The fact that a Timothy McVeigh committed a horrible act and considered himself 'conservative' has been well connected by those on the left to the right. I didn't see a bunch of 'rightwingers' protesting his arrest, trial, or sentencing-he deserved that and more. The fact that there are loonies on the right that would bomb or shoot abortion providers/clients, is not endorsed by the conservatives, even those of the Evangelical nature. Wouldn't recognize that from the propaganda on the left.

Many on the right embrace issues claimed by the left, for instance environmentalism and animal cruelty. Again it's a matter of degree. Most conservatives & for that matter most democrats are for clean air, water, land. We support laws that restrict those that would harm our common environment, (general welfare), in their own quest for wealth. We support laws that punish anyone who harms animals for personal gratification, (sadism), or that neglects them-whatever their reasons. Yet that for the main most of us are not for forced vegetarianism, do not think animals are the equivalent of humans, the left paints the right as bereft of care for anyone, thing, but ourselves and the dollar.

Now on the far left, there are the handful of eco-terrorists. The right sees them as anarchists, they don't try and make a connection between those groups, (ie., ELF), and the Democratic Party as a whole. Indeed, in spite of some real connections between Bill Ayers and Barack Obama, there wasn't a serious attempt to 'connect' them or the Weatherground for that matter, with the Democrat Party as a whole. (btw, did you know that the CA police have recently retested evidence they believe is DNA evidence tying Ayers to a policeman's death back in the Weatherground Days? But again, that is in the past. It was about an individual in a groups-not Democrats or even liberals as a whole.)

These types of issues play out at 'protests', 'marches', and conventions. I think there is underway a critical change in the polity. I don't think it has been caused by this past election or the administration before. I think it's been a long time coming, though it wasn't recognized at the time. What turning point is?

What was referred to as the 'silent majority' was never just the right, though it certainly appeared that way at the time; rather it was the wave of people that did what people do in the main: go to work, pay their taxes, raise their children, vote most of the time, get some news of current events, but for the most part, live their lives. They assume the government, for better or worse would get done in the main, what needed to get done.

While many of us see the 'bad guy' here and another sees a different 'bad guy' there, we are awakening to we are being manipulated, stolen from, abused by a cabal of 'bad guys' from all ends of the continuum. Our children and grandchildren's futures are already in jeopardy, if not peril. Some are in office, some in business, what they have in common is the desire to be their own lords, making rules for the peasants, (us). How many of those in government, many of whom have written and voted for laws raising our taxes, have avoided those same taxes? How many laws have they written, that they exempt themselves from? (BTW, at state level too, not just Federal level.)

This is written by someone who's 'conservative', I've believed that the system would work, if people cared enough to be heard. I'm no longer convinced that is the case. Nor do i think 'most' are, as evidenced by the type of folks above, many of which where jackets and shirts with union insignias on them, these are not your typical 'protesters.' If conservative means keeping the status quo, something is changing. April 15th there will be over 150 of these protest the tax deal held. What the future brings?

 

[editec]

I applaude those citizens who have gotten off their asses to FINALLY protect a government gone insane.

Damned shame they couldn't find the balls to have done that when it might have helped.

 

[Annie]

I applaude those citizens who have gotten off their asses to FINALLY protect a government gone insane.

Damned shame they couldn't find the balls to have done that when it might have helped.

Many disagreed with the tactics of the war, not the war itself. There were arguments for both sides. Those who agreed or at least didn't oppose the war, were unlikely to get off their asses and protest the strategies, though many wrote to voice their opposition and to support McCain's call for more troops.

The crumbling of the financials happened in the later part of Bush's term, the first bailout not mentioned until Sept., no point in protesting, though people were angry, they were also confused about the obvious meltdown.

It's becoming clearer now and the protests, focus grow:

Over 4,200 in Orlando:

Tea Party Sets up Shop in Lake Eola

Tea Party Sets up Shop
in Lake Eola
Last Edited: Sunday, 22 Mar 2009, 12:12 AM EDT
Created On: Sunday, 22 Mar 2009, 12:12 AM EDT

Trinnette Bowers, FOX 35 News
ORLANDO, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) - A huge crowd showed up at Orlando's Lake Eola Saturday afternoon, to take part in a national movement called the "Tea Party." It's a throw back to the Boston Tea party, but this time, tea isn't being dumped into the sea.

Cities nationwide have been holding the so-called "Tea Parties" as peaceful protests driven by conservatives who say they want less government, less wasteful spending, fewer bailouts, and no socialism. The "Tea Parties" are filled with people ranging from young and old, to current voters and future voters....

 

[Annie]

 

[KittenKoder]

I applaude those citizens who have gotten off their asses to FINALLY protect a government gone insane.

Damned shame they couldn't find the balls to have done that when it might have helped.

Many disagreed with the tactics of the war, not the war itself. There were arguments for both sides. Those who agreed or at least didn't oppose the war, were unlikely to get off their asses and protest the strategies, though many wrote to voice their opposition and to support McCain's call for more troops.

Aaah ... grasshopper is learning. On both sides there were many things about the war that people liked or didn't, and almost everyone I have spoken to on the subject has different reasons, though none said that they liked or disliked the war. The protesters on any side just come up with a unified stance, and that's what they all choose to go by, with a few stragglers that like to interject their own agendas. It's true of all protests really. The problem that divides people is that too many want a black or white answer, yes or no, for or against, instead of logic. This creates friction and forms more extremism instead of solutions. There are always more facets to everything than a protest can show.

 

[Annie]

I applaude those citizens who have gotten off their asses to FINALLY protect a government gone insane.

Damned shame they couldn't find the balls to have done that when it might have helped.

Many disagreed with the tactics of the war, not the war itself. There were arguments for both sides. Those who agreed or at least didn't oppose the war, were unlikely to get off their asses and protest the strategies, though many wrote to voice their opposition and to support McCain's call for more troops.

Aaah ... grasshopper is learning. On both sides there were many things about the war that people liked or didn't, and almost everyone I have spoken to on the subject has different reasons, though none said that they liked or disliked the war. The protesters on any side just come up with a unified stance, and that's what they all choose to go by, with a few stragglers that like to interject their own agendas. It's true of all protests really. The problem that divides people is that too many want a black or white answer, yes or no, for or against, instead of logic. This creates friction and forms more extremism instead of solutions. There are always more facets to everything than a protest can show.

Grasshopper to YOU? You continue to ignore that at the protests of the war it was not the 'stragglers' in the minority, it was those that supposedly had a point to make. They were the sock puppets of the organized groups. You just fail to recognize it.

 

[WillowTree]

ROFLMAO yeah right what ever...

Here's Portland's:

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Sadly I left before they started walking down to the river.... Didn't find out about it until the night before and had an appointment that I couldn't get out of.

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I liked the one that said fuck ACORN

 

[Annie]

Don Surber » Blog Archive » ACORN adored, Tea Party ignored

ACORN adored, Tea Party ignored
Hmm. Maybe if a Lady Godiva were to have shown up in Ridgefield, the Connecticut Post might have noticed a Tea Party protest that was 7 times as large as the “protest” the newspaper devoted most of its Sunday Page One to.