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Again, the aggregate in the nation today was far larger than this minuscule crowd.
I thought we were comparing apples to apples, one crowd to another ONE crowd. But if we're talking 'aggregate, then the aggregate in the nation during his campaign was far larger than this minuscule crowd.
http://clubwah.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/19campaign6001.jpg (broken link)
Why are we comparing Obama's campaign crowds to the tea parties? Exactly what does that prove, one way or another?
Numbers are really irrelevent. They are never reported accurately.
And why is everyone so afraid of the tea partiers? Let them express themselves. We've listened to the anti-war chants, peace movements, environmental protection protests, gigs in honor of the poor and homeless and given them their due. Why is this any different?
People are angry. States like California have raised taxes just as people are losing their jobs and homes. The unemployment rate is skyrocketing. Government spending is out of control. Many elected officials lie and don't listen to the people that have voted them into office. Both parties. Bribery, corruption and special interests run rampant. I think everyone can agree that these are facts.
So what is inherently wrong with this legal and encouraged form of getting noticed?
We're comparing Obama's numbers because a teabagger defender brought it up, claiming that the tea parties beat Obama's numbers (which was an outright lie).
And we're not saying anything is inherently wrong with the protests. We're just mocking the inane logic behind them, and laughing about their basic failure to attract very many people.
This "teabagger" event..Is this some sort of pornographic gay rights event? I suppose it must have been some failed get together because I don't even know what it's all about or what point these people were trying to make.
I thought we were comparing apples to apples, one crowd to another ONE crowd. But if we're talking 'aggregate, then the aggregate in the nation during his campaign was far larger than this minuscule crowd.
http://clubwah.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/19campaign6001.jpg (broken link)
Aggregate in a 24 hour period. Tea party attendance >> Obama attendance
Oh, and 300 people showing up in Philly? Shudder...
Seriously, Hillary Clinton had more people phone banking for her on any given Wednesday in Philadelphia last April.
What are you a psychic? How do you know it failed. Sounds like you are flinging the bull far and wide now.
Nobody showed up..They didn't even plan enough to get the permits to carry out their symbolic teabag dumping in DC, fox was caught fabricating crowd totals on camera and people decided to bring racist and anti-jew posters which I thought was against the "cause". If you wanted it to be a wide-ranging betch session, then it suceeded but if you wanted it to start a movement, it was a rousing failure.
Why are we comparing Obama's campaign crowds to the tea parties? Exactly what does that prove, one way or another?
Numbers are really irrelevent. They are never reported accurately.
And why is everyone so afraid of the tea partiers? Let them express themselves. We've listened to the anti-war chants, peace movements, environmental protection protests, gigs in honor of the poor and homeless and given them their due. Why is this any different?
People are angry. States like California have raised taxes just as people are losing their jobs and homes. The unemployment rate is skyrocketing. Government spending is out of control. Many elected officials lie and don't listen to the people that have voted them into office. Both parties. Bribery, corruption and special interests run rampant. I think everyone can agree that these are facts.
So what is inherently wrong with this legal and encouraged form of getting noticed?
There's nothing wrong with it, and the numbers at the gatherings doesn't really matter because their uncompariable.
Anyhow, everybody these days are frustrated over something or another and that is why I'm going to start promoting the next event!
**** Rant Fest 2009 - July 4th, 2009 *** at your state capital.
It's better that people get an outlet, rather than just festering alone.
hmm... maybe I should TM something like that..
"Join others for an outlet, rather than festering on your own" TM
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