Tea Party Thread (CNN, Missouri, Obama, election)

[spanko75]

Well, The national TEA parties were such a success, they are now being orgainized to be held on the 4th of July.

[Miborn]

Go to the link to see if your city is listed!


"Tea Party" Protests Appear to Draw At Least 250,000


This is an update and probably the last one. Those of you who are interested in extending the analysis (there are undoubtedly many events missing, although most of the major ones should now be covered) are encouraged to do so at Wikipedia or elsewhere.

But, based on news accounts of 306 "Tea Party" protests in different cities across the country yesterday, I get a cumulative attendance of 262,025, with a fair number of (probably mostly smaller) events still unaccounted for.



FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: "Tea Party" Protests Appear to Draw At Least 250,000


http://www.therightsideoflife.com/?p=5619

[Little-Acorn]

Quarter million ain't bad.

And that's after only 3 months in office for the guests of honor.

[Little-Acorn]

Recall how all the Obama rallies, before and after his nomination, were driven by recruiters for the candidate including ACORN, MoveOn.org, and other George Soros-funded groups. And they were lauded as "true Americana", "grassroots activism", etc. by the press, with media "journalists" creaming over having "a tingling feeling running up my leg" etc. etc.

Now, when people get together with practically no funding or recruiting, other than telling each other over the Internet what they want to do and when, suddenly the Democrats can't handle it. Their reaction, predictably, is to smear the people taking part, tell lies about them, and call them names. And these things are put forth by the media without any questioning or attempts to establish any facts.

Boy, am I glad we live with an unbiased press. whose only interest is finding out and publishing the truth.

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Illinois Review: Schakowsky Calls Parties "Despicable' and "Shameful"

Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Schakowsky Calls Parties "Despicable' and "Shameful"

CHICAGO, IL (April 15, 2009) – Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-IL, released the following statement in response to “tea parties” being held on Tax Day.

“The ‘tea parties’ being held today by groups of right-wing activists, and fueled by FOX News Channel, are an effort to mislead the public about the Obama economic plan that cuts taxes for 95 percent of Americans and creates 3.5 million jobs. It’s despicable that right-wing Republicans would attempt to cheapen a significant, honorable moment of American history with a shameful political stunt. Not a single American household or business will be taxed at a higher rate this year. Made to look like a grassroots uprising, this is an Obama bashing party promoted by corporate interests, as well as Republican lobbyists and politicians.”

You can reach the Congresswoman HERE ( View from the Hill Online - Representative Jan Schakowsky, 9th District, Illinois (http://www.house.gov/schakowsky/contact.shtml - broken link) ).

[padcrasher]

Originally Posted by Miborn

Go to the link to see if your city is listed!


"Tea Party" Protests Appear to Draw At Least 250,000


This is an update and probably the last one. Those of you who are interested in extending the analysis (there are undoubtedly many events missing, although most of the major ones should now be covered) are encouraged to do so at Wikipedia or elsewhere.

But, based on news accounts of 306 "Tea Party" protests in different cities across the country yesterday, I get a cumulative attendance of 262,025, with a fair number of (probably mostly smaller) events still unaccounted for.



FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: "Tea Party" Protests Appear to Draw At Least 250,000


The Right Side of Life » Tea Party: The Results; July 4, 2009 is Next

Just one Obama rally in St Louis drew 100K.....Obama Rally Draws 100,000 in Missouri - Washington Wire - WSJ

So it doesn't seem like that big a deal.

Moderator cut: No personal attacks, insults or flaming

[ViewFromThePeak]

Some liberal is in possession of a very potent tin foil hat.

[ViewFromThePeak]

Originally Posted by padcrasher

One Obama rally in St Louis drew 100K..Obama Rally Draws 100,000 in Missouri - Washington Wire - WSJ

So it doesn't seem like that big a deal.

DNC money gratuitously poured on this event, and is less than half the attendance.

[Miborn]

Their behavior tells the true nature of the Dems. They say they are tolerant of others beliefs but their recent behavior it is apparent they are not!

[newtoli]

Originally Posted by ViewFromThePeak

DNC money gratuitously poured on this event, and is less than half the attendance.

The Iraq War Protest in NYC drew 300-500k alone.

Worldwide estimates of 10-20 million.

Were you championing our right to protest then? Did the DNC pour money onto that worldwide?

Do you honestly think the GOP put no money into promoting these protests?

[happ]

Pathetic! 250,000 showed up at one anti-Bush\ anti-war rally in Los Angeles several years ago & over 500,000 at a pro-immigration march. These teabag demonstrations were a bunch of idiot Republicans doing what they do best = being fools