Thursday, April 16, 2009

Tasseography

Some random thoughts from the teabagging orgy:

Did anyone else get the impression that the people attending these "tea parties," which was sponsored by the GOP, Faux News, and corporate sponsored PACs like Americans for Selective Prosperity was much like watching chickens attending a rally sponsored by the Colonel?

When AF(S)P put on their anti-tax rally last year, the right called the union counter protesters "thugs" and wanted to know why they got out of work. This year when the anti-tax rally people threatened and assaulted counter protesters, while skipping work, they are called patriots. Hypocrisy, anyone?

Did you ever see such a homogeneous collection of people in one place? That would be indicative that this wasn't quite the populist movement that the right would have us believe it was. This is especially true when one looks at the crowd that supported Obama during the election season, or at the support he and his stimulus plan still enjoys.

Grumps took many, many, many pictures. Xoff has some too.

Chris Walker made his first video, and did a darn good job of it as well.

CNN had a reporter there, risking her life to bring us these videos, courtesy of Caffeinated Politics. Illy-T was kind enough to transcribe the circular logic of these people.

Cory Liebmann and Emily Mills (with a source on the ground) both give us must read posts on the events.

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