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Just remember, at no time during our Revolutionary...

2009-06-14T01:14:08.681-04:00

Just remember, at no time during our Revolutionary War, from 1776 to 1783, were a majority of Colonists in favor of the war, nor did a majority think we would win.

You people are so full of yourselves. "I'm so smar...

2009-05-13T17:37:23.236-04:00

You people are so full of yourselves.
"I'm so smart"....
"I have so much money" , "I don't care to pay more in taxes, I'm such a wonderful person".
You people make me sick. There is no point in trying to dispute any of your BS. It's kind of like beating your head against the wall.
I was at a Tea Party here in Cincinnati on April 15th and the only embarrassment was the six Obama kool aid drinkers trying to get on camera with their little counter protest. I don't think half a million people on a work day is a small feat.

Hey Contrarian, The liberals I know are well-edu...

2009-05-12T16:14:59.156-04:00

Hey Contrarian,

The liberals I know are well-educated, hard-working professionals. We vote for policies that will help others more than ourselves as we are well paid and will probably end up paying a little more in taxes.

The conservatives I know are ignorant hypocrites. They vote against democratic policies but then take everything they can get from the government: unemployment, medicaid, welfare, and they cheat on their income taxes by working under the table.

If they had any brains they would vote for the policies they are making use of. Take my brother, for example, he is taking unemployment and would rather get 9 months worth than 6 months worth but he voted against Obama because he is a Republican.

You all are just a bunch of teabagging assholes wh...

2009-05-09T08:50:50.268-04:00

You all are just a bunch of teabagging assholes who have the collective IQ of a fucking gnat.

Good day!

The Democrats should hold a exlax party as a prote...

2009-04-21T20:27:14.325-04:00

The Democrats should hold a exlax party as a protest against the Republicans

Comparing these rallies to presidential campaign r...

2009-04-20T09:29:22.825-04:00

Comparing these rallies to presidential campaign rallies makes about as much sense as listening to Anderson Cooper brag about his gay sex life while interviewing David Gergen. Especially since we know some of 0bama's events were staged (such as the free rock concert just before 0bama's speech in Portland or Seattle, I forget which).

The Democrats like to jump all over Fox News for its "right-wing advocacy", but it is OK for a CNN reporter to be blasting one of the protesters with Democratic party talking points. Roesgens told the protester that he got an extra $400 from "0bama" (actually, it was his money to begin with). When Bush gave back $600 rebates a year ago, Michelle 0bama said "about all you can do with that is buy a new pair of shoes".

And we are all aware of the hate-mongers Olbermann and Maddow on MSNBC.

So let's move forward with some substantive analysis. How can someone who complains that the previous administration spent too much money increase the budget by 20%, NOT COUNTING the nearly one-trillion dollar "stimulus package" (i.e., payoff to Democratic Party supporters).

And the bass-ackwards philosophy of taxation that the 0bama administration has. That will help a WHOLE lot (NOT!).

St. Simons Island is in Ga not Fl

2009-04-19T14:55:38.571-04:00

St. Simons Island is in Ga not Fl

@T. J. Hairball: You have Heritage, WSJ, et al wro...

2009-04-18T12:33:30.258-04:00

@T. J. Hairball:
You have Heritage, WSJ, et al wrong. Their dubious claim is that we are NOT at peak revenue collection, but past it, on the high side of taxation; thus lowering the tax rate should (in theory) increase revenues. It is ludicrous that anyone could claim this in light of the prosperity we experienced in the 1990's at higher rates of taxation.

Lowell, MA had more than 300 attending. And more ...

2009-04-18T12:25:47.638-04:00

Lowell, MA had more than 300 attending. And more speakers than there was time for, even though it ran four hours!

Let's see, 250,000 Americans don't like paying the...

2009-04-18T08:06:44.228-04:00

Let's see, 250,000 Americans don't like paying their taxes. This certainly is news.

On the topic, here in Boone, I did see a fair crow...

2009-04-18T03:25:53.305-04:00

On the topic, here in Boone, I did see a fair crowd for this small town - I'd say 100-200. However, I do believe the protest that marched around campus against the launch of the Iraq War back in 2003 was rather larger.

I could believe there were a million people nationwide who participated in one of these. I've said it elsewhere, though - this is nothing more and nothing less than a ploy by Fox News, on behalf of the Republican Party, to reach out to libertarians. Who, after the last eight years, ought not to be that gullible.

I've found it rather curious how Heritage Foundati...

2009-04-18T03:20:34.279-04:00

I've found it rather curious how Heritage Foundation, WSJ, et al reference a peaked curve regarding tax rates, and yet always assert - without doing anything to compute or verify - that whatever tax rates exist are on the high end of the curve, where revenues would decline due to decrease in activity.

It's an illogical switch. If we were going to assume anything with a lack of evidence, we would suspect that the peak is somewhere near the middle - 50%.

The last time I pored over the numbers in back of a study cited in the WSJ, they turned out to be complete crap. Pages of bad math mixed with no math.

What do Democrats do when they're not collecting t...

2009-04-18T00:51:16.958-04:00

What do Democrats do when they're not collecting their welfare checks?They're nurses, lawyers, judges, journalists, teachers, scientists, and pediatricians.

It's interesting that the "Unemployed" category leans toward the GOP.

Rickina, Speaking as one who would have loved to ...

2009-04-18T00:35:52.074-04:00

Rickina,

Speaking as one who would have loved to go to my local protest, just to mock the hell out of the ignoramuses who did make it*, it's not exactly fair to include all the people who were "there in spirit" while excluding people like me, who were there in spirit and laughing their asses off.

Protests can be many things. But they're a lousy substitute for solid polling data.

* I couldn't because -- gasp! -- I have a job. Do you people seriously think that all 69M Obama voters are sitting around collecting welfare checks?

Unlike the professional left wing protestors who s...

2009-04-17T23:44:36.960-04:00

Unlike the professional left wing protestors who suck off the goverment, some of us actually have to work but millions were there in spirit.

Grog, We're in 'total denial'?? Talk about the pot...

2009-04-17T22:46:38.319-04:00

Grog,
We're in 'total denial'?? Talk about the pot calling the kettle black. Perhaps you're still 'groggy' over the arse thumping you got last November. The tea bagger protests were nothing more than a joke. The mainstream Americans laugh at you because you deserve noting more than that - a chuckle..

I heard that the tea baggers were in the zillion t...

2009-04-17T22:43:26.308-04:00

I heard that the tea baggers were in the zillion trillion gazillion numbers!!! ROFL...

Yeah, 262,000 whackos. And your point was? LOL

How was the Cindy Sheehan protests handled by the ...

2009-04-17T14:46:39.011-04:00

How was the Cindy Sheehan protests handled by the media compared to the tea parties? I seem to remember favorable coverage for far less people showing up for her protests. Even so it doesn't matter how many but why is there a class in this country not wanting you know that a $1 or so a day tax cut (the Obama $400 a year) doesn't cover what is happening to our dollar via the spending/printing of money/ and borrowing. So we are to be ok with a $1 a day while the money I have now losses 10-15% from the continued keynesian economics?

There are so many clueless around it's disturbing.

Obama rallies are not protests. Also Obama gave free beer and food with a rock band show in Germany.

when you think a bit more, it's not less than 1%, ...

2009-04-17T14:22:02.177-04:00

when you think a bit more, it's not less than 1%, it's less than HALF of 1%.

I'll be going to my bunker now to get a head start on the revolution.

One thing I'd like to point out. If the estimate ...

2009-04-17T14:19:35.023-04:00

One thing I'd like to point out.

If the estimate of 1 million, something conservative sources are swearing is true..."No really, there were 1 million people teabagging yesterday!! Honest!!" Then this isn't even remotely impressive.

The US population is currently about 303 million. If there were 1 million people total, that would be 0.33% of the population. Less than 1% of the US population. Slightly less than the population of our smallest state: Rhode Island.

Oh crap, now I'm terribly worried.

There's no way there was 2500 in Boston. Initial ...

2009-04-17T13:13:33.428-04:00

There's no way there was 2500 in Boston. Initial estimates of 500 were accurate. The Op-Ed guy is literally making stuff up, there was no second event, it was a continuation and even the promoters aren't going over 1000. Police say "a few hundred" and pictures confirm it certainly wasn't 2500.

you guys are so far off. In Houston they shut the...

2009-04-17T12:07:03.562-04:00

you guys are so far off. In Houston they shut the gates to enter Jones Plaza because they said they reached the fire code limit of 3400 or so, and there were a ton of people in the sidewalks outside. 2,000 my a$$

From The Daily Gazette in Schenectady, NY A polic...

2009-04-17T11:02:04.670-04:00

From The Daily Gazette in Schenectady, NY

A police officer estimated the crowd at 2,000 at the Corning Preserve in Albany. According to the Web site taxdayteaparty.com

The Tampa number is WAY off. PLEASE Update. Polic...

2009-04-17T10:38:35.007-04:00

The Tampa number is WAY off. PLEASE Update.

Police at our two April 15th events estimated:

750 at the noon rally
and
2500 at the 5pm rally

Which we guess somewhere around 3000+ attended either one or both of the tax day events.

Visit www.Tampa-Tea-Party.com for a verification post from the site created by those organizing the event. Or contact the Tampa Police or Freedom Works for confirmation.

Thanks!

Wow. Evidently, a right-wing blog or TV show link...

2009-04-17T02:52:19.820-04:00

Wow. Evidently, a right-wing blog or TV show linked to this post. Does anyone know which one?