The Tea Party Express went out with a fizzle, as a smaller than anticipated crowd gathered In Washington DC. The motley crew of marchers attending the event reflected a small misinformed minority feeling fear and anger over the more liberal direction the country began taking since the 2008 election.
The gathering was an opportunity for right wing whiners to feel a sense of community in their distress. The Tea Party was a vehicle for protesters to express their mounting displeasure with their government. Their issues are many, ranging from the bank and auto bailouts to President Obama’s push to overhaul the nation's health system to concerns about perceived erosion of First and Second Amendment rights.
The event was Astroturf in large part, a Glenn Beck publicity stunt shamelessly plugged by Fox News. In addition, right wing extremists and corporate-backed groups, (in particular a large showing by the health insurance industry), were also involved in sponsoring the de facto anti-Obama march.
In hindsight, the nation is lucky the event was a harmless goof for the tin foil hat crowd. Beck and Fox News have been constantly pandering to a dangerous right wing fringe.
Beck's rhetoric is schizophrenic, at one moment crying and asking if we can all get along, and at the next moment warning of black helicopters, government plans to steal children and a coming civil war. Beck likes to tell his audience: "We surround them" - which is in itself an incitement to violence, and but one example of Beck's reckless disregard for civility, decency and mutual respect.
The Tea Party attracted all sorts of crazies. Libertarians, White Supremacists, Birchers, Patriot Movement devotees and radical Anti-Abortion Movement supporters were all there. The National Association of Rural Land Owners (NARLO) a group that preaches a coming civil war, and seems to advocate violent insurrection, was a major sponsor of the event.
The Tea Party Express, was in the end, an attempt to make crazy main stream. Let us hope they fail.
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Mikey says that the tea-party movement attracted "white supremacists" predictably good ole Stoney brings out the race card and another YAWWWWWN rant against Glenn Beck. Mikey do you dream about Glenn Beck because I have a friend, who has a friend, who knows a friend, who knows Glenn personally, and maybe I could help you meet Mr. Beck. Oh well back to Mikey's race card obsession, the reason you probably didn't see any black supremacists there Mikey was because they were either in Obama's old church or at his good friend's Louie's crib. Hey maybe they were at Eric Holder's house discussing how to intimidate voters in 2010.
Harry,
I am bored with Beck as well, but the truth is there is a high interest in the story, and so I feel obligated to my many readers to continue the coverage. I hope this will be the last time I need to write about Beck for awhile.
Thanks for reading,
Peace
The "expectations game" ranged from 30,000 (predicted by event promoters) to 2 million (predicted by Democrats). I'd guess the actual attendance was 450,000 of so. That's 15 times what the promoters thought, and a quarter of what the Democrats feared. Twitter's "trending topics" included "#912dc" for most of the day, and the people who were tweeting from DC were PUMPED UP.
Dirty Harry: I heard Glen Beck raped and murdered a girl. I don't know if it is true.
Real prrofessional objective reporting there, Ace. Keep your day job, if you have one.
The author can hardly contain his disdain for these patriots. I noticed he doesn't use any facts. Oh thats right libs don't need facts.
Questions for you Michael Stone:
What was the expected attendance at this rally?
What was the actuall attendance?
Where do you get your information?
Do you want to be a journalist when you grow up?
I Just got back from the event. It was packed! from the Capital to the Washington Monument. As many people there as the inaguration. No "kooks" just plan everyday people. I have 100 pics to back that up. If your going to spread information don't lie about it!
Laugh it off you nay sayers, but this is the tip of the iceberg. If a half million go out of there way to demonstrate all the way in Washington D.C., how many will be at the polls come next November?
A source on Rep. Joe Wilson's campaign says his fundraising has broken $1 million -- and surpassed that of his Democratic rival, Rob Miller
Just got back from rally. There was a lot of people there. The crowd was very polite and I am proud to be a part of this movement.
4.bp.blogspot.com/_L6pDyjqqsvY/SqvnCo0UV7I/AAAAAAAAd0o/9En082o-F8s/s1600-h/dc+protest.jpg
The crowd.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VMXz6xGeqc&feature=player_embedded
This movement will culminate on November 3rd 2010.
What fizzle? DC police put the numbers at 1.2million. A local ABC affiliate put the number at 2million. The photo at michellemalkin's blog clearly shows a HUGE crowd. Just look at the capitol in the backgroud and you can clearly see this demonstration took up miles. But, I know, lets not let facts get in the way of SPIN!
Capital Police estimate protestors at 1.2 million.
Organizers put their own estimates at over 400,000.
One report from ABC 1.5 million.
Cameras showed protestors were assembled as far back as the Washington monument.
This writer cracks me up.
He reminds me of 'Baghdad Bob"
Remember him?
"Our glorious and couragous Iraqi forces have driven back the imperialistic American dogs! (Cams show M1 Abrams tanks entering Baghdad.) LOL
The guy that wrote this article obviously doesn't expect to be taken seriously. Go to Drudge to get "real" news about the protest. I was there.
Hell if ABC reports 1.5 million, just double that to 3 million which is probably the real number.
What a shame to lie that the tea party fizzled. But, then nothing better can be expected from you, because, YOU LIE!
The pictures I have seen of the DC rally show that it was on fire, bit time! I say again, Michael, are you just dumb or intellectually dishonest to push your ideological socialist agenda?
What is this guy talking about? It is as if he wrote it before the event, parroting what he has heard. No investigative reporting. No actual facts. Actually laughable!! The Bagdad Bob is on target - this guy is writing fiction! Even the big media outlets aren't saying this wishfill thinking. This author is totally discredited with this article!!!
With such a retarded disparate message, nobody gives a rat's ass about the teabagger crowd anymore. Where were they for Bush's tax cuts for rich, the sham of a war he started and couldn't finish, or the Medicare prescription drug giveaway to the Rx industry masters? These people are mental midgets I swear...
right on mike.
and war is peace too.
and freedom is slavery.
your getting better at it mike. your masters will be proud. though they will soon be powerless. such a small price for your soul guy. should have held out.
You're a liar- you think you can change history by rewriting it- there were hundreds of thousands of protestors there. Firemen drove from NYC- the bravest who survived 9/11/01 -- but people like you will try to rewrite that too. The Good Citizens of the USA- the silent majority are sick of it all-- Obamas policies are not working-- go watch jib jab! Obama is trying to throw the baby out with the bathwater-- a complete overhaul for something that was working well???? The paying citizens are not going to take this sitting down.
@GOP08_DOA,
Perhaps it will help your argument a little more if you learned how to spell first before calling people "retarded " or "mental midgets." I mean really until you learn how to put legitimate sentences together with proper spelling, it's probably better to stick to the issues instead of sophomoric name-calling jackass.
I cannot believe that anyone, either a blogger or a reporter, could print so many inaccuracies in a single article.
I attended the March in DC and the crowd was nothing like your article suggests. The people came from all over the US, including Alaska. They were polite, friendly, non-threatening normal Americans and their numbers have been reported from 1.2 mil to 2 mil. You should be fired for trying to pass fiction off as fact! You are truly a jackass.
"The Tea Party attracted all sorts of crazies. Libertarians, White Supremacists, Birchers, Patriot Movement devotees and radical Anti-Abortion Movement supporters were all there..."
Just keep on thinking that all there is to it. That'll do just fine.
I will send some dollars to Joe Wilson today!!!! Good idea!!!!
Wake up and smell the roses-- fool me once or fool me twice-- the liberal media is exposed!!!! Don't buy their products!
Making friends again Mikey??
Again, where were you guys when Bush was spending like a drunken sailor??? Oh. Yeah. This president is half black.
Uhm.
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GOP08_DOA----- "oh, O.K." I was at the rally, seems like you need to use a new name. hahahahha
Get your facts straight. My family was part of the 1.5 million who particpated.
This article is a joke, right?
You dorks lost the last 2 national elections. Your parade is not gonna cut it. Especially when everyone knows all you guys are doing is the bidding for your corporate masters. America has wised up since you weenies smashed Dixie Chick CDs in the streets. Another one of your temper tantrums...
GOP08_DOA Wake up!!!
These rallies are nothing but hate-filled ignorant racists, America is going backwards fast. Its a mark of shame that the GOP wont disavow this descent into hate and bigotry they are fomenting.
Bill Stop resisting CHANGE!
You wish the march on DC fizzled, you ignorant twit. We're taking our country back from lying Marxist vermin the likes of Barack Hussein Obama and his nest of Saul Alinsky fans.
Sounds like "Bill" and his role playing buddy "GOP08" anti-white, anti-America, anti-western culture commie values are blowing up in their commie faces and they're really losing it....
Bill Stop resisting CHANGE!
The protestors crowded the streets in front of the capital as far as the eye could see, Stone! What would you call a large protest? 1.5 million isn't good enough for - what planet do you live on? You obviously didn't see any of the coverage you pathetic lazy Obamabot. Next time, at least take a look at the photos of the event. Take notice: change is in the air for real, this time, so get used to it.
For the ill-informed Leftists that suck up this type of drivel. I am not a racist, an elitist, nor ignorant. Why do Liberals continue to use vitriol when talking about fellow American citizens expressing their views? I say YOU are hate-mongers. And how's the govt done on Freddie, Fannie, Social Security, The Post office. Yup, give then YOUR money to dole out to ACORN. I won't even address some of these inane comments. Where were YOU when Van Jones did not support USA after 9/11? Wake up. Before we lose out country. Before the Leftists destroy our Constitution. Before its too late.--Don't bother responding to me, I won't be back. This Blogger-Stone needs to read something other than Sugared Cereal boxes.
The police estimate 1.2 million
Bill Stop resisting CHANGE!
JUST SAY NO TO OBAMANISM.
ABC reported Nearly 2 million! These are not fringe people- just average, hard working Americans exercising their freedom. Just because you don't agree does not give you the right to misrepresent.
You Lie!
Just like your leader. I was there. Drove down from CT. Wall to wall people. I couldn't sit down for 7 hours.
So I repeat:
You lie! Just like your leader.
What a bozo---obviously you weren't there with the million plus people that were there. Must not have turned on the TV either.. there was no room for more people there unless they built an upper deck. It was wall to wall--well over a million people according to DC cops.
Go back into the basement--tell your mom you want dinner now.
Seems that all you can do is call people names and make up your facts as you go. You have to call us racists, tinfoil hat wearers, and Astroturf. Did you actually pay for an education? You have become blinded to the truth, and need a good pair of glasses.
The Republican party has devolved into the tea party. Good luck with the next elections representing the fringe right wing. There is a related post at iamsoannoyed.com/?page_id=588
Mikey must be drinking spiked koolaid if he couldn't see the pictures of this little "fizzle."
Some Black Business association called Joe Wilson a "racist" for calling out Obama in his lie. The word "racist" is getting thrown out there so often, it doesn't mean anything anymore.
Joe's getting a donation from me.
Throw every last Democrap out of office in 2010 and 2012 and let it be decades before they ever set foot in Congress/Senate/White House again. We are coming for you in a big way.
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