Open Thread: 9/12 Tea Parties
posted at 12:00 pm on September 12, 2009 by Ed Morrissey
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CongJoeWilson .
Just called a few supporters to thank them for standing with me.
http://twitter.com/CongJoeWilson
lovingmyUSA on September 12, 2009 at 8:19 PM
so what’s next?
ted c on September 12, 2009 at 8:19 PM
LGF hasn’t been conservative since 2004. The owner is liberal who was scared to conservatism by 9/11, and then reverted back to liberalism for HopenChange.
Enoxo on September 12, 2009 at 8:23 PM
LOL! RT @wwmcneill: GW Bush sold fake Obama #birthcertificates to fund bus rides to DC for thousands of deranged retirees out on day passes
lovingmyUSA on September 12, 2009 at 8:24 PM
bridgetown on September 12, 2009 at 8:15 PM
Charles lost it a while back. It all started with a fight between himself and other bloggers who supported some anti-Islamist European parties that Charles was erroneously convinced had Nazi links. The other bloggers tried to politely debate the issue with him on his site; he got pissy, banned them and anyone who tried to defend them. Since then he’s been moving steadily left, while obsessing over Neo-Nazis and Creationists. Most of the good commenters were banned or left disgusted. It’s sad really; it was once a good site.
Disturb the Universe on September 12, 2009 at 8:26 PM
did y’all hear that Rod “the helmet” Blagojevich’s fund raiser is now DEAD?!
ted c on September 12, 2009 at 8:27 PM
Allah?
Ed?
What’s up with this?
Saltysam on September 12, 2009 at 8:29 PM
I know,right?But he has no problem supporting obama who has multiple links to domestic and foreign anti-american groups.W.T.F.And to even say what i just said will get you banned in his ever shrinking lil world.
theTarCzar on September 12, 2009 at 8:29 PM
Best sign of the day
http://pajamasmedia.com/vodkapundit/2009/09/12/they-will-be-heard/gw20090912/
lovingmyUSA on September 12, 2009 at 8:30 PM
The picture with the title reminds me of the demonstration in Iran against voter fraud. I never thought it could be done in America. When I came out of the metro station I was transfixed by the enormity of it all. God bless America.
amr on September 12, 2009 at 8:33 PM
I’m framing it! Fantastic.
TXUS on September 12, 2009 at 8:34 PM
theTarCzar on September 12, 2009 at 8:29 PM
Don’t think for a second that I’m defending Charles. I was just explaining the genesis of his meltdown to someone who seemed confused. I was one of those banned (different screen name) in the first purge when he was going at it with Fjordman.
I only pop over there occasionally now to see how dismal it’s become.
Disturb the Universe on September 12, 2009 at 8:35 PM
theTarCzar on September 12, 2009 at 8:41 PM
Right back at you. LMAO!
Gang-of-One on September 12, 2009 at 8:41 PM
Its funny CJ attacks ppl like Atlas Shrugs…who actually get involved,meet and interview world-shakers ,and get things done.All he does is flick”little green footballs” at those people,and enjoys the slobbering of his ever-diminishing pyscho-fants.
theTarCzar on September 12, 2009 at 8:44 PM
Pics are fine, twerp….you did your part!
Patrick S on September 12, 2009 at 8:45 PM
March on D.C. draws 2 million! UPDATE!
http://www.examiner.com/x-3704-Columbia-Conservative-Examiner~y2009m9d12-March-on-DC-draws-2-million
lovingmyUSA on September 12, 2009 at 8:50 PM
It is posted at World Net Daily. Nancy BelaPelosi signed 2 letters on the cert of CrockObama, one listed he is quailifed and one not worded the same.
dthorny on September 12, 2009 at 8:52 PM
This completely caught me off guard. Is this real?
True_King on September 12, 2009 at 8:52 PM
Well said!
Gang-of-One on September 12, 2009 at 8:55 PM
Is there a way to check if they signed two documents for Bill Clinton’s election?
True_King on September 12, 2009 at 8:57 PM
huh?
Ampersand on September 12, 2009 at 9:03 PM
Thanks for the info!
I had them on my ‘favorites’ links, but had forgotten about them and started to go back over there lately…
to my total surprise. I won’t go back again. Charles seems like a little girl with his comments and rants. And no offense to little girls (as I was once a little girl myself) I’m just sayin’~
bridgetown on September 12, 2009 at 9:05 PM
Well, it’s been an exciting day. I have to go. This is only the begining.,,Good night fellow patriots.
lovingmyUSA on September 12, 2009 at 9:08 PM
bridgetown on September 12, 2009 at 9:05 PM
Plus, it’s all a big echo chamber in the comments, now that he’s banned any independent thought.
Disturb the Universe on September 12, 2009 at 9:11 PM
I noticed that. What’s his point with that? That’s so annoying. It’s like the commenters try so hard just to stay there with him. It’s Huffpo Light. c r a z y
bridgetown on September 12, 2009 at 9:20 PM
Went to ours in west tejas today, it was GREAT!! We’re not alone guys, we’re not alone. And I happen to have that George Washington poster – y’all want it – wait, can I tell them where it’s available?? It’s on cafepress, subcontractor is political tackle. Have shirt, posters, & cards, big hit out here in the land of the free.
thebookkeeper on September 12, 2009 at 9:21 PM
It’s refreshing that Ed and Allah let people stick around who argue with them often.
bridgetown on September 12, 2009 at 9:21 PM
Thanks for the info!
bridgetown on September 12, 2009 at 9:22 PM
True, dat.
atheling on September 12, 2009 at 9:26 PM
We don’t even need to go back to Clinton. Kerry would work.
atheling on September 12, 2009 at 9:27 PM
Way to go Glenn Beck! Way to use your microphone to influence people to march! Keep It UP! Glenn Beck for President!/sarc. I’m sorry I couldn’t resist. It’s beautiful to see these passionate Americans turn out to protest (even though I don’t understand the core message)but conservatives owe it to us Americans to have elected officials in charge of the G.O.P. rather than television hosts. Can you imagine how silly Keith Olby would look if he did something like this? To say the MSM is dominated by liberals, it’s pretty interesting that never has one of those MANY filthy, liberal networks or television hosts sponsored a march and protest tour against government policies. Conservatives are now letting the ‘underground’ media outlet FOX NEWS tell them where to go and what to do, that’s scary. I know, I know, FOX is the only network telling the truth blah, blah, blah, and your just jealous Stonekrab, blah, blah, I get it, lol. Fox News/Glenn Beck owns the GOP. tell you the truth, it would be great if…I don’t know Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty could do something like this? Just some food for thought.
StoneKrab on September 12, 2009 at 9:37 PM
It used to be a lively exchange over there. I also noticed it started to go bad around the time he installed the +/- feature. Lots of people were clicking the minus sign for his rants. So, he added a feature where the registered commenters could see who clicked the plus and minus signs. Then factions started to form.
Disturb the Universe on September 12, 2009 at 9:41 PM
StoneKrab…the core message is….
STOP SPENDING!!! OUR $$$
bridgetown on September 12, 2009 at 9:42 PM
That is entirely true. And even I do share his concerns regarding the creationists pushers on the right, I don’t think that this is a time when we can afford the luxury of a civil war among us. We should be united no matter if we are libertarians, conservatives or moderates. It’s not a time for nuances.
clemycali on September 12, 2009 at 9:43 PM
I totally agree. Eye on the prize, folks.
Disturb the Universe on September 12, 2009 at 9:46 PM
yeah it would’ve been nice to hear that…I don’t know…when BUSH was spending OUR money…bring on the “blame bush” comments.
StoneKrab on September 12, 2009 at 9:48 PM
I’m proud to say I was banned over there a long time ago. Get this–I was banned for clicking on one of those minus signs. Charles is one sick individual. He’s running his own Orwellian thought control experiment on that site.
ElectricPhase on September 12, 2009 at 9:49 PM
He is right about those groups being fascists. Go look at the pictures of the skin head thugs from their recent protests.
lexhamfox on September 12, 2009 at 9:50 PM
StoneKrab on September 12, 2009 at 9:48 PM
Shall we just sit by while Obama spends us into oblivion and wait for another Republican to become president and then send the message?
Focus on the here and now.
Disturb the Universe on September 12, 2009 at 9:51 PM
I am just back from DC and have not read the comments above yet. I went with the Morristown (NJ) Tea Party. We had 8 busses. I will say now that the experience was POSITIVE, ENTHUSIASTIC and UPLIFTING. And I will tell you, whatever the media is reporting about attendance, it is being deliberately under-estimated. I have never, never, never, seen such walls of humanity in one place before. And we paid for our own bus tickets, our own expenses and no one gave us talking points. It is a movement that CANNOT be undermined.
Willie on September 12, 2009 at 9:53 PM
lexhamfox on September 12, 2009 at 9:50 PM
I’ve seen his “evidence”. I’ve had this discussion before with others and have no intention of rehashing it with you.
Charles also lied about Robert Spencer. You can go to Jihad Watch and click on the LGF links for that.
Disturb the Universe on September 12, 2009 at 9:54 PM
lexhamfox on September 12, 2009 at 9:50 PM
Also, if I recall you’ve been an apologist for England’s dhimmi ways, so your opinion doesn’t sway me.
Disturb the Universe on September 12, 2009 at 9:56 PM
All kind of mass protests although bring people that usually are on the fringe of any issue. So it’s only naturally that some type of skin head to pop up too. Don’t get too excited about them.
Yes, that’s my ideea too.
clemycali on September 12, 2009 at 9:56 PM
My question is WHY did it take an entertainer/comedian to get all these people to march on Washington and protest, when THIS President is simply continuing the spending practices of the last 2 presidents? Loaded question, but I’m sure you can enlighten me. Yes, I know the “the fire wasn’t hot enough yet” – Ted Nugent
One more thing, when did a comedian take over the GOP?!
StoneKrab on September 12, 2009 at 9:57 PM
Great day for the United States of America.
FireBlogger on September 12, 2009 at 9:57 PM
Ed: Is there somewhere I can post pix from the DC event tomorrow so that HA that couldn’t be there can see? I don’t facebook and was just wondering if posting pix are an option?
Willie on September 12, 2009 at 9:58 PM
Because the American People are the sleeping giant, and sadly, the sleeping giant has narcolepsy.
Disturb the Universe on September 12, 2009 at 10:00 PM
Yep, and isn’t Charles part-owner of Pajama’s Media? I wonder if Steve Crowder or Zo spoke at any rallies and if they know what their boss thinks of them.
29Victor on September 12, 2009 at 10:02 PM
(Oh, and Beck claims to be an Independent not a Republican.)
All I can say is…if the sleeping giant is waking up, pray it stays awake this time.
Disturb the Universe on September 12, 2009 at 10:03 PM
Is he still affiliated with them?
Disturb the Universe on September 12, 2009 at 10:04 PM
Wasn’t it glorious??? The nicest, most polite, genuinely salt-of-the-earth mobsters I’ve ever had the privilege to meet.
On the Metro this morning, I got a huge lump in my throat…I witnessed two strangers, one old, one young. The older was a vet, the younger shook his hand, thanked him for his service, and the both of them got red-eyed and sniffed hard, blinking back the tears. Ahhh, folks, it was a beautiful sight…all these people who love their country so much.
hoosiermama on September 12, 2009 at 10:05 PM
I just hope that this translates into voters in ’10.
B Man on September 12, 2009 at 10:11 PM
It sure looks that way.
29Victor on September 12, 2009 at 10:12 PM
Addendum: It lists him as “co-founder” (which we knew already), but doesn’t give him another title. Buy why would he still be listed if he’s not involved?
29Victor on September 12, 2009 at 10:14 PM
29Victor on September 12, 2009 at 10:14 PM
Zo was at the Sacramento Tea Party earlier this year. He certainly holds views Charles would not approve. I guess he doesn’t have much to do with the day to day operation at PJ Media.
Disturb the Universe on September 12, 2009 at 10:26 PM
“Sleeping Giant”? I hear that getting thrown around a lot these days by conservatives, as if they’ve been repressed for the last 8 years. The term “Sleeping Giant” refers to a group or institution that has been silent for a long period of time due to oppression. Regardless as to whether conservatives want to distance themselves from the last 8 yrs. it is still theirs to own. Who were those people with cowboy hats chanting “four more years”…Republicans? Conservatives? I believe it wasn’t a difference back then, but now that the GOP got their butts kicked at the polls, conservatives say, “Oh, it was the REPUBLICANS fault, not us! They were all too moderate and RINO’s!” lol. I call bs. The people protesting out of control spending now, are SOME of those same chanting, “four more years” even after billions of dollars was already spent and the evidence was there that it wasn’t going to cease. This ‘tea-party’ stuff is about so much more than spending…I’m not stupid, and neither are the conservatives who attend these rallies, there are deeper and darker elements of American society and culture that are driving these rallies, someone on the right just needs to admit it.
StoneKrab on September 12, 2009 at 10:56 PM
Just got back from DC and there was easily over 1 million.
It was great being with so many patriots fighting the socialist policies of Obama.
Got to get back to family and friends but this was one big message sent to capital Hill:
CAN YOU HEAR US NOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
( My Obama sign (joker face…SOCIALISM is the third picture in this article)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1213056/Up-million-march-US-Capitol-protest-Obamas-spending-tea-party-demonstration.html
Baxter Greene on September 12, 2009 at 11:00 PM
ok I admit it – you are a wierdo.
txmomof6 on September 12, 2009 at 11:01 PM
wow. Well, I guess you showed me. So much intelligence displayed in that statement.
StoneKrab on September 12, 2009 at 11:05 PM
Are you really this stupid? The term “Sleeping Giant” has nothing to do with oppression. The rest of your post just went downhill from there.
Go home, troll. You have nothing to contribute.
progressoverpeace on September 12, 2009 at 11:07 PM
So you are honestly suggesting that if a group of seemingly “oppressed” individuals all of a sudden rise up to take power back, could not not be considered a ‘sleeping giant’, you are really making that argument right now?? Good luck.
where’s home? Death of the grown-up in action.
StoneKrab on September 12, 2009 at 11:18 PM
so, when Yamamoto made his historic comment about waking a sleeping Giant when talking about Pearl Harbor, America was oppresed?
Your ignorance of history is amusing… and sad…
Romeo13 on September 12, 2009 at 11:22 PM
StoneKrab on September 12, 2009 at 10:56 PM
Give me the last 8 years over the last 8 months any day of the week. Wierdo SK head exploding in 5,4,3,2,……
txmomof6 on September 12, 2009 at 11:23 PM
Good for you, I’m not sure what my head has to do with that statement, but I’m pretty sure you need yours checked after making that statement. Goodnight guys, I’ll come back when someone displays a bit of logic. No hard feelings mmkay? – StoneKrab the “WEIRDO”.
StoneKrab on September 12, 2009 at 11:33 PM
Everybody over to my house for chicken pot pies and Mountain Dew!
Mr. Wednesday Night on September 12, 2009 at 11:44 PM
Romeo, your instructructions and education was right on….
meantime, this small minded tiny brained idiot has tried to take the American public, citizentry and voters of all of us and you have taken what you think you could as…h….
meantime. we are here to fight for our Country and our love and our magnificant government as we know it to be. SO you get the hell out of here and all of your misspoken ill stated and ugly commentarians and go straight to ACORN. You deserve them and they, need your help. Just stay away from the real world now and forever. Do you hear what is being said in our world our country, our cities our back porches…………….LISTEN you sob and do something OBAMA sucks and is destroying us all….. he is ignorant of life and his wife hates america as do all of his bud’s….. the screwed up priest; the screwed up author and communist….. why do we tolerate this horror…. OMG….
highninside on September 12, 2009 at 11:47 PM
I was at the march today in DC.
It was awesome.
Here are my photos, with some good shots of signage.
Everyone was very friendly.
The crowd was massive.
I saw absolutely no counter-demonstrators.
ksm on September 13, 2009 at 12:03 AM
For those that believe that we can ever band together as a unified country again, I offer irrefutable evidence to the contrary. StoneKrab.
Stupid libs cry about Bush’s spending as if it was in any way comparable to Obama. The bulk of the “excess” spending under Bush was to fight a war. Save the argument about how we got in that war for another discussion. Once the war was declared, it had to be fought and won.
Yes, there was TARP. Democrats sure didn’t object to that spending. A few Republicans did, though. I sure did.
In fact, I defy SK or anyone to name any spending done in the Bush presidency that they did not support, with the exception of the war. It is a damn lie when they claim that “Bush spent us into this mess”, or at least it’s hypocrisy.
Dems and libs have no financial sense whatsoever. And seemingly no concept of a democratic republic, or limited government either.
Yes, SK. It is about the spending. But also about the basic concept of the role of government.
No, SK. It doesn’t have a DAMN thing to do with race.
connertown on September 13, 2009 at 12:05 AM
This ‘tea-party’ stuff is about so much more than spending…I’m not stupid,
…..
That’s debatable.
No, it’s proven:
“so, when Yamamoto made his historic comment about waking a sleeping Giant when talking about Pearl Harbor, America was oppresed?”
Oh my!
artist on September 13, 2009 at 12:14 AM
You guys, the SK character is totally Alinsking you. We have to turn the argument from Bush and his spending to making them defend Obama’s quadrupling the deficit. Obama and the dems owns the government make them defend their actions today not what happened last however many years ago.
bkm on September 13, 2009 at 12:32 AM
Jeez. There sure are a lot of trolls around lately. Hee hee. Reading their comments, I think they sound a little nervous.
bitsy on September 13, 2009 at 12:49 AM
bkm Very good advice. But we need to consider that this SK person could actually be CJ from LGF because he sure sounds like him. No, wait, SK actually sounds more sane than CJ which isn’t saying much.
Whippet on September 13, 2009 at 12:52 AM
I don’t know who that is. I have read too many blogs and posts where the past gets thrown in our face and we waste time defending it rather than going on offense. It is time to turn the page on these guys and hit back.
bkm on September 13, 2009 at 1:00 AM
I just looked at some of the pics from the
KKKTeaparty shindig and the only thing they appear to be protesting are salads, hygiene, and higher education.dcwvu on September 13, 2009 at 1:07 AM
bkm. I totally agree with you. The problem is these guys are so into hero worship of the “One” that they can’t think on their own. Or maybe it’s that they can’t think on their own which is why they worship Obama. Doesn’t really matter which it is butit’s not worth the effort. You can’t hit back at people who don’t see reality. Plus it’s just a game to them. They really believe they are the smartest people around and they have all the answers even though they give none. They’re just parrots and repeat what they’ve been taught. They understand little else.
Whippet on September 13, 2009 at 1:14 AM
And another parrot flies in.
Whippet on September 13, 2009 at 1:16 AM
I was at the Quincy, Illinois Tea Party today that was held in their Washington Park, site of the one of the Lincoln-Douglas debates. Interestingly, the Lincoln debate in 1858 was said to have 12,000 in attendance, and that was also the estimate of the crowd today. The park was filled. It was a fabulous day, the weather was perfect, people were upbeat, happy to be there, and just plain salt-of-the-earth nice people. I heard Glenn Beck interview Andrew Breitbart (he lives near L.A.) and he jokingly said he didn’t know how to behave around such nice people.
Speakers: Andrew Breitbart (he was fabulous and funny), Instapundit (Glenn Reynolds), Kevin Jackson (author of The Big Black Lie, also a funny guy), lots of locals from Illinois and also St. Louis, also the guy who created Gateway Pundit, the one who helped out Van Jones as a Truther.
Some of the Tea Party organizers were talking about “what’s next.” Well, stay tuned. What they plan is smaller but it will have a big effect. It’s straight out of the Alinsky playbook.
This is great stuff and WE ARE JUST GETTING STARTED.
labwriter on September 13, 2009 at 1:22 AM
You are right that it is a game to them. They win when we take the bait and engage in the game.
I don’t think it should be about changing their minds, they aren’t trying to change ours, they just want to needle and agitate so let’s needle and agiatate back.
bkm on September 13, 2009 at 1:24 AM
New York Times writes “Thousands attend”
That is officially evil journalism. A flat out lie through omission.
“Millions attend” is more like it.
scotash on September 13, 2009 at 1:28 AM
Just posted at Little Green Footballs:
“According to the Washington DC Fire Department, there were between 60,000 and 70,000 people at today’s tea party protest. (Nowhere near the 2,000,000+ being claimed at some right wing blogs.)”
What a joke he’s become. How the mighty have fallen…
Whippet on September 13, 2009 at 1:30 AM
I think the fact the lefties are out in droves tonight is proof that the protest in DC today needled and agitated them like never before. Their rules are being used against them and they have no idea what to do about it.
Whippet on September 13, 2009 at 1:38 AM
Wow. You certainly have an exaggerated sense of self. I assure you no one is worried or concerned. We won last year. Get over it. We are still celebrating. I appreciate the Teabaggers rally…it’s fun to look at the pictures and play “spot the beer gut”. It’s just like “Where’s Waldo?” but with TONS of Waldos in each pic.
dcwvu on September 13, 2009 at 1:42 AM
They had been bussed to Minneapolis for the day
macncheez on September 13, 2009 at 1:42 AM
Sure looks like all the Waldos were enjoying themselves on the mall. Good for them!
bkm on September 13, 2009 at 1:45 AM
Now losing.Wow if we just had an objective media,But matters not.Your losing and your politically correct puppet boy is making a foll of himself day after day.But you follow his example.
theTarCzar on September 13, 2009 at 1:49 AM
dingdangit ^ fool
theTarCzar on September 13, 2009 at 1:51 AM
The joke writes itself.
dcwvu on September 13, 2009 at 1:52 AM
wow you admit it as you wrote that.
theTarCzar on September 13, 2009 at 1:53 AM
A quote today in Quincy, Illinois from Andrew Brietbart, when he was talking about the media’s role in the recent coverage/non-coverage of events, referring to it as “pure insanity.” “You want a war?” Breitbart asked of the media. “Well, then it’s a war you’re going to get.” He encouraged the crowd to “stay tuned, you are going to enjoy the next week. That’s all I’m going to say.”
Don’t feed the trolls, it just encourages them to hang around and hijack the thread.
labwriter on September 13, 2009 at 1:55 AM
anyway can anyone photoshop the michelle obama barbed special going into obamas mouth on that pic on drudge?That would be hilarious.Larry sinclairs outta town i think anyway.
theTarCzar on September 13, 2009 at 1:55 AM
dcwvu
You make my case for me. What are you, a middle school kid?
Whippet on September 13, 2009 at 1:57 AM
dcwvu just feels letdown because there were no bearded transsexuals with pink tiaras.Or big phallic puppets.Nothing for him to j/o to till he put the obama chanting chipmunks tape on.
theTarCzar on September 13, 2009 at 2:02 AM
Here’s what the Obama supporters think of it.. they aren’t impressed.
Me.. I say thanks to all of you who were there.
popularpeoplesfront on September 13, 2009 at 2:04 AM
We won last year. Get over it. We are still celebrating.
Could someone mention that to Obama so he gets off the eternal campaign trail and starts doing his job, like governing.
bkm on September 13, 2009 at 2:05 AM
The fear is great with this one. It emanates from every comment he makes.
csdeven on September 13, 2009 at 2:07 AM
Obama doesn’t know what a job is and he certainly doesn’t know how to govern. Campaigning is the only thing he knows!
Whippet on September 13, 2009 at 2:08 AM
I feel really letdown that the US allows people to graduate from high school with your level of english grammar mastery.
dcwvu on September 13, 2009 at 2:12 AM
Egads, I know, will it never stop.
bkm on September 13, 2009 at 2:15 AM
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